The Eagle

Soaring Eagle

(small watercolor study)

Here's some well- captured action of an eagle in a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson:

The Eagle

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;

Close to the sun in lonely lands,

Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;

He watches from his mountain walls,

And like a thunderbolt he falls.  

I love thinking about that last line....the swift "thunderbolt" flash of wing and feathers as he descends at Mach speed down that mountain cliff.  The created world daily offers an infinite variety of wonders to catch our breath and fill us with awe.  I hope your summer has found you outside and in places where you could experience beauty and the grand moments in life.   I want to give credit to my older brother Gordon for the photo source of this eagle study.  He has a growing microbiology lab business in Springdale, Arkansas, but does very well as an amateur photographer.  I love his many photos of nature that he captures digitally.  Recently he went with my sister-in-law Bonnie on a cruise to Alaska and was able to procure this beautiful eagle on camera.

Water Lily at Lauritzen Gardens

(small watercolor study)

 As the month of August moves along through summer, transition happens for many people.  Those who are students or teachers know well the adjustment from summer holidays back to the classroom setting.  May you all experience a freshness and a hope that what you are doing in the daily moments of the class setting can impact others for a lifetime!

For Caleb

(small watercolor study)

Be brave and courageous!