English Journal Project -DiaryコミュのIn a forest

I also live beside the big forest, a park, where I have a favourite place just like you. It's located on beyond the bars and middle of meadow in the park. There is a tree composed of 2 trunks. The tree is my friend. There has been a construction in the frest these days, so I haven't met my friend for a long time.

The sound leaves make is called "rustle". I like this word.

(Sorry I made a mistake in my letter, so I cut the one and submit this again)

Thank you very much for giving comment immediately.
In fact, it was my homework.
But the topic was very intersting, so I want to let you know.

I copied outline of the homework which my teacher gave me.
It is very interesting.
If you have time, please read and try, it's really fun!

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Many famous American writers kept journals that chronicled their lives, their interests, their thoughts, their struggles, and their observations of people, nature, wildlife.

Journaling (this is a verb meaning “to write your thoughts in a journal”) is so much fun. The ability to free-write (writing without using a dictionary and without worrying about grammar and spelling) about thoughts, feelings, textures, smells, sounds, moods can be very liberating and educational. Even the most normal description of a place, or a single day, can be very interesting.

--What does a place smell like, feel like, look like?
--What emotions does it awaken in you?

I want you to go outside. Where? I don’t care, as long as it is in nature. It can be by a river, in the mountains, or even in your lawn at home. Choose the place carefully because I will be asking you to go there (to the same place) many times this semester.

Why the same spot? My writing teacher believes that “by observing one place repeatedly, you will witness small changes that occur throughout the [semester]. This should heighten your observation skills because repeated visits and repeated observations force you to see, and to write about what lies beyond the obvious.”

SO HERE IS WHAT YOU DO:
A. Choose your area
B. Give your chosen area a special name, for example: Quiet River, Mystic Mountain, Shady Tree, whatever!)
C. Go to your special place and stay there for 30 minutes.
1. Bring your notebook and a printed version of this assignment, but don't write in your notebook for the first 5-10 minutes. Just sit quietly and observe. Close your eyes and smell. Feel the air on your skin (hot, dry, cool, moist, breezy?). Take off your shoes. Feel the earth on your feet. Listen. What do you hear? Do you hear any birds, frogs, or insects? What human sounds are around? Can you hear anything else? Look around you. What colors do you see? What does the sky look like? What kinds of plants/trees/shrubs are around you? Finally, how does being in this area make you feel emotionally or spiritually -- relaxed, peaceful, tense, joyful, excited, anxious (...you should add more adjectives here)?

2. Now after you've paid attention to all of the above for at least 5 minutes (and maybe 10), get your notebook and start writing it all down. Don’t worry about grammar or colorful language. Just describe everything so that you can remember it when you read your notebook later. Write the answers to all the above things: Sights, sounds, smells, feel, emotions, etc.

3. Finally, write down at least one question that comes to your mind while you are sitting quietly in your special place. Was there an interesting plant you'd like to know more about? Did you hear a bird and you wonder what it was? Did you observe some behavior of an animal and wonder why it did that? Did some questions come to your mind about environmental issues or anything relating to nature?

You don't have to write the whole time. Spend up to half of the time just sitting, listening, observing, relaxing.

MOST OF ALL, YOU SHOULD ENJOY YOUR 30 MINUTES BEING WITH NATURE.

This activity is a modified version of:
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Outdoor Observation Journal Exercises
Copyright 2005 Wendee Holtcamp
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By the way,
The tree is composed of 2 trunks?
It's interesting, isn't?

And "rustle", I love the word!
・hear the leaves rustle
・make the grasses rustle
oh, a feeling of the word is cool!

That's interesting!
I had an art class where we went out side, spent time there, observe scenery, picked up some objects and brought them to a class room. Then we painted pictures freely not only about the scenery or objects we had found there, but also we liberated our feelings and painted freely. The class was called "field work" and I really liked that.

Any way, It's very interesting because your class is focused on developing observation skill. My class was focused on searching new expression. The major changes, the purpose changes. Interesting.

oh,Yes,Yes!!
It's very intersting!

Because, painting and writting are common in means of expression.
Although these are different activities, both are able to tell a scenery,
feelings and anything.

I wish I could draw and paint well, but I can't.
However I can try to learn writting, at least.

I know my last essay was not so intereting.
But maybe I can improve expression skills and make it intersting,
if I keep going.

thsi is attractive!