Nap-heart to compliment napstache number 256.

Burger Time!

Processed foods + home grown cukes, dill, tomato.

Suggestion #140: Create a Rebus

(365 Daily Creativity Journal)

Depending on your browser, the space between pictures gives you a couple of guesses!

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These greeted me this morning when I arrived at work. They belonged to the teen collection. Coincidentally (or not) the teen Suggestion Box brimmed with gems like "worst f***ing library i ever been to," "get some new books you broke bitches," and "f*** you Lol?"

Let's begin with the first one:
Sir or madam, that is not a suggestion, it is an observation, and a shallow one at that, suggesting to me that you have not been to library systems that neighbor us, some of which tend to be crummy. Please, get out more. Furthermore, it is preferable to capitalize the personal pronoun "I," and to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition. Lastly, like a stereotypical English teacher, your use of vulgar language neither shocks nor offends me, it just makes me sigh that people have such a weak command of their native tongue that hackneyed swear words are the best they can offer.

Two. Meh, I give up. I feel better already. Thanks for listening!

National Park Heart


Hawksbill Mountain, Skyline Drive National Park. Skyline Drive celebrates 75 years this year! We hiked, and enjoyed a really good historical exhibit at Big Meadows.

State Park Heart

We camped out at James River State Park for a few days this week - tubing, sunshine, bird watching. Bandannas are vital camping gear: I packed three -- and found a fourth in the little bag I use to carry my bird book -- for a two-night trip. 

Cool nature moments:

• From inside the tent, I could see the silhouette of a sizable bug, so I crawled out to take a look. It turned out to be a fresh cicada, just out of its brown former shell! Neat.
• Met a snake while hiking; probably a black rat snake.
• Best bird - yellow-breasted chat, high in a dead tree in a wetland, singing in the morning sun.
• Clouds overhead while tubing.
• The fence lizard that comically scampered across the High Bridge trail.

I (heart) Coffee

Inspired by pirate a day. I thought about spilling mine on the floor, too, as it needs cleaning, but I am home sick today, and I am not sure my achy, snotty self is going to be up to hauling out the vacuum and mop.

Chalk Heart to welcome family to a cookout.

Reading Notes

"Building a Foundation for Teen Services," by Natalie Houston. YALSA Winter 2011.

- involve and train all staff
- use visual cues to brand the teen area [check]
- Volunteers. . .
- Teen programing cycles: kids often need us briefly, that's OK; reinventing happens
- Keep teen program schedule simple -- This is what JSC was saying. How can we do this? Quarterly signature events (Scare; New Year; Poetry; SRC [beach parties?]) Series - movies; crafts; pizza & pages
- TAB [check]

I'm trying to learn to crochet so I can  make amigurumi. Let's pretend this blob is a heart!

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