Friends of Nature Parks

Dropped off, birds calling, walking towards the cool breeze.

Looking, thinking, laughing, talking.

Walking under an ocean of sky.

Rippling water gets, even odder, when we hear a bellowing loud and proud.

Woodstork and Ibis standing side by side.

Blue Heron dips and dives, catching her prey.

And the White Stork flying in the wind.

Lay on the crisp grass.

Hear the crinch, crunch of the trail.

See the lush beauty of the park.

Fell like a floating cloud.

Deer, beautiful as a sunset.

Waterfellow perched.

Like a majestic flower blooming in spring.

Walking over water see fish and alligators.

Blue waters, sky waters.

Living in it, seeing it, breathing the soft, delicate, almost touchable air is a lifetime, a paradise.

We’re off again.

Looking out the window, wondering, wishing, hoping.

Feel the nag in the pit of your stomach.

Yearning you to sprint back

I’ll come again, sooner or later.

Sweetwater, see you soon.

alligators bellowing

birds chirping

alligators taking baths

fish running like rabbits

birds in trees taking care of their babies

grass smelled like poop

spikes in the grass

turtles sleeping like bears

snakes in their home

little birds hiding

alligators in grass

birds fly fast for food

and worms hiding

The water was as sparkly as glitter

The people were as nice as a flower

There were lots of birds in the air

There were plants every were

The sun was as hot as fire

The water clear like the air

The leaves were as colorful as a rainbow

The alligators were as green as a swamp

we were walking long and far

But now it’s time to go by sweetwater.

At sweetwater wetlands

The sun says hello It

Sparkles like glitter

On water below the

Grasses all whisper

The cattails all

Sway as clouds drift slowly, lazy, and gray

An alligator resets like a long in the mud

So still he could be dreaming of a swampy flood

Turtles wear helmets of green and brown basking like a king with

A sunshine crown birds paint the sky with feathers and

Sound their songs are music floating around the

Wetlands wild watery home by the edge of the lake

The ducks have colorful beaks

I wonder what will it sound like if the animals could speak

The sky as blue as my water bottle

Looking at the alligators waddle

Birds flying everywhere

Leaves flying in the air

The green plants

The biting ants

Tell sweetwater I said hello

See the sun round and yellow

Sweetwater is a wetland

A can of soup just not canned

There were birds

Tons of alligators in a herd

I see far away with binoculars

I walked on a path very circular

See the turtles in the sun

I’ll be having much more fun

The plaics was beautiful

There were a lott of birds

And the sun was as hot as a heater

The pond was green because the leaves on it

The sky was blue like water

I saw 3 alligators and they were beautiful

Some birds were black and one was blue

A mother bird was walking with her babies a little too close to the alligator sleeping

A red ant bit me but I was ok. It just hurt like a sun burn on my hand.

Alligators bellowing

It sounds like growling

I saw turtles birds too

The water is calm

Same with the wind

The whole place is a big loop

The wet lands is a big can of soup

I think i saw mold

It was very cold

The wetlands must be very old

Goodbye wetlands see you soon

Before noon!

Alligator’s everywhere

Bug’s buzzing in the air

Me just with my mom

Look at the birds!! Noo now their gone

Alligators i like there waddle

Me drinking my water bottle

There are lots of plants

Even little tiny ants

Sweetwater like a can of soup

We walked on a trail shaped like a loop

Turtles chilling in the sun

Splish, splash now there done

Smooth silly slithery snakes moving though the soil

Sweetwater is so fun

Sweetwater is a can of soup

Alligators sunbathing and mumbling

Lots of colorful birds

Turtles sleeping everywhere

I walk on a trail shaped like a loop

There where lots of different plants

The grass was green and soft like cotton candy

Hope i see you again sweetwater

Sweetwater wetland park

alligator everywhere

birds flying in the air

Water as blue my bottle

Its funny to see the alligator waddle

The duck have a colorful beak

Then it say quack quack quack

It was funny to Here, alligator’s bellow.

I heard birds chirping.

The wind was blowing

It sounds like a howl

Trees dance in the wind

I feel like I could fly

Looks like plants can touch the sky

The breeze felt like smooth marble

It waves the trees and they wave back

The wind howls

It is loud

To the School, the farm, the hut, and down the trail

So that was a Gold Day

That day was a good day

That day was like my classroom

Loud and learning

Until the bus ride

We see leaves moving so smooth like flowing words,

Trees wiggling up and down,

Air sweet like vanilla,

Cow tongue sharp like needles,

The day was joyful,

At the park.

There was a long, hard trail,

it was a lot of fun.

Kinda like a stage light,

shined the hot, bright sun.

Looking at the trees,

I felt a very, very strong breeze.

