Brugmansia ‘Ecuador Pink’ blooming in a container in Cosby Courtyard. photo credit: J. Coceano
Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterflies’ in the John W. Nason Garden. photo credit: J. Coceano
Aristolochia fimbriata growing along side of Parrish Hall. photo credit: J. Coceano
Colchicum ‘Violet Queen’ appearing along Magill Walk. photo credit: J. Coceano
Summer heat is not complete without thunderstorms and lightning. As a kid you probably feared the sound of thunder more than lightning, while as an adult you know the lightning can cause the greatest damage, especially to trees.
Stuck by lightning this past summer, this Quercus phellos exhibits common physical indicators of a lightning strike, vertical stripping. photo credit: R. Robert
This summer a Quercus phellos by Sharples Dining Hall was stuck. Typical of common physical indicators of a lightning strike, vertical stripping displaying the wood underneath the bark was present long the trunk of the tree and on some major limbs. Bark…
Professor of Studio Art, Syd Carpenter welcomed the Class of 2014 to Swarthmore College by inviting them to “notice what you notice.” She encouraged the future artists, engineers, sociologists, mathematicians, and linguistics of the class of 2014 to observe, question, and react to the stimuli in their world. She advocated that everyone take notice as you may never know what inspiration will lead to.
Professor of Studio Art Syd Carpenter. photo credit: E. Kostans
As Syd referenced, nature and the garden are great sources of inspiration for people of all professions and walks of life. She noted how a biologist admires the…
