Nature Walk 3: Plants
For my 3rd Nature Walk, I went back to the Pine Tree Preserve next to campus. With the changing weather and cold fall temperatures starting to set in and become the new normal, I decided it would be interesting to take a look at the vegetation and plant life at the preserve to see how much it has changed since I went there at the beginning of the semester when it was still summer time. I was shocked to see within the span of two months how quick the plants have changed due to the cooler weather. The full oak, birch, and maples that I observed earlier in the semester were beginning to lose all of their leaves, as the pines were still holding their needles, which is expected from these species of plants. This also made me think about how fast this semester has been going by which was another surprising thought. Out of the 4 major plant groups: Bryophyta, Polypodiopsida, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms, I was able to identify all except for Bryophyta on my nature walk this week. Although it was cold out, the air was dry and not a lot of moisture was present in the air which makes sense as to why I didn't seem to find any mosses that are typical of Bryophyta. This nature walk was extremely peaceful to go on as the seasonal stress of midterms being right around the corning is starting to sink in and it gave me the peace of mind to relax a little, soak in the world around me, and refocus on the things important in life.
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