Last Saturday I took my six year old cousin, Jessica, with me to walk the campus trails and boardwalks that can be found around the buildings. Honestly, I thought it was going to be hot and sticky and miserab
le but I had a lot of fun. I think that bringing Jessica was the key to having a good time. She thought that everything was amazing and she pointed out wildlife and interesting things that I might not have noticed if she was not there. The first thing that we did was go to the Nature Trail across from the parking garage. I had never been there before so it was as new for me as it was for her. We walked past the picnic tables and hammock to what I thought was the main trail but it was co
vered in water so we had to turn around. The picture shows the water that was blocking our path. So our next idea was to walk toward the entrance and turn left but we did not get very far until our path was blocked by water again. So we turned around and took the path that would be to the immediate left upon entering the trail. That trail was not blocked by water so we walked the whole thing and ended up all the way by the dorms. Along the way we saw several insects and a large variety of trees. The insects we saw were hard to capture in a picture because they usually moved before I could get my camera ready. The picture shows a lizard that I did happen to get a successful picture of. Our next stop was the boardwalks that go from the buildings to the parking lo
ts. The last picture is of a turtle swimming under water by the boardwalk by Whitaker. Unfortuantely we did not see any birds which seemed unusual to me. We didn't see any alligators either. I think that our campus is more in touch with nature than any other campus that I have been to. I never really paid attention to the trees and wildlife before this. I usually just walked by them on my way to class and did not think much about it. We took a look at the sustainable initiatives on campus too like the Eagle Tap Water and the recycling bins. I showed Jessica the Eagle Tap Water and explained to her why I bring a reusable water bottle to school and fill it up at the water fountain instead of buying a new plastic water bottle every day. It is interesting that the school has put in plants that a
re native to our area. It is good because walking by bamboo in southwest Florida would be a little strange. One thing I observed is that nature is in many ways unpredictable and without pattern. Trees are not usually lined up prefectly and plants are not all the same height. The native plants on campus are planted strategically to line pathways and they are kept well groomed. I think that the way nature is normally with all of its unpredictability is much more beautiful than anything we do to try to make it look beautiful.
Last Saturday I took my six year old cousin, Jessica, with me to walk the campus trails and boardwalks that can be found around the buildings. Honestly, I thought it was going to be hot and sticky and miserable but I had a lot of fun. I think that bringing Jessica was the key to having a good time. She thought that everything was amazing and she pointed out wildlife and interesting things that I might not have noticed if she was not there. The first thing that we did was go to the Nature Trail across from the parking garage. I had never been there before so it was as new for me as it was for her. We walked past the picnic tables and hammock to what I thought was the main trail but it was co
vered in water so we had to turn around. The picture shows the water that was blocking our path. So our next idea was to walk toward the entrance and turn left but we did not get very far until our path was blocked by water again. So we turned around and took the path that would be to the immediate left upon entering the trail. That trail was not blocked by water so we walked the whole thing and ended up all the way by the dorms. Along the way we saw several insects and a large variety of trees. The insects we saw were hard to capture in a picture because they usually moved before I could get my camera ready. The picture shows a lizard that I did happen to get a successful picture of. Our next stop was the boardwalks that go from the buildings to the parking lo
ts. The last picture is of a turtle swimming under water by the boardwalk by Whitaker. Unfortuantely we did not see any birds which seemed unusual to me. We didn't see any alligators either. I think that our campus is more in touch with nature than any other campus that I have been to. I never really paid attention to the trees and wildlife before this. I usually just walked by them on my way to class and did not think much about it. We took a look at the sustainable initiatives on campus too like the Eagle Tap Water and the recycling bins. I showed Jessica the Eagle Tap Water and explained to her why I bring a reusable water bottle to school and fill it up at the water fountain instead of buying a new plastic water bottle every day. It is interesting that the school has put in plants that a
re native to our area. It is good because walking by bamboo in southwest Florida would be a little strange. One thing I observed is that nature is in many ways unpredictable and without pattern. Trees are not usually lined up prefectly and plants are not all the same height. The native plants on campus are planted strategically to line pathways and they are kept well groomed. I think that the way nature is normally with all of its unpredictability is much more beautiful than anything we do to try to make it look beautiful. 
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