Today at school, we participated in World Peace Day by participating in Pinwheels for Peace, which was celebrated around the world. Nearly all of our students in grades K-12 made pinwheels for peace as a visual public statement about peace and we had a small ceremony this morning in front of the school.
I was the official/unofficial photographer and uploaded a set of photos to the website. The younger children seemed excited to have their pinwheel added to the front garden at school.
As I went around looking at all the beautiful designs, I realized again how glad I am to have this job. I realize this all the time, almost every day.
Some of these are really quite beautiful.
Our two art teachers, one of whom is my friend Margie (she’s the one who lent me Eat, Love, Pray), organized the creation of the pinwheels and the event itself.
Groovy, man.
I got so excited, I made another mosaic. I’m going to have it printed and hang it up in the school office.
I looked up at one point and saw these four little birds along the weathervane at the top of the cupola.
This is my friend, Margie. She’s really all that and a bag of chips.
Until tomorrow, my friends . . .
Wow
ReplyDeleteStellar Day!
Thanks for sharing it in your inimitable fashion :)
What a wonderful idea, and those pinwheels are all works of art! Great photos and if Margie is a friend of yours, than I'm sure she's super cool and I'd like her too! ;-)
ReplyDeleteKat :)
The pinwheels are wonderful!!! It must be so much fun to be around all those creative kids and terrific teachers. And I'll bet they will love your mosaic hanging in the office! :)
ReplyDeleteWorld Peace Day was not once mentioned at my (public) school! What's up with that???
ReplyDeleteI'm also thankful for my job - public school and all.
Lovely day you had!
what a cool idea...pin wheels for peace...
ReplyDeletethey are gorgeous. someone told me just today about a t-shirt they saw that said "Envision whirled peas,"
ReplyDeleteit made me smile. and so did this post.
A very creative idea! Love all the pinwheels and the mosaic!
ReplyDeleteVery cool, Kate! And for a minute there, I was thinking about the old kitchen poster, "All we are asking is Give Peas A Chance". (snort) Or "Imagine Whirled Peas". (I'll stop now...I know. I'm sick!)
ReplyDeletexoxo
Donna
You have the most fabulous pictures. I feel positively high scrolling through them; bedazzling...thank you! I love the pinwheels for World Peace Day. Enjoyed discovering you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project... definitely print out that mosaic and frame it. What a beautiful school, too! ... It's say Margie's bag of chips probably also comes with a dip :-)
ReplyDeleteThese are really beautiful. You're fortunate to have a job you love, one which also allows you to take pictures.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I teach creativity like that along with a reason to create... good lessons. Wonderful photos. They chose a great photographer! :c)
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I want to work there....
ReplyDeletelove it... wonderful job you have :)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures to celebrate the day!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely blue sky too.
Madi and Mom
Awesome pinwheels and a truly lovely friend!
ReplyDeleteAll that and a bag of chips. Love that!
ReplyDeleteAnd these are gorgeous pinwheels. Is there a picture of the field of them? Just wondering.
And I have to ask, because this just seems to fit... are you at a Friends school? The whole peace thing is just so, well, Friendly.
I didn't even know if was Peace Day. I think next year our Sunday school kids need to do something related to this. Must remember, must remember, must remember...
And what a gorgeous day you seem to have had, too.
Please give Margie an atta girl from me!
I love those! They ARE beautiful. I like the photo of the birds too. It looks and sounds like you do work in a great place.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Carolynn
A neat weathervane and a great idea by the art teachers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us.
who cannot be happy and hopeful when looking at pinwheels? what a great project.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are great - the pinwheels are so creative!
ReplyDeleteThat is Beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love a hundred of them spinning in my yard right now.
(I used your photo naming contest idea. :)) Hope you don`t mind....
Happy day to you!
dawn
How creative! and how wonderful to have children celebrate peace! I think it should be a national holiday:)
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Love the colors in those pinwheels!
Your mosaic will be an awesome poster for the school, what a great idea! I think those 4 birds appeared on the weathervane as a symbol for achieving world peace in all directions. Yes, very groovy man! ~Lili
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks all. And to Lorna, high? And bedazzled? Wow! Thanks so much.
ReplyDelete~ C.G.