After the gloomiest March in all my years, Spring is here! And the cherry blossoms are everywhere. Cherry blossoms transport me back to my college days - particularly my first year at UW. I was living in the dorms and walked through The Quad every afternoon. When Spring hit that first year, the trees blossomed overnight. After a long day of classes, I began my weary way back toward the dorm. I stepped into the Quad and stopped mid-step. It was breathtaking. That was probably the first week I skipped classes in my college life. A trend that unfortunately became a habit - especially in the Spring. (Um...my old roommates are not allowed to comment about my class-skipping habits as none of you would find that very interesting in the slightest). It was the perfect place for lunch, a nap or reading a novel instead of your statistics book. See (above) all those students lying about on the grass? I was one of those.
I ran across these pictures online. If you've never seen The Quad in the Spring, check these out and then go have a picnic. And I apologize for all the Quad-envy that will follow if you attended a less-worthy institution. Go Huskies!
Pictures:
"Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems."
~Rainer Maria Rilke, 20th Century German Poet
"Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
~Robin Williams, Comedian/Actor
4 comments:
Those are gorgeous pictures! I love cherry blossom trees. They are just breathtaking!
Haha, I can see Zeke nodding his head in approval of that post. The end part about go huskies. I quizzed him a bit once. I asked him, 'What if our kids want to be cougars?' Haha, immediate no from him. I told him BYU were cougars and he did a smaller, 'oh.' You husky people are a little crazy.
I miss the Quad too :( They were like big pink clouds every day.
I get to do a family photo session on UW Campus next weekend - so exciting! Another great place: The Arboretum! I was there last weekend and it is totally in bloom! It feels heavenly! :)
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