Which is a good thing because I wouldn't want word to get out that what unavoidably detained me was a kingfisher.I heard him chattering down by the creek this morning and welcomed the sound. Kingfishers have been pretty scarce this season, so I checked the weather and the clock and calculated that I had just enough time to walk the one-hour loop, shower, change, and get to campus in time for my 9:30 office hours (that no one ever attends). But the kingfisher proved flighty so he demanded more time than expected, and then of course I was delayed by a chat with some donkeys, a search for some woodpeckers, and a futile attempt to capture on film the morning sun's rays raising feathers of mist from the neighbor's meadow.
So I was late getting to campus, but I came equipped to work. This is the result of an early-morning walk: some decent photos, a refreshing workout, and a mind brimming with ideas for my stalled writing project. Why don't I do this every day?
3 comments:
Nice pics! Kingfishers are notoriously busy and uncooperative about posing for very long!
Love the bird pictures. Why is it that students don't take advantage of office hours- it cannot be that hard to understand what a great benefit they are and I have to imagine most students can use some advice or guidance on some part of the class. Are students that intimidated/worried they might look stupid- or is merely a matter of laziness? Have you ever given consideration to a policy mandating attendance at office hours at least twice a semester?
Well, I may have engaged in hyperbole when I said no one comes to office hours, but it's true that not many take advantage of the opportunity. I do have required conferences linked to some assignments, which is why I'll have a parade of students in and out of my office next Monday. But nothing like that this week.
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