A reflection on January 2009
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1/365 -- Sights and Sounds of Good Times
Wishing love, world peace and harmony to all!
Looking forward to uploading a picture of the day. This is my first effort, packed with a lot of memories from the eve before!
#20. Holiday on the scavenger hunt
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2/365 -- By the Babbling Brook
Even in the still of winter, this stream rushes on to who knows where. It's peaceful to sit on this bridge and watch the water flow by, until the next vehicle gets its turn. (Thomas Mitchell Park, Iowa)
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3/365 -- Angel's Hair
A little play with the new camera. Why read the manual when you can experiment on your own.
49. Light trails on the scavenger hunt
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4/365 -- Nutrition Facts: 100% healthy
A little focal play~
These are just asking to be stirred into the pot with a little ham to flavor! Ya'll come...
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5/365 -- The Canadian Toonie
Coins date back to the 7th Century B.C. They come in many denominations,shapes and metals. They pay tribute to many things: nature, politicians, and other themes of value to a country's people.
My POD features the Canadian Toonie! It recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. It is bi-metallic and features a polar bear walking on an ice flow in early summer on one side and, like all other Canadian coins, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the other side.
Did you know the edge of the Toonie has five ridged sections (similar to the ridges on a quarter) separated by five smooth sections. Hmmm, wonder if I could capture that detail on the camera! May try that sometime!
#59. A foreign coin on the scavenger hunt
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6/365 -- Reflections on a Fresh New Start
Every day has much to offer. However, today is extra special. This picture depicts a new dawn, a first day back for our high school students, a new semester. Our students will have many new classes as they begin this second semester. There will be new friends, new teachers, and new routes to new classrooms and new faces to meet. May the halls, classrooms, and every other little corner of the school be filled with smiles and happiness. This is our sincere hope!
Today's beautiful sunrise, overlooking the pond on the school's campus, adds an endorsement of excitement and fulfillment for great things to come for our students in 2009.
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7/365 -- Peace sign
I got this for the high school students, thinking they might enjoy it! What an understatement! It is so much fun to feel and make creations! Everyone that drops by the library has to pick it up and try it out!
Here is our offering to you -- peace!
(#8 on scavenger hunt: an interesting sign)
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8/365 -- Paint by Numbers
This train is headed nowhere. Have you ever felt like you were on a train going nowhere? What are your strategies to get moving on track when you slow down?
#10 2009 Scavenger Hunt: Rust
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9/2009 -- Together We Can
This agricultural grain elevator towers over my hometown. It is a proud member of the Farmers Cooperative and stores corn and soybean. There are 40 FC grain elevators across central Iowa, serving 5800 farmers, with the first established in 1881. This elevator sits by the railroad, offering easy access to a global market. What a great motto for the FC: Together we can! What great lessons to be learned from a long history of success in these agricultural cooperatives. (Altoona, Iowa)
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10/ 365 -- Curly Q
What's that on your face, 'ole playful puggle?
#17 2009 Scavenger Hunt: Pet
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11/365 -- Balance: Mix Work & Play
This mixing board reminds me of balancing input and output of work and play.
"Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some."
Robert Fulghum, author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
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12/365 -- The Wonderful Egg
I once did a challenge photo shoot on the EGG! With my new camera, I thought I would try it once again. 'Tis a challenge but a fun one. Try it sometime!
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13/2008 -- SE Polk School Pride
So many entertaining things a student can do in the school library! This toy has definitely got a fan club!
I could take a POD, per day, of all the creations formed with these little golden pins!
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14/365 -- Thirty-Five Simple yet Meaningful Words!
Anticipation of an important historical speech, forthcoming on Jan. 20, 2009. We're gearing up for this historical moment in our high school library.
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15/365 -- Eminence
A negative six degrees and still standing strong and proud!
Is there a lesson here? This tree has survived many years of storms, cold temps, and hot days. It just keeps standing tall. This beautiful landscape is an inspiration!
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16/365 -- Horses in the Snow
What a magnificent view this evening along the farmlands of Central Iowa. The temperature has warmed to 16 degrees, and these horses are enjoying warmer weather. How pretty to see them pawing around in snow.
