Snow

And so begins the second season of Olaf: winter, complete with snow, cold, and wind. The minute snow starts to fall on the campus the landscape is completely altered. What was barren trees and dying grass has been blanketed by a sheet of white. It is the signal of a semester coming to a close, Christmas Fest approaching, and the holiday season nearing. The landscape here at Olaf now reflects the many meanings that lie behind the symbol of snow. To me it says my time at Olaf is coming to a close for a little bit. The semester is winding down and soon I will be leaving Olaf for a while which is a bittersweet feeling. Snow also signals celebration and holiday. Soon thousands of people will descend on campus people will reconnect and be merry, so snow on the land gives me a joyous feeling reminiscing about past years here. Snow also allows people to make their own mark on the landscape soon you will see snowmen standing outside your windows, greeting you as you enter buildings, or doing whatever else, but they will be there invoking their own meanings on the landscape. So now that snow has fallen a whole new world is out there and St. Olaf takes on a new meanings to me.