Christmas 2017

It was a nice Christmas. On Christmas Day, Pam, Greg, Rebecca, Sean, and I opened presents after having brunch here. Then we all drove to niece Christine's house for dinner.

Today I took my usual close-up of the tree decorations:

Then a few hours later, I was having a before dinner drink and noticed the reflection of the tree lights into my glass of bourbon. This is what it looked like:

Vermeer exhibit at National Gallery of Art

It was a real family affair. Pam and I met Rebecca, Sean, and Sean's parents to see the paintings. "The Geographer is of my favorites:

After leaving the museum we all had a nice meal at a restaurant downtown.

Second snow of the season

Neither were major, but today's left some interesting patterns on the pond:

Some scenes around campus

I got inside Cole Fieldhouse a few days ago. Although the indoor practice field is complete and is shown below, I believe the work in other parts of the facility is still going on.

Since both of my classes this past semester are in the Art History Department, I spend a lot of time in the Parren Mitchell Building, formerly called the Art/Sociology Building. A few days ago, I looked out a window and noticed the clouds, so I took this picture.