Diario de mattwright12

This week I ventured to the historic Boston College Pine Tree Reserve with the goal of capturing a variety of plant life. While I was unable to find any non vascular plants, I was able to find seedless Vascular plants, angiosperms, and gymnosperms. The variety of plant life was quite remarkable in such a small area. I even saw a bee pollinating an angiosperms dispersing its gametes. The peaceful and quiet vibes of the pine reserve are what makes it such an amazing experience to be one with nature. I had a great time on this past weeks nature walk and look forward to the next one.

A few friends and I took a lovely stroll through the Pine Reserve on Boston College's Campus with the goal of finding a variety of fungi in the soil of the reserve. While adventuring around we saw lots of fungi, some standing tall and others that had possibly been kicked or blown over. This variety of fungi was astonishing and it was such a cool experience getting to capture it with my camera. I noticed that lots of the fungi were grouped based on appearance and many similar looking fungi were very close to each other in position. I had a great time walking around studying fungi and I look forward to my next nature walk!!

Earlier today I took a stroll the the Boston Pine Tree preserve with the gaol of observing a variety of wildlife and biodiversity, and my goals were met with flying colors. Upon arriving at the preserve I was taken aback by the size and structure of the many pines trees, but what was even more interesting were the findings more at my eye level! I saw many luminous and colorful flowers including clovers, sunflower, viburnums. These only scratch the surface when discussing the abundance and variety of flowers found in the preserve. No wonder I ran into an art class sketching and coloring flowers during my walk. The flowers are extremely detailed and some details can only be observed from very close distances. Along with the many flowers, I also found lots of different types of fungi nestled into the ground of the preserve. I observed the brittle-gills fungi and many of its fungi friends. What amazed me most about my visit to the preserve was the abundance of wildlife, I found a ground Yellowjacket on a leaf and quickly snapped a photo. Upon turning 180 degrees I saw another bee pollinating a flower, but I unfortunately missed the opportunity to catch the moment on camera. I also saw 2 squirrels mating with each other through the use of obscure tail movements while they chased each other up and down trees. My first nature walk around the Boston College Pine Preserve was most definitely a successful journey and I am curious as to where I adventure next and what I will find.