UC Davis is a beautiful forest

I finally got around to finishing this blog post. I had this idea for weeks. The theme of this post is that "it continues". What is it that continues? It's the trees and when you take a look at the pictures you can notice that I focused on how there's no end to it. You can walk around UC Davis and notice a lot of these at various sights on campus. Also, it's just nice to sit or lay down and notice the beautiful sights around you.

Me @ the arboretum with ducks

This blog post is inspired by my friend, Chen. It's inspired by her because I remembered we had a discussion about the UC campuses one day and she said " I don't like Davis because it has too many trees. It reminds me of a forest." Although I discussed this topic with Chen over a year ago, and she might not even remember discussing this topic with me, but I tend to remember things that are of interest to me. She helped me look at Davis at a new perspective and realize that the trees are a part of the campus beauty.

This post is also inspired by the scenery that UC Davis has to offer and what it does for the community. It's nice having a lot of trees around, so you can have awesome amounts of shade and notice the beautiful shades of the trees. There's the arboretum. Then, there are those trees that are all around campus. Some people may have noticed that the UC Davis campus has a lot of trees, which was something I hadn't really thought about until I explored other campuses and when Chen pointed it out. Some may have noticed how the trees tended to shine with beauty when the sun is out. Then, there are those who notice the rich color that the trees have, especially if you have on some sunglasses (that are polarized) or look at the sights through some nice lenses (camera? eyesight?) or light.

Activities & Recreation Center (ARC) parking lot

I know I have focused mainly on the beauty of when you look at trees you notice the different types of colors the leaves have, especially with nice lighting or lenses. But, there's also a beauty to those trees who don't always have leaves, such as in the image above. I walk by this area almost everyday. Until recently, I hadn't notice how many trees surround this area since there's not that much shade when it's quite sunny. But, look, there are a lot of trees in this parking lot.

Next to housing office and ARC

This pictures differs from the other ones in how trees are not all divided and leading to a place in between. However, the picture still provides the idea that there are a lot of trees and it continues. And, from this picture you can't really tell when the trees will end. There's a lot in this area. This is also the part of the campus that I believed most resembled a forest.

Behind the ARC and in front of the Student Health Center

Between Russell Park and Student Health Center

Tercero Dormitory parking lot

Arboretum

Between Hoagland and Storer Hall and leads to downtown

Between Everson & Art Building and directing the way to Mrak Hall.

Between west quad and Hart Hall and directed to Hunt Hall.

In the middle of the quad and directed towards Haring Hall

Between East quad and the South & North Hall and directed towards Hickey gym.

I hope the pictures provided you an understanding of the theme, "it continues". There's trees all over the UC Davis campus. I only covered the parts where I frequent regularly. Also, when I look at the pictures I think that as long as I continue through this path, the trees will continue to be there leading to the path.

 Do you notice a pattern or something unique about what I posted or have a different perspective of the UC Davis campus?

Although UC Davis has a lot of trees, the campus offers much than trees and shouldn't be noted particularly for their trees. I particularly chose to focus on the different sights of trees on campus to signify the beauty of trees.There are so many other spots and sights of the campus that I haven't even mentioned yet. It's also about discovering UC Davis through your own lenses or perspective. So, why not take a break and notice the beauty of nature around you. 

My Change in Thoughts of Subway

Until my senior year, I wasn't a big fan of subway. I didn't like it because a few friends didn't have good experiences at one of them. But, I guess my siblings had influenced me to like Subway more. My brothers favorite restaurant is Subway because you can get a Foot-long sandwich for around $5. My siblings also like putting as much in the sandwich as they can and I guess the sandwich is big enough for them. Both my middle sister and brother always finish a foot-long sandwich in one setting. For me, most of the time I would finish half of it and eat the rest later. I could finish it all if I wanted too, but then, I want to have it for another meal. I went to Subway on Saturday and I think I ordered the Chicken & Ranch sandwich and it's "FebruANY" Month, so any sandwich is $5 except for the premium ones. I think that whenever I eat Subway sandwiches I just eat because I am hungry. I usually don't think about how good it tastes, rather, it's just about eating that sandwich.

Davis at Night With Trees and Birds

I been wanting to take more pictures of the Davis and UC Davis area. I been having this blog post idea that I been meaning to do, but I haven't found the time to go and take the pictures that I wanted in order to produce that post. But, I do plan on doing it once midterms and papers are done! 

In the meantime, I walked around a area and I noticed the birds that frequently flied by the place and I wanted to see where the birds stayed, if they stayed at all. So, in the pictures below that's where the birds stayed. And, I guess sleep.

The first picture is my favorite out all the other ones in this post. I just really like it for some reason. Maybe it's because you can see birds flying out of the tree. I wanted to capture a lot of birds flying out of a tree, but that was difficult since a lot of birds didn't want to do that. Only a few birds flied out of a tree at a time.

Blue isn't my favorite color, but I actually think it's quite nice and beautiful.

 I always liked looking at views at night and I guess when you take a look at the pictures you can kind of understand why. I think the trees looked really beautiful. And, it's nice to just noticed nature.

 A look at the moon! It looked much bigger in person. Such a lovely sight!

This picture is actually more close to the trees than the other pictures, but I guess it's probably too dark anyways.

The pictures towards the end got really dark and there's not that much I can do about it since I don't have a regular camera and just a camcorder. Also, there was a few lights around the area and that's the best I could get of the trees at the time of the night.

Just looking at the pictures helps me realize the beauty of Davis. I really like trees and sights at night. And, going around for a tour in Davis seems like something I have to do more often because it helps me notice more of the city.