This is such a busy time at school. Students are catching up on missing work, studying for finals, and excited by the warm weather and promise of summer. I am working hard to keep students engaged, to review learned materials, to challenge the interested students, and to grade all the work. Today I stepped outside with my lunch, sat on a bench for a blissful fifteen minutes and drew the trees in the school's front yard and beyond. You can't see it, but the yard to the right was filled with kindergarten students laughing and jumping and digging in the dirt with twigs while they navigated their recently created social mores. It was peaceful, and a welcome break from the hectic inside atmosphere.
This is my six hundred twelfth daily drawing. As always, thank you for looking and for your interest.
I love the sun filtering through this stand of Maine pine trees. There are so many colors, purples and blues among the green and warmer greens. It is a beautiful and peaceful spot; special to me as it is part of a dear friend's property. This is my hundred thirty-second daily drawing. Thank you for your thoughts.
