On May 8, 1945, when news came of the surrender of Germany, ended World War II in Europe, Proctor students celebrated by transplanting sugar maple saplings from the woods north of school to center of campus--along North Street. Sixty-two years and five months later, these venerable trees are ablaze with autumnal color.
Struggling from years of acid rain, soil compaction and ice storms, they stand as magnificent tributes to endurance. What fitting tributes to the men and women who secured the Allied victory on V-E Day!
This page marks a personal landmark, as it is the first in which all images have been edited on Adobe Photoshop's Lightroom application. This is a nice time of the year to be shooting and editing photographs!
Indeed, it is a glorious Saturday. At 10:00 AM on Saturdays, teams of advisee groups meet at Eco-dorm to organize collection of recyclable cans, plastics and glass from all classroom buildings and all dormitories.
It's a fun social event, but it is work. On a day such as this, however, no one seems to be complaining.
A mini-bus tows a trailor/wagon which is piled high with one week's accumulated waste. Recycling saves approximately 90% of the energy required to manufacture new containers. Rock music blares from iPods as the bus moves from building to building.
