Ramblings of a Wandering Luney

Fall break has been great!! I love the peace and quiet across the mostly empty campus. Everyone on my half of the dorm went home for break too. This morning I soaked in the peacefulness of the campus as I walked to Redfern. Shivering in the misting rain, I decided to not take people's word on the weather over IM because sarcasm can easily be mistaken. But Daniel was right, it was a beautiful day. The completely gray sky seemed to only accent the beauty in the slowly changing leaves. The rain had shaken the leaves in such a way that they seemed to make a colorful walkway leaving the grass on the sides untouched. The air was warm, but the misting rain added a cool feel (cold to a person in a sleevless shirt). It actually reminded me walking out to the bridge to see the sunrise yesterday morning. The air was cold, and we were all bundled up in sweatshirts and blankets. The fog wrapped itself thickly on everything it touch making an ethereal world. Most people would have been disappointed because the fog hid the sunrise (and afterall, we did walk out to the bridge at 6:30 in the morning to see it), but I thought the beauty of the fog over the lake make up for it. Rocks skipping across the peaceful water, across the reflections of five college students. Peacefullness. Something I havn't experienced often here. How could I among 17,000 students? I think I'll make staying at Clemson over the break a yearly tradition.