Pechunga Tree of Life

This trip was one of the craziest and most interesting Indian Reservations that we visited on our adventures of our class. I was under the impression that we were going to park at the gas station next to Pechunga casino and have to walk from place to place, looking at all the interesting and Native pieces and spots they had to offer on their reservation. But to my surprise, there was a bus that sho-fered us from spot to spot and helped us not freeze to death in the chilling wind. As we started out tour, we first stopped at the Tree of Life. This was a sacred spot off the golf course the casino had, and it was unlike any other tree i have ever seen. It was like it's own little forest with roots that grow abovethe ground and were as wide as most large size trees that you seen in in parks today. The great canopy of leaves and branches looked and stretched at least 60 feet high and the diameter of the wide circle we stood in had to have been at like 100 feet. The tree was massive and really up held and represented the name it was givenz, "The Tree of Life". The vibe and emotions that you felt when you walked underneither this ancient creature was undescribible and unlike another thing I have felt. Just the history and I change this tree has been through is crazy to think about and the fact that the tree is still standing and growing shows it is among God's greatest creations.

Sally Mann pt.2

Sally Mann is a very abstract and dark person with a different point of view on life. She is very passionate about life and death and the beauty of emotion and different ways of expressing it. Her background on these feelings comes from her relationship with her father growing up, showing no emotion and not expressing anything to his kids. Her passion for expectance from other people and audiences outside of her view drives her crazy and she is worries constantly about what other people think of her art.

Quiz Pictures

Quail Botanical Garden

The Quail Botanical Garden was quite an experience and a place that I have never been before. It is located in Encinitas, in the middle of a neighborhood and across the street from a Johovah Witness Church. Blake and I drive up into the driveway and as soon as we saw the fee of $7.00 and a dollar for parking, our college instincts kicked in and we decided to park and sneak in and snap some pictures. The plants and area was amazing and as we ducked away from the guard tower, we snuck out and realized that were more amazing pictures on the outside of the garden than inside.

Quail Botanical Gardens

This trip was our co-vert operation fieldtrip. Unfortunately, Blake and myself missed the memo that the Quail Botanical Garden was free every first Tuesday to the public and we definitely went on that Monday before, so since we were already at the location and were not about to spend $10.00 on parking an other $6.00 per person to walk through, we parked down the street and slipped our way into the park without being noticed. The garden was one of the larger displays of indiginest plants that I have been to and it was a peaceful and quiet the area for being located across the street from a Jehovah's witness church. We saw many catus and native grown trees in the area as well as various insects that pollunate the plants. We found that there were many other interesting plants outside of the entrance as well that intersting and photo worthy to add to my book and blog.

Tierra Miguel Farm

Our adventure to Tierra Miguel Farm was pretty abstract and surprising. When we were talking about the location in class, I pictured this huge farm with lots of crops and greenhouses, and lots of green plants. So when we pulled up at the small couple acre farm in the middle of this huge valley, it was surprising. For the first hour, we watched a presentation on the history and the study of organic foods on the farm and it was more for the sociology class. It wasn't until later on during the evening, were we able to walk around and take pictures of the wonderful landscape and the interesting and organic plants that the farm had to offer. Many of the students were able to pick and taste the vegetables and spices that were grown on the farm and it was wonderful.

Edward Burtynsky

Burtynski is a very interesting and inspiring artist that has captured many images of place people have never seen before. He goes above and beyond the normal thought of pictures and captures scenes that many of us would take for granite. I love the picture of the landfill with all the tires. It demonstrates the consumerism and mass production of America and the reality and impact it has on the environment.