Project 366...

I was born and reared in a section of Mississippi known as The Delta. It's not really a delta, though; it's an alluvial flood plain created by years and years of flooding by the Mississippi River. The land is flat and fertile and lies between the Father of Waters and the Yazoo River.

The Delta is home to Delta State University, my alma mater. The university's logo is, naturally, the symbol for the Greek letter delta, a triangle. The triangle or the word delta are ubiquitous back home, appearing in many business names, including Delta Airlines which has its roots in The Delta.

So, imagine our surprise when looking at this property on which we now reside, we found a Delta right in the back yard in the form of a small concrete fish pond. We've not done anything with it yet, but some day we will.

Photo of the day...a little reminder of our roots now covered in duck weed...

Icon Meme from heartmart...

The rules are:

1. Comment to this post, and I will choose five of your icons.
2. Post the icons in your journal and tell us all about them.

heartmart chose the following icons for me.

1. "Henrietta"

Henrietta is a hen that sits on the sideboard in my living room beside her mate, Chanticleer. I love hens and roosters and at one time thought about collecting them. I'm glad I didn't begin that collection because the two I have seem perfectly happy ruling the roost. Besides, look at that face. Does it appear to be wishing for more company? :D

2. "School Project"

No matter what I'm teaching, there will be a 'project' of some kind attached. It's one of the things that used to distinguish me from other English teachers, but now everybody does it. When I began posting about various school projects, I needed an icon that was generic enough to be used with any activity. I can't remember where I found this one - probably through a Google search.

3. "The Back of the Front"

One day I was driving home from work as the back end of a weather front receded in my rear view mirror. It hit me that watching the dark clouds disappear meant I was missing something spectacular because the sun was shining in front of me creating little rainbows all around. Life is like that, too. Looking back doesn't accomplish much if one is living in the past. It's today and what we do with it that counts. I can't change the past, but I can make the present a better place. Plus, I love the play on words.

4. "School Rules"

Someone in the LJ teaching community let me have this one because a few of my pet peeves are included. I just think it's funny, and all to often supposedly erudite people misuse and abuse the language. I am an English teacher after all. :D

5. "Delta State University"

This one has entertained quite a few of my LJ friends. Hahahahahaha! The 'official' mascot of my college alma mater is a Statesman - Southern gentleman in a top hat and cutaway coat. Very proper and staid. Our colors are green and white. Ten or twelve years ago some college boy introduced the "Fighting Okra" as a joke, and the darn thing caught on. Still the unofficial mascot, Mr. Okra has appeared on David Letterman, ESPN's Sports Center and Food Network. What began as a joke has become a fabulous PR vehicle for Delta State. :D