Drift Assessment 2

One situation during drift two when I really felt at ease was when I was in Riverside Park getting closer to the Milwaukee River. I do a lot of things outdoors in the wilderness, especially in the summer, and I also go out deer hunting with my Grandpa in the winter. When I was walking around it felt a lot like when I would make the trip out to my spot in the woods and sit down and just relax and think about things. Up until this drift, I have felt that moving to Milwaukee was a pure concrete jungle, I was really comforted by the fact that while they constructed the city that they left a lot of the areas surrounding the river in their natural state. It was like I was in the middle of a state park and I had just discovered a new area that led me to a river. I think that this aspect is one of my favorite things about being in the woods because we leave so much evidence of our existence wherever we go that I have always loved feeling like I was discovering a new area.
Another situation during drift two when I felt unusually contemplative was when I was getting some pictures of sunlight shining through things. For the first time I really felt like I was looking at trees in a different way. I was mesmerized by how many lines really make up the tree itself from the trunk that is one large "line" to the hundreds of lines that make up the top. It made me find even more appreciation for the complexities within our natural world. It is not quite as easily mathematical to construct as it is for creating buildings, sidewalks, roads, etc. It made me have more respect for something that is usually looked over and in our society is taken for granted what they do to maintain a life-sustaining environment.