One for the knitters

After a couple of hours in front of a microfilm reader in the windowless archives at Buffalo State College on Wednesday, I needed to stretch my legs and get some fresh air. I went out to the rooftop courtyard to have a look at the "Pot-Bellied Buffalo," created by ceramics students at the school:


Then I noticed a brick wall that had been partially covered in writing -- words had been written on individual bricks, in white chalk. I finally noticed a title at the top: "The Greats of Life."


Many were inspiring, positive words, like simplicity, knowledge, acceptance, and spontaneity; others were concrete nouns like sky, castles, and honey. Aside from the obvious "greats," there were some that were less obvious, like exits and speckles (?). Anyway, I knew right away what I had to do, and fortunately there were a few little chalk stubs on the ground.


My work there was done, and I headed back inside.