Faith, Folklore, and Friends

The best thing about getting to work early at UNA is you can have your choice of parking places. The second best thing is the light is perfect for capturing fall color when there are just a few people on campus. These images were taken on October 28 using an Iphone 4. It does not, of course, come close to the beauty of the real thing.  I hope you can visit the campus in the next few days while these colors are showing off.

Autumn comes in with a swath of color, and the brightest yellows come from goldenrod, growing wild along road sides and anywhere the seed can take root.  I love seeing it growing with purple iron weeds and other  wildflowers.  Sometimes, I cut it and bring it inside to enjoy. Our family is not afflicted with allergies, so we look at goldenrod differently than some folks. It is not the main culprit in the allergy wars, however; ragweed causes many more allergy problems than goldenrod.  One of my students comes to class armed with tissues, and uses them all while she is there, her eyes watering and nose dripping constantly.  Her allergy medication causes her to be sleepy, so she can't take it while she is at school.  She will be more than happy when the last stalk of ragweed and goldenrod succumbs to frost.  It may be at its peak now, so enjoy it even if you have to keep your distance.  Too soon, it will be re...