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The nature walk today was through the pine tree reserves. The weather was sunny at a temperature of about 64 degrees. As I began my walk, there was a noticeable amount of wildlife, specifically plants, all around me. I wanted to first take a picture of moss that was growing on a stump in the center of the reserves since, in class, we learned about the classification of mosses and it would be valuable to have an image of one. Later, I decided to capture both the evergreen as well as the pine trees, their subtle differences were something noticeable, yet similar for their survivability. Aside from these, there were various smaller plant species scattered around the area, such as clovers and dandelions. All in all, this nature walk was educational in the way that it revealed the various kinds of plants that exists in a small area and how different characteristics differentiate between the species.

The nature walk on Wednesday revealed the commonality of fungus and their variants. It was an exceptionally humid and was drizzling for most of the nature walk, about 55 degrees. Walking from 2k apartments to the reservoir, I came across a small group of white mushroom. Once I came across the pine tree reserves there were plenty of variations of small mushrooms with different sizes and colors. There was noticeable lichen growing over the trees and rocks all over the pine tree reserves. Mushrooms and other fungi have plentiful resources provided by the terrain created by the surrounding wildlife. The most interesting fungus was probably the latest image. This fungus was spread like a flower, either in defense or as a death mechanism.

The nature walk on Thursday, September 29th was successful and provided me with plenty of natural observations of animals and plants. I went to the pine tree reservation as well as a portion of the reservoir to make observations. The weather was nice, clear skies and about 63 degree weather. On this walk, I first noticed a quick squirrel that felt somewhat threatened by my presence and quickly ran away onto a tree. There was a multitude of ground plants and trees that scattered the area. Near the reservoir, there were colorful flowers and more vibrant wildlife, including bees and other bugs. Scattered on the reservoir, however, there was a multitude of aquatic animals and birds. There were herons and turtles perched on rocks in the reservoir. The good weather made it much easier to complete the assignment and was frankly enjoyable.