Sophs #3 journal--NATURE-teacher, soother, healer
COMPLETE BEFORE TUESDAY, DEC. 9The Romantic artists of the 19th century viewed nature differently from their neoclassic predecessors. To the Romantics, Nature wasn't just an orderly scientific force to be studied and predicted. The Romantics worshiped the beauty, the strangeness, the evolution, and the wildness of Nature. They looked to Nature as a teacher (To a Waterfowl), as a soother (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud), and as a healer (Thanatopsis).
What has been your experience with Mother Nature? Choose to write about one of these four topics.
1. I learned a lesson from this incident with or observing nature
2. This natural experienced solaced me
3. This natural experience exhilarated me
4. I have no such natural story. I prefer the indoors, and I'll tell you why
Need some brainstorming help? Think about your experience with animals, maybe your pets. The animals around your house. Your vacations at the beach, camping in the mountains, or just hiking through the woods. Nothing is too insignificant to write about. Remember, William Wordsworth wrote about viewing a field a daffodils (see link) how can still dance with the daffodils.
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Last year i spent a week of my summer vacation at Ocean City Maryland. We stayed right in the middle of the boardwalk in a hotel and went to the beach everyday. About halfway through the week we decided to go parasailing. Parasailing is going up in a parachute off a boat that pulls you around so you can get a good view of the whole island. when we first got in the boat I was a little scared and the waves were rough but i was very excited to. When we first went up it felt really exhilerating and scary but i knew it was going to be a very awsome experience. While we were up there my cousin and I noticed a bunch of dolphins swimming through the water together. They were all jumping out of the water which was so cool to watch. It made me respect how amazing nature is and the influence it can have on the human mind. After seeing this event it made me respect how amazing nature is and all the great things that are in it. The ocean was dark blue and seeing the dolphins jumping out of the water just inspired me to gaze at it forever. I watched the dolphins the whole time we were 500 feet above the water and it truly was an incredible experience that me and my cousin will never forget.
I have no such natural story, I prefer the indoors, and I'll tell you why… I decided that the outdoors was not meant for me just last summer. I was in Vermont with my family, and they wanted to go on a hike up a mountain. I told them that I would hike with them even though I didn’t want to. Some of my cousins wanted to do the 3 mile hike and some wanted to do the 9 mile hike. I only wanted to do the 3 mile hike, but when it got to be 3 miles, my cousins convinced me to keep going. It was slippery on the mountains and I fell too many times. I slipped down rocks and my feet were covered in mud. My uncle kept telling me that there are bears that might come out while we were hiking and attack us. It just was not my type of fun. When we got to the top of the mountain, we were suppose to get picked up by my uncle, but he decided not to pick us up so we had to walk down the mountain. One of my cousins who lives in Vermont wanted to go down a ski slope instead of walking down the road to the bottom of the mountain. We followed him down the mountain, which he left out was a black diamond. Everyone in my family fell down the mountain while walking because it was so steep. When we finished the hike I was exhausted and all bruised up. The hike went from 3 miles to 9 miles to 12 miles. That’s when I decided I rather be indoors than be outdoors.
2. This natural experienced solaced me.
I was really upset when we moved to Townsend, I had just started talking to more kids in my neighborhood and I was really happy at our house. Since my sister was into horseback riding and we had two horses, my parents decided to move so we wouldn't always have to go back and forth to the farm we kept the horses at. My parents told me the move wasn't just for my sister but so I wasn't always going out or staying home alone. When we got to our new home, it was a tiny yellow ranch house with really nothing to it except for the 12 acres behind it. After we got moved in and all settled in the house I decided to just wander around out back. I had no idea where I was going, where I would end up, or even if I knew how to get back, but I didn't really care. I ended up walking through the woods (3 of the 12 acres) and out to the other side near a pond and right across from St. Andrew's school. It was the prettiest sight I had ever seen and it completely relaxed me. It took me a few hours to get back home, but after that I didn't mind living in our small ranch house anymore.
Every summer I got to a camp called Camp Tockwogh. It is absolutely my favorite place in the whole world. Everywhere you go, nature is around you---you sleep in cabins, ride bikes everywhere, and all the activities are practically outdoors. There is a rock wall, archery range, high ropes courses, a waterfront with boat rides and water skiing, and many other activities. Seeing other people on the rock wall or skiing exhilarates me and makes me want to do the same. Riding my bike around soothes me as I speed down the unpaved roads and paths. I look around me and see the trees and different animals. I also see everyone else playing games outside. Also, all the families who go to the camp all get along and we are like one big Tockwogh family. It is amazing how nature can bring complete strangers together. Because there are barely any electronics there, everything we do involves nature. The time there is so peaceful and quiet. Because of all the nature, I feel like I am in a completely different world because life isn’t so fast-paced and you don’t have to rush. On the ride there, you are driving by farms and different crops. I see how a short distance away from the suburbs can be a completely different atmosphere with all the fields and open land. Nature is all around there and is very peaceful. When the camp is about five minutes away, all the trees are covered with ivy. This thrills me and I can barely sit still, knowing that camp is not far away. Everything about Camp Tockwogh soothes me and exhilarates me. I love nature and the outdoors. I feel in touch with it because when I’m there it surrounds me wherever I go. Because nature is a key component of the camp, I have loved going there since I was three years old.
I have one particular experience with nature that solaced me. I went to the woods one summer in Pennsylvania with my family to a place called Eaglesmere. It was a small town with lots of friendly people. We stayed there for about a week with my grandparents and cousins. My dad and grandfather used to go there a lot when they were younger so they wanted to visit some old places that they used to go to. One of those places was the Hay Stacks. It’s a trail in the woods that leads to the Loyalsock Creek. As we were walking on the trial to get to the creek I was getting nervous to where it was leading. We walked for about 45 minutes on a trail that seemed to be never ending until we finally heard running water. I got excited and walked ahead. I then saw how pretty the creek was. There were little waterfalls and swimming holes all throughout the creek. It was a cool experience visiting the same place that my dad and grandfather used to go to. I had a lot of funning swimming around in the quiet and calming creek with my family while enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Nature. It’s funny how much people actually ignore it, take it for granted, become annoyed by it, or retain absolutely nothing from it. But if people took just a few minutes to think about what nature really does, they would be surprised. Nature can teach lessons to people and connect to them on a personal level. It can also bring excitement or solace. For me, it has brought all that and more. One of my most moving experiences was back in 3rd grade. I was getting my dog Tigger in Lancaster from an Amish family. They bred Cocker Spaniels. He was a very small puppy at the time and was full of energy. I was a lot younger and I did not automatically know I could learn things from an animal. We were running to stores to get everything we needed for a puppy. My parents lectured me about proper treatment and taking care of a new dog. I was bursting with excitement that day but I also remember questioning things. Could I really handle such a big responsibility? Will the dog like me? Questions swam in my head. Later that day we were driving home in my dad’s car, the day was growing dark. I grew tired. Tigger was very young and became tired from the excitement of going to a new home. He was curled up asleep on the car seat right next to me. I would see all the streetlights and car lights flash by and make his little form visible next to me. He looked content and peaceful and adorable. I thought maybe he was worried whether we would like him or be nice to him. It seemed as though he figured out everything would work out and be fine. He taught me then at that one small moment that I didn’t need to worry so much. I should relax and know that everything would be okay. He taught me how things will eventually work out and maybe worrying is not always necessary. He brought me solace in that small moment in the back seat of my dad’s car. And to this day he is one of my best friends. Who knew that a dog could teach me a lesson I will always keep with me? One of my most influential teachers sat curled up write next to me as I wrote this on my couch. This is my way of saying thank you Tigger, thanks for teaching me a lesson I will always remember
Its funny how many people as children are scared of things then later on in life their feelings change toward things. For example when children are in the dark and they see shadows. But as the child grows older and gains more knowledge we grow different ideas about things. When I was younger I was scared of thunderstorms. My feelings toward them have changed immensely. Now I love them, and get excited to watch them. You get the beauty of the lightning and the thrilling adrenalin from the loud crashes of thunder. In my house we have large windows which over look a river and it is beautiful to watch thunder storms. I’m in awe of nature every time I see this sight. I’m truly amazed that God could think of ways to make this. He created seasons, whether, and many different climates. It’s a blessing that we have such a creative artist who made us and our world.
In fifth grade, my family and I decided to go on a vacation to Las Vegas. Although Las Vegas is known for show business, it is also the home of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, The Grand Canyon. My parents, my brother and I boarded a helicopter early in the morning to fly to the Grand Canyon and land on an Indian reservation bluff to enjoy lunch and a nature walk. Although that sounds like an extraordinary day now, it was torturous to an 11 and 9-year-old. The hour flight felt like eternity with the heat above 100 degrees and the roar of the propellers spinning above us. What was supposed to be a joyful and memorably experience turned into misery as we were fighting motion sickness and the unbearable heat. As soon as we landed we were all in awe of the incredible color and majestic views of the canyon, and enjoyed the lunch the crewmembers provided. We stayed at the sight for about and hour and a half while my brother and I waited for something excited to happen to the standstill rocks. The excitement wore off quickly and my we were bored out of our minds! We urged our parents to get back on the helicopter and fly back to the resort where we could swim in the pool and visit all of the fun attractions. Although at the age of 11, I did not enjoy the trip to the Grand Canyon; I now look back at it and remember how exquisite it was and I am so thankful that I got to visit one of nature’s most beautiful attractions.
In fifth grade, my family and I decided to go on a vacation to Las Vegas. Although Las Vegas is known for show business, it is also the home of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, The Grand Canyon. My parents, my brother and I boarded a helicopter early in the morning to fly to the Grand Canyon and land on an Indian reservation bluff to enjoy lunch and a nature walk. Although that sounds like an extraordinary day now, it was torturous to an 11 and 9-year-old. The hour flight felt like eternity with the heat above 100 degrees and the roar of the propellers spinning above us. What was supposed to be a joyful and memorably experience turned into misery as we were fighting motion sickness and the unbearable heat. As soon as we landed we were all in awe of the incredible color and majestic views of the canyon, and enjoyed the lunch the crewmembers provided. We stayed at the sight for about and hour and a half while my brother and I waited for something excited to happen to the standstill rocks. The excitement wore off quickly and my we were bored out of our minds! We urged our parents to get back on the helicopter and fly back to the resort where we could swim in the pool and visit all of the fun attractions. Although at the age of 11, I did not enjoy the trip to the Grand Canyon; I now look back at it and remember how exquisite it was and I am so thankful that I got to visit one of nature’s most beautiful attractions.
