The End

During the Winter it is  common for most things to "die" or go into some sort of hibernation. It may be thought of as a sad time or possibly even a happy time depending on the reason. In my case it is a sad time. I am not sad because it is cold outside or because the flowers in my backyard no longer bloom. I am sad because this observation with this tree is over. I could sit here and tell you that since this assignment is over I will keep up on posting my blogs on a regular basis but in all honesty I have no time especially with it being basketball season. But even though I am saying this I still want to take time out of my busy life to observe nature and have time to appreciate it.

I got to thinking and I have really been wondering; do trees have feelings? This came to mind when I was observing the tree for the last time and felt some sort of sadness as I put my pencil down. I also wondered this when I saw people rip off the pines from the tree. I thought to myself if this tree had any sort of feeling or amy type of recognition as to what was going on. It may seem as though it is a stupid question but I was really curios and I figured if I was curious others must be as well. I decide to do some research on my thoughts. "In fact, he found, plants can react "in the moment" to events taking place thousands of miles away. And not only are they psychic, they also are prophetic, anticipating negative and positive events, including weather." ("Do Plants...") It is obvious that plants/trees have something. It may not be feelings but they are aware of things that happen around them and even things that are going on inside of them. It made me realize that everything has some type of feeling and that the next time we carelessly do something to think how it will be affected.  "Plants might not have minds, but the researchers weren't entirely misdirected in wondering just how deep plants' abilities run."(Nassar) I find this to be a valuable lesson that I will take with me from here on out. I will make sure to share what I have learned to my friends and family so they will realize that their actions affect everything around them. 

Throughout this blog assignment I have learned a lot. I have learned how trees grow and how I should take care in how I treat nature as well as truly appreciate the ability to be able to view this nature so easily. I am sad that I wont be spending much time in my day to be with nature free from distractions. But it really opened my eyes on everything I was missing and how important it all is.


                                   Works Cited 
"Do Plants Have Feelings?" Viewzone.com. Web. 14 Dec. 2014. <http://www.viewzone.com/plants.html>.
Nassar, Latiff. "Do Plants Have Feelings?" TheWeek.com. Web. 14 Dec. 2014. <http://theweek.com/article/index/239813/do-plants-have-feelings>.