Mr. Blue is a very busy dragonfly

Mr. Blue Skimmer returned today... probably never left ... possibly the same one... I recognize the piece missing from his top left (his left, not yours!) wing, on the bottom of it.

                          

As I was driving away to school, my trunk filled with storage cubes of lesson files, books, and a stepladder, I looked to my left, wondering if there'd be any dragonflies hovering over the pond. Sure enough, I saw one.

                         

I stepped out of my car to take its picture, and just like the other day, a female flew through, and flit, buzz, buzz, boom... they're flying in tandem. I wasn't as successful capturing their brief interlude today, though I did manage to get a better picture of her washing the eggs off into the water.             

                            

I can understand, if it is the same one... he has the perfect arrangement: plenty of food, water, attractive surroundings,  females flying through on a regular basis, and a little pond for her to lay their eggs.

I'm supposing neither of them notice the tadpoles and frogs swimming in that pond. Sadly, their progeny are doomed.

And here's what I really wanted to show you today.... my new classroom!                        

                             

It's one of those trailer buildings... and it's huge inside. Air conditioned. Bathroom. Lots of cabinets and storage space. .... carpeted... I am delighted!

I was all prepared to move into the other classroom where I would be sharing the room with another EC teacher. I heard the news today after I dropped my things off.

I was asked did I want it? You bet I did!

                                                I AM SO EXCITED!

But I can't move in until after Monday when the former teacher of that classroom has moved her things out. She's moving into one of the newest classrooms, a wing just completed this summer.

This classroom I'm getting is about four times larger than what I had for the past seven years. I realize bigger isn't always better, and size has nothing to do with it, but it does when you have a lot of stuff to put away.

My own homebase classroom.... yeay! We have some scheduling details to work out, of course, but somehow we will make it work. Flexibility, collaboration, and good planning are going to be the keys.

Students come back on the 25th....

After speaking with the Assistant Principal, Principal, and a few other teachers, I can honestly say I'm getting excited about the new year.

I found the missing ingredient today.

                           Passion