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<\/p>\nReflection<\/u><\/p>\n
Reading through the blog site it appears winter is a time for reflection, although I am new to the season.\u00a0 I have postponed my conclusion with this job and inevitable winter experience by traveling south for a few weeks of sunshine and play.\u00a0 While I\u2019m cresting my third year as an Oregonian, up from the tropics of Hawai\u2019i, I still seem to resist winter as a part of my annual cycle. \u00a0I initially dreaded the arrival of chapped lips and obligatory coats, but I found myself rooting for the season when I arrived back home this year. The balmy month of January and my memories of dry, warm December had me pulling for the underdog to at least not make an embarrassment of itself. \u00a0True to form, the season saluted me with the coldest day of the year my first day back at work.<\/p>\n
I could read into this as an omen that one cannot escape winter, that it eventually must come to pass, but come on.\u00a0 We\u2019re scientists. That stuffs for tarot cards and horoscopes (which, by the way, is totally cool if that\u2019s what you\u2019re into.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure you could find a great reading from half the residents of my town, Ashland, OR, but I digress). \u00a0Regardless, here I am on an assuredly wintery day writing a reflection on the year past.<\/p>\n
I have decided, after this rather rambling introduction, to actually present my reflection as a poem. \u00a0However before finishing I need to thank Stacy, my mentor, and my coworkers, Sienna & Shannon, who are bright spots as human beings.\u00a0 \u00a0So without further ado, here is my haiku:<\/p>\n
Collecting summer\u2019s seeds,<\/p>\n
Despite the strain to obtain,<\/p>\n
Brings warmth in winter.<\/p>\n
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Reflection Reading through the blog site it appears winter is a time for reflection, although I am new to the season.\u00a0 I have postponed my conclusion with this job and inevitable winter experience by traveling south for a few weeks … Continue reading