(Day 42) I thought I would try my hand at architectural photography. The Exif data relates to the second image, while the first image was taken on Oct. 30 and is part of an ever growing backlog of unprocessed images. This is the front and back of the Wren Building on the campus of the College of William and Mary. It is the oldest academic building in continuous use in the United States (W&M being the second oldest University in the US). As you can imagine, the Wren has a bit of tradition associated with it. Each year the freshman class gathers at the front of the building and march through the great door and out to the back courtyard where waits a line of cheering faculty, staff, and students, welcoming them to the start of their academic pursuits. At commencement, students once again march through the building, only this time from back to front and through a line of cheering faculty as they are sent out into the world. (Hummm, cheering faculty, I wonder if there is a subtle message there? ;) In the cupola on the top of the building is a bell. Every graduating student rings the bell at the end of their last class. On the last day of classes you can hear the bell ring continuously throughout the town and it is a great sound. In recent times several students have added another part to the tradition, a toast to each and every building on campus and there are many ;) The statue in the front of the Wren is of the famous Lord Botetourt and it used to be that as part of hazing, all freshmen would have to bow and courtesy to the statue and recite all that is written on the base, but that tradition has passed.