Summer Packets

I went to school today to complete the summer homework and information packets. Kristen and I worked together to get this last piece of the year done. I am now completely finished with this year! Rose joined me yesterday at school. You can see the mess that is my desk behind her.
On the way home, I walked through Fresh Pond and saw the land restoration project on the north side that I had not seen before. It was absolutely lovely. Lots of meadow flowers and cattails. I have no idea why I like cattails so much, but I do. Also some lovely blue-purple flowers. Corn flowers?

Memories of Bryn Mawr

How do you grow a pineapple in Boston?
On my walk yesterday, I passed by the garden at Radcliffe College that has always reminded me of a special place I used to spend many hours at Bryn Mawr College. The Taft Garden is located behind the building in which I spent quite a few hours freshman year. I took an archaeology course and found some wonderful egg-shaped, sleep-inducing chairs in a reading library where I spent many hours "studying." The garden was one of the most peaceful spots on campus and the reflecting pool was especially nice in hot weather. One time a fellow student and I decided to skip class, The History of Democratic Authority, and discuss the reading on our own in this lovely spot. It was too nice a spring day to stay indoors and plow through Marx and Hegel, so instead we did so in the shade of flowering trees and serenaded by the splash of the fountain. Upon returning to Haverford, we found out that class had been cancelled.

I have heard that some Mawrters used the pool after hours for more natural interactions with the environment. At Haverford we used the locked, fenced faculty pool for illicit swimming.

The one in Radcliffe was just remodeled and looks beautiful. It is surrounded by beds of irises which are in the last stages of blooming. A lovely, stone-filled fountain graces one end, and trees and benches line the sides. It is right next to a busy road, so some noise comes in, but it is a nice spot nonetheless.
I photomerged four images to create this shot. Probably should have take pictures of the corners to really make a good merge.

The Route

Here is a map of the route I take to go to school. Since Google Maps couldn't follow the path correctly because it is missing all the foot paths on its walking feature, I had to use an image editor to fill in the path as best as I could.

Sunday's Walk

Today was as warm or warmer than yesterday. I took Rose on a walk to Harvard Square to pick up comics and just be out in the sun. I think others had similar ideas because the place was swarming with people just sitting around and soaking in the rays. On the way back, I stopped by the Cambridge Artists' Cooperative. This is where I first saw the leaf print plates that Reena and I registered for our wedding. I just window shopped today as the baby carriage was a bit much to bring into the store.
Here is Rose enjoying the warm day. I was in tee shirt and jeans and quite warm.