Nature is very beautiful and unique. It needs to be respected because it can sometimes become suddenly dangerous. Take the ocean for example; the waves are amazing to watch as they constantly crash and roll unto the golden sand, but underneath all that beauty can be a rough and forceful current. I’ve had a frightful experience with these rip currents when I was ten. My friend and I were playing on an inner tube close to shore, but we failed to noticed that the current was pulling us further and further away from our vigilant parents. We were having so much fun laughing and fooling around that we had no idea how deep were actually were in the water until I pushed Tori off the raft and into the water. She screamed when she realized that she couldn’t touch the bottom of the ocean floor. We looked up and saw that our parents and viewers on the beach were looking at us waving and yelling trying to get our attention. Suddenly a lifeguard swam out to our rescue, and brought us back to the familiar shoreline. My parents were upset that we weren’t paying close attention to our surroundings, but they were happy that we were both unharmed. After that day, I respected the ocean. I understand that it’s a breath taking view, but it can also literally take your breath away. Now, whenever I swim, I am always making sure that I am within safe distance to the beach, and I try to only swim when a lifeguard is present.
The natural experience that exhilarated me was hiking down into the Grand Canyon. The sight of it alone was amazing. The rocks and cliffs seemed to never stop. If I looked far down enough, I could see the wild river flowing deep through the pit of the canyon. I wondered what else could be down there. My family and I never made it down all the way to the bottom. It would have taken a long tome. We ended up going down about halfway. On the journey we saw lots of wildlife and nature. We saw a family of mountain goats walking along the rocks next to us at one point. We also saw a coyote in one of the caves. That was a little nerve-racking at first, but it did not bother us. A lot of people rode mules down, but we walked. We saw two rattle snakes when we were in the middle. We could hear them rattling their tails before we saw them. Staying on the path was helpful because the snakes avoided where everyone was walking. They did not bother us either. The deeper into the canyon we got, the more beautiful the sight was. The scene was breathtaking. I will never forget it.
Although I am not the most outdoorsy person, there have been moments in nature that have solaced me. One in particular being a couple summers ago, I went to Florida and relaxed on the beach. After many stressful times, I found comfort lying on a towel on the sand, feeling the ocean breeze through my hair, and listening to the sound of the crashing waves. My past tribulations seemed to melt away, their importance becoming smaller with each crashing wave; I had found comfort and healing under the hot summer sun of the beach. Looking back on that time makes me feel better whenever I am stressed because I know that soon enough it will be over and I will be able to relax, like I did on that beach. Nature has taught me that as the hard times come and go, the beauty around me does not change. This is important considering so many people become engrossed in their troubles that they forget to look around and see the wonderful things that surround them. Nature has soothed and solaced me with its calming beauty.
3.) When reading this assignment, I knew exactly what I wanted to write about. Over the summer, my family and I took a trip to the Bahamas. One of my favorite things we did on the trip, and the one where I experienced nature the most, is when my sisters and I went swimming and looking for fish in the ocean. The resort in the Bahamas had many different beaches, but this one in particular had so many fish and different animals in it. My dad luckily brought goggles that day for my sisters and I so we were able to watch and swim with them. The water was so clear and warm with no waves. It was still and very relaxing. There were so many beautiful fish I've never seen before. Most of the fish were bright, tropical colors of yellow and orange. They would swim around your feet and were not scared of us. There was one huge fish that scared me when I first saw it, but I came to realize it was friendly and didn't bother anyone. I almost had a heart attack when I saw a snake with yellow dots sitting on the ocean floor. I am terrified of snakes, but once again it didn't move or bother us. All my fear of the different animals in the water went away soon enough. Before I knew it, I was farther and farther out into the ocean trying to see more. Along side of a reef where many fish were, my sister saw a small sting ray. I was not able to see it because we all swam to shore so quick in fear. This experience overall was so exhilarating. With many different feelings of excitement, fear, and the wanting to explore more of the ocean, I think I was at peace with nature. I had an underwater camera and got tons of pictures of all the differnt animals I saw, including the very large fish and snake. I look back on that day and all the differnt animals I saw and still remember the excitement I felt for nature.
I belong to a youth group at my parish and every year we go on a retreat named Steubenville. This retreat is something I look forward to all year long and it is definitely a big contributor to my fun-filled summers. I have been going every year for four years now and not once have I been disappointed with the experience. Now even though this retreat is a spiritual one and involves a whole lot of worship and prayer, the one thing that makes the trip worthwhile is the fact that we get to climb the 3rd largest mountain on the east coast. Hiking to the summit of Mt. Lafayette and Mt. Washington was the most fulfilling experience I have ever felt in my life. The sense of accomplishment I felt as I reached the peak of the mountain gave me the best feeling ever. I can really say it was that most exhilarating natural experience I have ever gone through in my life and I gratefully get to feel that way every year. But my favorite part of the whole experience would have to be the feeling I get when I run down the mountain. As my momentum increases, I tend to get more excited and I surprisingly feel more in control than I do when I take it slow and careful. With every hop I take on a rock that could very well be unstable and willing to fall over any second makes the hike that much more amazing. And as my focused mind gives all of its energy towards my foot placement, making sure I don’t miss or step between any rocks, I realize how good I really feel. And it is very seldom that I truly feel that good in such a special way. The sense of accomplishment my racing heart feels as I see end of the trail really makes the whole experience that much more valuable to me. I am so grateful I get to experience nature in such an enjoyable way every single year until I go to college. And even then, I can still take a trip up to the mountains and take a chance to feel that way again. So in conclusion, nature has really proven one thing to me, and it is that you should never take any part of it for granted. Because you never know when you will get to feel the excitement and pleasure it has to offer and when it does come your way you have to take it and own it. Hiking a mountain is everything it’s called out to be and I wish everyone could experience our world’s nature and all it has to offer the way I get to.
I chose to write about 2. this natural experienced solaced me. Just this past summer my family and I went on a 10 day cruise. We went to the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas. Out of all these islands, Haiti was most definitely my favorite. We went on a Haitian Cultural tour to see the wonderful mountains and scenary of Haiti. The part of Haiti we were in was not effected my the earthquake, and the beauty of the island was breath taking. The mountains were green with trees, and the water was crystal clear. While we were there my family and I met 3 Haitin girls. These girls opened my eyes to even more beautiful things that i would have never imagined. They took us through caves that i thought would never end, they took us swimming in the crystal clear water, and I even got the oppurtunity to eat a fresh guave fruit. This experience solaced me for the whole rest of the day and even the whole rest of the trip. Whenever i feel stressed i just imagine myself back at the island and remember how beautiful the nature truly was.
Nature is a part of my everyday life and it’s probably the most relaxing, soothing, and inspiring things that exist in my life. I love animals and being outdoors. When I was younger my dad would take me, my sisters, and sometimes my mom to places like fair hill and white clay creek just to go for nature walks, hikes, or to pet the horses. Going to these places surrounded by trees and the sounds of all types of animals, with my dad pointing out every tree that had once been home to a living animal was the most pleasant experience that I could imagine. I would much rather be sitting somewhere deep in quiet woods then surrounded by noise and buildings. My favorite part of nature is the all of the different animals, I have three dogs and I couldn’t imagine not having a pet around the house. My favorite memory of being in nature is when I would go to Florida and my dad would get me and my cousins to go kayaking throughout the mangroves and to go down the dock where we would watch the manatees pop their noses out of the water. Our world is made beautiful by nature and without it we wouldn’t have the amazing setting that we can all view even if it’s just by looking out your window, or taking a short walk.
Nature isn't a huge part of my life but it's still in it. I love the beach because of the warmth on my skin and how the ocean sounds at ten in the morning. All the seagulls flying around and the smell of cococunt sunscreen are what I love most about the beach. But sometimes, nature takes it toll out on the creatures of the big blue world. It's very common to see a jellyfish or a crab to wash up on the beach and die. It's sad yes, but that's life. But one summer I had the worst luck of wittnessing a whale come up and die on the beach. I believe that when I was about thirteen years old, my family took a trip to the beach for the weekend. No one really thought that this weekend would be any different from all the others that we had taken. But when we arrived onto the scolding hot sand, I saw this huge mass of, of something down the beach. I thought nothing of it because I was to excited to be back at the beach and under the warm sun. When I went to go dive into a wave a lifeguard had stopped myself and my cousins from entering the ocean. The reason was, because a huge whale had washed up onto the beach and had died because it couldn't turn itself over and attempt to swim out to the deeper part of the ocean. I remember feeling so sad and helpless when I got a closer look at the poor whale. Looking back on the situation now, I realize that sometimes, nature isn't fair to the things that live in this world, even the animals. In my opinion, when something dies whether it be a flower, a tree or even a whale. Nature is teaching us that things in life come and go. But in the end, that we all have left a mark on the world. Wherever we may live.
For this blog I’m going to choose number 2, “this natural experience solaced me”. There are plenty of times that I’ll be arguing with my parents or friends, and just need to get out of the house. When I’m angry, or even sad, nature reminds me to keep going and that everything is going to be okay. There was one day, when my mother kept getting on my nerves. Everything she said just irritated me, even if it wasn’t mean. It was one of those days where no matter how hard someone will try and calm you down, it wouldn’t work. So I decided to take my dog for a walk around my neighborhood. As I was walking around, I looked at the trees, and my neighbors’ flowers and plants, and I realized that I wasn’t really appreciating what I have. That walk in my neighborhood really calmed me down, and just made me think. It made me feel like everything was okay and showed me the brighter sides of life.
People learn a lot from nature due to actual experiences. They learn that even though it is beautiful, nature can become dangerous at any time and it can change your life. I have had many personal experiences with nature. It was last winter when Delaware had the snow storm of the century and I had off school for a week. Well when the storm ended I took my dog outside and in my backyard there is a small woods made of pine trees. My dog ran back there and I chased after him and as I caught up with him I heard a loud crack and I looked up. What I saw was a 15 foot branch had snapped off the tree right above me and it was pointed straight toward me. If I hadn’t dove out of the way the branch would have went through my head. This was a scary experience, but it also taught me a lesson and that is to always be aware of my surroundings and be extra cautious when it’s icy out. I also learned that nature can change our lives in an instant and we should not take nature for granted as a kind and safe thing. One example is when I was 4 my mom was caught in a rip tide. Her best friend’s husband pulled her out and to this day she still has never set foot in the ocean.
