In my earlier post about the west side of the Bizzell Memorial Library, there was a shadow on the wall of that building. This is the source of that shadow! The University of Oklahoma Clock tower.

I appreciate it for a lot of the same reasons I appreciate the library – it has a nice color scheme, I pass by it regularly, it has that look of being made of large, carefully fitted pieces, and so on. But whereas I spend most of my library-related time inside the building (guess where I’m typing this blog from?), I get to spend time outside sitting by the clock tower.

See, there are rows of tiny fountains close by, and I quite enjoy the sound of running water. It’s a nice spot to sit down and think for a while. The overall experience of that spot is enhanced by not just the tower itself, but what surrounds it.

Some of you might have heard the legend that students who pass directly under the clock tower don’t graduate on time. Well, I have definitely biked underneath that building in the past, and I’m planning on taking an extra semester of classes. Think of that what you will…