Hannah Sandy Sit Spot 7
November, 17. 12:05 PM.Today I was proud of myself for nipping at the heels of this assignment, and I’m sad to say goodbye to my spot. I focus on the spring today. There is no [...]
Closing Time at Kyra’s Corner
“In the long term, the economy and the environment are the same thing. If it's unenvironmental it is uneconomical. That is the rule of nature.” Mollie H. Beattie First Female Director of the US Fish [...]
Leandra’s Blog #7: A Winter Goodbye
As I enter my sit-spot for the last time, I can't believe how much change has occured since I first set foot here over two months ago. The leaves were green, fresh, and the world [...]
Kady Blog #6
November 13th 63 Degrees 2:15 PM Nearly all of the leaves have fallen, and the spot seems completely different than it did in September – it [...]
Shuvechchha Sit-Spot #5
I entered my sit-spot at 11:20 AM. The red maple tree that greeted me with its flaming leaves last week looked a little faded in its yellow color with some hint of red. Many of [...]
Jenee Lanier- Blog Post 5
Nov 5,2020 @ 9:15 am During my 15 minutes of concentrated focus I tuned into my sit spot as a whole! I focused on how quiet but loud my surrounding was. It was quiet because [...]
Kyra Blog 5
"Tangerine Trees and Marmalade Skies" "My message is that we'll be watching you. This is all wrong. I shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. [...]
Sit Spot #5 Marina Keyvellou
I entered my sit spot at 4:15 pm, a thick blanket of leaves crunching under my feet. Sparrows foraged for bugs on the banks of the creek, and I above my head I heard their [...]
BLOG POST 5 (SHEKI’S)
3rd Nov 2020, 4: 40 PM, Temperate The entrance into my sit-spot this day is obstructed by two dogs and in a bid to make them go away, I don’t really tune in as [...]
Isabel’s Sit Spot #5
Friday, November 6, 2020 at 12:41 p.m. ---- During the walk to my sit spot, I noticed all the fallen leaves on our campus. They all began to fall a few weeks ago, so they [...]
Zoë Sit-Spot Blog #5
My 15 minutes of focus felt different this time around. I went to my sit-spot later in the day (around 4 pm). At this time, the atmosphere is very still (if that makes any sense). [...]
Simran Blog 5
November 3, 9:50 am Temperature- 52 degrees, light wind from the west My sit spot looked so dull and dreary, yet again. This time, I am sure it was from one of the extremely windy [...]
Katie Blog #5
Katie Blog #5 | November 4th, 2020 | 71 Degrees Fahrenheit | 2:48-3:45 | My day started off like every other—stressed over the ever-increasing workload and the turmoil occurring in the world around me, forcing [...]
Blog #5, Sneha Malakar
I entered my sit spot at 3:36 pm. The weather was chilly but not to the point that my hands and feet got cold. The sun was still shining, and I was accompanied by a [...]
Blog Post 4 Marina Keyvellou
It was lovely to return to Beale Garden. I entered at night for the second time, at around 8:30 p.m. The cicadas were unusually quiet, replaced by some very confident crickets with something very important [...]
Hannah Sandy Sit Spot 4
October 28. 11:50 AM. Before I even get to the spot where I sit, I’m greeted by the second defiant dandelion. They’re so big, stretching up to the sun, as if it were trying to [...]
Blog Post 4- Jenee Lanier
Oh buddy was I scared. I have always been terrified of the dark and its because of all the Lifetime movies. Once I got settled into the new surrounding the random sounds I was hearing [...]
Shuvechchha Sit-Spot #4
Common Peppergrass Dandelion The flaming leaves of Red Maple Tree welcomed me on that warm afternoon as I entered my sit-spot. The ground looked much greener than my previous observation [...]
Kyra’s Corner #4
All My Friends Are Fungi “In evolutionary terms, that means we asked for it.” Dr. Sharon Moalem Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease Changes I could feel that something [...]
Leandra’s Sit Spot #4: Autumn Reflections
Right after class on October 28th, I rushed to see what my sit spot had in store for me. It was chilly and had just rained, my shoes sloshed through the mud as I made [...]
Isabel’s 4th Sit Spot
Thursday, October 27 5:15 pm -- This week's Sit Spot was the first that actually felt like it was actually fall. The birds and insects were much quieter than they usually are. The ground was [...]
BLOG POST 4 (SHEKI’S)
23rd Oct 2020; 11: 40 AM; Windy Rain fell moments ago. The wind was so intense that I thought at least 50 leaves would fall from the lovely trees near me. To my greatest [...]
Kady Johnson Blog #4
October 27th 5:18-6:04 PM 70 degrees Fall has finally reached my spot in terms of appearance; the litter of hundreds of leaves around the tree is definitely the most dramatic change that has occurred so [...]
Blog #4, Sneha Malakar
I could not help but notice the increased coldness outside. The breeze was chillier. I was thankful that I had brought a small blanket along with me as I put it on and enjoyed my [...]
Simran Blog 4
October 27, 9:35 am Temperature around 56 degrees As I woke up this morning and checked the temperature, I was expecting it to be a little chilly. To my surprise, it was quite warm when [...]
Zoë Sit-Spot Blog Post #4
During my fifteen minutes of concentrated focus, I experienced cold temperatures, harsh winds, and tons of noisy birds. It was pretty cold; the weather was around 61 degrees, with a blanket of gray skies blocking [...]
Katie Blog 4
Katie Blog 4 | 3:00-4:05 | 71 Degrees As I walked down the hill to my sit spot, I was greeted by a warm breeze and the pleasant smell of autumn leaves. The sky was [...]
Katie Blog 3
Katie Blog 3 | October 21st, 2020 | 83 Degrees and Sunny | 2:58-4:05 The sun was bright and scorching today—clear blue skies and 83 degrees, way hotter than I was expecting on a mid-October [...]
Pragya Blog #3
5:00pm – 6:00pm Temperature: 34-degree Celsius I went there in the evening. The sun was not gone yet. This is the perfect time of the day. The sun is not blazing hot and the [...]
Jenee Lanier- Blog Post #3
9:15 am on Tuesday Oct 20, 2020 My fifteen minutes of focus felt like forever this time and I think it was because it was a predominantly quiet morning. There were little [...]
Blog Post 3 Marina Keyvellou
I arrived at my sit spot at 7:45pm on 10/20/2020. For this observation session, I decided to try something new and go to Beale Garden at night. Upon entering my sit spot, I was [...]
Shuvechchha Sit-Spot #3
October 19, 2020 5:47 PM – 6:53 PM Temp around 60 focal object #1: trees focal object #2: clouds around Tinker Mountain focal object #3: yellow flower These [...]
Hannah Sandy Sit Spot 3
October, 18, 2020. 6:01 PM. It didn’t take long after sitting down for autumn to grab me by the ankles. Cool air chilled my body from the grabbing-site up. The stone step is ever-cold on [...]
Kady Johnson Blog #3
October 19th 3:52 pm -4:52 pm 68 degrees The first thing I noticed today was that the grass was recently mown, and the air smelled like cut grass and pine needles as I approached my spot. [...]
Leandra Cameron’s Sit Spot Blog #3
Even as I started the journey to my sit-spot, I was astounded by the overwhelming presence of nature. This was my first visit in the early hours of the morning, and unexpectedly, what seemed like [...]
Kyra’s Blog 3
Rainy Autumnal Daze “To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall [...]
Zoë Sit-Spot Blog #3
During my 15 minutes of focus, the first thing that caught my attention was the weather. The temperature was chilly but comfortable; I didn't feel like I was freezing or I needed a jacket. Altostratus [...]
Sneha Malakar, Blog post 3
During my 15 minutes of focus in my sit spot I noticed that my garden looked fuller and more luscious since the last time I was there. Right in front of me, I saw a [...]
Simran Blog 3
Saturday October 17, 10:40 am. I was walking half asleep from the student village apartments when the cold breeze swept through my sweater and awakened me. As I took the stairs on the left of [...]
BLOG POST 3 (SHEKI’S)
I6th Oct 2020; 9 : 55 AM - 11 : 20 AM NB: Numbers are used to denote paragraphs because pictures make a paragraph seemed broken in two or more. 🙂 1Entering my [...]
Isabel’s Sit Spot #3
Monday, October 19th, 2020. 12:38 p.m. --- When I first arrived at my sit spot, the first thing I noticed was all the noise. Insects and crickets and birds. This is something I've noticed each [...]
Sit-Spot Blog #2
I found it a little easier for this sit-spot session to calm my mind. I’ve had a lot going on and have been very busy this past month so the stress is still lingering, but [...]
BLOG POST 2
7th Oct 2020, 8:15 – 9:22 AM Slightly windy, little sunshine. The first fifteen minutes spent in observation was more interesting than last time. I noticed the wonderful pear tree, which even though having [...]
Marina Keyvellou Blog 2
I arrived at my sit spot at 12:30 pm. The tree or stick that I found, in the upper right corner Most of my 15-minute tune-in was spent listening to the sounds that [...]
Hannah Sandy Sit Spot 2
October 7, 2020. 3:38 PM As always, the artificial droning drones on. But that’s not important. Just as it was time to start writing, a cool breeze swept through. I was warm in my spot, [...]
Mikaela Day Sit Spot #2
(Photo from Sit Spot #1 on 9/20) Entered Sit Spot at 6:12pm Fall is here! Leaf litter of rust, gold, brown, beige, and green colors surround my location. Birds are communicating- seemingly cheerfully- though this [...]
Jenee Lanier- Blog Post 2
October 6, 2020 @ 8 am Sunny, Windy Morning I decided to do my sit spot before work so that I would be able to flow through my day better because my Tuesday was a [...]
Isabel’s Second Sit Spot Observation
October 6, 2020 12:00 pm -- When I first arrived at my sit-spot in Beale Garden, I could hear at least three different types of birds, the air was nice and warm, and the sky [...]
Leandra Cameron Blog #2
I returned to my sit spot on October 6th at around 4:00 in the evening. It was a warm day with a nice breeze, and it proved to be a great day to observe animals [...]
