Plant Journal #1
My Backyard
8/28/15
3:30–4:00PM
I am sitting outside in my backyard staring at these little blackberry bushes which I had never even known were there. That may sound crazy because I didn’t know what was in my backyard, but the truth is I have only lived in this house for a couple months because my family just moved. Looking at this bush reminds me of what my old house was like, which is where I had lived all of my life up until this recent move. I really miss my old house but for reasons out of my control we had to move. I don’t really know what I am supposed to write in here because I feel like there is only so much that I can say about this blackberry bush until this journal would become very boring or completely off topic.
I guess I will just continue to journal about my life. After my first couple days of college, I really don’t know where I stand yet on the amount of homework I will have, but I am excited to find that out. It is still pretty much summer which I hate because it is way too hot and I can’t wait for winter and the cold to arrive. It is also very hot outside today which I hate. My plant is cool because I found a couple ripe berries to eat so that is nice.
It has only been 15 minutes and I have no idea what I am supposed to write and I am so sorry this is so boring because I don’t know what I am supposed to be doing here. There is only so much that you can say about a plant and I don’t know what else to do.
Later I am going four-wheeling in Jackman so I am pretty excited about that and spending this much time with nature is reminding me of all the beautiful plants and animals up there. I am going with my boyfriend and his family at their camp. It is always so much fun when we go up there I am getting so excited.
My plant looks nice and healthy so that’s good. It sits right on the line between the mowed grass and the woods in my backyard. I wonder what is in the woods behind my house; they seem to go on forever. I am not familiar these kinds of woods because in my old backyards woods there was mostly just bamboo and a couple big trees, but this new backyard looks more like typical woods. Well it looks like the time is about up so I guess I will be back next week.
