Normally I stay indoors. Don't get me wrong, I love nature and the outdoors. But who has time to "stop and smell the roses?" For my Environmental Biology class I had to make time to do so for an assignment. It was so peaceful to be outside, listening to all of the different sounds around me. I was able to use all of my senses to absorb my surroundings, and my experience was very enjoyable.
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| Pebbles in my backyard |
Some of the abiotic things I observed while sitting outside were the air, dirt, and rocks. Although people may take these aspects of nature for granted because they may not necessarily be visible or aesthetically pleasing to the eye, they all play an important role in the biosphere. Living things depend on these abiotic aspects of the environment, and they interact with one another everyday.
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| Nice view :) |
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| There were a lot of bees pollinating these flowers! |
Some of the biotic things I observed included the grass, plants and trees, flies, birds, lizards, flowers, and insects. I saw two humming birds, one lizard, over 60 plants and trees, and a plethora of ants. I even saw a birds nest that some birds had built towards the roof of my house!
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| One of my favorite plants in my backyard! |
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| Found this little guy on the side of my house. |
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| Bird's nest! |
This assignment really made me realize that there is so much going on in the world around us that we take for granted every day. I am definitely going to make a better effort to explore my surroundings from now on!
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| My dog enjoying the outdoors with me! |
Wow! You definitely have a very interesting backyard! I have a birds nest on my roof too and I always hear the baby birds early in the morning chirping away, its really fascinating.
ReplyDeleteInteresting Post, your observations were really and, and so are your plants that you have. Thats funny because i used to have a birds nest on my roof one time as well.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what we can find in our backyards, isn't it?
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