Category Archives: Bill’s Essays

I was on campus Wednesday and ran into Nick Petrucci out on the walk between the Conference Center and the Gym. He wanted to know if I had seen any signs of spring. Here goes: My box turtle has awakened… Continue reading →

It was a perfect day: warm and sunny with a Colorado-blue sky. Deborah and I (and our dog, Kozmo) headed up the ridge trail from the Roaring Run parking lot just outside of Apollo. We were hoping to shake off the rust of winter and see if all of the treadmill and exercise bike work during the cold, snowy months had done enough to keep our hiking and climbing muscles in shape…

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We have had a real roller coaster of a spring this year. Temperatures have jumped between the low twenties and the high seventies, and our April showers have changed into blinding snow storms right before our eyes. We have adjusted… Continue reading →

Here are some more observations….spring is upon us! March 25, 2007 (Sunday) Signs of Spring Two nights ago Deborah and I heard the first spring peepers of the season. These small, seasonal frogs set up evening choruses of calls as… Continue reading →

Signs of Spring (March 4, 2007) I have made a number of observations over the past week that, in spite of the fresh snow cover we all woke up to this morning, point very strongly to nearness of spring. Last… Continue reading →

Deborah and I were out hiking again his weekend. We lined up a list of observations dominated by the letter “T.” We sat trillium, tadpoles, trout lilies, ticks, and titmice…. Continue reading →