Green Morning

This one turned out much better than expected. Today's Gratitude Item: Scoring in the 96th percentile (top 4%) on the Illustrator CS3 test over at Elance. Now all I need…

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Holy Web

Originally created on a Friday morning, the quotation seemed oddly appropriate. Today's Gratitude Item: A great *long* weekend at dance camp. It goes something like this: dance, chat with friends,…

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Green Escape

That guy looks like he is escaping from an ecological nightmare. Today's Gratitude Item: One more sleep until dance camp! This blog is about to go "silent" for a few…

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Star Ripple

This one involved some hanging around and a carefully chosen gradient. Today's Gratitude Item: That most of my 9th graders did the homework that I asked them to do. In…

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Falling Star

This one is based on the same parameters as "Graceful Words". Its more "alive" and appealing than the preceding work. Today's Gratitude Item: Having Dean's Assembly first thing this morning.…

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Greedy Greg

The bird in this image is a takahe. To be specific, its based on a photo of "Greg", the too-tame takahe which frequents the visitor center at Tiritiri Matangi. Lets…

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Rock Crab? Crabs Rock!

This one is dedicated to one of my students from last year who found this rock crab when we visited Tiritiri on a field trip. He held the crab and…

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Fractal Network

Its always interesting to see what gets caught in fractal nets. Today's Gratitude Item: That my iTunes finally updated itself! For some reason, it would not go from version 8…

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Sir Peacock

This one reminds me of peacock feathers. It helps that I have a real peacock feather on my desk for inspiration. Today's Gratitude Item: That the Canterbury Earthquake hit at…

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Pink Trap

Am I the only one who finds this image more than a little creepy? Today's Gratitude Item: Student initiative. I really love it when my students think for themselves and…

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