Descriptive Writing

It was Monday afternoon; the sun was shining through sheer clouds in the sky. The treetops were swaying in the light cool breeze. I was relaxing on the lawn outside of Dwight Bentel Hall at San Jose State, looking at the fountain in the middle of the grassy field. Trying to relax and read my book, I could hear the fountain’s rushing water shoot up into the air and then crashing down into the drain below it.

Through the fountain I could see a little girl, probably about 3 years old, gently touching the fountain’s rushing water. Ever so often she would glance back at her mother sitting near by. The little girl was soon uninterested in the fountain and began romping in the grass. Her toes gently brushed the strands of grass. She soon noticed a butterfly gliding over the grass and she began to chase it. Her giggly laugh echoed through the quiet campus. I soon realized that I was no longer reading my book, but I was observing a young girl taking pleasure in nature. It was amazing to see this little girl, who is so innocent, bring such life to one calm campus in San Jose California.

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