Pretty as a Picture

My parents came to visit me this past weekend and we spent Saturday walking around Holland, eating good food, and enjoying each others company. As the day wore on and the weather reports kept updating, my dad became increasingly concerned about leaving as late as they had originally planned on with the impending snow storm. So, they adjusted their departure time and I pulled myself out of bed at 5:45 on Sunday morning to go see them off. As I walked over to the Haworth Inn where they had stayed I marveled at the beauty of our campus. I was the only one out with about 3 inches of fresh, sparkling snow covering the campus. Since I was already awake I figured I might as well take a stroll around campus with my camera after saying goodbye to my parents.

These are a few of my favorites pictures from Sunday morning.

The view from Van Vleck’s porch looking out towards Lubbers.

Good old, beautiful VV

The snow covered Pine Grove

The cross lit atop Dimnent Chapel

The Hope anchor

The Hope College arch with one of my favorite buildings in the background, Graves.

The Hope Anchor. Again. You can never have too many pictures of the anchor.

The Hope College sign, the anchor, Voorhees Hall and the President’s house in the distance. Quintessential Hope College.

The Hope College arch through which countless students have walked beneath on their journeys across our stunning campus.

Yes, once again, the anchor. Also Van Wylen Library is across the street in the corner of the photo.

I love taking pictures of campus because it never ceases to surprise me with just how beautiful the place I go to college is.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and have a happy Hump day!
~Erin

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