Harbingers of Fall

Back when I went to college a hundred years ago, I took a trunk of clothes, bedding, a typewriter, a dictionary, a lamp, two posters, some photos, a cassette player and my violin. It fit easily in the back of the Volvo station wagon. Over summer vacation, I packed up what I didn't need for 3 months and put the three boxes in a locker in the dorm basement.  

These days, enterprising companies bring these storage boxes to the Claremont Colleges in May.  Students put their storage items in these containers which get whisked away somewhere.  I know that the return of the upperclassmen is imminent when these boxes return.  First year students officially arrive this week, RAs and fall athletes have been here for awhile and everyone else arrives in a few days.

Another sign that our sleepy town will soon be bustling is the return of the Zipcars.  I don't know where the cars disappear over the summer, but in the last week the Priuses and Honda Hybrids have made their appearances.

July 28

This morning