Eyes and Ears

This file has things on Eyes and Glasses, Optical Illusions, Ears and Jewelry. Also see Pretty is as Pretty Does.

Eyes and Glasses Page Toppers

20-20 Vision
Angel Eyes
Apple of My Eye
At First Sight
Bespeckled
Brown-Eyed Girl
Can't take my eyes off of you
Close Your Sleepy Little Eyes
Dreamy Eyes
The Eye of the Beholder
The eyes are the window of the soul
The Eye's Have It
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue
For Your Eyes Only
Great big beautiful eyes
I Can See Clearly Now
I only have eyes for you
I See Life Through Rose-Colored Glasses

It's the Shades
Jeepers Creepers,
Where'd you get those Peepers?
He's Making Eyes at Me
Love at First Sight
Ma, he's makin' eyes at me
Making a spectical of yourself
My futures so bright,
I gotta wear shades
Pretty Little Angel Eyes
Seeing is Believing
So cool, just gotta wear shades
Specs
Visions and Revisions
Visions of Love
When I look into your eyes
You Opened My Eyes
Your Love is so Bright,
I have to wear Shades

Eyes and Glasses Quotes

An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The eye is the jewel of the body. (Henry David Thoreau)
The eyes have one language everywhere. (George Herbert)
The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart. (Saint Jerome)
I was performing a visual acuity test. I placed the patient twenty feet from the chart and began, "Cover your right eye with your hand." He read the 20/20 line perfectly. "Now your left." Again, a flawless read. "Now both," I requested. There was silence. He couldn't even read the large E on the top line. I turned and discovered that he had done exactly what I had asked; he was standing there with both his eyes covered. I was laughing too hard to finish the exam. (Dr. Matthew Theodropolous, MA)
Precious baby I look in you eyes and wonder how such innocence can be so wise.
Rose-colored glasses are never made in bifocals
because nobody wants to read the small print in dreams.
Sign in an optometrist's office - If you don't see what you're looking for you've come to the right place.
You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. (Mark Twain)

Page Idea

On a page for a person who just got glasses for the first time use a copy of an eye chart. You should be able to download a copy from an internet site or make our own in a word processor by using decreasing font sizes on each line.

Repairing Your Glasses

To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them. Or put a piece of dental floss through the opening before putting in the screw.

This is the EAST, and this is the WEST,
Soon I'll learn to say the rest.

This is HIGH, and this is LOW,
Only see how much I know.

This is NARROW, this is WIDE,
See how much I know beside.

DOWN is where my feet you see;
UP is where my head should be.

Here is my NOSE, and there my EYES,
Don't you think I'm getting wise?

Now my eyes wide OPEN keep,
I SHUT them when I go to sleep.

Grandpa Dropped His Glasses

(Leroy F. Jackson)

Grandpa dropped his glasses once
In a pot of dye,
And when he put them on again
He saw a purple sky.
Purple fires were rising up
From a purple hill,
Men were grinding purple cider
at a purple mill.

Purple Adeline was playing
With a purple doll;
Little purple dragon flies
Were crawling up the wall.
And at the supper-table
He got crazy as a loon
From eating purple apple dumplings
With a purple spoon.

Choice

(Katherine Edelman)

Beauty of rich coloring,
Shades of every hue,
But the very loveliest
Of all shades is blue.

Blue is the color
Of an April sky,
Blue is the twilight
Going softly by.

Blue is lake water
Lapping the shore,
And delicate bluebirds
That flutter and soar.

In blue flame of color
Asters run wild,
And blue - innocently blue -
Are the eyes of a child.

The Most Beautiful Flower

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read
Beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree.
Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown,
For the world was intent on dragging me down.

And if that weren't enough to ruin my day,
A young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play.
He stood right before me with his head tilted down
And said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"

In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight,
With its petals all worn - not enough rain, or too little light.
Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play,
I faked a small smile and then shifted away.

