I went to Lake Bonny Park for this assignment, and I stayed there for at least 50 minutes.
Tuesday morning I woke up extra early at 6:30 a.m. to make my visit to Lake Bonny Park. Normally I do not enjoy getting up this early but I rather enjoyed it this time. Living on campus there is not a lot of space for personal or quiet time. I got to the park just after it opened at 7:00 a.m. and the whole time I was there I only saw one other person from a distance. I began my time at the park by walking around the walking path of 1.3 miles. What always grabs my attention about the Florida landscape is the vegetation. Although some are the same, the trees for the most part down here in Florida are very different from what I am used to back home in Massachusetts. I enjoy the tropical feel that even the palm trees on campus give. As I headed around the walking path I came to a barn where they were keeping livestock. I am curious why they are keeping livestock on the property as this is a state park and not a farm. I don’t see what the use of cows and pigs would be in such a place. In general the whole park was very quiet. After a little while sitting still I started to pick up on a few birds chirping that had recently woken. All the pigs and cows were still sleeping. I feel that up north the animals tend to wake earlier and at least the birds tend to be louder. My favorite part of my time at Lake Bonny Park was my 20 minutes or silent reflection. For this I went out to the end of the boardwalk over looking the water and sat down with my back against the railing. Lately I have been feeling very stressed out as a result of the high work load that comes at this time of the semester. I find myself having to run from one thing to the next just to make time for everything I need to do. Taking this time to practice paying attention to the world around me was the first real break I’ve had in a while.
The early morning sun barely tops the tree line
Giving just enough light to see
I am the first to wake
The first to see the world as it comes to light
Even nature has still yet wake
The whole world is quiet
I walk and take in the stillness of the world around me
Everything is still; quiet, and in its place
Just as if it were a picture
Steady slow foot steps on the board walk come to a stop
The cool breeze gently blowing across the top of the water
Tiny waves on the water rolling towards the west
Opposite the sun rises half covered in clouds
Tall grassy reads sway ever so slightly
Playing off one another natures music
The sun majestically reflecting off the surface of the water
As each bird begins to announce it was awoken
They call to each other back and forth
The day is about to begin
As each one heads off to work
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This line made me smirk, because it sounded like you were sort of anthropomorphizing nature and being a little satirical by pointing out that life for birds is work just like it is for us; it isn't all fun and games. Besides that, I also appreciated your expressing the need to slow down and rest. It's hard to find that time amid the business of life, even when one lives at home and not on campus.