Weekly Response 2

I grew up in a small town in Northern Michigan. I remember always having nature surrounding me. There were trees of all kinds, rivers, swamps, and lakes very close to the houses I lived in. Having this environment around me at all times, I grew to love nature, but I took it for granted. When I left that town after spending eighteen years there and coming to a town like Ann Arbor, it was a big change to me. There are more buildings than trees. The first time I went back home last year I remember getting to an area about thirty miles South of where I live, and seeing all the trees and feeling at home and calm.
Having trees and lakes surrounding me, I noticed a lot about seasons, and how things change from season to season. The leaves changing, birds leaving for the winter, and ducks coming out in the spring. It may seem like simple things that are unimportant to most, but to me, I feel connected to the world when I can notice these changes.A photo I took in June in Houghton Lake, Mi.