March 26th: Sunny Friday in Spring

It seemed like a perfect fall day as I wandered slowly home across campus today.  Yes, I know, it's spring now, not fall, but it was the kind of cool, breezy, yet crisply sunny day that felt a little more like October than rainy, pale March.  I even saw a few bright leaves on the sidewalk, remnants of last year's color that had managed to cling to the trees over the winter until the new buds of spring finally forced them to loose their hold.  It was a good day to be alive. Adding to the liveliness of the day, many of the students were in good spirits and out enjoying the sun as well.  The basketball and badminton courts were crowded, and the streets and sidewalks were a constant stream of friends walking arm in arm and bicycles drifting along in no hurry.