The Past, the Present and the Future
Before I sat down to create this lensography, I took a look at my list of lenses. They are as varied as the students in my classroom. Can one be passionate about so many different things? I say yes. My passion is writing, but I am first and foremost a teacher, and in the heart of every teacher lurks a student. My quest for knowledge has me delving into the past, studying the present, and looking to the future. I have an innate need to share that knowledge, be it in the classroom, on the internet, or before a room full of my peers.
I am a teacher

Bonnie and Clyde
The Past
People in HistoryAnnie Oakley
Bonnie and Clyde
Benjamin Franklin
John James Audubon
Pleasant Memories
Raggedy Ann and Andy

Pass the Salt
From Mechanical Banks to Piggy Banks
Wheat Pennies
Guardian Angels
A Reason to Laugh
Woody Woodpecker
Betty Boop
Popeye the Sailor ManLooney Tunes
The Three Stooges
Classic Humor
We surround ourselves with the things we love, plant flowers around our homes, and glean pleasure from a well-written novel.
Life is Good.
Birds, Birds, and More Birds

The Eastern Bluebird
The Blue Jay
The Baltimore Oriole
North American Hummingbirds
The Carolina Wren
The Painted Bunting
Attracting Birds

Create a Backyard Bird Sanctuary
Attracting Birds to Your Yard
Selecting a Birdbath
The Outhouse Birdhouse
Fun and Funky Birdhouses
Bird Watching
Identifying the Birds You See
Selecting a Pair of Bird Watching BinocularsBird Watching Excursions
Nikon Monarch Binoculars
Common Birds and Their Songs
Common Birds and Their Songs (Book and Audio CD)
Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 12/27/2009)![]()
This book-audio package provides a unique introduction to fifty of the most familiar birds of North America and the songs they sing. Common Birds and Their Songs will be valuable to anyone interested in birds, from beginner to expert. It's the perfect gift for any birder - or anyone with a bird feeder.

I Love the Birds
The Wonderful World of Owls
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The Barred Owl
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The Barred Owl's signature call, "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you" is easy to identify. Many people simply refer to them as "Hoot Owls." They are fairly common here in South Carolina, and on a quiet night I can usually hea...
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The Common Barn Owl
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The Common Barn Owl is sometimes called the "monkey-faced owl" because of its white, heart-shaped face and dark eyes. It is a nocturnal bird of prey with keen eyesight, but often locates its prey by sound alone. The Common Barn Owl's fl...
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Great Grey Owl
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The Great Grey Owl is one of the world's largest owls. It is often referred to as the Great Grey Ghost or Phantom of the North as it is one of the most reclusive owls of North America. Add to that its secretive habits and you have a bird that is...
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The Great Horned Owl
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The Great Horned Owl is a phenomenal hunter. When it recognizes the sound of prey, it will hop from tree to tree until it pinpoints the source. Then it silently swoops in with its talons wide and pounces on the unsuspecting prey.
We listen to the birds sing, we laugh, we play, and we learn.
Hawks, Falcons, and Eagles
Raptor Almanac
The Raptor Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures
Amazon Price: (as of 12/27/2009)![]()
Amazon.com Review
Few people, writes Scott Weidensaul, are apathetic toward raptors. Once you've seen a hawk or a falcon or an eagle in action, you're likely to take an interest in how these great birds of prey make their homes in the world. The Weidensaul's encyclopedic guidebook to the world's principal raptor species, well illustrated with photographs, maps, and charts and full of detailed information, is an ideal companion.
Scavengers
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California Condor
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The California Condor was on the brink of extinction with its numbers dropping to less than 25. They are still endangered, but conservation efforts have paid off. Last count there were 356 California Condors in existence with 180 of them flying free....
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Turkey Vultures
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The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger, feeding off the remains of dead domestic and wild animals. Dependent on its sense of smell to locate the carcasses, a fresh kill will not always attract its attention. If the carcass has been left in the open for a...
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The American Black Vulture
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The American Black Vulture is a scavenger, feeding off the remains of dead domestic and wild animals. Dependent on its sense of smell to locate the carcasses, a fresh kill will not always attract its attention. If the carcass has been left in the ope...
Lizzy's Bookshelf
Spell of the Highlander
FaeFever
Deadlock
Peril in Paradise
The Carpathian Male: The Ultimate Romantic Hero
The Hardy Boys
Writing With Passion
Cooking up a Story
Writing Book Reviews
My Mother's Shoes
Craft Circle
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Crochet a Hat Shaped Toilet Tissue Cover
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My grandmother taught my sisters how to crochet when they were teenagers, but I was sent out to work in the garden or do laundry while they sat at the table and crocheted. I'm left-handed and my Grandmother saw no point in teaching me how to do s...
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Recycle Buttons into Refrigerator Magnets
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When I was a teenager, if I wanted more clothes I bought some material and pulled out the sewing machine. I had to buy the material and maybe thread but buttons... Nope. I didn't need to buy buttons. There was bound to be something in the button...
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Recycling Fabric
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Recycling is a popular buzz-word in today's society, but recycling in one form or another has been around since the beginning of time. The driving force behind it was not an eco-friendly attitude but necessity. The old and the worn were not thrown ou...

