1. The feeling of solemn and reverential wonder, tinged with latent fear, inspired by what is terribly sublime and majestic in nature
2. The emotion flooding the minds of six Natural History aficionados in the presence of Fernbank's Giganotosauruas (the largest carnivore ever discovered) and 123-foot Argentinosaurus.
Yesterday, six restless Natural History pirates had the good fortune to venture to Fernbank Museum of Natural History and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. After Fernbank, we tromped around the Botanical Gardens where we were barraged not only by the splendorous orchid hall, but also by an enthusiastic dreadlocked orchid expert who fervently described to us the genetics of the orchidaceae family and a pollenization process involving fungus flies and sexual mimicry. It's likely that the most revered exhibit was Fernbank's Giants of the Mesozoic (at least three of our crew entertain affections for paleontology), although I must admit my favourite display was the delicate filaments of cirrus clouds and the sporatic clusters of altocumulus which we observed supinely on the grass. We ended our day delighting in delicacies from Nagaland and returned to Sewanee resonating with a renewed admiration for the ancient and unfolding treasures of the earth. A worthy adventure!
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Three Cheers!
Twas a glorious weekend away to a primeval world of angiosperms, theropods, and sauropods. As my gaze turns across the sea for the next semester, I will surely remember it as a glorious finale to a phenomenal semester for Natural History.
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