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groberts wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 4 years, 4 months ago
What struck me most about our visit to David Kline’s farm was his appreciation of insects. So many farmers are quick to insect loathing because of pest damages and loss of crop yield. In our lifetimes I hope to […]
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groberts wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 4 years, 5 months ago
I traverse the path from the Kenarden Hall towards Beall Avenue daily, diagonally lumbering between Ebert Hall and the Arch. The trees cultivated here are always beautiful, but today they strike me differently. […]
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groberts commented on the post, In-Class Writing Exercise, on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 4 years, 5 months ago
This reminds me of when I was a kid and went into the yard to pick flowers for my mom. I have always loved peonies and I picked a handful of them without looking too closely. When the ants started climbing all […]
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groberts wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 4 years, 5 months ago
When I was young I kept a pet caterpillar. I found it on a tree at recess. I carried it around with me, everywhere I went, for a month or so. I did not know the species nor was I particularly entomologically […]
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groberts wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 4 years, 6 months ago
Reading Walden, I think each student faces many moments where we wonder just who Thoreau is. Who in our lives could we compare him to? What archetype does he neatly fit in? At times, he seems very serene and […]
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groberts wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 4 years, 6 months ago
Something wonderful about trees, anywhere you might find them, is the effect of sunlight peeking through pseudo-canopies where foliage at different heights paint strokes of variable and translucent greens and […]
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groberts wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2019 4 years, 7 months ago
With each step you take deeper into Ruth W. Williams Hall, you can see nature was a large consideration during its design. As students learn about climate change and natural selection, they find themselves […]