Lila Prime

 This pedestrian tunnel beneath the train tracks is, apparently, below the level of the water table post-rainfall. Huzzah for water pressure...

I jotted down many quotes in this time interval, because every. single. social. interaction. now feels deeply meaningful and like a carefull...

When I walked to work this morning the sun had just risen and it was cold, so I wore my jacket and mittens. But it turned out to be a warm,...

These posters mysteriously appeared on April 1 across campus. They are expressing ... something ... stridently. It's just not ...

It's incredibly picturesque here. And that's true even without the filters added! This post's theme word is revet (v. tr.), ...

It's been lovely getting some real snow that stays on the ground and accumulates. Idyllic! I was amused to see that the artificial turf ...

I take attendance by having the students answer a question. The questions are informed by recent events, course material, and whatever else ...

It's only nominally winter here. The February daffodils have arrived; I didn't even know such a thing existed. Parc de l'Île ...

The weather today was clear and cool, an invitation to emotionally open up, to start anticipating spring, to remember that not all  shirts ...

Let's take a moment to appreciate Parisian winter. It is mid-January, and currently raining. Paris is warm and tropical --- compare wit...

The fact of living on a sphere, and gradually rotating to face a flaming ball of plasma and gas, is occasionally lovely and dramatic. Ju...

The day is clear and crisp, like an autumnal day, full of promise and energy. The sky is full of clouds that are worthy of a fresco. T...

The nighttime lighting on this church's gothic façade is dramatic. It nearly evokes lightning from the sky, except that it was cold and ...

In my clime-of-origin, November is already blustery and cold. Snow is possible. So no matter how many times I experience it, the transition...

Whoops, typo, by "paradise" I mean "Paris". Look at those fluffy clouds. If you look long enough, you may see the cherub...

The Portland sunset was spectacular today, and I had a front-row seat on the waterfront. There goes our favorite mass of incandescent ga...

Saarbrücken is a pretty city, a lovely place to seek cool refuge from the sweltering sun and treelessness of denser and more tropical citi...

I've been in Germany all week, living the exciting research life. The weather has been lovely, cool, clear, sunny, pleasant. Like a perf...

At the Parc des Buttes Chaumont.  The hilliness and bridges and water features make me feel at home. Near Rue des Rosiers, an interes...

There's a reason many tourist photos come out so identically: there is simply one point from which the view is spectacular, serene, wel...