2009 Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
Snowflake Christmas Ornaments
Nutcracker Christmas Ornaments
The Christmas Pickle
Beautiful Wreaths for Christmas
Nut Filled Baskets and Gifts
Christmas Tree Toppers
Christmas Plants and Flowers
The Christmas Cactus
Take Time to Relax and Have FunFinding-time
Using Lists to Lower Your Holiday Stress
Defining Stress
Using Music to Lower Your Stress
Soothing Bath Salts
Baths and Bathing
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The Outhouse Birdhouse
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I finally found it. The perfect all purpose gift. It’s a great gift for the difficult to buy for. You know who I’m talking about. The people that have everything, and the one thing you think to buy them, they go out and buy for themselves...
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Bathing Rituals Through the Ages
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How often do you bathe? Once a day? Twice? Do you hop in the shower or bathtub on a whim? I know I do. I take the water and the bath for granted, but in my grandmother's day bathing was a part of the Saturday evening ritual. You bathed and washed you...
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Rustic Bathroom Decor
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Love the great outdoors? I know I do. Some of my fondest childhood memories are from vacations spent in a cabin tucked into the woods of Northern Minnesota. Years later I still love the ambiance of a cozy cabin and wanted to bring a touch of the grea...
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Bathroom Humor
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Do you read in the bathroom? Don't bother denying it. At one time or another most people read while sitting on the "throne." Without something to occupy your time, time slows to a crawl. Five minutes can feel like twenty, and if you'...
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Beachcomber Bathroom Decor
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Love the beach? I know I do, and there is evidence of our beach combing days scattered throughout the house, none more so than in the bathroom. What better place to showcase your collection of sea shells or be reminded of sun filled days and sandy s...
We live in a beautiful world, but I see the mistakes we've made. Much of the water around us is polluted, we bury our trash, and send smoke and fumes fluttering through the atmosphere. How long can we turn a blind-eye and pretend the problems don't exist?
Past Mistakes and New Solutions
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The Water Around Us
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Although water is all about us, seen and unseen, we still find it mysterious and, in many ways, one of the least understood of all our natural resources. The Earth is a watery planet, with most of its surface covered with oceans and seas. The presen...
Squidoo'ing
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The Squidoo Learning Curve
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For some, the Squidoo Learning Curve has been a road with gentle inclines and peaceful valleys. They traverse it with ease, picking up new ideas along the way. For others following the Learning Curve is akin to scaling a mountain. There are sharp, ja...
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Building Traffic on Squidoo
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I love Squidoo and I spend a great deal of time building and improving my lenses. I love to write and to share my thoughts with the world. Some of my lenses are just for fun. Others are a means of sharing my passions and interests. People join Squidoo...
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Utilizing the Blackbox Module
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I have been building lenses on Squidoo for over a year now and one of my favorite modules to use is the Blackbox. It's a small module, but it can pack a punch. Until recently I assumed that most people were using the blackbox in a similar manner....
Guardian Angels
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Create a Kinder World
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Compliments. It is a simple word and a simple concept, but one that many people have trouble with. They find it difficult to give a compliment and even harder to accept one. Compliments are powerful relationship building tools and that in of itself i...
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Random Acts of Kindness Day
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Officially Random Acts of Kindness Day is an unofficial Holiday. The banks don't close, picnics are rarely planned, and there's no flag commemorating the day, but it was mentioned by the radio talk show host I used to listen to on my way to...
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Guardian Angels
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Many of us grew up believing that every child born of this world has a guardian angel watching over them. As a child I believed it with all my heart. I would huddle under the blankets in my cold, dark bedroom secure in the knowledge that my Guardian...
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- AndyPo AndyPo Jul 21, 2009 @ 9:21 am
- Excellent lensography.
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- KarateKatGraphics KarateKatGraphics May 30, 2009 @ 9:26 am
- Love the diversity of your lenses! Reveals a curious mind--absolutely essential in the 21st C, where everything changes so fast. You are a great role model.
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- mukunda22 mukunda22 May 7, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
- Added your this lensography to my newly created lensography!! If you would like to go there and vote for it or add any you particularly like, please do so!!
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- alteredkat alteredkat Apr 9, 2009 @ 8:25 am
- What a great lensography! :o) I enjoy getting to know you more and more through all of your wonderful lenses. Thank you for visiting and commenting on my buy gold bullion lens...hope the addition to your retirement fund is a profitable one! :o)
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- marsha32 marsha32 Jan 19, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
- I think the only way you can live in in the present. However, you need to learn from the past and look forward to the future.
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About the Author
Lensmaster ElizabethJeanAllen has been a member since March 16 2008, has rated 4,020 lenses, favorited 445, and has created 202 lenses from scratch. Lizzy Jean donates their royalties to Squidoo Charity Fund. This member's top-ranked page is "2009 Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments". See all my lenses
Summer Fun!
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Visit the North Star State
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I live in South Carolina and have for many years, but every summer I return to Minnesota to spend time with family and friends, and to let the peace and tranquility settle back around me. Minnesota is a rural state with lakes, streams, large forests a...
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The Charleston City Market
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As a history buff, I love Charleston, South Carolina. There are incredible places to visit such as the Maritime Museum or Fort Sumpter. The gardener in me loves the plantations. They are an incredible site no matter the time of year. And we can't...
by ElizabethJeanAllen
I tell my students to Learn from the Past, Live in the Present, and Plan for the Future. With Squidoo I can do all three.













