It's fitting that the semester would begin on a cloudy, rainy day. One in which I'd rather be curled up on the couch reading and sipping tea...but instead I'm working in the digital lab. The semester has started so abruptly and I'm feeling foggy and slow while it quietly drizzles outside.

I'm ready for semester #2. I know it'll be tough--my intuition senses that already. But I'd rather just jump in than wait around.

I've been hiking a lot lately, and I've been taking photographs of tiny little worlds. Here are a few...