Saturday, February 20, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
My Shadow and Me on my Bike
It was either on my birthday or at Christmas that I received as a child the book of poetry by Robert Louis Stevenson called, "A Child's Garden of Verses".
One of my favorite poems was called 'My Shadow' which my mother had memorized and so had I.
The book is long gone but today, I found the poem online - what a treat!
Cathy in first grade
My Shadow
by Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894)
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow--
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes goes so little that there's none of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close behind me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
source
One of my favorite poems was called 'My Shadow' which my mother had memorized and so had I.
The book is long gone but today, I found the poem online - what a treat!
Cathy in first grade
My Shadow
by Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894)
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow--
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes goes so little that there's none of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close behind me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
source
Friday, February 5, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Happy Birthday, Joan!
Joan Leslie turned 85 last month, on January 26, 2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOAN!
See many photos and video clips of Joan HERE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOAN!
See many photos and video clips of Joan HERE
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
2002-2005 Germany, Poland & the Netherlands
After a couple of trips to Germany, I lived there 2002-2005 as a Christian missionary which included sides visits to Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Cheque Republic. Here are just a few pics...
Wonderful Glimm family in Berlin
Memorial Church where we often would go to preach the Gospel
Didn't have a car but used s-bahn, u-bahn or bus
Jacqui was born in Berlin but grew up in England and we met at Bible school in USA
The Caller in Berlin
Poland
Often had visitors - here is Stacey and Mark in front of a portion of the Berlin Wall
Spree River, Berlin
Sunset over Spree River near my home in Berlin
Giving English lessions in former East Berlin
Snow near my home/flat in Berlin-Charolttenburg
Coffee shop in the Netherlands is where one can buy marijuana
Brandenburg Gate which was in the east before the wall came down
Wonderful Glimm family in Berlin
Memorial Church where we often would go to preach the Gospel
Didn't have a car but used s-bahn, u-bahn or bus
Jacqui was born in Berlin but grew up in England and we met at Bible school in USA
The Caller in Berlin
Poland
Often had visitors - here is Stacey and Mark in front of a portion of the Berlin Wall
Spree River, Berlin
Sunset over Spree River near my home in Berlin
Giving English lessions in former East Berlin
Snow near my home/flat in Berlin-Charolttenburg
Coffee shop in the Netherlands is where one can buy marijuana
Brandenburg Gate which was in the east before the wall came down
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
