Biology student at Smith College focusing on plant ecology, conservation, and fungal interactions. Current mycophile and aspiring mycologist, though generally botanically inclined! Fungal finds (with IDs) logged on Instagram @smithcollegefungi

How I go to the woods
ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single
friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore
unsuitable.

I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds
or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of
praying, as you no doubt have yours.

besides, when I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit
on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds,
until the foxes run by unconcerned. I can hear the almost
unhearable sound of the roses singing.

if you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love
you very much.

-Mary Oliver

Sometimes I wish I could photosynthesize so that just by being, just by shimmering at the meadow's edge or floating lazily on a pond, I could be doing the work of the world while standing silent in the sun.

-Robin Wall Kimmerer

My veins glow like trees.

-Sylvia Plath

We are all lichens.

-Scott Gilbert