Mother Nature is the most beautiful thing in this world to me. There are many mysteries and wonders to nature that just shocks you with its magnificence. Nature is a precious thing that we shouldn’t take for granted. Nature can be a place for people to just appreciate it, a place to think, and a place to calm you down. Nature is a place for everything. One of my most favorite things about nature is the beach under a nice summer night sky. I’m talking about just sitting on the beach by myself and just watching the waves roll and the night sky glisten with the stars. This is a great place for me to just think about my life and also to just appreciate how great of a place where I am at the moment. Mostly at nighttime in the summer there is a nice, cool breeze on the beach and that breeze just makes me feel like there is someone there to soothe me and keep me company like a good spirit watching over me. Whenever something bad has happened to me in life like losing a friend or family member or just simply getting into trouble with my parents, I can refer to nature to help me sort out my problems and to reflect on the good and bad things I have done in life. I have turned my life around with nature’s help and I have also made myself a better person. Nature is a gift from God that all people should cherish from the beginning to the end of time.
I have had many experiences with Mother Nature. Some have been scary, and some have been awesome. Perhaps one of my favorite things that Mother Nature has created is the beach. If you don’t know, I have a lot of people in my family. We’re all pretty close but we’re especially close during the summer at the beach. We all stay in the same home and we all hang out and have fun on the beach. We all love the ocean, especially me. Mother Nature makes the ocean awesome sometimes. I love it when the ocean has big waves; it makes it so much fun. But sometimes, Nature can be scary. One day this past summer, my father was on vacation and my mother, my father and I were on the beach one day and it started raining. We left the beach and went down to my grandparents (the live down the block form the beach) to have lunch. My dad and I had to go back to get out chairs and umbrella that we left behind on the beach. Just our luck, the storm got terrible when we got onto the sand, with lightning and thunder. It might have been one of the scariest things that I have ever experienced. As I glanced at the ocean a bolt of lightning was to close to my father and I, I could smell it, as crazy as that sounds. The thunder was so loud it rang in my ears for at least 10 minutes. We luckily got away safe, but I will never do that again. Mother Nature is exhilarating, but you need to be cautious about her actions.
When I think of a natural experience that has both solaced me and exhilarated me, the first place that comes to my mind is Kingston Plantation is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. My family and I have vacationed there every summer for the past 6 years. And I believe that it is my best experience with nature. Everywhere I turn I can see palm trees. And all the streets are lined with beautiful and exotic flowers. Our house we stayed in had a spectacular view. From my porch I could see the ocean and all the hotels that were right behind it. Every night I would watch the sun set on the lake behind our house. This is one of the times that solaced me. I would watch and feel relaxed and like I had no pressure or stress on me. Another part of Myrtle Beach that solaced me was the beach. Most of my summer reading is done on a lifeguard stand. I like doing my summer reading on the beach because I do not have any distractions and no one is there to bother me. I also like to just sit on the beach, close my eyes, and listen to the waves crashing onto the shore and the seagulls flying above me looking for a snack. The not only solaces me but it also exhilarates me. Doing something active is easiest for me when I am on the beach. In the morning I like to take long run on the beach and feel the soft sand beneath my feet. During the day I like to play football and paddleball. And when the beach starts to clear off as more people leave, I like to skim board. The Delaware beaches have never been good skim boarding beaches, so I do most of my skim boarding while I am in Myrtle Beach. I would say that Myrtle Beach contains most of all the beautiful things nature has to offer.
Every summer my family and all of my aunts and uncles rent a condo for a week up in Lincoln, New Hampshire. I would say that my trips to New Hampshire exhilarate because I have been many place but out of every where I have been New Hampshire is the most beautiful. While we are up there we do a bunch of nature activities like tubing down the rapids or swimming in Echo Lake and every single trip just seems to be so comfortable and soothing. Another reason I would say it is exhilarating is because some of the wildlife up there almost seems like its from another planet because we see nothing like it in Delaware. The wildest animal I have seen in New Castle, Delaware is probably a deer. My last trip up there while my cousin and I were walking down to the pool in our condo complex we witnessed real mother bear and her cub, which I thought was amazing because the only place I had ever seen one was on Channel 34; Discovery.
When I was about ten or so my family and I took a vacation to Aruba. Aruba is an island in the Carribean, just north of Venuzuala. The reason we want to Aruba I thought was to enjoy the week. But midway through the vacation my parents who decided to go on a jeep tour of the other side of the island which is very rocky. We went through some rough terrian to get to this area but it was totally worth it because it was just so quiet and beautiful. You could just stand on the rocks and just look out into the ocean. The ocean was especially soothing to look at because it was clear and light blue nothing like the Atlantic Ocean. I especially remember walking across a natrual land bridge which was exhilarting cause you could just walk to the edge and there some 50 feet down you could see the ocean again.
I learned a lesson through my two pet rabbits. I learned that friendship is a very powerful bond. We bought my two rabbits when I was eight years old on Easter. They were only a few months old. But from the very beginning they were best friends. They did everything together, ate slept, and escaped their cages and so on. You would assume this was because they were forced to live together in the same cage all of the time. But I thought different. They had a very tight bond, I could sense it. I learned that I was right just this year. One of my rabbits passed away. Although just a rabbit, I could see that the remaining bunny was lonely. She was alone in her cage, going through the same funny routine the two of them all had by herself. A few weeks went by, and she too passed away. It was obvious that she wasn’t herself without my other rabbit. The two bunnies completed each other, and without the other, they weren’t the same. The bond between the two bunnies was strong enough that they could live without each other, and I am glad that they are together again. They taught me that a true friend will stay by your side through everything, will complete you, and make you strong.
I learned a lesson from nature that helped me through a rough patch in my life. As the stress of being a teenager can take a lot out of a 15 to 16 year old. The struggle to keep your grades up while trying to be popular and have a good time with your friends is very stressful. I had been having a really hard time with it recently becuase my grades started to slip and I felt that I was more focused on friends and everyone else's problems that I forgot to take care of my own issues. Recently, I went to New York where a lot of my family lives. I visited throughout the whole state and went up to the mountains to visit with my grandparents and aunts and uncles. Up in the mountains there isn't much around or to do. Pretty much the only thing there is a lot of is nature! Being surrounded by nature that was so beautiful and calm and peaceful really changed the way that I view life in several aspects. For one it made me sit back an really look at the truly important things in life. It also allowed me to see beauty in things that I take granted for everyday and before would never have even noticed because I was so wrapped up in "more important" things. Nature has the ability to help you find the most important things in life in really strange ways.
From a very early age of my childhood, I always loved being outdoors. I would go outside when ever I had the chance or opportunity. However, I feel like I learned from nature from one situation and I felt “one with nature”. Many years ago, a little boy named Nicolas lived across the street. He was four years old, and he would wander the neighborhood alone, without his parents or an adult watching over him. Everyday he would run across the street without looking either way, and once in awhile a car would stop because they were watching careful and saw him. However one day in spring about three years ago, I was just sitting outside, minding my own business, waiting for my friend to down to my house. I was sitting in a chair on my lawn, with some papers on my lap. Well all of a sudden, a strong gust of wind blew my papers on the grass on my lawn. I arose from my chair to get them and another gust blew them on the sidewalk. Coincidentally, right as the wind blew a car came speeding down my street, right as Nicolas carelessly crossed the street. I completely let go of the papers, and sprinted across the street to grab Nicolas and carry him to safety. The car never stopped and apologized for almost running over the poor, innocent four-year-old boy. They just kept driving away. Unfortunately, they drove over my papers and left tire marks on my papers, but at least I can get more papers. However, I could never get another Nicolas.
Nature is a huge topic. in all ways. It encompasses so much stuff, plants, animals, scenery, but also it literally is huge. A time when nature has solaced me was when I was younger, about 9. There are some woods in the back of my house, and I would explore them all the time. Now if I went back there it probably wouldn't seem big at all, because it wasn't actually a huge forest, maybe 1 sq mile. But when i was nine I would go back there and pretend i was an explorer. and one day, I came across a bamboo thicket. (only about 30 sq Ft, not really sure how it ended up in some woods in Delaware) So, being nine, this was a huge discovery for me, so I explored it. I didn't find much, but I did spend almost an hour just sitting in the middle of the thicket looking around and enjoying the scene. I was totally alone, not something I was used to. but I enjoyed it. it was silent, except for bird chirps every so often. It felt incredibly peaceful just sitting and listening to the birds, and just relaxing. This is the only time that I have ever really felt "one" with nature, because other than that day, I never really felt so at peace with the world, and completely alone.
A couple years ago, my family and I took a cruise to Mexico. The cruise stopped at The Grand Caymen Islands, Cozumel, and Cancun. Not only was the view of the ocean beautiful, but we got to get off at every port and explore the island! When my family and I got off the boat at Cozumel, we part took in one of the best experiences of my life! We swam with dolphins! So we went to the place and we had to put life jackets on and listen to our instructor talk for about 15 minutes before we could get in the water. After the talk, we finally got to get into the freezing cold water and meet our dolphin friend. My dolphins name was Madonna. The instructor showed us a whole bunch of tricks and then we got to take a ride on the dolphins. It was such a thrill! The dolphin was swimming so fast, and I was struggling to hold on to her fin. Once every in our group rode the dolphin, we had to get out and go get changed. But our day was far from over! After we left the dolphin place, we walked through the town’s shops and the coolest stuff I’ve seen. I was so amazed at all the handmade jewelry and baskets. Then we headed to spend the rest of the day at the beach! Mexican sand is nothing like the sand on the East Coast, it’s pure white. And the water amazed me ever more! The water was teal! Over all, this experience made me see nature in a whole different way.
Ever since I can remember I was always at the beach. My family and I used to spend weeks on end down the beach going swimming, off-shore fishing, surf fishing or just spending time together. My dad is a fisherman and he grew up on the beach so he likes to share that experience with me. He enjoys teaching me fishing techniques and he also likes to tell me stories about when he was little. Now that I am older I enjoy it even more. I can help my dad with more things and learn new things about the beach or nature in general. One of the main reasons I love being outside is because I feel that it helps me to relate to my family. The beach is that one place were I can just relax and not have any worries. It is also the place I go for comfort and it is a good thinking place for me. To me the beach is a good place for me to go when I’m sad because I feel comfortable in that setting. I love to be outside and to explore different things. Nature is soothing and it makes me forget about any stress in my life. For me nature is a big part of my life so that’s why I love the outdoors.
