And then we also had a few birds pass overhead:
The grading is done, the semester is over. The office floor can once again be seen. I even opened up my computer, messed with some wires, and fixed my 11-1 memory card reader. I can't tell you how such ambition is literally sucked away like low tide during the term. Over winter break I expect to read at least ten books, and, perhaps, begin writing one or two of my own. Four weeks "off"--clock starts when I started this blog post. See you on the flip side.
Sometimes I've suspected it...but you're really smoking crack, aren't you? You crazy poets. Hmph.
ReplyDeleteI think you're so orgasmical that you're missing all the BROWN and DEAD in that picture.
:)
16th is Pam at Digging's slot for the Foliage Followup meme ...
ReplyDeleteI like your tall prairie, Benjamin. I'm a fan of tall perennials and grasses too, and their yellowing leaves have a quiet beauty all their own. Great for winter hiking.
ReplyDeleteClever: my garden looks like that now, too.
ReplyDeleteAm still grading papers, owing to playing with blog (er, procrastination). Time off starts Monday.
Have always enjoyed the rusts, browns & beige of fall and early winter.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy New Year. jim and pat
ReplyDeleteKyna--It's not dead. Besides, the line between death and life is thin, hazy at best. Look at frogs who overwinter with crystallized, frozen blood. Are they dead, or alive?
ReplyDeleteD--thanks! I made a stop over there.
Pam--I'm a fan ov anythign taller than me or my fence which blocks neighbor windows! :)
Adrian--I've found grading papers at the end goes fast, though it doesnt' start out fast. Since students never see the papers again, I just read through them efficiently.
RBell--Fall is my favorite season! It really is!
Jim--Back at you Jim and Pat. Thanks!