I ended up climbing a tree while my friends were visiting – a tree perfect for climbing, horizontal and with a trunk almost flat over the water. My friend ended up climbing way high into the tree, while I stayed back, looking at the roots and the water pooling around the edge. I started to […]
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5: Environmental Justice
For sounds, I can hear the dry rustling of wind in the leaves, which is a soft chorus, and a crow cawing above me, as well as the thin, reedy sound of a songbird. I can also hear the muted, faint roar of cars and trains from the station. What was especially funny was, on […]
4: Local and Climate Change
When I returned to my sit spot, it was unfortunately early November and quite rainy. I smelled wet leaves and smoke when I closed my eyes, and the chill smell of fall (I’m not sure how else to describe it). It was very quiet except for the sound of the rain and the gardener dragging […]
3: Roots and Energy!
It was very rainy and very chilly. However, being able to stand and hear the rain was a really lovely experience. My roots encounter: cold ground on a physical level, a bit wet, the chill leaking through my soles. I am wondering what the plants and trees are doing, rooted into the cold ground. Are […]
2: Leaves!
The lake was really beautiful today, especially after the rain. For sounds, there were birds and water drops pattering. I could hear a crow and also the faint sounds of a songbird. The smell was wet wood and dirt, humidity, and smoke. It smells like fall. It feels a little chilly, but humid. I could […]
1: Sitting by the Lake
I am glad my college has a lake, one that is beautiful, filled with wildlife, and ringed by trees and benches. I thought, being in the middle of a city, it would be all cobblestones and pavement, but every time I walk by the lake it feels like I am far away, in someplace much […]