Sunday, May 5, 2013

Journal Entry #1


Time: 9:07am
Temperature: 67° F
Climatic Conditions: Sunny, slight breeze,
fog just burned off


October 13, 2012

Journal Entry #1
SEE
HEAR
FEEL
  •  A small tricking of water passes by my foot.
  • Spider webs shimmer in the sunlight and move with the breeze as they hang from branches and trees.
  •  A leaf dangles from a small spider web.
  •   Small bugs zoom by quickly.
  • Squirrels expertly jump overhead from tree to tree.
  •  Black and blue Damselflies show off their intricate wings and rest on fallen Bay leaves. 
  • Small yellow flowers reach up to the sunlight.
  • A mixture of alive and dead grey branches are crawling with bugs and vines intertwine in between them.
  •  Trash is scattered in and out of a small pool of water.
  •  A red toy truck, a yellow action figure of Hulk, a coffee cup, and a beer have been abandoned in the area.

  • A couple of honey bees linger around the yellow flowers.
  • A dusty wooden board of about two feet sits in between the pool of water and large grey rocks.
  •  Bay leaves shuffle together in the breeze.
  • A long trail of ants (about 30) crawl over bay leaves past the small stream of water.
  • The sun is just barely over the hill in the distance.
  • A small black bird flies overhead and lands on a Bay tree.
  • Three to four birds follow and jump from branch to branch.

  •  Flies buzz by my ear.
  • Birds chip in the distance.
  • A black bird chirps on a Bay tree in the distance.
  • A rustle of trees caused by animals using them as a take-off board.


  •  I hear a different bird call behind me in the North.
  • Once again it makes the same call, loud and sharp.
  • Another distinct bird call in the West can was heard.
  • Bees buss around lettuce-looking plants with yellow flowers.
  • Dogs bark in the Southwest near the creek.
  • Hammering and movement of metal is heard softly coming from the North.
  • Another fly buzzes by.

  •   I feel the smoothness of the rock I am sitting on and sitting next to.
  •   The bay leaves are also smooth.
  •          Lichen is rough to the touch.
  •        The water is cold and the soil underneath the surface is slimy and soft.
  •    Some Bay leaves feel crunchier than others.
  •  The soil next to the rock is dry and unstable.
  • Branches are rough and extremely breakable.

  • Lettuce-like plants feel smooth and moist from the dew and the stream.




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