I spent the morning at the Archaeology Fest at New College. It was an assignment from the paper, and I was happy to have it come my way. The festival, people and stories were interesting enough. But the location is one of my favorites. The college is located next door to the Ringling Museum; the campus overlooks Sarasota Bay. Up until 2006, New College shared their campus with the University of South Florida. I once took a literature class in the original Ringling mansion.
The mansion, renamed College Hall, had seen better days. Still, the classroom overlooked the bay and had a fireplace. If I hadn’t finished my reading for that day, I’d show up early and pray this bench was open.
The new USF campus is great. It’s all one building, laptops in the classrooms, the works. It’s just so very different. It was nice to walk the grounds and enjoy the beautiful day. I even spotted a couple of butterflies.
Buckeye
Black Swallowtail
The architecture is really nice. I love seeing old buildings from where bloggers live or visit. Your butterfly pics are great. I do not get to see those two unless I visit the butterfly conservatory near my home.
I never see buckeyes in my garden, so it was a treat for me too.