Category Archives: Reflection Spot

Last weekend was a vacation for me. Simply put, it was freaking fantastic. When I leave University of Richmond for any length of time, it can sometimes feel like a vacation for a number of reasons- mainly the chaos and … Continue reading →

Once at my reflection spot, it is unusually difficult to free my mind of all the nonsense that is my life. Instead of attempting to clear my mind, I allow my thoughts to bubble about just like the rumble of … Continue reading →

Well this is the last official blog visit to my reflection spot at the Gambles Mill Trail. I thought spring had come the last time I visited the trail, but I was definitely wrong. The winter was just in its … Continue reading →

So I could not have asked for a better day to visit my reflection spot. The sun was shining, the weather warm- for lack of a better word the stream looked “happy”. It was so nice out in fact that … Continue reading →

So my 10:30 class was canceled today. Instead of sleeping in, I decided to watch those less fortunate souls meander their way to class as I just sat on the grass in the Jepson quad. Part of the reason I … Continue reading →

As I return to my reflection spot one final time, I am able to notice a bigger difference in what I see and hear around me than any other time I have visited. The trees (which I can now identify … Continue reading →

As I walked up next to the gigantic tree I thought to myself this will be my last time coming here to my reflection spot but then I quickly realized, NO, this is just the beginning of many more visits … Continue reading →

For our midterm, we were assigned 25 species of trees to learn to identify.  We were each given a list of clues and directed to a cache of manuals and books on that often-neglected shelf in the corner of the … Continue reading →

The early summer weather has gone on sabbatical and true spring is here! In Richmond, that means sheets (more like thick blankets) of tennis-ball colored pollen covers absolutely everything that comes outside for more than 2 minutes. On the walk … Continue reading →

As I swing between my two hammocking trees, trees with whom I’ve become very familiar this year, I am thinking about the concept of place-blindness. When we discussed it in class I mostly focused my attention on the way that … Continue reading →