tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post114420898421134195..comments2023-07-30T00:48:17.375-07:00Comments on Flotsam and Jetsam: Some Alone TimeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654306738114455921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1144545167799661452006-04-08T18:12:00.000-07:002006-04-08T18:12:00.000-07:00I'll email you my dad's name and description --- (...I'll email you my dad's name and description --- (he was a prof) it would be very cool if they knew each other. (So, it was not news for you that the rhodies "vanished" at night! Darn . . . clearly I'll have to work harder to amaze you.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1144335564263713562006-04-06T07:59:00.000-07:002006-04-06T07:59:00.000-07:00Ahh, I wonder if your Father knew mine. My Dad (no...Ahh, I wonder if your Father knew mine. My Dad (now retired) started working in B&G (now "Facilities Management") in the mid-70s and he actually planted many of the rhodos, so the gardens have that much more significance to me.<BR/><BR/>The whole campus is very much a part of my life. My Mother also works here, and I have been kicking around the place since I was old enough to toddle through the stacks. Guess it made sense for me to work here too.<BR/><BR/>I don't remember a dirt road... but I do remember the old Gymnasium, and the lack of many buildings. Have you looked at a campus map lately? You'd barely recognize it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654306738114455921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1144335196385854642006-04-06T07:53:00.000-07:002006-04-06T07:53:00.000-07:00This post makes me happy.As a kid, my father took ...This post makes me happy.<BR/><BR/>As a kid, my father took me up to campus regularly to see the B&G guys planting the UVic campus. I saw the pin oaks heeled in and am old enough to remember when (I'm really dating myself here) there was a dirt road leading from the Sub to the construction site that was to be Clearihue. (One of my first memories.)<BR/><BR/>I was older when they put in the rhodies, but I remember my father (no longer with us) saying, "My God, this is going to be a gorgeous campus." He visited the guys regularly, and heard the stories (did you know that UVic rhodies are stolen regularly by dedicated Victoria gardeners?)<BR/><BR/>Anyhow . . . I hope walking the ground lifted your spirits. The original planners (a group of quiet, sweet older men) really intended it to create peaceful little natural escapes for students, staff and faculty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com