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WE OBSERVED5 Faculty members + 7 studentson an early morning birding trip onthe pond observWE REFLECTEDCommon Crackle StarlingMallardBarred OwlGreat Blue HeronGreen HeronBroad-winged HawkAmerican KestrelOspryRedwing BlackbirdChimney SwiftTufted TitmouseRing-billed GullRed-bellied WoodpeckerAmerican RobinCommon CrowFish CrowNorthern CardinalWhite-throated SparrowHouse FinchGoldfinchFloating mountains(blackened waters)bluefish in schools(oil on the shore)oceans that stretch(garbage that sits)clearing skies(mounting smog)boxwood, oak, azaleas and tulips(big mac boxes and disposable diapers)earth and the stars(suns that are melting)worlds keep on turning(planets are dying).-Kathryn Anschutz '91It's been a long time since I sat inthe grass, and I'm not completely comfortable.It's like kissing an old aunt whom youhardly know. I take off my jacket and fold it beforeI lay it out on the furry grass. I wonder ifI'll get my shirt dirty.This hill forgives my weight as IHe down. Themoist dirt cools my hand. A long blade ofgrass bends over and tickles my cheek. I rollonto my stomach, lost in pleasure. A warm breezewhispers in my ear, and gravity holds me to thesoft ground.-Adams Wood '9010