Week #1: Naturalists Blog Post

Alright, I'm not going to lie. Today was busy and the only place I was able to set up shop for my nature quiet time was on the benches and the grassy knoll outside of MCAD.

But this experience is something that I have missed. It was wonderful to sit and just listen, look around, I even met a new friend on campus in the short amount of time I spent outside.

It was truly a lovely experience. It was cool, not cold with very little breeze. The industrial hum emanated around me as I focused on not making noise.

Although it wasn't an ideal place to pay attention to nature, it was a good place to experience the organic elements interacting with the human elements. The ground was spongy, crunchy even. Today was around 40 degrees with was the gasping breath after the plunge of the winter cold. The patches of snow were pretty solid with many animal tracks in them. I even saw a bunny creep out from under its safe, warm hollow.

I am very ready for spring.

I promise my next nature post will involve a more appropriate environment. But I have to say that in the middle of the city, it's interesting to see what nature still exists and what it does for you when you notice it.

Until next time,

Mary

My current environment

Sigh, I look at all of the lovely nature posts rife with green grass, sunlight, animals and beauty. Being a full-time student with a part-time job in the center of the city at the end of winter gives me little room to stop and smell the dandelions creeping out of the crack in the cement.

Going to a place that is in the middle of nowhere, however, is a total breath of fresh air.

For instance, my family has a cabin up in Hackensack, MN on Ten Mile Lake, ten miles from Leech Lake and Walker, MN if you have ever heard of it.

In the summers, the wildlife explodes and there are plants and animals that I can interact with on a daily basis.

That situation would be my ideal right now.

My post may be a little on the late side this evening, but it will be there!

Mary

Hello, Biomimicry

Hey there, this is my first blog post for the Biomimicry for Designers blog taught by Cindy Gilbert.