Uphill idealist

From winding roads... To sun-shimmering mornings. From apples red as red can be, to beagles' happy to sniff a tree. To skies looking gloomy and threatening snow, and wood fit for wild things to grow... Autumn days are here. Sit near. Grab a good book. Happiness awaits if only you take a look.

Image found at Infinity Institute Newspaper Just like that... The air is crisp so that the windows need to be closed at night. Just like that... I've worn more sweaters and hoodies in a week than I've worn all summer. Just like that... Soup and stew sound like the perfect thing for dinner. Just like that... The harvest moon hangs in the sky and autumn is here. Just like that... there is pumpkin spice flavored EVERYTHING available! Just like that... it's October.

This week my teaching artist friend Renee and I had the privilege of returning to visit a Pre-K Classroom at Fletcher Elementary for a mural project with the Arts Council of  Chautauqua County .We are working on two board murals about 2X6 feet in size. One board is a life-cycle study and the other is the four seasons. Here is our progress thus far. The students that are working on this project are only 4 years old and there are about 17 students in each of the two classes. This kind of teaching keeps an instructor on their toes and gives us a good dose of cute as well. Next week, we'll return to wrap up the project with these two groups of pre-schoolers.  Isn't it amazing what little ones can accomplish with a little helping hand?