To return for the final time to this bench can only be described as bittersweet. As my thoughts outside of poetry and science and their intersection wander toward graduation and the entrance of many of my friends into the real world—their exiting from the world we have shared for so long—I begin to think of…

We are well into spring and my place of observation is not as enjoyable as I had hoped. I conducted my observation in the morning on April 23rd following some rain showers. I was unable to sit on the usual bench as it was soaking wet, which really put a damper on my enjoyment and…

Time like a river has brought down  the light things that float on the surface, and sunk what is weighty and solid.  Failing to imitate God, who on the first day created only light, and produced on that day no material effects, every effort expended on experience has sought not illuminating. Pray that the human…

For this exercise, I wanted to use the Nature Lab facilities to try and understand the anxiety that Robert Hooke writes about in Micrographia. As he sees a different world than the one he is familiar with, he is forced to meditate on the inadequacy of human senses. I have tried to roll my analysis…

There is a new force on the block and it’s about to shake up the status quo on Thayer street. The disgruntled local winds whipped around for months, objecting to the obstructed view, but were ultimately no match for the gustatory revolution that took root and is now flourishing along the main artery of town….

Asterope optima  I A flash of blue sinking into shadow I lure eyes with the peek of mystery like water or night might lead to self-discovery I bask in my own gravity And swallow the fallen II I am the sharp refusal of temptation Silvery base slipping into dark overcoat Heart of fire clenched The…

Observation: The Sea Star, with its brittle spiny texture has five arms which connect to a round body. Dried up and prickly, the outer layer texture is rough and does not appear to be welcoming to the human touch. The preserved starfish no longer had the smoother ectodermic appearance as it would have if it…

 These are diagonal hands. Hands? claws. Claw is the word we use for these hands. Claw for hand. Hold. That is what hands do. Claws scratch. Tear. Spikes on claws, not hands. Diagonal lines. lines can be straight and diagonal. Diagonal depends on the angle but straight does not. Claw outlines are not straight….

An Eyeball. Moonlight shrouding a dilated pupil a microphone a woodpecker lying supine. Periwinkle pup hoped Morocco? rlcmprnooiwoepepekhuciopd. Need not need not need not be a perfect sphere. Gelatinous and Asiatic, that is a foul. An Owl. Slick black buttons are found in the deepest pits, weary blood and tears leaking falling dripping rolling oozing….

How do you know well before the carrier comes out of the basement That you are going to the vet today? If you read my mind that well Then why don’t you stay off the countertops After visiting your litter box With your sweaty little paws leaving prints Near the toaster oven and breadbox Seeking…