All posts tagged: nature

Oh, those colors …

It always takes a while for autumn to settle in around here. And over all, it seems that as soon as the leaves start to change their color, they fall off. So, instead of being able to enjoy an Indian Summer here with the full palette of fall colors, the only variety we get is green leaves, brown leaves, and no leaves. Occasionally, there are those beautiful shades of red and yellow, but you have to look for them. Last Sunday I did just that: I went in search for autumn. And look what I found … Check out the photo gallery for more of my finds …

One Year Ago

Today, exactly one year ago, I woke up to this! It had started to snow the day before, and in hopes of getting some pictures of the snow before all the students would play with it and mess up the peaceful scenery, I got up extra early to go for a walk on campus. Hardly ever do we get snow like this, and just as I had expected: only hours later the beauty of an untouched winter wonderland had faded, as thousands of students enjoyed some extra fun in the snow. One interesting observation I could make on that snowy day, last year: though all the students live within walking distance of their classrooms, still, no one thought of leaving their dorms earlier to make sure they’d be on time for class. After all, walking on slippery snow and ice takes longer than usual. But nobody seemed to bother that everyone was late, even though – with just a little bit of careful planning – everybody could have made it on time! Waking up this …