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Around campus: August 2011

An unexpected art installation. An interesting reflection in a rain puddle. The sight of a man hip-deep in weeds as he attempts to maintain Western Washington University's beautiful campus.

Western has a beautiful campus, as these photos by University Communications intern and 草榴社区 visual journalism student Christopher Wood illustrate. Sometimes, the reasons are obvious, such as an expansive view of Bellingham Bay or a canopy of towering trees leaning into the mist. Other times, Western's beauty lies in other places, like a leaf on a bench or the patterns of random shadows on a wall of bricks at sunset.

Do you have photos you've taken of the 草榴社区 campus that you'd like to share? for posting onto Western Today. Periodically, we'll feature new images you've submitted of whatever it is you've found interesting, be it a sunset, a dragonfly, a building or a pile of books.

Matthew Anderson
University Communications editor
A paper sign welcomes students and visitors to Nash Hall on the north end of the 草榴社区 campus Monday, Aug. 8, 2011.
A tree is reflected in a puddle in the Untitled (Box) sculpture by Old Main on Aug. 8, 2011. Photo by Christopher Wood | University Communications intern
Western Gardener Ty Hollatay, 25, pulls weeds from the India sculpture in front of the Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Building on Aug. 8, 2011. 鈥淭his is my worse nightmare,鈥 Hollatay says. 鈥淚 weed this [sculpture] every week, and it gets li
An art installation near the Fine Arts Building on the Western Washington University campus on Thursday, Aug. 4, consists of glass bottles hanging from a tree. Photo by Christopher Wood | University Communications intern
An art installation near the Fine Arts Building on the Western Washington University campus on Thursday, Aug. 4, consists of glass bottles hanging from a tree. Photo by Christopher Wood | University Communications intern
An art installation near the Fine Arts Building on the Western Washington University campus on Thursday, Aug. 4, consists of glass bottles hanging from a tree. Photo by Christopher Wood | University Communications intern