A few years ago I went on a camping trip with my family. Usually when we went camping, we would stay in our fifth wheel camper. Staying in a camper should not be considered camping because it was practically like a house. There is absolutely no experience of nature whatsoever. I didn’t know it until I actually went camping in a tent. I soon realized that nature has its good sides and bad sides. We went during the summer and it was extremely hot out. The area we were staying in was very beautiful. If we listened carefully enough, we could hear the birds singing and the wind blowing and it was quite peaceful. I began thinking that camping really is not that bad. So my sister and I shared a tent and left the zipper door undone to let a breeze in during the day. When we went to bed we realized that was probably the biggest mistake for girls like ourselves to do. In the middle of the night we began finding bugs and spiders in the tent with us. My parents woke up to us screaming and our tent shaking from us jumping around. I remember it being pitch black outside and we were not able to see anything. We ended up staying in our parent’s tent for the rest of the night. That was the last time I ever went tent camping. That trip showed me that nature can be soothing and wonderful. However I am not a huge fan of bugs so it also has its flaws.
I find great solace in nature. My personal favorite place is the beaches on Marco Island. Marco is a very small island, it only measures four miles in diameter; however it boasts some of the quietest, calmest, and uncrowded beaches in Florida. My favorite spot is on the Marco Island Beach Resorts special, guest only area. They imported sand from siesta beach and garsons bring you whatever you want. At three o’clock they bring out sorbet for everyone to enjoy. This may seem a little artificial or like a blend of outdoors and indoors however I love it. There is something just amazing and relaxing on the beach that make me so at ease. The hotel does everything that it can to accommodate its guests, I even saw a man searching for a woman’s earring in a thick thorn bush. When I am there I fell at one with nature and it just makes things better.
I live very close to Carousel Park and it is one of my favorite places to take my dog for walks. My favorite time of year to take her up there is in the winter when everything is covered in snow or in the spring when all the flowers have bloomed, the grass is green, and the sky is a clear blue. The many meadows that fill the park are an exhilarating sight during these seasons. When you are on the top of the hill overlooking the meadows, you feel like you’re on top of the world. You realize how beautiful our earth is and you learn to appreciate it. The wild life, or at least in the spring, is always moving. When you stand still, instead of hearing silence you hear the scurrying of the squirrels and the occasion bird that has landed. You see butterflies and bumblebees and smell the scent of the flowers and sometimes you even see the occasional horse being ridden! Carousel is a great place to go and think, feeling the serenity of your surroundings is a good way to clear your mind. When you take the time to look around, you feel the exhilaration of nature and truly begin to appreciate it.
This summer my family drove down to Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a vacation. In Gatlinburg, there are many woods and rivers. Throughout my stay, I had a natural experience that exhilarated me. My experience was white water rafting. When I heard we were headed to do this activity, I thought of the Disney ride. I certainly thought wrong because there were no jets to help you get through the rocks. The ride down the rapids was bumpy and rough. Everyone kept getting stuck on the rocks and had to push off them to get on track. The water was moving so fast that it was hard to stick together. My friend Caroline held on to my tube so we wouldn’t separate, but that made the ride harder. In the end we were tired, but laughing at all the falls and stops we went through. It was such an amazing activity because the water moves so fast and windy. If you were pulled over to the bank there was no way of going anywhere, so you had to paddle back into the currents to get back on track. In the end, I realized how amazing it was that water could move you that fast to a destination. We defiantly went through some rough patches, but we were always able to get back on track and enjoy the ride.
One experience I had with nature that exhilarated me was one at the zoo. Two summers ago my dad woke up my mom, sister, and I at five in the morning to go to the Washington D.C. zoo. All of us were grumpy and complaining because it was way too early to be awake. My dad claimed that all the animals were out in the morning and went away once people started showing up, so of course we had to be the first people at the zoo. Not only were we the first people- but the zoo hadn't even opened once we got there. Being your typical over dramatic sleep-loving teenager, I’m still thinking that this will turn out the be the worst day of my life. Finally the zoo opened and my family & I walked around for about a half an hour and only saw one animal. Now we're all mad at my dad for waking us up for what seemed like no reason and everyone is whining and wanting to go home- until we went into the chimpanzee house. Chimps might not be the cutest animals, but they are highly entertaining. Every single chimp was out and playing and my family & I were the only ones in there to experience it. It's a hard thing to explain, because when I say 'watching chimps exhilarated me' it sounds a bit- to be frank- stupid. But, they all looked so happy and carefree; they didn't even seem to realize they were trapped behind glass. Time flew and we sat there for an hour just watching them play and I'll never forget it. We also saw a couple of panda bears up super close, along with a baby one which was adorable. Even though I still think it was ridiculous of my dad to wake us up so early, I don't regret that he did.
I feel nature is a beautiful thing. My favorite thing from nature is snow. I love how pretty and gorgeous the snow looks on the ground. My favorite story that exhilarates me from snow is, one time i was sledding with my family at White Clay state park. It was very cold and the snow was very hard like ice. It was perfect sledding weather. We went to the top of the hill and all tried to race down the hill. After loosing several times i decided i would get a running start after getting this running start i was flying down that hill so fast that my sled wouldn't stop. I ended up running into the creek and hitting my arm on a rock. Even though i almost had to get stitches it was quite the thrill. Also it makes a great story to tell about how i beat my brothers in a race sledding down a hill. This nature story also showed me my love for outdoors, even though i hate the cold and i really do hate how cold snow is i love the thrill of sledding down a really big hill.
A natural experience that solaces me is the feeling of a live animal’s soft fur. I call it fuzzy therapy and it is one of the most relaxing things to experience. It is best when the animal wants to be petted and it will transfer it’s own relaxing energy into you. Just the feeling of it is wonderful, but if the animal expresses its enjoyment through chirps and other cute noises, it makes it even better then before. I smile when I pet my cat, not just because it soothes my troubled whirlwind of a mind, but also because it lets me focus on the truly important thing in life. Living! The Purpose in Life is to live with great love of everything that was ever created by Nature. People need to stop and think about the world as a whole, not just a two dimensional thing in the world of computers a gadgets, but rather a whole new world full of power in the most intriguing ways.
Nature can do a lot for people. For me, nature is a much needed healer. It makes you have a better feeling of your senses such as touch and sight but also helps you to better feel your emotions and focus in on them. In my situation I seem to stress and become anxious over many different things of everyday life more than the average person does. My horse agador seems to help me sort things out. When we are together it’s like a bond of no other. He senses my feelings through touching and feeling but also responds to them through his movement of his ears and body langue. If we are out together riding he makes me feel happy and show’s me that there are more things to life then seen by the eye. My horse seems to makes me feel like there isn’t a care in the world. He is a caring, with a personality like no other. In nature, animals have personalities and feelings such as we do. We can learn a lot from them. They seem to bring an inner peace out of you and have you feel relaxed and at ease.
Nature is all around us and even though it's so magnificent and beautiful, we sometimes don't appreciate it. Until recently I didn't always noticed how beautiful nature is and how it can soothe you.
This past summer my best friend and I got into a huge fight and ended up not talking for some time. I ended up spending a lot of time with my family and became a lot closer to my older sister, Megan. I remember one day she was going for a walk and asked me if I wanted to go. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it, but she convinced me to go along anyway. We had been walking for awhile and I hadn't been paying attention to where we were going. Once I looked up I saw we had been walking on a trail for quite some time. It was completely breathtaking. Tall, lush trees lined the dirt path and a small stream separated the woods into two sections. A small bridge was high up over the stream and Megan led me up a hill so we could sit down on it. Once there, we sat in complete silence admiring the scene around us. We must have sat there for hours because we didn't make it back home until after dark.
I was so grateful my sister took me there because it made me feel a lot better about the whole situation with my friend. Now whenever one of us is feeling bad, we go on a walk and return to that small bridge and take in the beauty around us.
When I was going into the sixth grade my entire dad's side went out to Las Vegas and drove into Arizona. One stop along the way on this week long vacation was Slide Rock Park in Sedona, Arizona. Slide Rock Park is a natural creek that runs through rocks cutting them out and making a natural waterslide. While it was a very fun time, the beauty of the natural rock and flowing water was so pretty and just so calming and also exhilarating at the same time. The swim area and water slides along with beautiful scenery made me really appreciate the beauty of nature while also making it fun and entertaining. It really showed me that nature is ours to enjoy for both the beauty and the experience we get out of it. I am glad that state parks mark of some of the most beautiful parts of our country so they can be protected and allowed to have their beauty viewed by all who want to share in Mother Nature's most beautiful works.
Nature is one of the most beautiful things in this world to me. It is something that we shouldn’t take for granted, ever. Nature can be a place for people to just sit back and escape from the world around them, a place to think about your life, and a place to relax from the daily stresses in your life. Nature is a place for anything and everything. The best part of nature is definitely all the mysterious and wonderful surprises that exist in it. My favorite experience in nature always comes at the same place and time every year. Every year my family and I go to a place called Cherrystone, in July. It is called Cherrystone because of its beautiful cherry colored sunsets that set over the Chesapeake Bay. Every night I’m there, after a long day of fun with the family, and after everyone else falls asleep, i will sneak out of our cabin and go sit along the pier. It is absolutely beautiful. The moonlight makes the water glistening and sparkle, you can see all the fish glowing under the water swaying with the rhythm of the gentle waves. There is always that cool waterside breeze that feels just right, and that sense of awe. It makes you realize just how big the world is compared to you and it gives that feeling of excitement to want to find out what kind of wonders you still haven’t discovered yet in your life. It is a time and place when I can just sit there and talk to myself and talk to God and try and find answers to the questions I’ve been asking myself lately. I place where I can try and think about what I could have done better or nicer recently and a place where i can forgive and forget anything or anyone that might have bothered me lately. The greatest part of it all is being alone with my thoughts but what’s amazing is, you never actually do feel very alone. I always feel like someone is there with me, listening to all the things I have to say. Nature is wonderful like that, it’s always there for you, and it always has time to listen to what you have to say. Whenever something bad happens where I might have lost someone I love or have had a fight with a good friend, nature is always there to listen to me and I can look up into the stars in the sky and seem to answer my own questions that have been eluding me for the longest time. Nature is a wonderful thing and should be appreciated by every single person alive.
This natural experience exhilarated me
A few summers ago my family took a vacation to Puerto Rico. My parents wanted to take us on a kayaking trip through the bioluminescent bay of Fajardo. A bio bay is a body of water that contains millions of micro-organisms that glow in the dark for a second when agitated. We didn’t really understand what it was. What we did understand was it was at night in the pitch dark, we had to paddle a long way, and there were bugs everywhere. Safe to say no one was too excited. We were paddling through a small, twisting and turning path of water and it seemed to be like any other water. Until the tour guide told us to start looking at the paddle when it entered the water. The water all around the paddle glowed in the dark a neon green, as you got closer and closer to the actual bay the colors got brighter and stronger. When we arrived at the bay he told us everyone could jump off and it was unbelievable. Everyone turned neon and when you kicked or swam around, the waves you created would have a neon aftermath. In the pitch black we glowed like Tinkerbelle. This is my favorite nature experience because it was crazy, exhilarating, and unique. Never have I seen anything like it. I’ll remember our nature experience forever.
