Beauty

Beauty is fleeting, but it is also everywhere. The cherry tree blossoms are fading now and small green leaves are taking their place. But, for every cherry tree in the neighborhood there are 2 or 3 dogwood trees that are just beginning their time to flower. Unfortunately, in New Orleans and in Poplarville we can seldom grow dogwood trees successfully. They are susceptible to a fungus, called Anthracnose which is a problem throughout the northwestern and eastern US, but particularly in damp areas. According to the site I found on the Internet horticulturists are working to develop new cultivars that are resistant to the disease. I hope it works--the dogwood is a native tree that is too pretty to disappear.

Speaking of horticulture, there are courses everywhere at Auburn that I would love to take this summer. I've looked at "Organic Gardening" and "Herbaceous Ornamentals" in Horticulture; "Cloud Computing" in Computer Science; "Integration of Technology into Curriculum" in Education; "Introduction to Numerical Analysis" in Math; and "Current Issues in Information Systems for Organizations" in Business just to name a few and except for Horticulture I only looked in departments that I thought ISE would approve of...they are paying for my classes.

I'm meeting with Dr. Smith on Monday about my project, maybe I'll have time to talk with her about the summer at that time.