3/16: spring in the air

The magnolias are open at school.  And there's a bird-nest in the branches.  (What a wonderful home it would be among the blossoms!)

I walked across campus without a coat and then did a turn on the labyrinth.  I think I understood the pattern of the labyrinth's windings for the first time.

We spent a little time at the dock in the evening, enjoying with our neighbors the fresh air and the sunset's colors on the water.

And then we found a little snake enjoying the last heat of the day on our driveway.

3/15: hemmed

Hemmed:  past tense.  This is a victory.  I've had some pants that have needed to be hemmed for months and months.  Now it's done.  And that's definitely a good thing:  the state of my school pants was no longer confidence inspiring.

3/14: revisiting

...Hawthorne's version of Midas.  And though I've read it many times over the years I'm still finding new things to notice and appreciate in it.

3/13: sitting

...in the fog on the dock as the dark came on.

3/12: remembering

...why I enjoy Hesiod so much!  I had a good time having some new Hesiod thoughts on my own this morning and then talking about Hesiod with my class this afternoon.  (I'm not sure they're as enthusiastic as I am, but I think/hope they may have started to realize why he's an interesting author and not just a vexing one.)

3/11: in spite of tiredness

...I stopped at the pier on my way to work to have a quiet moment in the morning light.

...I spent an hour in the afternoon binding notebooks with students.

...I stopped at the dock on my way back from work to collect myself for a few minutes at sunset.

...I talked with my sister on the phone for an hour and laughed a lot.

...I sent out an announcement for a book discussion group I'm running on campus (and have already had a dozen people express interest in participating).

All these good things in spite of a tiredness I can't quite shake.  And now, because of tiredness, I'm going to go to bed, which is also a good thing.

3/10: new drill

I got an amazing paper drill today to help with notebook-making--just in time for tomorrow afternoon's binding session.

3/9: odilon redon

I love Redon's paintings, and today I showed my Greek class his presentation of Polyphemus (here) and talked about the few ancient authors who present the Cyclops in love.