Weird grass sways like an ocean wave,

I felt strong and really brave.

We saw cows named Zinnia and Daisy,

What and black and being very lazy.

Then the sheep look soft as cotton candy,

Covered in dirt and feeling kind of sandy.

Pig’s skin looks like strawberry milk,

And it felt as smooth as silk.

Lots of animals on the farm,

One bit me, oh darn!

We started at school,

all acting like a bull.

We got on the bus,

it was kinda fun.

We got to the park,

and we see the sun.

At the hut, the tools were cool,

they didn’t even eat with a spoon.

Then we went hunting,

not with a spear,

but with a tube.

The sky was kinda blue,

telling me hello.

The wind came and go,

the hut was so woah.

When I was paying attention,

it was like everybody was a ghost.

When we were leaving,

the sun was still beaming.

Grass like limey leaves

Trees flowing with the breeze

Vanilla smells in the air

Walking with friends felt kind of fair

Long longs stranded on the ground

At the end, snake scales very round

A walk down the sandhill trail

Lots of fun, not a fail

In a school like a church,

filled with different types of kids,

boards and chalk,

no desks around, only seats.

It felt weird, all crunched in tight.

I enjoyed the experience,

but would rather be at my own desk.

There was bark on the ground,

And many sounds all around.

We saw some cows nearby,

They were a little bit brown.

We gave the sheep some corn,

One sheep had horns so strong.

We saw an old school building,

I thought that it was cool.

I saw some spears and gears,

Things from long ago.

We went to the restroom there—

We thought it was the best one, you know!

We saw a tall pine tree,

Standing proud and fine.

It was a great field trip day,

And I had a really good time.

The snake felt soft like a pillow

The air is blowing off the leaves

While the cows are eating

Spears flew at the bunny

The field trip was a surprise

The trees were dancing in the breeze,

moving back and forth with ease.

Leaves were falling, red and gold,

a quiet story autum told.

A snake slid by along the ground,

curled up tight without a sound.

The grass was cool beneath our feet,

the air felt fresh and clean and sweet.

The wind blew softly through the trees,

whispering to every leaf.

It told them it was time to fall,

to spin and drift and rest at all.

We walked along, not fast or slow,

just enjoying what we know.

Dazzy cow rested in the shade,

lazy in the light that’s were she stayed.

A sheep stood watching, calm and still,

as we pet his soft wool, while feeding him a small meal.

Everything felt just right then

the day, the walk, the time, the when.

Autumn moved in gentle ways,

with quiet steps and peaceful days.

The world felt calm, the rhythm slow,

a perfect walk with a gentle wind blow.

Hello sweetwater, hello nature,

Gators’ skin is like tiny mountains.

Lakes sparkling like stars,

A turtle relaxing on a rock like watching tv.

The blue heron’s neck is like a stick,

White bird feeding its kid.

A vulture soaring across the sky,

A hawk flying in the sky like a ferris wheel.

Birds chirping and singing on trees.

White and old trees are everywhere,

Spanish moss covering them like a scarf.

Gallinules are black and have red beaks,

Snake birds moving like a snake above water.

Green leaves dancing on trees,

Like the wind is music for them.

Gators tanning in the sun,

Snake birds resting on plants.

Plants eating hydrogen,

To filter water for us to drink.

Blue heron towering over the plants,

Black bird soaring across the sky.

Goodbye sweetwater, goodbye nature,

I was thrilled to see all the nature there.

I felt miserable that I had to leave,

I hope I come back to see all the nature again.

The spanish moss was on the trees like the hair on someone’s head

And it was everywhere like a virus in someone’s body.

The waxweed smelled like fresh basil

and the leaves are shiny like clean glass.

The Egret strikes like a swift spear catching it’s prey

and the fish in it’s mouth soon to be swallowed.

The two black birds flew so fast it looked like they were racing

and they had balance like a person on a tightrope.

The alligator is thawing in a long sunbath

and the gator’s skin is like a gravel trail.

The Great Blue Heron’s neck was as long as a giraffe’s

and the heron flies gracefully as an airplane.

The Gallinule guarded their chick’s like a dragon gaurding treasure

and the chicks munched on plants like starving pigs

The dragonflies flew around so gracefully it looked like they were dancing

yet they zoomed around so fast I could barely see them.

In lunch the food was good and really gave me energy

in bird watching we saw a few birds that had colorful feathers.

The whole trip was really fun and beautiful

Now in medatation time i’m reconnecting with all of this nature.

I feel as the wind heads south.

As we keep walking I smell something off.

It gives me a bellyache as I try to not throw up.

My friends give me a headache as they call my name.

I see as the gator rests in the sun.

