March 19

 March Photo a Day.  March 19.  Out a window.

It was really hard to choose a picture for today.  I have way too many photos of windows.  Finally, I narrowed it down to two.

Looking out a window in Conwy Castle, Wales.

Taken from a train window toward the North Sea in Berwick on Tweed, England.

Doors and Rain and Beaches and Students

Willow's Week in Friday Fave Fives.

Hosted by Susanne at Living to Tell the Story

1. Rain!  Did you hear that it rained in Southern California this week??  We really don't know what to do when it rains but we're always happy when it does.  This buzzfeed video made me laugh!

When It Rains in LA

2. I teach homeschool kids how to write.  That's my job.  But teaching kids is more than just a job to me.  Teaching is my opportunity to 'change the world', to influence children (and their parents).  I love it when moms and older kids return to the upper classes and take the time to drop in and see me, give me hugs.  I check how tall they've grown--I'm always the shortest person.  When I greet the new parents, I hope I encourage the ones who know they have children with learning challenges.  Making a difference with these students is the real reason I teach and it encourages me to see the hope in their eyes.

3. I found this quote by Mother Teresa:

Let no one ever come to you

          without leaving better and happier.

Be the living expression of God's kindness:

Kindness in your face,

Kindness in your eyes,

 Kindness in your smile.

4. How I love living near the ocean.  One evening, we took our dinner to the beach.  We sat in our car during dinner, then walked a bit to enjoy the sunset.

5. I have a thing for doors and gates and windows.  I love photographing them.  This week at The Professor's university, I walked past this door on the way to the library.  There's just something mysterious and at the same time inviting about doors, especially ones left ajar.

And you? How was your week?  Were there open doors, inviting sunsets, encouraging words?

#12

Whenever I travel, at home or abroad, or even when I just wander around my neighborhood or town, I'm always on the prowl for unique doors and windows.  Particularly doors.

I loved the wrought iron doors at the entrance to the British Library.

London, England.

Just in case you are lost and not sure where you are, the British Library reassures you--

Linking to Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors!

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors

I have a thing for doors.  And windows.  When I saw the title of Sara's blog post today, I couldn't resist clicking over there immediately.  I found out that she had joined a meme to post photos of -- doors and windows.  It's just my thing!  Sara's link took me to Toby's blog and now I'm hooked.  So here it is:

Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors

And here's my contribution for this week.

Since it's dark, and I cannot run out and photograph any doors at this time of night, I trolled around in my photo files from February 2011 and found this photo of windows in downtown San Diego.  I had been walking in the Gaslamp Quarter near Fifth and Broadway.

A study in windows.