Phenology, it's been real.

I am basically in denial that the year has flown by without my recognition. I honestly have no idea where do begin with this last post. 

Phenology has been an incredible experience. I started with such a closed mind, assuming that this was too "granola" for me. I was sure that there would be nothing spectacular about looking at grass and bark for almost a whole year. In my mind, certainly nothing would happen and I would be stuck writing the same things over and over. Yet, even with the transition into autumn I had come to realize that I had been living all this time oblivious to all that surrounded me. It is as if this fast pace society we live in had brainwashed me. Looking back on this, HOW COULD I NOT NOTICE SUCH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES! 

I had learned to take advantage of this time to also gather my thoughts and just relax. I am a very anxious person, everything makes me nervous. During a typical phenology day, I would find the time enjoyable and therapeutic. Slowing down and just allow your existence to be is genuinely an experience the modern day teenager may never fully get .

Since my mind has been trained to focus on details in nature I have recently been able to focus on detail much more easily than before. I plan to take time every now and then to venture out alone and just focus on nature and appreciate it for what it is.