The Archives
-
▼
2010
(74)
-
▼
November
(17)
- "When I fall asleep, your face is all I see"
- "But words don't come with ease... they're forever...
- "Good eye, sniper. I'll shoot, you run."
- "The dying will discard the wish to live"
- "Now I'm the laughing stock of your joke"
- "Tonight, sleep tight, my gun"
- Film Review - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows...
- "When the answer that you want is in the question ...
- "Burn your wings, you'll know no better."
- Art Piece #3 - Room Corner in Hatching
- "When will our nightmare ever end?"
- "Something they can't stop but wish that they coul...
- Wildlife of the Orange Grove
- "Man your own jackhammer! Man your battle stations!
- "Hello, Apollo. Where should I begin?"
- Food Review - Crawfish Po'Boy
- Album Review - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
-
▼
November
(17)
Powered by Blogger.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wildlife of the Orange Grove
7:00 PM |
Posted by
Kevin
Last week, I took a trip to the orange grove on my school's south-eastern corner. Supposedly, my campus has one of the last natural orange groves in all of southern California. Regardless of whether this is true or not, I still find the place fascinating. I knew there was an orange grove at the campus long before I even entered college, but I only drove by it. What I didn't know, however, until my second year of college was that the orange grove was also home to a pond that catered to fish, turtles, and a flock of ducks. Since then, I've made many trips to the area for peace and quiet. There's just something about being surrounded by orange trees, hearing the rushing of a water fountain, and seeing the life of the pond that makes the area so tranquil and amazing.
I was walking through the area last week while trying to film one of my digital art class video projects. I wanted someplace comforting and beautiful. Since I was at school, I figured the orange grove would be most perfect. I finished my video, but I also took time as I always do while in the area to walk around the pond and look at the animals.
I was walking through the area last week while trying to film one of my digital art class video projects. I wanted someplace comforting and beautiful. Since I was at school, I figured the orange grove would be most perfect. I finished my video, but I also took time as I always do while in the area to walk around the pond and look at the animals.
I HAD to take this picture. In all the times I've been to the orange grove and the pond, the turtles never came any closer to the surface than 5 feet. But this little dude was just hanging right where anyone could walk to the water's edge.
I don't blame these ducks for taking shade under the bush. It was really hot that day!
This guy was just sitting there feeding the ducks. I later learned that there's actually a bird feeder in the area. for 25 cents, you can get a pretty large handful of food and feed the ducks (supposedly the fish go for it too). I know what I'm gonna do next time!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment