Penn Park opening, an afternoon in pictures

Braving the cold and the rain, the Penn community went to the Penn Park opening this afternoon and compulsively shared pictures of it. Thanks to twitter, we can share them all with you:

First Penn President Amy Gutmann and Athletic Director Steve Bilsky shared a casual chat before the opening (Via @PennAthletics)

There was lots of rubber, from the pellets in the SprinTurf fields, to the balloons, to the raincoats. (Via @Pennathletics)

Then Amy got down to business, picking up a shovel to help plant a tree with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Penn Chairman of the Board David Cohen and VP of Facilities and Real Estate Anne Papageorge. Without being there, I'm sure she said something about putting our roots down on the east end of campus. (Via @Terry_Gillen)

Then Bilsky did a short bit with Penn Sports Network's Brian Seltzer. Lookin' spiffy, Seltz! (Via @PennAthletics)

Then ALL OF PHILADELPHIA TURNED ORANGE. Except for Penn Park, of course, which remained vibrant and green. (Via @PennWebTeam)

And then your average epic rainbow showed up. It was reportedly a full-on double rainbow all the way across the sky. What does it mean? (Via @PennWebTeam)

And then there were fireworks.

And then night settled over the City of Brotherly Love. (Via Penn Athletics facebook)

Just your average night on the east end of campus.