Amber Alert

This symbol appeared all on its own in Apo! Colouring took a while to get right but the effort was worth it. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting a free case for…

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Tedium

I suspect that aside from his writing work, Homer was also a teacher, quite possibly of teenagers. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: A…

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Misplaced Hope

Lets just say that I learned this lesson the hard way (a long time ago). Just hoping that something will happen is a pointless waste of time. Today's Gratitude Item:…

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Empty Words

The quotation really says it all. Today's Gratitude Item: Two walks (total 8km) and two "new" books by my favourite author. Said books were ordered (for free!) from the library.

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Hope Dream

This one reminded me of a stained glass window. Today's Gratitude Item: Finding myself with two extra periods in which to plan work for the last few days of school.…

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Beautiful Mystery

Lets just say this one has a fair bit of depth to it. Today's Gratitude Item: Relief from the heat. It was rather warm today which meant feeling tired and…

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Can You?

Loved the quotation. I think I need to repeat this for my Math students - often! Those that think they can't do it tend to give up without even trying.…

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Purple Madness

Some days just go like that. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting a full time permanent position starting in February next year. My current contract finishes at the end of the year…

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Creative Destruction

If its spiky and it gets thrown, bad things could happen! On the other hand, it is rather pretty. Today's Gratitude Item: "Tart" strawberries. We had some after dinner tonight…

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Soul Dust

I saw this quotation outside a local art gallery and thought it would look good on a fractal. The font was a chance occurrence. I was going for "Monotype Corsiva"…

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