I was solaced when I went to Hastings, Pennsylvania with my grandparents about three years ago. It is a very small town and is far away from just about everything, including major stores.Despite the fact that it is a very small town, it is also a very beautiful place and is very comforting. I went up there when I was in 7th grade and I was unexpectedly affected by its beauty. I never thought that some town in the middle of nowhere would cause me to see beauty of nature but somehow it did enable me to feel a sense of beauty that I was unable to see before. It has a beautiful scenary and is also to some degree, undescribable. Hastings is not only beautiful in the day time, also at night because of the lightings there. I have not been there for some time but it is a place i will never forget.
I find nature very relaxing and I enjoy being outside. One of the best experiences of nature was when I went to Mexico and laid in the sand. As I laid in the sand, I looked out to the water. As I listened to the waves and looked at the water, everything cleared my mind. I didn't think about anything, I just laid there and my brain was free of thoughts. The ocean was clear blue and I was relaxed listening to the ocean waves crashing on the shore. I learned that there was a lesson towards the ocean. I realized that life is too short to worry about the little things in life.
I find mother nature to be very beautiful in every season. I think that fall is the most beautiful season because of all the leaves that change color. When I have a bad day, I like go outside and just look around and see all the beautiful objects that God created. When clouds are in the sky I feel protected because of God. Many people look up at the clouds and see different shapes. I also learned that God is always watching over us and I am always protected by Him. As the seasons change, the weather changes too. Enjoy your life and enjoy the different temperatures.
In this journal, I would like to talk about how nature has solaced, exhilarated, and taught me a lesson. The lesson I learned from it is that never to underestimate the beauty and power of nature and also that it can be more than meets the eye. Nature can be a healer, soother, and a teacher for me. During the summer of June 16 2006, my family and I decided to go camping down by southern virginia's state park. I was 11 years old and had never gone camping outback before so I decided to try it out for the first time. It took about 4 and a half hour drive and I was complaining how I need to use the bathroom and all that other stuff a normal 11 year old would do. On the half way, the AC broke and it was 103 degrees outside. It felt like an oven and I was the turkey. By the time we got there, the pain was worth the reward. I was expecting nothing more but trees, suprisingly, The place was filled with birds chirping, wild animals passing by, fresh, crisp smell of tress, a giant river full of life and beauty, and the magnificent landscape covered with nature. We went scuba diving in the river and it was filled with interesting life forms that I had never seen before. Then at sunset, the gorgeous sun sets along the river, creating a red, scralet fire along the river. This was a exquist sight. At age 11, I was able to experience such a wonderful sight of nature's finest and I was so grateful for it. Nature tells us that it's wonderful, beautiful, and certainly breath-taking.
Last summer my five friends and I went to a field hockey camp for a week at Cape Henlopen. This camp was quite an experience. When we first got there we checked in and went to find our cabin. Once we found our cabin we put our sheets on our beds, fans in the windows, and suitcases on the ground. We were all ready to go! But little did we know our cabin was the farthest away from the showers and bathrooms. In order to use the restrooms we had to walk quite a bit. We said goodbye to our parents and met our other cabin buddies and then before we knew it, it was time for “lights out”. The first night was not good. There were bugs everywhere crawling on us while we were trying to sleep. My friends and I were up all night! The next day we had 3 sessions of field hockey in 100 degree heat. This took so much energy and we were all exhausted! The next few days got better, we became close with the other girls in our cabin, we were sleeping better and we got used to the challenges of the weather. Everything was good until the second to last night. When we woke up that morning, one of the girls heard a hissing noise coming from the floor. Everyone ignored it until one girl spotted a snake on the floor. We all were screaming and jumping on our beds, calling for people to come help. Luckily someone came and took it outside. The rest of camp was so much fun. Although it was buggy, there was a snake, and the weather was so hot, we still had an awesome time and can’t wait to go back next year.
The natural experience that exhilarated me was when I went on vacation to Colorado last winter. The trip was meant for snowboarding, but while I was out there Mother Nature showed me many different things in nature. I saw many different animals including moose, porky pines, and various types of beautiful birds. Although, what Mother Nature made appear most exhilarating to me was snow. The deep powdery snow made everything seem like it is floating while you are riding across it with your snowboard or ski. Sometimes, while waiting on the lift, I will just look at the beautiful scenery Mother Nature has given us to use, almost like a big playground. This dry snow in Colorado is no doubt, the best snow on earth. I am very thankful to have visited a place as beautiful as this.
This natural experience exhilarated me:
“…and remember, stay AWAY from the boulders! Alright, move out duckies!” screamed the pumped river guide. And so six of us duckies (kayaks) and about ten 6-person rafts started rowing away from the circle, toward the first looming falls. Push deep into the water on the left, push deep into the water on the right, back and forth, as if your life counts on it. In truth, it does. If you tip over, and don’t bring your head, a leg, and your paddle up right away, the falls could drift you down and drown you. This sense of adventure is probably why I was attracted to whitewater kayaking instantly. But anyways, the first dwindling ebb below was breath taking. Right away, there was a boulder dividing the narrow river, and within those two choices, was a big bump in the middle of them. Either way, I was going to love it! So right it was. The pounding, crushing water was coming from all directions and rocking my meager duckie, death-gripping the paddle, I maneuvered around the obstacle to encounter another and another, with sharp turns and water blinding me. Then all of a sudden, calm water took over and there was nature everywhere. I made it through my very first waterfall!
Mother Nature is a very beautiful and astonishing thing. I have had many experiences with Mother Nature but the one experience that I really enjoyed was the time I went skiing with my friend up in Pennsylvania. His family and I stayed up in Pennsylvania at a in a little farm/cabin building a short distance from the ski slopes. The whole weekend the sky was gray and it was snowing; it was a pretty sight. The first day that we went skiing was amazing. The snow was soft, perfect for skiing, and the sky was the same pretty gray color as the night before. When we hit the slopes, we spent about an hour skiing the main trails, but then we drifted off to the sides of the mountain. There we explored. We made our own trails, drifting in and out of the trees just gliding along. It was such a beautiful sight. Sometimes we would just stop, rest, and view Mother Nature around us. I am very thankful for Mother Nature and all of the little things that it has for us to enjoy.
Not everyone has had a true experience with nature that has "changed the way they live today". And to be honest I barely consider my experience something that is like some of the things we read about in the Romantic period, but it'll do for me. Over the summer one day, about 2 years ago, I had a bunch of friends over to spend the weekend at my beach house in maryland. We were messing around outside playing football and playing in the chester river when we decided we would rather swim in my pool. So after about 15 minutes of swimming in the pool, I noticed that the clouds were getting kind of dark, and my parents told us to come inside. So, like every other 13 year old child, I disobeyed my mom and dad thinking it would be cool. But after about 10 minutes it started to rain and I began thinking that it is not such a wise idea to stay in the pool very much longer. So I got my friends together and we walk inside, and then it starts pouring! Within probably five minutes of sitting inside wondering how long the storm will be around for, we watch lightning strike my pool. That lightning scared us all to death. I have never really wanted to be near a pool when it is storming again. So this is a major thing that changed the way I treat storms and being in pools.
I am more of an indoor person because my family and I do not travel very often. Even though I do travel to the beach in the summer and enjoy the warm air and the calm water, I do not like to go on hiking through the woods or camping out under the stars. I do however like when the trees have leaves on them and everything is green. I am more of an indoor person because I do not like the cold weather of the winter and the pollen from the trees in the spring because of my allergies. When the weather is humid I stay inside for the air conditioning. The only season that I like is the fall because the air becomes cool. Even though I am more of an indoor person I do take notice when the seasons change. When the season of winter approaches the animals outside go in search of food and they grow a new fur coat for winter. The plants go dormant and loose their color. The birds come by my house looking to eat off of the feeder. In the fall daylight savings turns back the time and the sun goes down earlier which makes the day shorter and the nights longer.
This summer i went on vacation to Weston, Florida. Other than having a great time and seeing a lot of sites, one of the most memorable moments was when we took an adventure into the famous Everglades, where many different alligators and crocodiles make their residence. This was a true brush with nature, it was so exciting to be so close to some of the fiercest animals in nature. We jetted around the Everglades, in our airboat bobbing and weaving through the mangroves and watching for thodr few courageous crocs that would poke their heads up and come right to the boats edge. At one point we even pulled over and stepped out onto a small landing where there was a huge crocodile lying on the small strip of land. The driver of the airboat then proceeded to open the animals mouth and he gave us the opportunity to hold it up as well. I was eager to try it and it was one of the most exhilarating experiences ever when i was on the brink of getting my finger bitten off and the only thing seperating me from the experience of true nature was me holding back this crocs mouth. Later on we got back to the airboat and drove to another part of the swamp in which there were certain gases that caused the water to bubble in a manner similar to something you would see in a fiction novell. Taking a tour into the Everglades was by far the best natural experience i ever had.
When I was eight we moved to West Virginia from Connecticut because my dad was starting a school there. The school was on a big hill and had a forest all around the 162 acre property. Sometimes my brother and I would go outside and explore all this land we had and get used to the new surroundings. There was all kinds of wild life like deer, bears, foxes, turkey, snakes, and rabbits. We sometimes would find strange things like bones, stray dogs, and beer bottles everywhere.
This helped me get active and go outside and do things than be inside and just watch tv all day. This experience taught me how to do things by myself and learn from my mistakes.
I don’t have any good nature stories. Nature and I just don’t really go well together. Whenever I’m in nature things don’t turn out good for me. First of all, I absolutely hate bugs! I hate the sounds they make and when they bite sting or craw on me! None of that is enjoyable to me and you just can’t get away from then in nature. Not only bugs but birds annoy me. They chirp and sing and just won’t stop sometimes. And sometimes they even poop on people. I don’t find that beautiful. Now the beach is beautiful and I do love going to the beach but I’ve had some bad experiences in at the beach in my past. I’m not good with the sun. The sand and water are fine with me but the sun doesn’t like my skin! I burn so bad every time I’m outside. One time this summer my family and family friends decided to spend the entire day on the beach! We had everything set up nicely with a mini grill to cook burgers and hotdogs right there. I had my chair laid out in the sand facing the water ready to sit down and relax with a good book in my hands and everything was perfect. I sit down and open my book while my toes are in the sand and the sounds of the waves are just so peaceful. It’s the perfect day until I get hungry. Everything goes downhill from here. The wind starts to pick up and it brings the flies and all sorts of bugs. Then after I get food a bird come by and steals my chips spilling the whole bag in the sand. After this is all cleaned up I lay in the sand to rest for a little and I end up falling asleep. When I wake up I’m bright red! I got so much sunburn it hurt to even touch my arms! I couldn’t wear shoes for a week! This just killed my love for the beach and any bit of nature or sun after this one seeming great day turned horrible. It killed my love for nature and the outdoors forever!
