CM's Student Motto: Our Revamped Version

Triss, Mariel and I were being silly at dinnertime, and this is what we came up with:

I AM a reader of books, a teller of tales and adventures. I am a Person of the Riverbank because Ratty influenced me.

I CAN get out of bed in the morning and not pull the covers over and say, "very snug", because that is no way to run a retail business.

I OUGHT to do my duty to remember the suspenders, to quell my desire to say "HUMPH", to call on the Cake-Parsee, and to keep myself from blowing bubbles in the sand pit, so my mind is ready to imagine.

I WILL resolve to avoid the Sheriff of Nottingham, and learn what fear is, even if it's not what I want.

Who will list the literature references for us?

(The original-- and highly recommended-- CM's Student Motto can be found here. We take the original Motto much to heart, but we couldn't help having a bit of fun with it as well.)

Black-Capped Chickadee

We had one of these in our tree this morning, along with eight goldfinches, who really enjoy sitting in the top branches when they aren't down on the grass feeding on nyjer. This is so fun!

(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

House Finch

We had male and female house finches this morning! (Mariel took this shot.)