Captured: Rose-Hulman spring morning, 1988

Down the Road is on hiatus, returning Monday, 26 September. I’m rerunning old posts in the meantime.

Spring morning, Rose-Hulman, 1988

As a boy, summer was my favorite season, but as I grew up spring began to overtake it. I remember well the day that spring clinched the top spot. It was the day before I took this photograph, one May morning in 1988.

These were my college days, and this was the view from my residence hall’s back door. I walked this way to breakfast every morning, but my mind was always preoccupied. This lovely scene shouted to me so I had to notice, and I stood there a few steps from the door startled and amazed by how beautiful the campus was. I didn’t want to look away from the still pond, so lovely with all the reflected trees. For the first time I smelled the sweet air, noticing how cool it felt on my arms in contrast to how the sun warmed my skin. As I heard birds chirping in the distance I wondered how many days spring’s arrival had escaped my notice.


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2 responses to “Captured: Rose-Hulman spring morning, 1988”

  1. roykarlsvik Avatar

    I could not agree more. Spring… spring and fall, the two most beautiful seasons of the year in my opinion, when nature wakes up and go to sleep… Great post, mate!

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      Spring and summer are my favorites! Autumn reminds me that winter is coming, and our winters are hard.

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