Poulsen's by the Great Lakes: Come Take a Walk With Us

It is unbelievable around here right now as the students all return to school. In the two huge dorms across the street from us hundreds, yes hundreds, of cars, U-Hauls, vans, and trucks are being unloaded with all the paraphernalia that a college student needs. I even saw a big white Wal-Mart bus that I assume was there to take the students back and forth to Wal-Mart to pick up those last minute details to outfit a dorm room. We have had a ton of kids move into the Living Center here this week as well so things are really lively. The start of any school year is lots of fun and there is always a bit of excitement in the air. We are thrilled to have the returning students back and are looking forward to meeting all the new ones. Fall institute classes begin this week so we are back in full swing again.
The woods behind our apartment sound like a full on jungle at night. The woods are beautiful and obviously home to all kinds of wildlife. From time to time the ward has a bonfire in a cleared area.
We try to walk nearly every day, and one of our favorite walks is through the various gardens on the MSU campus. The grounds were so stark and barren all winter that I could never imagine how much beauty was hidden beneath the blankets of snow and ice. The grass is so green and there are acres and acres of it everywhere. (They have some real serious lawn movers around here.) Flowers bloom everywhere and all kinds and many varieties and they are ever changing because of the seasons. We have adopted these gardens as our own while we are here and we love to check on them daily to make sure the gardeners are doing their job. Come take a walk with us through our gardens.