This natural experience exhilarated me.
Years ago I spent most of my spring break in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. It was a beautiful place that exhilarated me in many, many ways. The combination of natural beauty and the mountains of the area were enough to move even the most controlled individuals. We saw the caves and it was so peaceful and serene underground it seemed almost unreal at the time. The mountains were beautiful during the sunset and were truly a sight to see. It spoke to me in many ways and showed me how beautiful nature could be. The high peaks of the mountains and hills, with the setting sun in the background was truly one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen and was very beautiful in my opinion. There was a lot of wildlife around where we took our vacation and we saw a lot of deer and rabbits and various wildlife. There was a beautiful waterfall that I loved and got several pictures by. The woods were peaceful and helped bring peace to my mind with its silence and beauty. When everything is nice and quiet you can really do some hard thinking and I loved hanging out in the woods.
My experience in nature happened in Cabo San Lucas Mexico. It was a little bit into the Pacific Ocean. It was about one o’clock in the afternoon and we were in a little zodiac boat. My dad and I were supposed to meet a big catamaran out in the Pacific Ocean but while we were on our way our driver who spoke in broken English said that he saw whales out in the distance and he wanted to know if we wanted to go see them. Of course we said yes so we speed over to the location were he said he thought he saw them. Just like he thought there was a pack of about five or six whales. We chased them all around on this little boat probably about 1 quarter of the size of the Humpback whales. We were about fifteen feet from these monstrous animals breaching the surface of the water. When they blew threw their blowhole it hit us in the face and it was very exhilarating. When they went under we waited to see them again and then we sped over to be were they were again. It was the most exciting thing I have ever seen in nature.
A fire was roaring as I sat by the fire place. The sun had set not long before. One cat came up beside me and sat, watching the fire, amazed. Another cat stretched itself lazily, and quite cautiously, farther away. As I sat on the hearth, chin in hand, my mind was uneasy. I was troubled by my load of work from school and nervous about upcoming tests. I became frustrated at my lack of inspiration for my art. I felt perturbed and stressed by the ending of the day, by the running out of time. The fall of night always strained me the most. I wondered if there was something, anything to relax me. I contemplated if there was anything, something to make me feel that the tension in my over-analytical, easily confused mind could be disbanded, suspended, even. I looked into the fire as if I could find my answer. And suddenly, I became aware of my surroundings. I noticed how freely the flames danced around the log; taking from it the energy it needed to flourish. The flames had no chains, no burdens, no duties. They seemed so free and fantastic. Maybe I didn’t have to be burdened by my school work. Maybe I didn’t have to be chained by my lack of inspiration. And maybe I didn’t have to be so worried by everything. But once more I slipped back into a nervous state and questioned this thought. If it seemed so easy, then why was no one else thinking like this? Then I looked around me. The cats were. Without another inquiry, I just loosened up and let go of my worries. I’ll let the sun set if it wants to. I’ll let my hands rest if they want to. I’ll let another weekday come if it wants to. I was at ease.
I have personally had multiple experiences with nature because during the summer I go camping in with my grandparents on the weekends. My favorite thing to do
while camping is sitting outside every night right in front of the fire. Though I have had a multitude of exciting events occur while camping, sitting in front of that fire is still my favorite. My grandfather and I will sit outside watching the wood burn. We will sit outside for hours, constantly putting more wood on the fire so we can stay out for a little while longer. Then, when the fire is just right we take out the metal poker and cook several perfect campfire hot dogs. After the satisfying snack, we can just talk to each and relax. It seems a lot easier to have a conversation when you are sitting in the cool breeze staring at the bright flames sway from side to side. These moments give me a great feeling of relaxation because I feel like there is no more stress or worries. I don't have to worry about any grades, homework, tests, jobs, etc. The
only things on my mind is how good it feels outside and whether or not I want to make any S'mores. These are my best experiences with nature.
I have always considered myself and outdoorsy kind of person. I love nature and the outdoors and love to be immersed in it. I did boy scouts when I was younger and did a lot of camping then. Just a few years ago I went on a weekend hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail. The trip started in West Virginia and was about 15 miles long. We overcame peaks and valleys, experienced rain and fog. Everything we needed for the trip was on our backs, including all of our food. By the end of the main day of hiking, we were all depleted both physically and mentally. As dusk began to fall and we got to our final campsite destination, we stumbled upon an opening in the trees and foliage where there was a rocky cliff. The combination of fog and impending nightfall made for about zero visibility. The next morning the sun was shining and the fog had lifted. When we went back to the cliff, what we saw totally stunned us. To our astonishment we were standing on a cliff about 150 feet above the ground below, and we could see out over the rolling hills of Virginia and West Virginia for miles. This experience with nature solaced me so much and made me love the outdoors even more than I previously did. That weekend I saw how many different faces one part of nature can have, how many different personalities it can have: one day almost angry, and peaceful and serene the next day. I feel like this serenity was passed on to all of us that day.
This observation of nature taught me a very important lesson to learn and live by in today’s world. It was Spring Break of 2009 and I was on a plane headed to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. We were about an hour out from the airport when you could start to see the beautiful islands of Mexico. A matter of fact these islands were legitimately picture perfect they almost reminded me of those screensavers and wallpapers you would find on your computer. Now you may be thinking well what lesson could be learned from tiny islands off the coast of Mexico and that’s what I’m going to tell you. While gazing upon these human-less islands I began to think about how simple and peaceful everything seemed, and how in modern day America we have seem to lose touch with that concept in life, especially on the East Coast. To me those islands were the epitome of the life God wanted for us, peaceful, calm, relaxed, simplified, and plain. Yet, instead we have become a nation who has found a lifestyle of constantly being in a rush and never taking the time to sit back and be able to appreciate what we have right in front of our own eyes. In all, the lesson I learned was to not let my life get caught up in our fast paced uncontrolled lifestyle, but instead to remember to take time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the things we sometimes overlook in our lives.
I could never forget my outdoors experience. When I lived in South Carolina, every year in October we would go camping in North Carolina. It was amazing there. It had rivers, mountains, and waterfalls. I'm an outdoors guy and I'm always going on outdoors trips but I can say this was totally different. We would go on hikes and the things you would see would be breathtaking. And we could also slide down the waterfall that was there. That was where I really fell in love with nature as many people are. The reason I feel that is is because of what nature has to provide. Nature provides serenity and a stress free atmosphere. It has what are world was and is everything but what our world has become. A stressful, fastpaced world that doesn't have time to sit back and realize what nature has to provide. But I feel if people made the time then they would definitely feel as strong about nature as I do and realize how incredible nature really is.
I may not have any true stories of an experience I have had in nature, but I have had the next best thing. I have visited many zoos and watched the animals. I’ve seen how the animals react to the environments that have been built for them. These man-made exhibits that the zookeepers build may not be a natural environment, but it is one of the best ways to see animals act naturally. At the Philadelphia Zoo, they have gorillas. Last time I was at the Philadelphia Zoo one of the gorillas was acting very funny. He was sitting out in the open in the exhibit and it almost seemed like he was “putting on a show” for all of the people watching him. He would sit there and make different faces and do different poses. All of the people there were watching him, laughing, and just having fun at the zoo. This gorilla reminded me of just how much like people animals can be. Animals can be comedians; they show emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness. This experience exhilarated me because it made me laugh. As I said before, I have been to many zoos, but this visit to the Philadelphia Zoo was a once in a lifetime experience.
Nature has solaced me many times. However now a days, I tend to be more of an indoors girl, because I don't do very well in the heat and i don't like too be cold. But i have always thought of nature as a freedom, or an escape. One thing i've loved since i was a child was wind. I always loved it, because it always made me feel so free. Whenever I would be upset i would climb high into a tree and just feel the wind in my face. And as i've gotten older, i don't really like to climb trees and thought my freedom was gone. But then I remembered wind will always be there. If I had a bad day i'd come home and open a window and sit in front of it and just let the wind blow on my face and into my room while I mulled things over. When I was upset when i was little i would go outside in the wind hoping it would take me somewhere away from where ever I was at the time and let me be free.
My experience with nature was when I went to the Rocky Mountains. It was the first time I had ever seen any mountains other than the ones in the Poconos or in Virginia. I had seen pictures of the Rocky Mountains so I thought I knew what it would be like when I saw them in real life, but I was completely wrong. When I got my first sight of them I was blown away. They were amazing and one of the coolest things I ever saw. The mountains exhilarated me, I had no idea they would be as beautiful as they were. After I saw the Rocky Mountains I realize how someone like the author of “to a waterfowl” could be as inspired by nature as he was. More than just the mountains themselves were amazing, but the wildlife there, animals we don’t see here like beards, elk, and moose were really cool. Nature, such as the Rocky Mountains can truly inspire someone to write a poem, or a story, or a song, or anything like that. Nature has the power to make people do great things. That was my exhilarating experience with nature.
Over the summer, my family and I drove up to Maine to go camping at Acadia National Park. Although many of the sites experienced there were exhilarating, there was one occurrence that remained most notable to me. With many bodies of water, Acadia features some inland beaches that you can go to. On one of the days that we were camping, we decided to go to one of the said beaches. However, it was a little too cold and windy to be on the beach when we got there. I took notice of a mountain that was overlooking the body of water that we were standing at, and suggested that we find a way to get up to it. Fortunately, there was a trail relatively close to the beach, and we started the hike. While on the way to the top, we came to a halt, held up by a fork in the trail. Two paths splitting in different directions. After much consideration and hesitation, we decided to take the path on the left, as I believed it was the right way to go. We ended up hiking for a mile or so, until we came to the top of the mountain, the mountain that overlooked the beach that we were previously at. Upon observation of the mountain top, I realized that there was a path that came from the right side, up to the same spot, leading me to believe that it came from the previous fork in the trail. I disregarded this observation for a moment until I looked down at the beach, where I spotted the tiny-looking people. Not only did this visual representation of dominance make me feel like I was on top of the world, but it also made me realize that, when you take a step back and you get a full view of life, you come to understand that the things you usually fret over can be quite insignificant, such as fitting in to a group, appearance, or social status. At the same time, I remembered the split path that led to the same place on the mountain. It made me realize that no matter what path you take, if you believe you are doing that right thing, you can get where you want to be. Both of these realizations during our hike were experiences that I have yet to forget.
