I came across this rain-spattered key tag on my way to work yesterday morning, along with the remains of what looks like someone's breakfast. It was gone in the afternoon, so maybe whoever lost it found it again.
I don't have much news today, so how about just a few pictures?
This was the scene yesterday at work -- someone filled one of the boys' bathrooms with balloons. It's been Spirit Week, so there have been a lot of shenanigans like this.
Meanwhile the aquarium in the Lower School has been restocked with lots of little neon tetras, gold platies and some other yellow tetra-looking fish. My brother and I used to keep aquariums when we were kids, so I'm familiar with most of these guys.
Some graffiti on my walk to work. This masked "Dr. Hokes" character started appearing during the pandemic and has been popping up ever since. The artist even has a website that includes art, some bizarre items for sale including Buddha figurines for £10,000 (surely a joke?) and a "Covid Enquiry Podcast," which I have not listened to. Given the Hokes (hoax) name, I'm assuming he's a skeptic.
Finally, some of Dave's students gave him flowers when he returned to teaching this week -- a thoughtful gesture particularly appreciated by King Zack. (As you can see, I disturbed Olga's morning couch nap!)
Love the tulips, King Zebra and the green balloon invasion. Love neon tetras too, we used to have some in a large aquarium with catfish, angel fish, kissing gouramis and black mollies.
ReplyDeleteI think we had that same assortment of fish!
DeleteBeautiful tulips. My favourites.
ReplyDeleteThey are nice, especially at this time of year.
DeleteAt first, I thought it was a miniature model boys' lavatory filled with garden peas. This puts a new slant on the notion of going to the lavatory for a pea/pee.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...is it too much to wonder if the junior boys meant some sort of double entendre with this display? Probably.
DeleteThat was a nice gesture from Dave's students. It's good to know you've been missed.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it made him feel good!
DeleteI don't consider myself a hypochondriac, but that bathroom would creep me out. I always assume germs are on every surface of a bathroom and to have one filled with objects that are bouncing everywhere... and then on me, well, I would have to shuffle along really slow.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even think of that! Yeesh.
DeleteI love the new fish. My son had an aquarium when he was small. I got to do the maintenance, he got to name the fish.
ReplyDeleteDave must be appreciated, so cool to be given flowers, despite Olga's clear disapproval.
Ha! Sounds like a typical parent role in aquarium-keeping. :)
DeleteOlga sure is giving you “the look.” So kind of Dave’s students. He is loved.
ReplyDeleteHe IS loved. He comes home with all these stories about how he gave his students so much grief, but clearly they don't think so!
DeleteI have to say that this is a very cheerful and colorful post and for that, I thank you. I bet those flowers made Dave's day.
ReplyDeleteThey made mine too! :)
DeleteExcellent Post Today And Fabulous Olga Girl Capture
ReplyDeleteHappy Saturday ,
Cheers
Olga finds her way into so many pictures. :)
DeleteKids can spent a lot of time gazing into the fish tank.
ReplyDeleteSo can I!
DeleteI'm glad his students appreciate Dave! That must have made him feel great!
ReplyDeleteLike your variety of photos today, Steve!
Thank you! And yes, it was great to see how much his students missed him.
DeletePretty tulips. That was very nice of the students. The fish are very colorful. I don't think I've seen anything like them. I wonder if that COVID skeptic ever got COVID. Surely that experience would make a believer out them. On second thought, probably not.
ReplyDeleteYeah, probably not. Skeptics tend to find a way to blame something other than Covid.
DeleteAww - tulips are a fave in this house. That was nice of Dave's students!
ReplyDeleteWasn't it?!
DeleteHa! "Flat Earth" on that mask might be another giveaway about this person....
ReplyDeleteWe had several aquariums while my children were growing up and neon tetras were alway a favorite (and easy to keep).
Yeah, I'm sure the "Flat Earth" is meant to be a clue! Neon tetras are cheap and abundant and pretty -- what more could we want?
DeleteThose flowers were a lovely gesture. When your students do that, it says something about how they appreciate the teacher! And as for the balloons, I can think of a lot worse things for spirit week!
ReplyDeleteYeah, it definitely could have been worse! Thanks for the photo posting tips, BTW. Maybe someday I'll get brave enough to try them.
DeleteThose flowers are very thoughtful! Hope Dave is feeling up to work; it can be a very tiring transition.
ReplyDeleteHe is finding that he's much more tired than usual at the end of the day, and he usually leaves right when school ends. Or at least that's been the case during the past week.
DeleteDave's students are very thoughtful. The tulips are lovely.
ReplyDeleteWasn't that nice?!
DeleteWhat a wonderful gesture by Dave's students and the flowers are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThey really are. They're kind of late in their lives in this photo -- they were buds when he first got them.
DeleteDave's students love him, and I love that.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteLovely flowers, and the zebra is stunning.
ReplyDeleteDave wasn't thrilled when I brought that zebra home but I love it!
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