Ice, ice, baby

Here is one of several ice polar bears that are placed around campus every year around this time:


I used to wonder why ice sculptures would appear, seemingly out of nowhere, when I never saw anyone there carving them. Now I realize that they are carved elsewhere, and apparently transported by crane.

Here are the ladies at breakfast:


The peaceable kingdom that is ours! The ladies eat side by side without squabbling or trying to steal each other's.