I recently had an experience with Mother Nature that I would like to share with you. My cousin was visiting from Richmond, Virginia and he was bored and asked if there was a park nearby where we could go for a long hike. My dad needed to run a few errands, so on his way he dropped us off at a local state park. The trail began at the ranger station along the Brandywine River. The October sky was blue, cloudless, and warm. The leaves were beautiful and exploding with autumn colors of burgundy and gold. We could see the reflection of the colors in the stillness of the river. As we hiked further into the woods, I found that this natural experience solaced me. My day-to-day life is generally a fast-paced experience where there are times I can hardly catch my breath. As we were about an hour into the hike, I realized it was time to turn around as my dad was picking us up at a specific time. I was actually disappointed that we were already half-way through the hike. I was caught up in the day and its spectacular beauty. I felt so content when we stopped walking and just stood silently where the trail hugged the bank of the Brandywine. The sunlight made the water sparkle and the only the sounds were the gentle breeze and the flowing water. With only about ten minutes left to the ranger station, I was struck by what a great experience this was. I thanked my cousin for asking me to get out and enjoy a day with Mother Nature.
When I was in fifth grade I went on an amazing vacation to Punta Cana, an island in the Dominican Republic. The water there was crystal clear and the wild life was plentiful. My family decided that snorkeling with sharks, manta rays, stingrays, and other fish would be fun so we took a day to go scuba diving. At first I was kind of nervous because I was in fifth grade and the sharks were twice the size as me, but once I got in the water I felt a sense of relief. After I saw how big the sharks, sting rays, and manta rays were that sense of relief went away. I was nervous but I wasn’t scared. The manta rays were very friendly and the sting rays were kind of lazy so they were just hanging out at the bottom. The sharks had just eaten so I knew they weren’t going to attack me. Once I became comfortable I started to swim around with these huge animals. They were so big and powerful, they could have killed me at any second, but they chose not to. Them not harming or attacking me gave me a lot of respect for these amazing creatures. I felt as if I was one with the world when I was swimming with them. Sharks, sting rays, and manta rays are not killers, they are actually really nice and this is why I respect them and love the ocean.
I've had many experiences with nature because my family and I make it a point to go camping every summer. But there was one experience that made me want to cry actually. I was home alone with my cat and all of a sudden he starts getting excited and jumping around. Hes staring out into the backyard window staring and growling at a fox that had wandered in. The fox was very skinny looking and clearly malnourished. It had something blue in its mouth and as it set in the eat its meal I immediately thought that the blue was a baby bird. I rushed out there and scared the fox away thinking I was helping the bird, only to find out that the blue was a moldy piece of bread. It made me want to cry that this was what it came down to. The fox, already homeless, was scrounging around for food and probably one of its first meals in a few days was a moldy piece of bread. I felt bad for scaring it off. The whole event made me think of how badly wild animals have it these days. They are homeless, without food, and shelter. We've destroyed their natural habitat and reduced them to trash picking and sleeping out in the cold while we have a full plate and warm blankets. I'm a passionate animal lover so this event made me feel connected with mother nature because I feel for the poor little fox.
Most people don't try to take a lesson from nature, and I am definitely one of those people. I don't recall a time when I learned anything from nature. So instead, I decided to choose a time when nature solaced me. Last year in autumn, I went to West Virginia with my family. We all get together and celebrate my Grandfather's birthday, every year, at Canaan Valley in eastern West Virginia. Considering it is a “National Wildlife Refuge,” nature is a big part of the experience. All the animals that can be seen there will actually walk up and greet you in your lawn. Though some people might not think it’s a big deal to be approached by a dear, the timing was perfect. I had just found out some bad news that I’d prefer to not share on this blog. By the dear just coming up closer to me, it made me feel a million times better, and I almost forgot about the news I just received. Of course, I didn’t completely forget, but this experience dulled down the pain I felt in my heart. Though that dear didn’t particularly change my life, it definitely made my family-filled weekend way more enjoyable.
A couple of years ago, my family and I decided to go on a vacation to Costa Rica. We stayed there for two weeks at a very nice hotel. About halfway through the vacation, my family and I decided to go to a place to zipline. A zipline is when you are above ground and you are harnessed to a line connected to two trees. The particular one we went to was over one hundred feet in the air. The place we went to had probably about twenty stations, so you would zipline about twenty times through the trees. Before we went to the first station, we had to climb a spiral staircase around a huge tree. Once we got to the top, I looked down and got very frightened because we were so high. I almost decided not to do it, but when my brother did it, he kept yelling from the second station for me to go, so I did. I stepped up onto the stool and there were no railings around, the worker attached me to the line and I jumped, and immediately I flew forward through the trees for about fifteen seconds until I reached the second station. I couldn’t believe what I just did. It was one of the most fun things I have ever done. After every station, I got more anxious to do the next one, and each one was more fun. Starting on station 10, the zipline ropes curved around trees, which just made it even more fun. When I was all over, I was disappointed, but very satisfied by the experience. I enjoyed the outdoor experience a lot. I never realized how much fun and cool nature could be. I respected nature after that trip much more than I did before it.
One summer night my friends and I met up with some people and decided to go on the roof of the Sands hotel in Rehoboth beach. It was about 2 o’clock in the morning and we were walking around the boardwalk just having fun. As we were walking around I just noticed how magnificent life and nature can really be. We went onto the beach and it was like I was in a dream. It was so beautiful, the waves crashing and just having my friends with me. When we got to the rooftop of the Sands hotel we laid down on the chairs and talked about a lot of things. At one point I was alone and looked up to the sky to see the moon. The moon was an orange yellow it was so pretty. I thought about how I am so lucky to be alive to see this, the beautiful moon with a soundtrack of waves crashing behind me. I noticed things I would normally notice. Everything seemed so peaceful at night, like nothing wrong could happen. It taught me I need to be more grateful for the life I have now and not to worry about the future. Sometimes at night I look up to the sky and just think life is going to be okay. I never want to forget what I saw and talked about that night. The moon the people I was with and the and the waves crashing in the background.
While brainstorming, I found out that I don’t have many experiences with Mother Nature. But there is this one thing that often gives me solace. In the morning, especially during the summer, I enjoy sitting outside, on my deck and just watch nature. It’s nice to do it in the morning since it’s usually nice and cool especially when there is a little breeze. I don’t particularly have a very scenic view from my backyard. In fact, all we have is a little shed, some trees, and another house behind the trees. But, even though that’s all you see, I still enjoy sitting outside just relaxing while feeling the warm sun on my face and the cool breeze running through my hair. Sometimes I’ll bring something to read, but usually I just like to sit there and maybe even take a nap. This is what I do to find solace, especially when I'm stressed or I just need to get away, even if it is only to my own backyard.
If you take the time to carefully observe nature, you can get many different experiences from naturally occurring themes. In my case, this experience comes from the woods and creeks that are home to The Pocono‘s. Many people know The Pocono’s Mountains for its snow caped mountains with skiers and snowboarders in the winter time. But who ever thought it could be just as fun and beautiful of a place in the spring and summer? Two summers back my family decided for a vacation to the Pocono’s. Immediately a feeling of discontent and definite boredom came over me. I thought that this was going to be a very dull vacation, due to my experience with the Pocono’s, and only knowing it for the winter time activities. I would later find out that I was completely wrong. We had planned a brief two day trip for white water rafting in a river squeezed between two mountains. The raft fit four people which was perfect for my family of four. I would find out that this mean team work to steer, speed up, and also slow down. But it is probably one of my most favorite things to do in the Pocono‘s. There is so much adrenaline and excitement with the rapids and drops. Not only is it fun to white water raft, but the nature and scenery was amazing. To do this two days straight was definitely an exhilarating experience.
I have had a few instances where nature has amazed me. Where it is just breath taking. I would like to talk about two such instances. The first is a general occurrence, the first snow of the winter season. Not a few flurries, but the moment you wake up that day and your room is extra bright. When you jump out of bed and rush to the window. Then you pull away the shades and see the snow falling from the dark grey sky. The street out front, the roofs of the houses, and the cars are covered in that white velvet. Instantly I am filled with happiness and awe. The second instance occurred last winter. I was out in the snow, in my backyard. I was leaning up against the tree resting for a moment after shoveling. I was just leaning there watching the snow fall gently to the ground. When I saw a squirrel hopping through the snow. It stopped for a moment in the middle of my backyard, and I looked at it. Then, out of no-where, a hawk dove from the sky striking the squirrel. It startled me, but I watched the hawk fly away with the squirrel in its grasp. When I thought about it later I realized it showed me a life lesson. The hawk showed me how fragile life is and how at any moment your life can be taken away.
Last summer I was out in the back yard jumping on my trampoline, which has a square shaped net around it, and I got tired so I lay down. It was a sunny summer day with not many but I few clouds. These clouds, although few in number, were very complex looking and resembled what I saw as an elephant and a swallow and other things of that nature. As I lay there on the trampoline I looked up at the clouds and saw them and the word of the sky in all it wonder in a “box” so to speak because I could just see the top of the net on the trampoline so from my view it seemed as though that the sky was in a “box”. I thought as I looked and wondered if the world could somehow be contained and controlled in a “box”. I thought about this for a while as I stared at the sky and watched the clouds pass in and out of my box-view of the world. Then when I finally got up from laying I looked back at up at the sky I could no longer see the net on the trampoline so me view was now outside of the “box”. I saw millions of times more of the world no that my view was not just of what I saw through my bow-view. I found that the world can’t be contained in any way shape or form because if it were, you couldn’t see and experience all of it wonders and if you tried the world would not truly be whole.
Nature is something that can be very spontaneous. There are times where I would just despise nature because of the bees and the bugs. Though, there are other times where I just like to sit on the grass with my friends or my family and just look around me and just enjoy what has been given to us. A few years ago, I went to the Philippines. When I first got off the plane nature was non existent. It was a bunch of trash and houses that were ripped apart. But pass that, when my family and I decided to visit the luxurious parts of the Philippines, nature was to be seen in every aspect. There were these times where we would drive around and you look to your left and it'd be coconut and banana tress. Then, you'd turn to your right, and you'd notice you're on top of a mountain. And when you look down, you'd see a volcano surrounded by rings of fog. I'd be hiking up an island and you'd notice then animals around you, the trees, the sound of the ocean and the boats. Nature has always existed around us. Even though, there are some areas in the world where nature seems invisible, when you finally see what nature has to offer, it can exhilarate you to continue seeing what the world and mother nature has to offer.
