Mud

The new Grimm Center Library is being build on a site that I pass every morning on my way to the Institute. In these autumn days, more and more mud accumulates at the construction site, and more and more mud seems to find its way onto the sidewalk. Today a colleague pointed out that it had migrated onto my suit pants as well.

In a way this clears up a minor mystery. One of the items prominently available in the rooms at the Guest House is a shoe brush. Not one for polishing shoes, but for brushing away dirt. Now I know why it's there!