11/30/2016
Kip really helped me think more in depth about the nature around me, rather than just thinking it is "pretty". My favorite part of the fieldtrip was when we crowded around a fallen branch that was completely died up, and we all gave our opinion of which tree it used to be apart of and why it was so dried up. We talked about how even trees have ways of communicating with each other and are alive in that sense. We as people tend to put humans above everything else in the world, but at the end of the day everything on Earth is important, including animals and nature. I enjoyed taking time out of the trip to talk about something dead, that I would have completely disregarded if not otherwise brought to my attention.
I also saw trees that were wrapped with vines. The vine is considered an invasive plant to the native plant which is the tree itself. We really don't know if the vine is negatively intruding on the trees well being or if they are working in unison together, but it is interesting to notice parts of nature that aren't meant to be in a certain place somehow end up finding it's home with another part of nature.
The last thing that really caught my eye was how different all the tree trunk textures were. Of course I know that there are thousands of different types of trees in this world, but it was cool to see how many different trees can be in one location. Just walking 10 feet, you could find a tree trunk pattern that was completely different than the one before. I tend to only notice leaves on trees differing, not trunk textures.
I opened my eyes to so many things on the trail that I usually take for granted. I actually paid attention to fine detail rather than the big picture. I hope to look for detail in all paths of life I stumble upon from now on.
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