October 15th Nature Walk

Today I walked around Newton and the woods around Newton Campus. It felt as though the weather had warmed up just in time for my walk. The morning was really chilly, but just as I began my walk, the sun came out and warmed up the rest of the day. It was nice discovering a part of my campus that I honestly didn't know existed until today. I wasn't alone today; two dogs and a friend joined me which made the trek a little more beautiful than it would've been. It didn't seem as though there was as much variety of plants or animals as in Houghton Gardens (possibly due to the close proximity to a school and soccer field) , but nevertheless it was beautiful. This week we discussed how on land, plants had to adapt to the gravity and still grow upright through the addition of vascular tissues. I couldn't stop thinking about this when I saw even the thinnest plants standing upright and sturdy. Additionally, the path was littered with acorns, and I was reminded of how plants had to suddenly adapt to the land and spreading their offspring in new ways, as seen through the acorns.

Publicado el 15 de octubre de 2020 por seobinyoo