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January 17, 2008
Snow
There was a foot of snow on the ground when we got to town two weeks ago. The temperature was hovering around zero. Then there was a period of sudden thaw. Temperatures soared into the mid-60s and all the snow melted. About a week ago, we reached a comfortable middle ground that felt appropriate for January in Williamstown. We've been getting lots of snow, but not so much accumulation. The kind of snow you can brush off your car instead of having to scrape.
In other words, all the beauty without the hassle.
On the way to class the other day, we stopped to admire our surroundings. Here, for those of you who know the Williams campus and are interested in the enormous changes currently underway, is the substructure of the new academic building now occupying the green space that had existed between the Congregational Church and Hopkins Hall.
Here is Robbi, mugging with the Williamstown sign.
Here she is wretchedly sulking along the byways as she is known to do.
And here she is standing at the famous gates of West College, the original building from which Williams has grown over the past 200+ years.
Later that afternoon, we took a walk in Hopkins Forest.
It was cold and the snow was falling.
Iggy was in high cheer. She loves to run around in the snow and tries to eat as much of it as possible. Her newest trick is catching snowballs lobbed her way.
Some times of year, the Hopkins Forest lower loop is full of joggers, walkers, dogs, families, student researchers, tree sap collectors. But, for the moment, we had the place to ourselves.
Posted by bogenamp at January 17, 2008 01:02 PM