It seems like it was just yesterday that the local weather forecasters were in a frenzy because Denver had tied the all-time record for the longest streak without snow (232 days). That was back in December, but starting in January, it seems like it has been snowing every other day. In true Denver fashion, we get a day of snow and cold, a few days of sunshine and relatively warm temperatures, and back to snow and cold again. I took the photograph on the left as I walked my sister Susan's dog Blackberry down Evans Avenue past the University of Dener campus.
Since the snow had been shoveled and the temperatures fairly mild, we continued further into the campus, where I took the photograph on the right of the Evans Memorial Chapel, a popular spot for weddings and "student-driven religious activities." This chapel, built in 1878, was originally located in downtown Denver, but was moved "brick by brick" to its current location on the DU campus back in 1960.
I also took a photograph, as seen on the left, of the Mary Reed Building, which houses the administrative offices for the university, including that of the chancellor. The top floor of the central tower was once the office of the late Dick Lamm, the former governor of Colorado, who later became Co-Director of DU's Institute for Public Policy Studies. Lamm famously (or infamously) stated that the elderly have a duty to die, which did not go over too well with the senior crowd, as I recall. People can be so sensitive.
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