Another Day At The Office

Day 64: The first four hours of my workday were spent listening to a series of fascinating student presentations, the culmination of a course-cum-volunteer experience developed by The Evergreen State College. I was delighted with the variety of approaches the students took in examining the human interface with Nature. That said, we had a bit of it going on both outside and inside the Longmire Community Building. It had been snowing most of the morning, Mount Rainier hidden somewhere among the clouds. The snow stopped as we were preparing to take a short break between panels, and a shout from one person brought most of the group outside to see the Mountain's new finery, those of us with cameras rapidly clicking away. It was good to be up and active, since someone had neglected to turn on the heat in the building and the indoor temperature had barely crept above 55°. I was glad to get back to the office in the afternoon, first priority a cup of hot coffee. The students split into small groups and went hiking, thoroughly enjoying this conclusive chapter in their studies.