Thursday, March 24, 2011

Return to Reality

Fantastic to be away....so relaxing....but good to be back home to the wee doggies and even work!

 It is amazing to love my job so much, sometimes I almost feel guilty thinking I get paid to work with these kids. I have to say it is due to how I run my classroom- high expectations, lots of fun, encouragement, mistakes are part of learning, hands on learning. As a result...kids who follow the rules and make sure their peers follow the rules, kids who teach skills to those that don't know them and lots of praise and encouragement among the kids themselves. Disabilities....what disabilities!!!!

We traveled inland from the west coast of Florida  one day to visit the Audobon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. 2.5 miles of boardwalk through 5 regions of the swamp. Fascinating!! Took tons of pictures of the birds, butterflies, animals, reptiles, trees and vegetation. Here are a few......

                                                White Great Egret
                                                 Painted Bunting

                                                  Bald Cypress Knees
                                                Green Anole
                                                  Brown Anole
 
                                                 Black Crowned Night Heron

1 comment:

Kath said...

What fabulous, detailed photos Eileen, looks loke an unforgettable trip.