Blog #2
October 2nd 5:24 PM – 6:09 PM 68 degrees Hello, everyone! At the start of my fifteen-minute observation, I thought not much had changed in my spot. However, I was soon able to notice many [...]
Shuvechchha Kunwar Sit Spot #2
Wednesday, Oct 7th, 2020; Time in: 7:57 AM; Time out: 8:00 AM; Temperature around 57-degrees-celsius I like doing my sit–spot observations in the mornings. I wish I could pause the weather this morning and enjoy [...]
Simran Blog #2
October 4th, 2020 10:15 am. Temperature around 50 degrees, warm sun During my first 15 minutes in my sit spot, I could hear a lot of different noises. I heard many different birds chirping and [...]
Black Walnut Trees are Bullies
West: Canadian Golden Rod and Field Grasses photographed at Sit Spot. This is where Honey Bee was observed. "In nature nothing exists alone." - Rachel Carson, Silent Spring It turns out if you are [...]
Blog post #2
As I was chilling in my sit spot, I constantly felt a light breeze from the eastern direction. To be honest, there wasn’t much going on. Usually, there are a lot of birds visiting my [...]
Zoë Sit-Spot Blog Post #2
At the start of my 15 minutes of focus at my sit spot location, it was very gloomy. There was an overcast which made the area gray and a strong breeze that blew in from [...]
Katie B. Blog Post #2
October 2nd, 2020, 6:30 P.M. to 7:20 P.M., temperature around 63 degrees. Friday was a hectic day, shadowing the previous days by a tenfold. My day consisted of running back and forth to the barn, [...]
BLOG POST 1
BLOG 1 I8th September 2020, 10:55 AM – 11:55 AM Sunny, on and off breeze (abundantly from East) The moment I first heard about the assignment, I began to think of where my sit-spot would [...]
Zoe Blog Sit-Spot 1
Zoë J. Blog Post 1 9-13-20, 11:27 a.m-12:41 p.m. Very cloudy, Temperature was around 81, slightly strong breeze coming in from the northeast My sit-spot is in a fenced-in backyard, covered in bright green grass. [...]
Marina Keyvellou Sit Spot Blog #1
*I was unfortunately unable to add pictures of my focal points due to an error with the website. I will go back and add those pictures in an edit, or try to put them in [...]
Sit-Spot Entry #1
My sit spot is on the Hollins campus. It’s beside Carvins Creek a little ways up from Dana. I chose this place because I sit there often when I’m parked between classes and I think [...]
Isabel Houck Sit Spot #1
September 16, 2020 at 12:10 p.m. -- My sit spot is a bench in Beale garden, facing Beale Creek and the back of the Cocke building. I chose my sit spot because I wanted to [...]
Leandra Cameron Blog #1
9/16/20, 4:12 to 5:47 p.m. Sunny, mid 60s temperature, light breeze On an evening walk along Carvin Creek, I came across a small inlet that looked perfect for observing wildlife. Looking around, I knew I [...]
Shuvechchha Kunwar Sit Spot #1
18th September 2020, 8:00 AM – 9:02 AM, Temp around 60’s Finding my sit-spot has a lot of intuition involved. Since I would be spending a significant amount of time over the semester, I [...]
Sneha Malakar Blog #1
09/17/2020, 4:00-5:05 p.m. After trying to figure out if parks nearby were open and repeatedly getting disappointed, I chose a spot on my garden as my sit spot. Even though it is not the best [...]
Kady Johnson Blog #1
September 14th 4:53 – 5:49 PM 78 degrees Hello, everyone! For my journal I chose to observe the site of a large tree on the outskirts of campus. I [...]
Simran Parajulee Blog 1
9/18/2020, 8:02 am - 9:05 am. Slightly cloudy, temperature around 70 degrees, light wind from the north. It was my first time of intentionally sitting down and observing my surroundings, trying to identify and understand [...]
Jenee Lanier Blog #1
Jenee Lanier 9/18/20 Start: 8:20 am End: 9:03 am Partly cloudy but sun was poking through, around 68 degrees When deciding where I wanted my sit-spot to be, I knew it needed to be [...]
Hannah Sandy Sit Spot 1
September 18, 2020 12:40 This isn’t the first time going to my spot. I’m well acquainted with the layout and community. The first thing I’m met with as I’m walking to my sit spot is [...]
Katie B. Blog #1
Katie B. Blog #1 9/16/2020, 4:35-5:28 p.m. Temperature around 72 and overcast. My sit spot overlooking Beale Creek. After I first arrived on campus a few weeks ago, I spent the majority of my free [...]
Renee’s Sample Blog Post 1
8/31/19, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Partly cloudy, Temp around 85, light breeze from the south Choosing my sit-spot seemed monumental – this was a place where I was going to spend some significant time and I wanted [...]
Rebekah’s Private Cove: Blog Post 1
Experiences of the First Sit Spot As soon as I first learned about the Sit-Spot assignment, I instantly knew I wanted to be somewhere near the water. For a few days I had gone around [...]