Kids write the darndest things.

One of the reasons why I’m still a teacher…

Profilbild för Jo BryantChronicles of Illusions

I just had to share some of these because by golly they made me laugh.

These kids are pretty smart as well as funny.

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5.3Source: funnyexam.com

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16.2Source: cavemancircus.co

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19.

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And number 20…my personal favourite…

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So people…which one is your favourite out of these gems ????

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Happy

If you are lucky to have children or animals – or both – you know that few things make you happier than watching them having fun together. These photos were taken autumn 2012, just after Mille’s recovery from his long and severe illness. He had gained a kilo or two and I think this is the first time he responded to Totti’s invitings to play. His old spirit was back! As you can see his fur is thin and dry and the curls are almost gone. But this moment was so precious to me – I was truly happy (and so were those two friends) – they had fun together again. Today Mille is totally recovered, with curls and all!

For more of Happiness – go to Cee and maybe even join in!

Varför vinner Pilfinken? – Eurasian Tree Sparrows – why are they the winners?

I min trädgård finns nästan inga gråsparvar längre. Inte på flera år har jag sett dem – men istället finns det gott om pilfinkar. Båda hör till samma släkte och är väl utbredda i Europa. Gråsparven dras till städer och människor, medan pilfinken vill ha mera ängar och öppen mark. Eller, så har det hetat i alla fall. När man åker söderut i Europa ser man många gråsparvar vid uteserveringar och andra ställen där människor vistas. Det skulle vara intressant att veta varför sparvarna har minskat här hos oss – för mina kollegor håller med mig. Gråsparvarna har mer eller mindre försvunnit och pilfinkarna har tagit över.

In my garden the House Sparrows are more or less gone – instead the Eurasian Tree Sparrow is increasing in numbers. These are both common birds in Europe, but I would like to see some research on why the House Sparrow is disappearing more and more up here in the Northern countries. If you travel south in Europe, they are still numerous. Strangely enough it is the House Sparrow that wants to live close to humans, so they are the ones who (with simple logic) should have been the winners.

Winter solstice ahead – take a dogwalk with me!

The days in the Northern Hemisphere will soon be at their shortest. That turning point is always something to look forward to – The winter solstice.  This is the time at which the sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. This year, 2013,  it is on the 21 of December – one week left.

Today there was a thin rift in the gloomy skies and a pale ray of sun shone through. It lasted for about five minutes. They were precious. I will show you…

I only had my phone today, because I wasn’t in the mood for photography in this fog and darkness.

Anyway, we finished our day in a little town nearby, buying Christmas presents. On a shelf, these two gentlemen resided (together with three more)  Which made NZ and the charming Lonely Dog in Auckland pop up again! https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/lonely-dog/ ‎ Sweet memories!

On our return, 3-4 p.m. it was pit black.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Community

When I read or hear the word ”community” I immediately think of bees and ants, whose communities are extraordinary interesting. On our week in Spain this autumn, we had an apartement with a terrass/balcony, on which also resided the tiniest ants. So small that they in fact were almost invisible. Until someone dropped a cheese crumb on his way out from the kitchen…

När jag hör eller läser ordet ”community” eller ”samhälle” tänker jag nog först på bin eller myror. De är intressanta varelser och jag och min familj tycker mycket om dem. Till vår stora glädje delade vi lägenhet och terrass med ett litet samhälle minimyror i Spanien. Jag tror knappast att vi hade upptäckt dem om inte någon tappat en ostsmula på väg ut från köket med frukosten…

My spoon left my cup of coffee and ended up beside the ants to make you see their tininess…To see other communities, click here.

Faktiskt är vi så tokiga att vi brukar jämföra myror i olika länder vi besöker, hur stora/små de är och hur de lever. Det kan låta galet, men vi är sådana bara…

I like ants, and so do our whole family. In every country we visit we notice the size of the ants and compare them to ants in other countries. This might sound a bit weird, but that’s the way we are…

Why are they so interesting then? Well, if you peer into the deep recesses of an ant colony, you will discover an extremely well organized community with thousands of workers quietly going about their jobs. Some dig nests while others gather food or tend the young. Remarkably, every chore is done without supervision or direction, and some workers even switch jobs to meet the ever-changing needs of the colony.

