I am just beginning to learn the “seasons of academic life” here at WSU. It turns out, May is all about transition. There is an intense lead up to the grand finale of graduation where students and their loved ones wander in small herds all about the campus and faculty and staff are inundated with […]
Watching clouds move over high-rise buildings in the dense urban landscape of Seattle. A very different sort of place than the cattails in my Palouse backyard. Two parts of Washington state, both important, both with their roles to fill. My thoughts circle around how we work together statewide to train the veterinary specialists we need […]
Feeling good this morning, I rode my bike to work for the first time this spring (electric bike, before you get too excited). I had that experience of conversing with myself about all the reasons it would be easier to drive –biked anyway – and was rewarded with a beaver sighting in the South Fork of […]
When I arrived on the Palouse, I remember the quip — if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few hours. This late winter, early spring transition has been, well, breathtaking. Treacherous ice to glorious sunshine to hail followed by dramatic sunsets. Days are getting longer! I wanted to share with you all my growing enthusiasm […]
Staring out at the rolling hills, an admittedly gray day in the Palouse, I reminisce about sitting on a hillside, at our evening camp, overlooking the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania and watching zebra and wildebeest wander by. It was pretty special. Some of the most spectacular moments were sitting with Felix Lankester, Paul G. Allen […]
I will admit to sometimes feeling uninspired. In the days of COVID, decreased contact with the world and all of its wonders (colleagues, food, friends, travel…the list is, well, endless) can really impair our ability to remember why we are here and why it matters. This week I remember.