It may be slow arriving, but spring on Mayflower Hill is spectacular. After a long winter of snow and cold, the moment of warmth arrives seemingly overnight with a burst of hope and promise. The daffodils pop through the earth’s surface, the buds on the trees thicken and burst, and the birds sing a soundtrack for the season.
As the last snowbanks disappear, flowers bloom in the sunny corners of campus. Students do, too, and those who just weeks ago hustled across Miller Lawn in parkas and hats now hang out there, meeting friends to study, talk, or just relax in the Adirondack chairs, faces happily turned toward the sun.
In April, the grass gets greener, the days feel warmer, and the semester seems to go by faster and faster. Soon, it will be time for commencement and to say goodbye to the Class of 2026. But for now, it’s not too late to make memories and bask in the beauty of Colby in the spring.