The water they gave feels like coming back from the dead.

The cold wind feels nice while the sun is beaming.

They tell me there are deers.

But sadly they were goners.

As we go on the deck.

I see the water making me see a gator.

The grass smells too much like grass.

As they spike up like needles.

I see a gator a bit too close to us.

Gladly it did not attack.

We saw a bunch of birds nesting.

About ten if not mistaken.

We meditated as the wind brushed through the grass.

Finding a bench as we were walking for hours.

The trip came to an end after we walked for hours.

As we walk through the swamp we hear birds chirping,

We also see lots of different animals.

The blue heron’s neck is skinnier than a stick.

The gator’s teeth are as sharp as 100 steak knives.

The gallinule’s head is redder than a strawberry.

The egret’s beak is as long as a train.

The tadpole swims faster than the Flash.

The turtle is as slow as a snail.

The grass fells worse than getting stung by 20 wasps.

The alligator whipped its tail like evil vines.

The trees are taller than 10 elephants.

The white bird is guarding its nest like a mom protecting her son.

The flowers were prettier than the rainbow.

The leaves smell like roses.

The wood is bumpier than alligator skin.

The black bird was as fast as light.

The baby ducks were scouring.

People litter like a bank getting robbed.

The gators are sun bathing in the sun.

The blue heron was towering over the plants.

The plants eating hydrogen,

To filter the water for us to drink.

Goodbye sweetwater, goodbye nature.

I’m jovial that I came,

And I’m thrilled to see all the nature that was there.

I feel miserable that I have to leave,

But I will come back to see all that I have missed.

As I enter I am nervous but then the buzzing, and chirping, and scratching

calms me. As I walk further and further I see a great blue heron flying

above me like it’s guiding me somewhere important. I want to follow but

then the magnificent blue bird flies out of sight.

I move on to an anthill. The fiery red ants enter the anthill like marching

little soldiers. I see an alligator on the bank getting a tan, the alligator looks

as though it would never move then finally “splash” the alligator dives

head first for a fish.

Sweet sweet sweetwter, sweeter than sugar.

Water wooshing in the lakes making the scene soothing.

Wind blowing against the trees making birds to tweet.

The skin of gators looks like the bark of trees.

The tree leaves are greener than a cactus.

The nests high in the trees and I hear a bird tweet.

The sky is so beautiful making it hard to focus.

Oh, hear that? Might be a locust.

The birds go and flap their wings so all I hear is a swift sweep.

The minnows in the water are making a little splash.

The grass is short making it hard to see.

Go to Sweetwater! It isn’t just for me!

The wetlands

The wetlands are homes for little critters that lie below,

Great blue herons you can find,

Great long necks like a giraffes’,

Fish tossing and turning like a manic,

Gators are everywhere, taking over,

You will find one so do not panic

And if you see something, don’t cause a manic,

Just tap a neighbor, and let them know,

And don’t forget your nature voice.

So you don’t scare the critters below.

The forests

The sweetwater forests strong and tall,

With leaves and branches growing up,

With birds’ nests all over the place

You’ll find one, don’t worry, just look up.

And you might just see a head pop out!

Well, if you’re there in spring, of course!

Birds in the trees singing like an opera,

With the trees swaying as the wind whistles through,

And the lime green leaves rustling and swaying,

As my feet crunch the gravel beneath me,

and the light of the bright sun,

Shining through the lime green leaves

And the bright blooming flowers’ colors overtaking me.

The glistening lakes

The bodies of water no matter,

the ponds or the lakes,

Or the rivers, or even a puddle,

They’re beautiful, always,

Trust me, please,

With little critters

like fish and little bugs,

And birds, gators, and a bit of moss, too.

It shines, it glistens,

And flows beautifully atop itself.

It’s all over the place,

so you’ll find some, don’t worry.

But despite its beauty, please don’t jump in!

Sweetwater park

Sweet sweetwater, holding many critters,

many small, many big.

Some short, some tall.

Some loud, and some you can barely hear!

No matter the critter, they’re beautiful, cute, (Depends who you are.)

And all natural, so don’t worry!

And don’t be scared of an snakes,

Because the loud gravel will scare them away,

Sweetwater’s awesome, so please visit,

You’ll love it, I promise, It’s perfect for all.

This is their home

Their very special biome

Leaves everywhere

Animals without a care

Wind is whistling

Gators like logs

Sticks are twiddling

We keep looking still no hogs

Air is sweet

Plants are smooth

This nice place is my groove

The water is swaying

Cattails like parades

Then I could tell this is a special place

Rocks like mountains

Birds singing their tunes

This place is beautiful

Yes, it’s true

All the animals doing their thing

All together

And, in spring.

