Saturday, January 29, 2011

Students Brave the Snow on Saturday Morning

At work early today and saw a group of students on their way somewhere on a Saturday morning. With Ground Hog Day arriving next week I sure hope that little guy doesn't see his shadow.

Friday, January 28, 2011

One More Gray Day

View out the window of the parking deck looking past the Food Science Building and ASI greenhouses towards Ag Administration Building. Another dusting of snow last night keeps the illusion of winter going. Stopped in the greenhouse to make a few pictures of lush, green experiments but my camera promptly fogged from the heat and humidity. So I can't share the relief from gray that I saw...

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Seize the Day

As the end of January nears a person can grow tire of the cold, snow, and sunlight starved days. That person is me.

A brief pause in the parking lot this morning watching students rush back and forth to class along Curtain Road. Places to go and things to do. As I stand wishing for warm weather I remember a quote I came across yesterday:

We take a handful of sand from the endless landscape of awareness around us and call that handful of sand the world.—Robert M. Pirsig

I guess there is a lot more to the world than a few cold days.

Seize the day or in the Latin Carpe diem...

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The View from East Parking Deck

I waited for 10 minutes for someone to walk through this scene behind the Food Science Building. Perhaps on another day...

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Abstract Greenhouse

One of the greenhouses attached to ASI Building. Pass by often but this time the texture and light caught my eye.

Monday, January 24, 2011

The Lobby of ASI

A quiet moment in the usually busy lobby of the Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building.