It begins in wonder
Letting my day begin with wonder.
When I’m not teaching, I’m trying to learn more.
When I am learning, I’m becoming a better teacher.
And I’m learning for its own sake, which is a good and joyful thing.
Studies in a red-breasted nuthatch that visited our home last month. I began with an impression in watercolor to get a sense of volume and value and color. Then a more detailed sketch with color to consider the structure of the bird, its posture, and its behavior.
Then the questions that arose from observation and that lead to wonder.
“The love of wisdom begins in wonder.” —Aristotle
