Spring Emerges At Loomis Chaffee

Exploring the new life on campus.

The sharp contrast between the dead thorn bush pictured above and the newly sprouting grass covered in metling snow on the bottow high-lights the departure of the harsh winter and arrival of the lively, wel-coming spring on The Island.

The last of the snow’s melting ushered in the beginnings of spring on campus. Pictured here are some of the last signs of the winter as it receeds into the past: melting snow in and around bushes, around the base of a pine tree, and a plow truck that re-mained in the parking lot long after the roadways were cleared.

Various species of flower have begun to bloom all across cam-pus, ranging in color from vivid white to yellow to deep violets and vibrant blues.

Pictured below are some of the first creatures to ven-ture out of their hiding form the uninhabitable win-ter, ncluding the first bug to appear on The Island and one of the chickens that remain on campus through-out all seasons.

Surrounding the icon-ic sundial in the Rock Quad, grass seems to regain life as the small, sharp leaves turn from a dim brown to lushous shades of green.

The blue skies of spring and summer have also appeared on campus, with their pure, whispy clounds and blues as vibrant as the most ex-quisit flower.

The warming of the spring has also brought some-thing else to Loomis, the option to comfortably spend time outside with friends.

The following images dis-play how different groups on campus spent their time outside.

Seasons come and go in Windsor, Connecticut just as they do in most New England towns. However, the transition from the cold, harsh and seemingly solitary existence of winter to the warm, welcoming rebirth of life on the “Island” is abundantly evident with the emer-gence of all manner of flora and fauna, not the least of which is the Pelican. As the “Is-land” wakes from its slumber and sheds its frosty blanket, so too do the Pelicans shed their parkas, spread their wings and enjoy all that the campus has to offer. The arrival of spring on the “Island” is a time eagerly awaited and enthusiastically embraced.