~The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
#42 Scavenger Hunt: An animal that people don?t have as pets
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17/2009 -- Skating on the Plaza
Oops, hold that scarf for balance! The chill of the night didn't seem to bother any of these good sports! Of course, the photographer was freezing! (Brenton Skating Plaza -- Des Moines, Iowa)
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18/365 -- A Little Sparkle for the Karaoke Hostess
Every karaoke hostess needs a gold microphone with a little bling!
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19/365 -- Opening Scene to a Beautiful Day!
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is
to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
- Marcus Aurelius
What a joy to be a part of a 365 group! It helps a person open his / her eyes to the beauty around. How many of these sunrises have I just overlooked!
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20/365 -- A Day in History for these Teens
These students are watching history unfold before their very eyes, via CNN over the Internet! Off in the background is a cable TV showing the inauguration for more viewers. And beyond the edges of this picture is the computer lab, with another live streaming of the inauguration. The library was packed and lively!
What a joy to share this inaugural experience with these students. And the greatest thrill was to watch a group of students arrive at 7:00 this morning to decorate the library with streamers, move chairs and tables and prepare for this exciting event!
Facebook's connection on CNN was interesting! The collaborative effort of CNN and Facebook allowed the viewers to see many different perspectives on today's event. Comments were very passionate and supportive of this historical event.
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21/365 -- The Music Man's Toys
The horns are sounding. It's a new day! What does it hold in store for you?
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22/365 -- Friends Count
Our high school library shares a unique bond of friendship at the puzzle table! The whole school gets involved in putting these together...students and staff. Rarely is a piece lost. It is an accomplishment each time a person adds a piece. Doesn't this show the spirit of teamwork?
This puzzle was so beautiful, we wanted to share it with you!
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23/365 -- Word of the Day
Walking by the dictionary in our library, the pages were opened to the Ps. This word caught my attention -- perform. Of course a verb means ACTION!
There are countless chances to perform daily in a high school: sports, math exercises, band or choral melodies, science experiments, speeches, writing assignments, metal crafts, automotive repairs, sewing, cooking, drawing, etc.
The synonyms sum it up nicely: Wouldn't it be nice if ever student would perform, achieve, and fulfill...to the very best of his / her ability? That's the school's mission!
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24/365 -- America
How has Postwar America molded our world today?
WE MUST BUILD A NEW WORLD, A FAR BETTER WORLD -- ONE IN WHICH THE ETERNAL DIGNITY OF MAN IS RESPECTED. ~ President Harry S. Truman, 1945.
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25/365 -- Swirling Snow
Conditions were right during this snowfall for near-perfect, symmetrical snow crystals. See the snow crystals with branches and sidebranches. (Click All Sizes)
Of course, Smokey left his paw print on the freshly fallen snow. To learn more, visit
www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/class/class.htm.
#34. Snowflake -- scavenger hunt
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26/365 -- Swirling Bread
Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
~Nelson Mandela
How might a baker describe this marble rye bread: robust, hearty, bubbly? These words seem to, likewise, describe vocabulary and language development that we hope to stir in our students!
#12. Texture on the scavenger hunt (Source: Bread purchased at Hy-Vee, IA) -- Info: www.flickr.com/groups/365in2009/discuss/72157611771965882
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27/365 -- Wash Your Paws
It's flu season, so be thorough when washing your hands!
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29/365 -- A Kiss for You
Did you know cats kiss with their eyes? They will stare you down and then slowly blink...that's a show of affection. Try it back to your kitty! This, along with a nose peck, are ways a cat shows affection!
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30/2009 -- Iowa...it's Everywhere
How much fun to get a double image of farmland! However, I am sitting on an icy gravel road and feeling a little insecure! I wouldn't want to get stuck!
There is something pretty as the snows begin to melt and there's a hint of last summer's cultivation (Ankeny, Iowa).
75 Item Scavenger Hunt -- #14 Double (my double view of farmland) --Info: www.flickr.com/groups/365in2009/discuss/72157611771965882
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31/ 365 -- Visions of Lunch
It's almost lunchtime at the high school! These school-spirited black and gold trays serve 1800 people daily, five days a week! Lunchtime is the best time of day for all...and the favorite food, you might wonder, is chili crispitoes!
That's on the menu for Monday! Yeah! Thanks cooks!
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