But instead of retreating he sat next to my side
And placed the flower to his nose and declared with overacted surprise,
"It sure smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it;
here, it's for you."

The weed before me was dying or dead.
Not vibrant of colors, orange, yellow or red.
But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave.
So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."

But instead of him placing the flower in my hand,
He held it mid-air without reason or plan.
It was then that I noticed for the very first time
That weed-toting boy could not see: he was blind.

I heard my voice quiver, tears shone like the sun
As I thanked him for picking the very best one.
You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play
Unaware of the impact he'd had on my day.

I sat there and wondered how he managed to see
A self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree.
How did he know of my self-indulged plight?
Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight.

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see
The problem was not with the world; the problem was me.
And for all of those times I myself had been blind,
I vowed to see the beauty in life, and appreciate every second
that's mine.

And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose
And breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose
And smiled as I watched that young boy, another weed in his hand,
About to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.

Optical Illusions

That's not an optical illusion, it just looks like one.

Links to Illusions

Ears

Page Toppers

All Grown Up
Baubles and Bangles
'Ear's looking at you, kid
'Ear's to you
Fears, Tears, Beautiful Ears. (ear piercing)
Holes in the head
Holey, Holey, Holey (with music note stickers)
I'm a Big Girl Now
It's a Girl Thing
Look at My Beautiful Ears
Mother Nature is wonderful. A million years ago she didn't know we were going to need glasses, but look where she put our ears
Ouch!
Piercing a hole in the situation
Piercing screams
Rite of Passage
Sparkling stones that shine so bright, rest on my ears to my delight.
You need this like you need a hole in your head

Page Idea - Pairs of matching tiny stickers on squares of colored paper look like pairs of earring. They would make a great border for a page about ear piercing.

Jewelry

Baubles and Bangles
A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure.
A diamond is forever
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect. (Chinese Proverb)
Diamonds are a girl's best friends
Fears, Tears, Beautiful Ears. (ear piercing)
I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds around my neck. (Emma Goldman)
Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Sparkling stones that shine so bright,
rest on my ears to my delight.

from Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

(Marilyn Monroe)

The French are glad to die for love
they delight in fighting duels
But I prefer a man who lives
and gives expensive jewels
A kiss on the hand maybe quite continental
but diamonds are a girls best friend

Men grow cold as girls grow old
and we all lose are charms in the end
But square cut or pear shape
these rocks don't lose there shape
Diamonds are a girls best friend

Time rolls on and youth is gone
and you can't straighten up when you bend
But stiff back or stiff knees
You stand straight at Tiffany's
Diamonds are a girls best friend.

Baubles, Bangles and Beads

(Peggy Lee)

Baubles, bangles,
Hear how they jing, jing-a-ling-a,
Baubles, bangles,
Bright, shiny beads.
Sparkles, spangles,
My heart will sing, sing-a-ling-a,
Wearing baubles, bangles and beads.
I'll glitter and gleam so,
Make somebody dream so,
That someday he may buy me,
A ring, ring-aling-a,
I've heard that's where it leads,
Wearing baubles and bangles and beads.

Birthstones

Month	Birthstone	Color	Meaning	Alternate Stone
JAN	Garnet	deep red	constancy
FEB	Amethyst	purple	sincerity, tranquility
MAR	Aquamarine	pale blue	courage, hope	Bloodstone
APR	Diamond	clear	innocence
MAY	Emerald	deep green	love, success
JUN	Pearl	white	longevity, purity	Moonstone, Alexandrite
JUL	Ruby	red	contentment, wisdom
AUG	Peridot	yellow green	friendship, happiness	Sardonyx
SEP	Sapphire	deep blue	clear thinking, purity
OCT	Opal	multi-colored	hope, innocence	Pink Tourmaline
NOV	Citrine	yellow gold	loyalty, fidelity	Yellow Topaz
DEC	Blue Topaz	blue	success, prosperity	Turquoise, Zircon