To the rhododendron tree, You remind me of home, for in my yard I have another species of rhododendron. While she is a bush you are more of tree. Did you know there are over 1,000 species of rhododendron in the world? It is crazy to believe. Regardless, it is nice to see something so…

To all the Spiders who live in showers, Since being at the Hanifl Center two of my peers have spotted your kind, which has ended in a fatality. I must say it was a sad day for shower spiders everywhere. I understand you help minimize the number of other bugs that like to live in…

To The Dying Flower, I can’t save you. I simple don’t know how. I feel guilty and angry. All I can do is watch and let time pass as you wilt away. Please hear me when I say, I will do better next time. For tomorrow and the rest of my days I will come…

Dear Mountain (?) Side View, You are quite beautiful. With your curvy roads and scattered homes. I wonder if I will be able to call you a mountain side view for much longer? Soon I will camp below the snow capped mountains of the Himalayas and I may see you as only a hill side…

Dear Apple Tree, I wonder what you will see when you finally open your eyes this spring. Will you see all the times I smiled? I suppose that’s too silly of a notion, for a tree to see without her leaves. My fall semester ended well enough. I received three As and three Bs, which…