Swings

Whenever I see an image of the swingset outside the library I am filled with emotion and nostalgia and memories.

A really pure area, devoid of stress or worry.  The only issue is which swing you want to use.  And it's right outside the library, so when life/school seems impossible it is always there waiting for you to relax and swing. 

Overlooking the pond and river, you can always see beautiful sunsets and people walking along the path near QA or on Route 5. I can vividly recall at least a dozen meaningful conversations I had there.

Even though it is really simple and I only spent a few hours of my life there, I think it is something that I will always think about when I need to escape the real world for a moment and focus on something simple and rhythmic, something that makes sense.

Changing Face of Route 5

Check out this wonderful image longtime reader "KC" dug up recently.  The top image is from awhile ago when SMCM was St. Mary's Female Seminary, while the bottom image was taken within the past year.  Look at all the foliage/land/lack of erosion/lower water levels on the top image!  What a difference a few decades can make [actually upon closer inspection it is hard to determine where exactly on Route 5 the top photo was taken, it looks like it was taken closer to the area where the River Center currently is, so this may be more indicative of the land there, but I think there was still a lot more land here than there is today]. 

Cool stuff.  I found some nice photos that indicate the massive erosion at The Point [which I may have posted already???] that I will post at some point. 

New Frisbee Golf Course

A new frisbee golf course just opened up North on Route 5 at Lancaster Park in Lexington Park. It's a pretty legit course too, because they have those baskets that you have to get the disc into (I'm pretty sure you have to get the disc in the chain basket), unlike playing at St. Mary's where you just hit stuff.

I think I'd like to try the course sometime. If someone is driving up there to play let me know.

Foot Bridge Repairs

Derek Thornton sent out an email awhile ago about repairs to the Route 5 footbridge. Any ultimate or rugby player probably knows how annoying this footbridge is, because there is very little room between the fast cars and yourself due to the narrowness of the bridge. Hopefully they widened the bridge a bit!