Sit Spot at Trin Woods

Musing:

I am sitting on the felled Birch Tree at Trinity Woods. The log is slightly damp, and today it is feeling more like fall than most other days. I feel like I can smell the leaves turning, which may be attributable to the early stages of decomposition of the leaves (the leaf mold has a very distinct scent. The sky is clear, and I can hear the rumble from Colchester Street in the near distance. Here is a small and unrelated poem that I am writing while sitting here:

Haiku Love Sequence

I feel that maybe

The sky here is prettier

Than it is at home

But it doesn’t have

The usual birds and bugs

Which I miss dearly

The two of us are

A pair of gulls on the coast

Suspended in wind

The two of us are

Like glacial stones to the sea

Smooth and warm and strong

The two of us are

Stars that aren’t touching yet

But soon will collide

Intro to Trin Woods

What is Trin Woods?

Trin Woods is how UVM students refer to the greenspace behind the Trinity Campus housing. It is a small wooded area with a well kept path cutting through.

How do you get to Trin Woods?

The woods can be reached by following a paved path from the back door of the McAuley Building and then cutting across the grass to reach a small opening in the edge of the woods. This is the beginning of the path that leads through the woods.

What kinds of trees and woody plants live here?

Close to the path are lots of Red Oak, White Oak and Red Maple. A little further up the path and off to the right side of it down the hill are mature White Pines and even further ahead are a few Eastern Hemlocks. There is some shrubbery that is difficult for me to identify, and some ferns scattered down the hillside. There are also several felled Paper Birch.