I learned something new yesterday. Deer sometimes sleep with legs outstretched and head bent back.
At first I noticed this doe in backyard, sleeping with her head held high and eyes closed. The next time I looked she was like this. So I started some google searches to find out if this is normal, and apparently it is.
My father, an educator, who encouraged life-long learning was frequently signing up for workshops and classes. He studied new computer programs, how to grow roses, wine-making, and many other subjects that grabbed his interest.
In my younger years I couldn’t understand why we had to see every dam and every museum that we encountered on trips. Now I understand! It wasn’t only for the increased knowledge, but for the experience of learning about different things—cultures, technology, inventions. Even in the final years of my father’s life he and I would travel to different countries and different provinces within Canada. For months before we set off he would do research. Years ago that research involved writing to the tourist bureaus in the area, and later he researched online.
Lifelong learning keeps a person humble, young and interesting.
Reflections 