Not Quite A Promenade

This is the view from the bench outside the building where I'm taking a very brief summer session class.  I'm not usually a big fan of late 20th century architecture; but I am beginning to appreciate this structure more and more everyday.  I notice how the pillars echo the line of trees.  Those damnable, filthy maples again.  I notice how they both frame the little patch of grass.

To my left is a little grotto  consisting of several crabapples and a ring of lilacs.  Earlier this season the perfume was so overwhelming I could smell them from inside the building before the doors even opened.  I wondered who I should thank.

Ahead and a bit to the left is the bulk of the main building.  I relish how the boxy shapes are punctuated by the glassy curve of the theatre entrance.  I know that in the winter, the inside  of that lobby area positively dances with reflected light from glass, and snow, and ice.  One of the only nice happenings during our excessively oppressive winters.

Another landscape grouping I have come to appreciate is this one of three evergreens.  Practical in these parts, of course, but these aren't just any bits of greenery.  These are blue spruce.  Magnificent in any light, but especially so laden with snow.  Sweet in these hot summer months also.  Did I mention blue spruce are VERY expensive?  See "Who Do I Thank?" above.

One final peek.  These three windows intrigue me. I find the offset placement attractive and I like the way it breaks up the lines of the brick.  That brick itself is fascinating.  All these buildings were constructed at different times.  Under different school administrations, which I'm sure made a difference.  But, see how all the brick colors and patterns complement each other.  Somebody thought of that.  Somebody planned it that way.  Somebody cared.

I'm not a big fan of 20th century architecture.  Not a student of it either.  But I appreciate what I see here every single day.

Not quite a promenade; but lovely in its own right.  Thanks to whomever from a grateful girl.