Sunday, May 8, 2011

Bird Walking



I had a great day at school yesterday. We got off topic and started talking about the birds. Okay, I sort of led the topic that direction. Bird watching is one of my passions and I need to share it once in a while.

Saturday I walked down to the library to drop a book into the return slot. I never return books when I go to pick up new ones. I always drop them into the return slot when I go out walking. It’s a ¾ walk from my house and once I’ve walked that far, it’s not so hard to keep going. I hate paying the late fee, so having to return a book gives me the push I need. I need to walk.



Well anyway, there was a dead animal alongside the road. It was all squished and bloody and nasty looking. There were close to a dozen vultures feeding off of it. It was a nasty sight, but when I walked up to the library yesterday, there wasn’t a scrap left behind. Vultures are awesome garbage collectors.

The birds have little to do with Physical Science, but it’s my job as a teacher to expand their horizons. Once I had them all pumped up and happy, I handed back their tests….

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