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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}IMG_5635.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 133px; float: right;" />Being an intern at Au Sable was a great experience, and I loved living there because nature was always so close; it was always in our backyard. I enjoyed walking through the woods each morning as I headed out to work. I heard the birds chirping in the early morning, and the rustling of the trees as the wind blew through them.&nbsp;We had bird feeders outside our house and I could see the Red-breasted Nuthatch and Black-capped Chickadee perched on the bird feeder every morning.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}IMG_6044.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 133px; float: left;" />I was at Au Sable for the fall season and was able to experience nature working just as God had created it. I saw the leaves change from greens to beautiful reds, yellows, and pinks. Each leaf had such a wonderful and unique pattern as the colors appeared. As the season and temperature changed I began to see a colorful masterpiece appear before my eyes. As I stared out into Papoose Lake, I was in awe at this image. It was as if I was looking at painting. Then I realized this was a piece of art, it was God&rsquo;s art; God created those maple trees to change colors each fall and create a work of art that clearly describes His beauty. The best part of His work is that we as humans are the ones that can enjoy it to the fullest.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Fungi.png" style="width: 200px; height: 133px; float: right;" />At one point of the internship it rained for weeks, and I was able to see how different kinds of fungi thrived as the ground became very moist. I saw bracket fungus, shelf fungus, various mushrooms, and moss sprout in a few days. The forest floor was covered in mushrooms of all kinds; there were small and large mushrooms, lichen and moss on a tree trunk. There are so many wonderful creatures out in nature that I know I would have never experienced them if I had not made the time to go outside each day. Au Sable gave me a chance to learn and experience the complex beauty found in the woods; this is an experience that will stay with me for the rest of my days.</p>
