The neogothic buildings that usually surround me constantly are being strangled, completely covered, by ivy. It's nice, really. Spring is really here, and so is all the new growth. Gray stone, mud yards, bland colors, are disapearing and in their place are vibrant colored plants trees ground covering shrubs and flowers. Nature wins once again and overcomes the depressive sight that this university can sometimes portray after a seemingly long winter. Now if only the weather will cooperate.