Kristin Vogel Environmental Interaction

 Lane talks about "the intersubjective relation between humans and the more than human world". That is exactly what we did today on our walk from the Lions bridge and around the Noland Trail. The "more than human world" like the trees, grass, bugs, etc. obviously couldn't communicate to us like we do other humans but if we truly stop and listen they do communicate to us in other ways. All we have to do is use our senses and we'll begin to understand more than we thought. For example the tree we examined  before entering the trail, doctor Redick asked us what we noticed about the tree. Some talked about the color of the leaves, or the straggly branches, one thing I notices was the tree looked like it was partially dying or suffering. Although the tree couldn't verbally communicate that to me, just by looking at the tree I could gather that information. I could gather that it was still somewhat alive cause of the color leaves it could still contribute but I could also tell it has been struggling for a number of years. That can also be said about the fallen trees around the trail. You can tell that the tropical storms we get around here took these massive trees down, but by those trees coming down it allowed sunlight to shine through for new trees to begin growing. It was a great experience today to learn how to communicate with nature and listen to what it had to say.