How does an insect as tiny as this with a brain smaller than a poppy seed decide to carry out a particular task? The answer,  is that it has less to do with brainpower than with the ant’s extraordinary sense of smell. Scientists have found that, when a parade of patroller ants returns to the nest, their distinctive body odor cues other workers to go out and forage for food. I don’t think that this crumb of cheese had been left on the floor for more than a couple of minutes when I took this photo. And then we should remember that the distance between this crumb inside the apartment and the ant colony below the rail at the rear end of the terrace  must have been – say about 3-4 metres. So, ants use chemicals the way we use sight and sound.

Vad är det som är så intressant med dem då? Jo, hur kan en så liten varelse, med en närmast obefintlig hjärna leva i och sköta ett så välorganiserat samhälle? En del bygger i boet, andra samlar mat och ytterligare andra tar hand om de små nya myrorna. Och detta gör de helt av sig själva. De till och med byter jobb och täcker upp för varandra när så krävs. Forskare har kommit fram till att det är myrornas dofter som leder dem. De använder alltså kemi för att tala om vad som ska göras och var man finner mat. Fotot, med min tesked som storleksmätare, tog jag kanske två minuter efter att smulan tappats, och den låg inne i lägenheten. Myrorna bodde under terrassräcket kanske 3-4 meter bort – utomhus.

Från det vi förstod att vi delade lägenhet med dessa våra minsta, såg vi till att tappa några smulor då och då…och innan vi åkte tillbaka till Sverige fick de levererat en farvälsmulhög att kalasa på – alldeles vid deras egen ingång under terrassräcket.

From the moment we understood we shared apartement with these pleasant little creatures, we made sure to drop some little crumbs every now and then…and when we left for Sweden again, they got a farewell load of crumbs delivered right by their door.

Weekly travel theme: Still

In the still of the night…Midsummer’s Eve 2013.

Still waiting for something Still? Go to Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack? for more of it.

BBC – Culture – The most spectacular staircases in the world

BBC – Culture – The most spectacular staircases in the world.

Just love these ones…Enjoy the splendour!

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Alone

Alone is for me never a synonym to being lonely. A young man who goes away to sit alone and reflect upon his choice – during the days of introduction to a new school – and a beautiful rowan tree standing alone on the beach of a distant island. Both are beautiful in their wise thinking, contemplating their experiences.

Två veckor – Two weeks

Om två veckor är det julafton. Det snöade äntligen igår och jag såg barnen dra sina slädar mot backen. En timme senare skulle jag handla mera mjöl och jäst till julbaket. Barnen kom långsamt gående tillbaka i regnet med de gröna slädarna släpande.

Christmas will soon be upon us and yesterday – it was finally snowing! Children took their sledges and walked happily to the little hill by the forest. One hour later I went to our local store to buy some more flour for the Christmas buns. The children were slowly walking back, dragging their green sledges in the rain.

Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge: Memories

Memories, well, some say you should forget the past and only live for the future. I do not think that is a wise way of thinking. I think we all need memories to be able to live for the future. I simply had to use two quotes to make this work:

Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.
Bob Dylan
A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
Honoré de Balzac

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My children when they were small. The happiest days in my life.

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Occasionally I stumble upon a student who loves books and reading…and who even stays behind in the classroom when the lesson is over!

Mille

Mille came back to life again…his severe illness almost cost him his life. This photo is from April 2012, when he was home again after a stay in hospital. He had lost at least half his weight.

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A happy moment when I believed we had saved this magnificent bird. We found him exhausted under a tree and took him to a wildlife specialist. Unfortunately he couldn’t be saved in the end.

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A Christmas greeting from a student – found one morning on my locker at school.

My always smart, funny, inspiring and lovely children – thank you for all the happy, hilarious and wonderful moments we’ve had together so far!

For more great memories, visit Ese!