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Today, I took a walk in the Cabot Woods on Newton Campus for thirty minutes. The weather was slightly rainy, but the temperature wasn't too warm. It was very dark, but I still managed to take some clear pictures. The trail was muddy, and there were a lot of leaves. There were a lot of various trees and bushes. Additionally, I found some fungi (including lichens) on tree trunks off the trail. There was a lot of biodiversity - it was interesting to see the different organisms I could see around the forest. There were many different eukaryotes to identify during the walk. This connects back to the biodiversity of ecosystems that we have been learning about in class.

Today I walked around the Reservoir for thirty minutes. It was very sunny out, and the temperature was very warm. There was also a nice cool breeze. I saw many different plants, and I took pictures of the four different types. I quickly found moss and flowering plants, and also gymnosperms. However, it took me more time to find a seedless vascular plant, but I eventually found a fern. It was interesting to observe all the different plants around me. My favorite part was seeing the flowering plants around the reservoir. Additionally, there were also animals out - there were ducks and swans in the water, and birds flying around above us. Overall, I saw many different species from different branches of the tree of life.