I'll leave my comment on the last two posts here...
Too bad about the high winds and nasty power outage. What wonky weather! I still can't believe all that snow in the east in the middle of October!
I love your stories about your students. Isn't it amazing how much we DON'T know about other people's religions...even though religion seems to be our favorite thing to beat each other over the head with...
Gannets are enormous and sleek creamy-white seabirds, with black wingtips, yellow heads and necks, and startlingly outlined eyes. They nest on the rocky cliffs of the European and North American coasts of the North Atlantic and, once grown, spend their days sailing across the ocean. The acrobatics by which they make their living ~ steep climbs into the air and speedy plunges straight into the sea ~ are rivaled only by those of pelicans.
What better metaphor for a sweeping search of one's life choices and opportunities than a gannet extended above the waves, a regal and yet restless surveyor of the vast ocean surface? The gannet reminds us that life is an adventure in both beauty and profound unease, and that the sea itself is limitless in its textures and possibilities.
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Oh, how neat! I love the glittery eyes...
I'll leave my comment on the last two posts here...
Too bad about the high winds and nasty power outage. What wonky weather! I still can't believe all that snow in the east in the middle of October!
I love your stories about your students. Isn't it amazing how much we DON'T know about other people's religions...even though religion seems to be our favorite thing to beat each other over the head with...
Right back at you! Cool pic.
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