Student Free Verse

Student Haiku

More student poems....

Student Shape Poem

Shape Poetry

Just posting this here so I can post it to Brave Writer for the Poetry Class I'm facilitating....

Shakespeare Project

This is the result of one of the assignments for the Shakespeare workshop I'm teaching through Brave Writer. One of the moms asked me to post it to the forums, so I'm hosting it here on the Web so I can post it on the Brave Writer site. Isn't it cool?

I'm really enjoying teaching this class!

Balboa Park Extras

Balboa Park architecture is so gorgeous! I love the Spanish mission/gothic style.


Margie, our docent, tells us about this portrait of Queen Henrietta of England.


Is this work a painting or a sculpture? From a distance, it looks like a recessed sculpture, and only as we came within five feet of it did we see that it was indeed a painting. It was so amazingly like a three-dimensional work, though -- the kids and I were rather boggled by it.



T enjoyed the girl scout cookies we packed in our lunch today. Cookies in our lunch is a rarity, especially those delectable Thin Mints! He couldn't resist clowning around with them on his birthday....


At the zoo we took a look at this gharial sunning himself in his beautiful enclosure.

Easter Egg-stras

My parents' little cabin on Mt. Laguna


E finds an egg.


Mom always sets a gorgeous table!


T's favorite egg.


Papa helps T with his birthday gift.

Extras from Our Orange County Trip

Here are a few extra photos of our Orange County Trip to Knott's Berry Farm and the Discovery Science Center.



We watch a Native American dancer perform an eagle dance at Knott's.



One of the Calico Railroad Trains at Knott's.



T hugs the replica of the Liberty Bell in "Independence Hall," across the street from Knott's.



My mom, Cousin T, and J check out the laser harp at the Discovery Science Center.



B, T, and J pose on a replica of a triceratops fossil at the Discovery Science Center.

More Beach Shots ... And What We Came Home To

People enjoying a stroll along the Pacific the day after the storm.



The kids and my mom admire the view. From L to R: my mom,, E, T, J, B.



The Pacific Beach Pier, south of my parents' place.



A lone surfer comes in after surfing some pretty good waves. However, getting into the water for 72 hours after a major storm is not considered a healthy thing to do as so many chemicals and other things get swept into the ocean as well. Only a few diehards were out Friday morning.



When we made it home around 5 PM, we were greeted by a frantic dachshund and a few patches of snow left from the Valentine's Day Blizzard of 2008.

Norm Daniels

Norm works on the sky behind the Hotel del Coronado.



Yep, he works barefoot, even in the library's community room.



This painting is entitled "Rebuilt engine. Some rust. Make offer."