The Common Garter Snake
There are certain animals that we are taught to fear. We watch Jaws for the first time, and then our mind fills with terrifying thoughts...
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The Small Meaningful Moments
Stopping to Smell and Arrange the Flowers: For my final project, I really wanted to do some form of art relating to nature. I started by...
Barefoot Walking at Headlands
Wet rock is smothered in swaths of green algae, water squeezes in the cracks between my toes. I curl my feet tightly around a thin stone...
Jane Nilson
Odes to the Bugs Encountered
For the spider that built its web from the post where I hung my hammock to where my feet rested, totally unnoticed: O patron saint of...
A Day in the Lake
After much debate, I decided to have my friend drop me off in the middle of the lake. Once I got into the water, he left and agreed to be...
Cris Harris
Jay's Foxes
The red fox or Vulpes Vulpes is a medium sized canine creature weighing about six to twenty four pounds and their length can be anywhere...
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The Life of a Young Robin
The momma robin watches over her children very protectively. I must wait to get closer and take a picture. The mother keeps an eye...
Evening in Acacia
On the evening of Thursday, May 28, I decided to take a walk through the Acacia Park in an attempt to try to capture photographs of the...
Solo
Even though I can hear car after car driving down the street, the forest feels eerie and sinister as the sun begins to set. Plunged into...
Cameron Connors
Tree Identification
Sugar maple Usually standing at 80 feet, the sugar maple often supplies sap for maple syrup. They have a rough and bumpy texture to their...
Preparing to Take the Plunge
Looking out over Chautauqua Lake makes me realize how insignificant I am. I am safe as long as I am on land, but once I enter the water,...
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Freedom in Solitude
The days prior to my solo experience were spent gathering all of the necessary resources for me to have a decent enough time. This...
Retreating to Nature
This weekend I spent my time isolated from all of humanity for 24 hours. I figured the best place to explore and not see anyone is...
Cameron Connors
Solo: The Big 24 Hours
I gather my things and walk to my tarp. It must have rained last night because the ground is a little wet. It’s a little humid but cool...
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Shaker Lakes Nature Center: The Vision of Nature
My eyes watch for the movement of the forest as I sit calmly on my perch. The longer I sit the more I can see and hear. My eyes track...
Sanctuary
Further downstream, the roar of the waterfall is drowned out by cars flying down Interstate 90 overhead. As each one passes, the...
Cameron Connors
My Hike in The Woods
After lunch today I went on a hike in the woods with hopes of finding wildlife. Last week, I saw a crayfish in the creek for what is...
Through The Creek
As I just prepared to enhance my sector at home, I left. I headed up to Chautauqua, New York, to set up my house for the summer. Heading...
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The Power of Gardening
As I walk outside the sunbeams hit my face both warming me up and making me extremely happy. Today feels like it is finally the first day...
21ngshi
The River
I went on a walk today with Eli and Ryan. We were dropping off senior gifts together and decided we would go to the Chagrin river park. I...
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