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VT is colorful again. Having nothing to do with the football fanaticism taking over campus (in addition to that gawdy ESPN Gameday satellite parked in the middle of Alumni Mall), the bright orange and yellows and deep reds are making their perfectly silent presence known.
The weather is even throwing in a peculiar spin. The breezes are taking over. While forecasts will predict a high in the low 70s, that temperature can only be found in direct sunlight for a few moments around 1:30pm - then back come the breezes. Once the sun goes down, Blacksburg emulates the desert and the temperature drops. This creates a particular problem for dressing appropriately; it’s 30 degrees at 8am, 40 at 10am, 50 at 11am, 60 at noon, 70 at 1pm, 60 at 2pm, and so on. Literally (although the “so on” shouldn’t continually be interpretted down to -10 at 9pm and whatnot; that would just be silly).
Anyways. The sights and atmosphere makes it prime time for some Frou Frou or Coldplay.
Watching the sunset from the War Memorial pylons and eating fresh fruit is amazing.
November 5th, 2005 at 3:04 am
Other albums that always make me think of winter in Blacksburg:
Kings of Convenience - Quite Is The New Loud
Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank The Cradle
Múm - Finally We Are No One
Clinic - Walking With Thee