"No turtles. I guess they're waiting for you." Emily texted me this message when she walked for me this week, letting me know she was done. I was off to a technology symposium hosted by Florida Society for Technology in Education. However, I was prepared. I started the morning in my turtle watch gear, with plans to turn my car around if a turtle arrived. Luckily, Emily sent me an "all clear"text before I left the house, so I enjoyed the full day with my tekkies in teacher-appropriate attire.
On Sunday, I put on my educator hat for some teenagers running through the nesting shorebirds. We have hundreds of nesting Royal Terns, Least Terns, and Black Skimmers on the north end of Anna Maria Island. The teens thought it was a riot to run through the flocks and watch them fly. Mr. Masferrer said, "You're going to say something, aren't you." Of course, I'm an educator. It's what I do. With surprised looks from the boys, I politely explained the birds were protected, and they need to be left alone to rest and nest. With a grunt from the three, I replied, "thank you." Hopefully it sank in on some level.
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