Plant Ecology 308, Bard College

It's 65° F right now. The morning air is crisp and the skies are a gentle hue of blue. The sun rests on top of a cloud not quite ready to...

September 4th- It is a warm morning, with the wind blowing and the sun shining down on the beautiful northern half of Bard College. Cold...

As I stand still in the forest, life rustles around me restlessly. The gentle breeze shakes the leaves of the plants, challenging its...

The end of fall at Bard College comes along with drizzles, soon, a sense of winter sneaks in without notice. Winter catches our attention...

As we begin to sense the seasons changing, so do the plants around us. The cold begins to sweep across the landscape, and the trees begin...

It’s a beautiful mid-October day, the sun shining brightly above the field. With the soft chirping of a bird and a gentle breeze rustling...

The sun slumbers away, filtering the world into one monochrome color. The buzzing of the bees dies down to the chattering of the trees,...

Autumn in upstate New York is flush with brilliant lights: reds up against yellows, oranges against greens. It’s spectacular. The...

On a mid-November afternoon, the hardwood forests of Annandale-on-Hudson, New York are deep spaces. The leaf-covered forest floor wraps...

As summer turns to fall, and the days get colder, the branches overhead become bare as their leaves fall to the forest floor. The...

Walking through a meadow in the dead of winter is an odd occurrence. Each crunchy step into the white abyss will likely leave you...

As I stand on the edge of the familiar field the first word to flit into my mind is “bleak”. Another b-word that comes to mind is...

As the days begin winding down, and the sun escapes from us too soon, reflection is imminent. Another year slips through our fingers, and...

I was sprawled amongst golden grasses for quite some time. I understood I had to leave. The forest was beckoning me with its arms...

The early morning sunlight peaks out from behind the Eastern horizon, shining warmly on the forest canopy. Within minutes, the limited...

Daring to dream, daring to find that which it needs the most, but he is barred from it by the dark. An intrepid seed, young in stature...

As far as the eye can see stretches a barren forest. I laid on the forest floor and used the fallen leaves as my mattress. Looking...