Courtney's Blog

Fort Worth has a number of museums packed with art and history. I always see the signs that encourage visitors to attend the Amon G. Carter, Kimbell, or Modern Art Museums of Fort Worth. I don’t consider myself someone who knows a lot about art. I typically enjoy art that is “pretty”, however I don't have much of an eye for technique. I was pleasantly surprised about how much I enjoyed the Amon G. Carter Museum of American Art. I loved the landscape paintings the portrayed “ideal” versions of landscapes inspired by real places. I really enjoyed the soft, blended colors in the sky and the major attention to detail that most of the paintings showed in the foreground. The most striking painting to me was titled “Thunderstorm on Narrangansett Bay” and was painted by Martin Johnson Heade. It depicted a dark black and grey sky with rain coming down and lighting striking the water. Sailboats were rushing into shore in attempt to escape the rain. This shows that while nature can be beauti...

I honestly did not know what to expect when I drove out to the Nature Center for our canoeing adventure on that chilly Wednesday afternoon. I have kayaked and canoed a few times and have definitely enjoyed myself, so I was looking forward to the venture. However, I am not a huge fan of the cold weather, so I was not sure I’d enjoy the experience this time around. We got in the canoes and began rowing down the river in the direction of the area we placed the erosion mats. We had walked the banks of this part of the river 5 or 6 times at this point, so it all looked familiar but also different due to thew new perspective. The water was fairly calm despite the cool wind that came down across the water. Once we passed the area of the erosion mats, the mouth of the river narrowed and began to wind. The trees covered us like a tunnel as we navigated our way through fallen tree trunks, rocks, and debris. The dense forest softened the wind and the water was so calm, it had a glassy appearance...