LoP 10/2

Hi all, we are meeting in front of the Honors College today at 2. We will be riding downtown to discuss the "Main Street" essays. Bring water!

LoP 9/13

Next week's reading and discussion will be over "The Great Good Place" and "Classic Coffeehouses." Meet at Tech Terrace Park unless otherwise notified.

MEC 9/13

Next Monday's reading is The Solace of Open Spaces, by Gretel Ehrlich.

EVHM 2302 Literature of Place (LoP) 9/2

This week we will be meeting with our bicycles at the Outdoor Pursuits Center. From there we will ride to Holly Hoppe Ice Cream Shoppe where we will discuss this week's reading: "Outside Lies Magic," by John Stilgoe.

Mother Earth Chronicles (MEC) 9/2

Hi everyone,

Remember that we are meeting in our regular tutorial groups this week, where we will be doing a writing exercise. No assignments are due until next week's tutorials; at that time you will hand in your first draft to me and all of your tutorial mates, to be edited for the following week's tutorial.

Please Read "Heaven and Earth in Jest" by Annie Dillard on page 22 of your course packet. We will be discussing this in the Monday class discussion.

Fieldcraft 3/28

Hi everyone--

LLL today. Bring your binoculars and be prepared to walk. It looks like it is going to be a pretty day, so we will spend a short time on introducing mapping, and then go out into the field for bird and wildflower ID.

Cheers,

Dr T

Fieldcraft 3/20/13

Hi all! I almost forgot to tell you where we are going to meet. Let's meet at Lubbock Lake Landmark tomorrow. Bring your field guides, journals, and binoculars. Be prepared to walk long distances. We will be looking for spring migrants and early blooming wildflowers.

Cheers,

Dr T

Fieldcraft 3/20/13

Hi all! I almost forgot to tell you where we are going to meet. Let's meet at Lubbock Lake Landmark tomorrow. Bring your field guides, journals, and binoculars. Be prepared to walk long distances. We will be looking for spring migrants and early blooming wildflowers.

Cheers,

Dr T

Fieldcraft 3/6

Hi all—




Your journals are ready.



Please meet at LLL tomorrow at 2:20. Be prepared to walk 2-3 miles. Bring your journals, binoculars, and bird field guides (if you have one). Dress according to the weather.



Cheers,



Dr T

Fieldcraft 2/27

Hi all—




Tomorrow doesn’t look especially warm, but it won’t be especially cold, either. Therefore, I think it is a perfect day to meet on campus at the courtyard behind the English and Philosophy buildings and do a little lesson on drawing things in perspective. Be prepared to sit on the ground and dress warmly.



Cheers,



Dr T

Fieldcraft journals cancelled

Fieldcraft journals will not be due this week. Turn them in next week.

Fieldcraft 2/19

Hi everyone—




I have been in one administrative meeting after another all week and will not be able to get your journals graded by today. I’m going to take them home tonight and grade them and bring them to you in class tomorrow.



Also, tomorrow looks like it will be a windy day, and not a good one for sitting around a lake trying to draw geese. Meet instead at Lubbock Lake Landmark at 2:20.



Cheers,



Dr T

Fieldcraft 2/13

Hi all—

Let’s meet at Urbanovsky Park tomorrow at 2. We will be drawing birds. Dress for the weather and prepare to sit on the ground.

Fieldcraft 2/6

Hi everyone—




High tomorrow is supposed to be around 61, but it will be windy, in the 20-30 mph range. I think we can still draw trees, but there will not be many birds to see (why is that?). Meet at Urbanovsky park at 2. If necessary, we will then go over to the Englih building courtyard, where we will be more protected from the wind. Dress warmly, in layers, and be prepared to sit on the ground.



Cheers,



Dr T

Fieldcraft 1/30

Hi everyone--

It looks like tomorrow will be another pretty day, with temperatures right around 60 F during class time. I'd like to take advantage of the nice weather while we have it and go look for some winter birds. Let's meet at the City of Lubbock Cemetery, the back gate, by the mausoleum. A map to the cemetery can be found here: https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=&ie=UTF-8&q=lubbock+cemetery&fb=1&gl=us&hq=lubbock+cemetery&hnear=lubbock+cemetery&cid=0,0,15671696603854658705&ei=52gJUZqvAqLx2QW0r4DgDw&ved=0CDkQrwswAA

Bring your field guides if you have them, your journals, and your binoculars.

See you then!

Fieldcraft 1/23

Hi everyone--

We will be meeting at Lubbock Landmark tomorrow. A map and directions to LLL can be found here: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/lll/location.html

It looks like it will be a pretty day, with temperatures in the 60s, so you might want to bring at least a sweater or light jacket. Please remember also to come prepared to walk and to sit comfortably on the ground. Bring your art kits and binoculars (and bird field guides if you have purchased them).

Here is the list of birds we saw as a group last week (thanks to Matthew!):

1. White wing dove
2. Eurasian collared dove
3. Common house sparrow (English sparrow)
4. American gold finch
5. Blue jay
6. European starling
7. Northern flicker woodpecker
8. Inca dove

After this you will be expected to keep your own lists in your notebook.

Cheers,

Dr T

MEC 12/2

Hi everyone--

I think the easiest (and least confusing thing) to do is to simply pick up where we left off with the tutorials last week. We will workshop the essay dealing with solace and emptiness. You can also hand in the draft of the poem I had assigned.

As for your final poem, it is still due on or before the final.

We will not be discussing "The Mappist," and there will be no further writing assignments.

See you tomorrow and Tuesday!

Dr T

MEC 11/26 update

Hi everyone--

Apparently there is a problem with the course packet copy of "the Mappist." I'll bring a correct version of it to class tomorrow. In the meantime, don't worry about a reading assignment for tomorrow. We'll do an in class writing exercise instead.

Cheers,

Dr T