Water’s going, swish swish

Birds are flying, flap flap

This nice place makes me relax

Sweetwater is great

It is no debate

By By Sweetwater

I’ll think of you at home.

The trees looked as if they were over a thousand years old

The air felt so humid but nowhere near cold

The Spanish Moss drifted lazily in the breeze

The Pollen really made me sneeze

The Gallenules screech was like an old car jamming on the brakes

There were hundreds of birds but there weren’t any snakes

The waxweed smelled like a mint plant in the summer

We didn’t see an deer that was a bummer

The ripples on the water looked so calm and ocmposed

The baby ducks looked pretty cute I suppose

The gators were lying lazily as if there was nothing else going on in the world

The Egrets tried plucking up the grubs but they curled

The Egret was as white as a freshly picked feather

We were lucky we had such good weather

Sweetwater what a wonderful place

For all of the animals living there Sweetwater was their birthplace

The waters lap, forever free,

So many things to see.

An egret flies, up in the skies,

A heron feeds its chick.

The algae makes a carpet of glass,

The grass dances in the wind.

A dragonfly zips in the reeds,

The wetlands are so free.

The waters lap, forever free,

The grasses swing to and fro, like pom-poms in turmoil.

The water shakes with what seems like rage,

But it’s just a gust of wind.

The gravel crunches beneath my feet,

As I watch the water flow.

The creek that fees the rivers mouth,

Runs without a care.

We stop to rest in a spot of grass,

A watch the mosses billow.

As the wind blows behind my back,

I know that peace has come at last.

There are many things that you can do at the nature park.

The nature park was like a normal park but with more peace and activities.

We met Mr. Old Yeller and got to pet him.

He felt very squishy smooth.

We met several animals and got to feed them.

We got to connect with nature, and learn new things.

It was different.

It was fun.

I would like to go back some day.

Nature everywhere

Some seeds acorns, squash, and some beans

The farm had animals

The cow had rough tongue like sand paper

There was some sheep they sounded like baaa baaa!

There was a snake

The scales were like a mosaic of tiny, dry stones.

There was a Redbud

I don’t know why they call it Redbud it should be could Redfuz

There was a bell that sounded Ding Ding Ding!

123 CHUNKY!

In nature, the air is fresh, like clean laundry. There are a lot of pine trees. Looking at the burnt ones was the most interesting. I want to grow as tall as one.

I liked getting to see the actual ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE and playing the gam chunky, it was fun.

Seeing the cabin, feeding the cows, petting the sheep and then the snake… memories I will never forget.

The breeze. felling the breeze of the wind. That, that was the best.

Redbud trees, beautiful and bard,

Hot pink small flowers without any leaves,

Fire adaptive ferns bursting into the sky,

Stretching like a fern makes me feel as tall as one,

Meditation calms me down and makes me feel ok

Grassy trail, leafy floor,

Cloudy skies hot day,

Sun rays on my face,

Harvested tree, to turn sap into syrup,

Wooden table, wooden trees,

Small animals running, swaying in the wind,

Soft cold yellow grassland snake,

One room school, just like ours,

Eight windows to let in the light,

Loud bell, screaming in my ears,

No desk, only tablets

The animals were like the sun brightening the world.

The Old Yeller was brown as the ground.

We took a meditation to feel the stuff around us.

We heard the birds and the bell ring as we listened.

The warmth of the sun brought joy to the world.

Nature is fun,

We walk a ton,

Animals are nice,

You’ll see some mice,

your walk is done,

We played in the sun,

Running through the forest trees,

We had so much fun in the breeze,

Playing by the river run,

Beneath the sky its second to none,

Watching butterflies in the sun,

you know I am always the one,

My brain is sharp like the moon,

I’ve memorized every ancient rune,

I’m walking over a sand dune,

The moth is hiding in its silk cocoon,

The morning cold will vanish soon,

The afternoon sun will shine bright,

The animals here are very nice,

Don’t forget about the mice.

Bright sunny skies,

Exciting new things as we pass by,

Awesome new friends,

Until we meet again,

Thank you for your time,

You’ll be sure to see us in a while.

The field trip was super cool.

It was hot, the wind was as cold as a pool.

It was beautiful the colors were like a rainbow in sight.

There were dangerous animals, but no need to have fright.

It was fun, so much better than being at school.

Being at the nature park was a great day.

The breeze of the wind was as cold as winter.

The sound of the birds was like a jazz song.

The warmth of the sun brought warm air to the cabin.

The touch of the snake was a nice way to end the day.

The nature park is a peaceful spot.

It was hot as the sun.

The sounds of birds were really quiet.

The bell was loud as a voice.

A nice way to end the day.