I received a baptism by tornado today, exactly 10 days after starting my new job as Assistant Provost and Campus Director at UGA Griffin. Can't wait for daybreak tomorrow to survey the full extent of damage and start the cleanup. Thankfully, we didn't suffer any injuries among those who remained on campus. Hundreds of downed trees and powerlines meant some employees were 3-4 hours late getting home.

My favorite ginkgo tree on campus is still hanging onto its leaves and looking glorious.

One of my favorite surprises living in a house surrounded by mature native hardwoods. These oyster mushrooms sprouted from the trunk of an oak I left lying after it fell and clipped the house on Halloween 2015. I will miss this.

After a few days of pushing buttons, twiddling knobs, and looking for refugee friends and colleagues from the twitterverse, now seems like a good time to make a first post. (Sorry, tooting is just not going to cut it in my lexicon.) Anyway, here's my "Proof of Dog," Charlie.

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