Walking home from school this week the boys stopped to watch a millipede crossing a driveway. It was a baby one, pretty small, and Isaac exclaimed, “And to think-just 300 million years ago, they got nine feet long!”
The other day while driving in the car, Laurelin spouted out an interesting philosophy on life, “We’re all living in a bowl of Cheerios, you know.”
The other day while driving in the car, Laurelin spouted out an interesting philosophy on life, “We’re all living in a bowl of Cheerios, you know.”
This week at the library I made a serendipitous discovery. I was browsing the music section and the clerk at the desk had this unlike anything else gorgeousness playing. So I went to ask him what it was, then I asked if I could snitch it from him to check it out. He was perfectly happy to have me “snitch it”, and I took my new treasure home to listen to. The band is called Sigur Ros, and is from Iceland. It says on their website that they try to describe the beauty of Iceland in their music, and you can absolutely see it in the music. Raw and beautiful in the way that extreme climates are. It’s gorgeous. They have several music videos on http://www.youtube.com/ my favorite song on the album I checked out is called Glosoli, here’s a link for the video for it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okLCurB1lJw
March 11
Today as I was doing the "Principal's Stomach" routine in Monroe, Utah, I suddenly realized that I had left one of the all-important ingredients, vinegar, in the car. Luckily, when I mentioned this, a teacher offered to get some from his office, and saved the day. I suppose I could have run to my car and found it, but leaving the stage is never a good idea. Luck decided to abandon me temporarily after that: the vinegar container had a different shape than the one I have used, so my guess on the proper quantity was way off. Usually, the reaction creates enough gas in the flask to shoot several Styrofoam cups into the air in rapid succession, each "shot" accompanied by loud popping sounds. This time, it did shoot the cups, but then a large quantity of foul-smelling purple foam shot out of the top of the container, spraying dozens of squealing fifth graders, not to mention me.
My previous trip had included a school in Richfield, but apparently I missed most of the town. It is larger than I thought it was. As I drove through it today, I was surprised to see a Walmart Supercenter, a Big Kmart, an Ace Hardware, Alberston's, another full-size supermarket, several car dealerships, a historic city center full of shops of all kinds (even a health food store!) Even cities in the middle of nowhere are getting big. A not altogether comforting thought.
My previous trip had included a school in Richfield, but apparently I missed most of the town. It is larger than I thought it was. As I drove through it today, I was surprised to see a Walmart Supercenter, a Big Kmart, an Ace Hardware, Alberston's, another full-size supermarket, several car dealerships, a historic city center full of shops of all kinds (even a health food store!) Even cities in the middle of nowhere are getting big. A not altogether comforting thought.
March 12
On my way to Koosharem, I saw a surprising amount of wildlife. The first sighting consisted of three very unconcerened deer, which were probably no more than 10 feet from the truck as I drove by them. I then saw several thoroughly deceased jackrabbits along the road. I guess they don't qualify strictly as wildLIFE, but I as I came over a small hill, I was surprised to see a golden eagle rising from the road, apparently attracted by the remains of the jackrabbits. It passed just in front of me, about 20 feet from the truck. I have to admit that my heart skipped a beat as it flew over: I have seen golden eagles before, but never so close. A few minutes later, an aggregation (or murder) of crows caught my eye; they seemed interested in something. As I glanced over, my eyes widened to see a coyote standing just behind the crows, complete with the dark saddle-like marking on his back that some coyotes have. As if these weren't enough for a 30 minute drive, cresting another hill I startled another eagle, but this one was the first bald eagle I've ever seen in the wild. It was HUGE! Despite being fully aware that bald eagles tend to be scavengers, even robbing prey from other birds, I could understand upon seeing it why it was selected as the national symbol of the US. There was an undeniably majestic quality about it.
On my way to Koosharem, I saw a surprising amount of wildlife. The first sighting consisted of three very unconcerened deer, which were probably no more than 10 feet from the truck as I drove by them. I then saw several thoroughly deceased jackrabbits along the road. I guess they don't qualify strictly as wildLIFE, but I as I came over a small hill, I was surprised to see a golden eagle rising from the road, apparently attracted by the remains of the jackrabbits. It passed just in front of me, about 20 feet from the truck. I have to admit that my heart skipped a beat as it flew over: I have seen golden eagles before, but never so close. A few minutes later, an aggregation (or murder) of crows caught my eye; they seemed interested in something. As I glanced over, my eyes widened to see a coyote standing just behind the crows, complete with the dark saddle-like marking on his back that some coyotes have. As if these weren't enough for a 30 minute drive, cresting another hill I startled another eagle, but this one was the first bald eagle I've ever seen in the wild. It was HUGE! Despite being fully aware that bald eagles tend to be scavengers, even robbing prey from other birds, I could understand upon seeing it why it was selected as the national symbol of the US. There was an undeniably majestic quality about it.
Laurelin wanted to make a movie of her dancing in her new hip scarf. I took a video, but forgot that I couldn't reorient it like I could a photo. Oh well.
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