Sunday, January 22, 2012

sandals in the snow

Fluff and I went for a walk around the pond on campus. I don't know what the kids did last night, but they did something. It was cold last night, below zero, and we have a fresh half foot of powdery snow. But warm 20F and sunny for our walk.

There was an odd collection at the center of the pond. A circle had been cleared of snow. Inside the circle: a 6 foot table, tipped on it's side; a pile of cardboard; and a circle of folding chairs. The shore of the frozen pond was littered with crushed red Solo cups. I saw several sandals: some in pairs, some sadly mismatched. I saw a sweatshirt, some underwear, a grass skirt, and more cups.

It was noon, but I didn't see any students. There were several other adults walking dogs. No students, just random sandals in the snow.