Oberlin Blogs

Spring has Sprung

April 30, 2013

Dara Lehrer ’16

in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman

whistles far and wee

and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring

when the world is puddle-wonderful

the queer
old balloonman whistles
far and wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

it's
spring
and
the

goat-footed

balloonMan whistles
far
and
wee

-- e.e. cummings

In honor of spring, I decided to take a few snapshots of the flowers. Being the hipster I am, I took some of the photos at night with flash.

A bed of roses in the dark

Close up of a flower petal

Branches of a tree with buddying pink flowers

But who could resist the sunshine?

Pink flowers on a tree

Purple flower buds on a branch

A yellow flower

Purple flowers in the grass

White flowers on a tree

Pink flowers on a tree

Decaying flower petals on concrete

A tree filled with pink flowers

Two trees filled with pink flowers

Trees filled with white flowers

Someone holds a bouquet of dandelions

It's spring!

A Letter to Pre-Oberlin Me

January 13, 2023

Charlize Villasenor

There will be countless days and nights that you’ll hold in your heart, maybe too many to fully remember, but I promise you’ll love the experience and you’ll grow exactly into who you need to be.