tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post2551037423370648109..comments2024-03-28T16:54:49.395-04:00Comments on A Day in the Life: My Corner of the WorldLeigh Anne Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-79294245408331232942016-04-06T19:24:25.093-04:002016-04-06T19:24:25.093-04:00The singing cadence of spring cicadas is a sound I...The singing cadence of spring cicadas is a sound I haven't heard in a long time. I love how you thought about the things your students will never see and then celebrated what they do see. We all need to appreciate the diversity in our own environments. Thanks for the lovely pics and a beautiful reminder to appreciate our own backyards.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-66181588377506852322016-04-06T07:00:43.444-04:002016-04-06T07:00:43.444-04:00This is a beautiful description of where you live....This is a beautiful description of where you live. My students look out at waving sugarcane in the fall. This is unique to our area. We do not have snow. They don't know snow. Mine do not know the ocean even though we live near it because Louisiana's coast is marshland. You have to have a big boat to get out to the Gulf. I love how Julianne's post inspired you and then Elisabeth. Our writing connects us. That is a beautiful thing. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-78638590406513767752016-04-06T00:43:38.563-04:002016-04-06T00:43:38.563-04:00What wonderful perspective-taking! It is hard to i...What wonderful perspective-taking! It is hard to imagine a world beyond our context. Your exploration of the what is familiar to you versus to others is a powerful idea to consider and remember. Your writing was also beautiful to read, and the pictures enhanced your words. Thank you!DalilaEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012673921889575570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-90372881199299263152016-04-05T23:21:46.190-04:002016-04-05T23:21:46.190-04:00What beautiful writing and pictures. These are won...What beautiful writing and pictures. These are wonders my students don't know. I was reading with a student recently and he didn't know how to pronounce cicada, let alone know what one sounded like! The changing of colors the beauty of forests and caves are ideas only in books and movies. We live in beautiful worlds similar but so different. I'm going to share this with my students. Thank goodness for connections!!<br />Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-86873289001890158452016-04-05T21:12:25.432-04:002016-04-05T21:12:25.432-04:00I spy morels! This is a beautiful piece of writin...I spy morels! This is a beautiful piece of writing. It's also a lovely mentor text for students to use to write about their homes. Thank you for sharing! Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470220603745815384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-77516104610610130922016-04-05T18:41:52.520-04:002016-04-05T18:41:52.520-04:00Leigh Anne thank you for the wonderful poem wonder...Leigh Anne thank you for the wonderful poem wondering about contrasts in the world of nature and allowing us to reflect on what is special where we are. I think it is important for everyone to understand the varied geographical and weather patterns that exist around the world and know that we can access them through images, poetry, and research. I hope that the galleries I design offer a varied view of life, nature, and living for all to appreciate. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-9790553894369689402016-04-05T17:14:23.015-04:002016-04-05T17:14:23.015-04:00Through reading we can develop that passion to exp...Through reading we can develop that passion to explore the world. I remember reading about all the art in the Louvre and finally I made it happen. No one else in my family has that passion to see other parts of the world. <br />Midwest kids don't know what it's like to see mountains, and the kids in the mountains can't fathom a prairie. elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16997205294316920985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-11631984764585153382016-04-05T16:13:06.670-04:002016-04-05T16:13:06.670-04:00It is so easy to fall in love with some else's...It is so easy to fall in love with some else's part of the world and forget the majesty of your own. Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434499049673670812noreply@blogger.com