I have one natural story when nature exhilarated me. I am not much of an outdoors person do to the fact that I don’t care for animals all the much nor do I care for bugs. I don’t like getting dirty or going camping as most people my age may find interesting and exciting. This past summer I went on my dad’s friend’s boat for the first time. I have never been on a boat nor have I been out that far in the ocean. I was really scared and I didn’t know what to expect. I knew I would deal with large waves, large winds, and sea creatures. I was given the privilege to go water tubing off of the back of his boat and I was really nervous. I wasn’t going to get on the boat at first but I knew I would regret it if I didn’t. I got on the boat and into the tube and I was taken around the ocean at a high speed. I was frightened by the large waves that occurred all around me but I was also in shock of how beautiful the ocean life was around me. I was taken past beaches, fish, and even trees and fields where large beach houses were placed. This experience exhilarated me because not only did I do something I thought I’d never do, I was given the opportunity to better see the world around me I had never seen before. I feel that people can underestimate how truly beautiful nature is and that we should never take anything God has created for granted. Although I am not much of an outdoorsy girl, I like to go on adventures and try things I have never tried before.
My experience with nature is as a soother. Ever since I was young I always loved going on adventures in the woods and just playing outside. My most recent experience was our summer vacation last summer in the Bahamas. The amazing clear blue water of the Caribbean was absolutely exhilarating. I have not come across such clean and clear water my entire life. While watching in awe, I was somewhat concerned with how the human race treats mother nature as while I was taking in the natural beauty of the Caribbean a short distance away in the Gulf of Mexico oil was spewing uncontrollably into that once pristine body of water. While in the Bahamas, I was also very fortunate to swim with some Dolphins. This was absolutely breathtaking and also very exhilarating. The experience of interacting with Dolphins was something I’ll never forget. It taught me how smart the animals that inhabit this earth really are. Often times, we take for granted how beautiful our neighbors in the animal kingdom really are. So in closing, I enjoy quiet time with nature. I find the beauty and tranquility calming and peaceful
Nature has a funny way of exhilarating you when you are least expecting it. My favorite memory of being exhilarated by nature was while riding Atv’s at a large piece of land in New Jersey. My friend his dad and me unloaded our Atv’s from the trailer and decided that we would explore the new place we found to ride. There was all kinds of dirt and sand trails in a wide open space that was very dusty. It was kind of crazy because we went from it being so dusty you could barely see to so muddy that you could barely function because all of the mud sticking to your goggles. But the best part of this trip was taking a smaller trail that was very dusty and overgrown on either side and we were not sure where it went but we decided to take it anyway. As it turns out the trail led to a luscious green forest where it was damp and very green but it was beautiful. There was a stream running through the forest and we stopped to get off, it was so peaceful and it was hard to understand that this dense forest full of wildlife was surrounded with what could be described as deadlands. This forest was very beautiful and I found myself returning to that stream every time I go back and every time I do go back it is exhilarating to be in such a peaceful place.
Two summers ago, my family and I decided to go parasailing out on the Rehoboth bay while we were down at the beach on our summer vacation. We were taken out on a boat and all had to put lifejackets on. My sister, brother, and I all were hooked onto the parachute at the same time. Once we were securely strapped in, the string was let go, and we went flying into the air. You do not realize how high you go up in the parachute until you are actually up there where you can see everything. The view from up there was beautiful. It just happened that day that in the distance, over a bridge far away, there was a rainbow across the bridge. It was the absolutely the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen. I wish I was able to bring a camera up with me and have taken a picture of the view. From up that high, you could see on and on. There were plenty of trees and woods that you could look into, and waves looked so small. Dolphins that were jumping in the water looked like tiny fish. It was amazing and I definitely want to do it again. This all made me realize how peaceful and beautiful nature is. Many take nature for granted, do not realize it and ignore it, and many do not respect it. The lesson that all this taught me was that I cannot take everything for granted and that things will always be handed to me. I have to work to receive and achieve stuff that I want. Nature has calmed me and comforted me with its magnificence.
For almost my whole life I grew up around the water. I’ve been on boats and on the ocean since I could walk. I spent most of my life living next to the Delaware River, in Delaware City. Even when I moved to Middletown we moved right behind a 15acer lake. One of my experiences really sticks out and that solaced me is when my grandfather decides to take our whole family out on his huge sailboat. This experience happened when I was younger, maybe about 13. We went probably 30-40 miles off shore. I remember the breeze off the sea and not being able to see land any where. I looked down and saw dolphins! There were so many around the boat. Jumping out of the water, doing flips, and just having fun. I remember sitting their and our whole family’s just watching them. We had to have just sat there following them for 2 hours. There was no fighting, arguing or anything (which our family usually does) it was a very peaceful afternoon with nature. It has to be one of my favorite times with my family, and in nature as well. To this day I still remember it and nothing in nature has really taken its place in my mind.
This natural experienced solaced me when my dad took me on our very first father and son camping trip. It was the spring of 2007 when he arranged for us two to fly out to Vermont while my mom and three sisters were spending the weekend in New York for a wedding. My dad and I didn’t attend he wedding because it was my mother’s sister’s cousin who was getting married and we didn’t really know them. My dad thought this would be a great opportunity for some father and so bonding. While in Vermont, we camped at White Rocks National Park in Wallingford, VT. My dad and his dad has been up here several times before he pasted away and he wanted to brig me up there with him, hoping that one day I would bring my son. I’m not really a camping kind of person because I dislike strongly having to sleep outside near bugs and wild animals. He promised we would be staying in a cabin, but that wasn’t the case when I got there. The place where we were supposed to sleep for the night has closed down a couple years back. As soon as I was informed by my dad, I wanted to hop back in the car and go right to the airport. I was so bummed out that I didn’t even want to do anything the rest of the weekend. That wasn’t even the worse news. Now we had to set camp outside and wait for morning. My dad saw that I was upset so he took me on this trail that his dad took him on, and he told me that there would be a surprise at the end. I didn’t believe him because he also promised me a cabin! We walked and talked for about 45 minutes and then I started to hear water. It was getting louder and louder, and we finally came upon a waterfall. The roaring water coming down the face of the cliff took my breath away. Suddenly, I went from being bummed out about having to sleep outside to wanting to sleep outside and enjoy this time with my dad in nature.
Nature is unpredictable. You should never feel too certain with nature because you never know what it will do to you next. Many years ago, my family went camping over the weekend in the month of September. That was the first time that we had ever been camping, and we all were so excited. When we got to the campsite, we could not help but stop and just take in all of the beauty that was surrounding us. Most people take nature for granted; there is nothing like being outdoors on a crystal clear night and looking up at the stars. Anyways, to continue my story, the next day we decided to go to the beach. The temperature was cool but not freezing, and there was a slight breeze, but that did not stop us from jumping right in the water and having a blast. Soon we could not stand the cold any longer and had to go dry off. Later, we were playing in the sand and noticed that the water kept getting closer to us, so we would constantly be scooting back up the beach. Eventually we were sitting right by the dunes and the tide kept getting closer. Before we knew it, a huge wave came right up to us and crashed over all of our stuff. My entire family was rushing around trying to stop our belongings from being dragged out to sea. When we thought that we had everything, my little sister turned around and saw the car keys being washed away. She quickly ran after them and caught them. If it weren't for my 7 year old sister, we would have had no way to get home. And that is why you should never get too comfortable with nature, because you never know what might happen next.
one of the best gifts god has given to us is nature. its beautiful, the flowers in the spring, the tall trees , and the warmth of summer. i used to go to the Y camp every year during the summer. The location is filled with tall trees,creeks, and other beautiful scenery. it looked so beautiful during the day. The way the sun hit the water of the creek, and how the trees provided us with shade and protected us from the sun. it truely was beautiful. i Used to love going on walks in the woods, and just being in the fresh air. Every year theres a camp sleepover . AT night we went through the woods and took walks and played games. though i loved the nature in the daytime at night it was pretty scary and tricky. It made shadows come up that werent really there. i got really scared a couple times. i didnt know how nature that beautiful in the daytime could look so different in the dark. Either way , it was beautiful and really did exhilarate me.
I have no such natural story. I prefer the indoors, and I'll tell you why. I pefer the indoors because I’m a type of person that likes to play and do activities inside besides football. I also like to be in air conditoner because I hate being outside in the heat. I don’t like nature because I’m a person that gets scared of all types of weather, creatures and other things that can effect people. For example I’m not big beach person because I don’t like the ocean and I don’t know how to swim. Also I wouldn’t like to be anywhere tornadoes would show up or even earthquakes. When I say creatures I’m talking about bugs and wild animals. I think its too see wild animals on tv and in movies but I wouldn’t want to be out somewhere in the woods or mountains and having a chance of being attacked by wild animals. Also I wouldn’t like to go rock climbing or hiking up mountains because I don’t lik being of the ground. When you do these events you have chance of getting all scratched up and bruised and I don’t like being dirty and bruised up. That’s why I pefer the indoors.
My most exhilarating natural experience was when I was hunting last week. I was out in the woods with my dad at 5:30 in the morning hunting for deer, and at about 8:00 I finally saw a deer. After I had gotten my gun I saw another one behind it, so it proceeded to get up and aim the gun. This time when I looked out the scope I saw four deer. After about a minute of me and the deer staring at each other I realized that none of the deer had antlers, they were all doe. Now this was a problem because I hadn’t bought a doe license this. So it was very exhilarating because this would have been the first deer I ever shot, but I couldn’t legally shoot it. So after I put the gun down I called my dad and told him, and they were still there after I hung up so I scoped my gun again just to make sure they had no antlers, this was very exhilarating because all the sticks behind them made me think there was. And it was also exhilarating because I had never seen that many deer together ever.
Last summer a group of me and my friends spent an entire week in Deep Creek, Maryland. We rented out a luxurious mansion right on the water front with a boat and jet skiis for when we got bored and wanted to be one with nature. One day we decided to take the boat out on a hot, sunny day and explore everything there was to see out and about the water. Throughout our journey we noticed incredible creatures in the water such as fish and jellyfish. We appreciated the peace and serenity we found on the boat; for no blurted out a single word the entire time. It was surprising to think that we could all enjoy ourselves so much by simply listening to the sound of the water hitting surface and watching the water make big waves as we soar through the water. It made me forget about all the worries and troubles I originally had coming into the trip, and brought all of us even closer as a family. Sometimes we forget to admire the simple beauty’s in life, and do not take any credit to God’s wondrous creations. Instead of failing to acknowledge His creations, we should embrace them.
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