Finals Week

Campus 3, originally uploaded by Gail Coulter.
End of the quarter. Students cluster in small groups to study or bemoan. Whispers of I wish I had studied more. Faces taught with strain from all nighters and coffee hangovers, an essence of somberness. A reflection of the importance of the tasks.

Last Day of the Quarter

Campus 2, originally uploaded by Gail Coulter.
Presentations are done. Projects are turned in. Papers are graded and handed back. Grades have been determined. I can breathe.

Midterms

Tree in Bay, originally uploaded by Gail Coulter.
I’m grading papers. Projects are due. Tests are scheduled. I’d rather be taking a walk in the park. My students would rather I’d be taking a walk in the park. Let’s just go for that walk in the park, right along the bay. Projects can wait for a [...]

Derisive Term

Old Goat, originally uploaded by Gail Coulter. 
I was walking through the sacred, sanctified halls of Old Main today, one of the oldest buildings on campus. I overheard a student discussing one of his professors. He had several uncomplimentary things to say (which I won’t mention), the least of which was “old goat.” I couldn’t help [...]

Beginning Readers – A Little Book for My Nieces and Nephews and Grandchildren

 
Francis Frog’s Busy Day
Written By Auntie

My name is Francis Frog.  I met my mom in a toy shop.  
Now, I live with my mom and dad in a house.

I like to read a book about frogs or about dogs.
I like to swing when I play in the park. 

I have a pot for tea and [...]

Gardening in My Office

Delphinians in Bloom, originally uploaded by Gail Coulter.
A while back, a student came by to see me and said she was thinking of becoming a professor. I asked her why she thought she would like this line of work. She said it was because of all the free time. That all professors had to do [...]