Some cardinal is going to be very happy this winter if these seeds come his way.
Has anyone ever seen a male cardinal prance and preen in front of his own image? We have a vain one at my house who dances in front of windows and the stainless steel grille.
We have had to put a small doll in one of the windows to keep him from dive-bombing it.
I think that the word hero is tossed about was too casually and way too often. We call people ‘heroes’ when they really have done nothing out of the ordinary or heroic. However, Antoinette Tuff, bookkeeper at Ronald E, McNair Discovery Learning Academy, showed heroism in the face of danger that most people couldn’t imagine. She showed compassion, strength, and calm demeanor during what could have been a deadly situation. She saved literally hundreds of lives when a lone gunman toting an AK-47 and 500 rounds of ammo slipped into a locked door at her school.
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The 911 tapes from a frightening standoff and shooting at an Atlanta-area school show how a school employee’s calm demeanor and kind approach helped end the ordeal without any injuries.
Police said Wednesday that school bookkeeper Antoinette Tuff was heroic in how she responded after being taken hostage a day earlier by Michael Brandon Hill, a 20-year-old man with a history of mental health issues. Hill went to the school armed with an AK 47-style rifle and nearly 500 rounds of ammunition, police said.
On a recording of a 911 call released Wednesday, Tuff can be heard relaying messages from Hill to DeKalb County emergency dispatchers before convincing him to surrender. She tells the dispatcher that Hill said he wasn’t there to hurt the children but wanted to talk to an unarmed officer.
