Friday, January 18, 2008

first week of class

Here it is Friday again, my first week of classes done and now only 15 left till finals. Classes this week went great, my fear of having an assignment due and not knowing about it didn’t happen, and I have now made it through the getting all my textbooks bought, class packets copied, and Visa paperwork turned into the Lawyer. Only one snafu with it all and that was at one of the copy centers they gave me the wrong book, but the right study material, I was real worried about having to argue with them and was memorizing what to say when I got in, but when the guy saw me holding the book he already knew the problem and said they do stuff like that all the time. The weather this week has been hit and miss, Monday was another great day, that night it rained and it got to the low 50s for Tuesday. Wednesday the sun came out and a moderate day followed, but it rained again and another cold, wet day. Then it got even colder about 33 when I woke up this morning. All of this wouldn’t be so bad, but it is rare for a building to be heated, it really sucks when you can see your breath with in class and at home.

Monday and Wednesday I took a lot of pictures at school and walking home from Tec, so Thursday I figured I wouldn’t need my camera, but of course that day I see one of the Peacocks on campus. This was the second time I saw it on campus and it was walking along one of the outdoor halls, I was so mad. Today with the rain gone, I decided I would bear the cold and during my hour break search for a peacock. I got a good deal more pictures of campus, and noticed that there were placards everywhere for the different animals and plants on campus, including the European Deer and the Peacock. On the hunt I also found ducklings, a stray cat, and a goose. Finally I found him, today his position was more then I could have hoped for. He was perched on a stair rail by the library just so you could see his entire tail dangling beneath him. I then walked toward him and got many pictures from all angles. I was so excited and with 30 minutes to spare. Here is his picture



Hope you enjoyed the two albums from Wednesday; here is one from my quest and my walk home, a different route because the bus driver took forever to stop. Hope everyone else had a good week and has a great and relaxing weekend. Tomorrow I am going on a trip to caves nearby so stay tuned for more pictures.

1 comment:

Sr. Suzanne Fitzmaurice, OSB said...

Those are some great pictures! Love the ones of the peacock.

Glad to hear class went well and you are getting in the swing of things.