For my sit spot, I chose a spot of Carvins Creek because it is close to Tinker (where I live) and I am sort of familiar with it since our macroinvertebrate lab. I’m very interested in watching the creek and the surrounding flora and fauna change over the course of the semester. Plus, this part of the creek has two different types of trees that I found interesting and stalks of yellow flowers. The spot I chose to overlook is diagonally behind the Tayloe Fitness Center, about 30 feet from the pond near Tinker. 
My sit spot is facing southwest, and it overlooks the two sides of land surrounding Carvins creek and a bit of Carvins creek itself. On the side of land closest to me, there are a lot of wild grasses, weeds, and wild plants on the edge. On the outskirts of my sit spot view there are lots of bushes and yellow flowered stalks and trees. On the side of land away from me, there were a lot of trees, tree saplings, and dead leaves which overflowed into Carvins creek.
Crane walking down Carvins Creek
While at my sit spot I noticed a lot of insects, particularly small orange and black and white butterflies, who visited the weeds closest to me. I saw and heard different types of birds such as a red cardinal, crows, and what I believe to be a crane. The crane surprised me the most because in my first encounter with it, I scared it by trying to get up to take a picture of it. It was slowly making its way down Carvins Creek when I noticed something tall and white coming from my left or South of the creek. Luckily right before he flew away, I was able to take a crappy picture of it. After it left, it took about 10 minutes for it to return. This time it appeared from the opposite side of land of Carvins Creek. The crane slowly crept down the copious amounts of dead leaves and walked down into the river heading North. This time I was able to get some videos and pictures of him. This experience was amazing and scary at the same time because the crane looked like it would attack me if it felt necessary!
I also saw squirrels during my observation, it was funny to watch them skitter across the leaves and jump from tree to tree. I visited my sit spot in the late afternoon, so I heard lots of bird calling and insect noises such as crickets. I heard lots of screaming and laughter from Siberia, police sirens, and two airplanes while at my sit spot. As far as smell, I could only really smell the sewage smell that waters gives off when its still from Carvins creek. Probably not the best description of the smell but its ya know just natural water smells, I guess.
For the first focused time in my sit spot, I felt like I wasn’t focused enough. It is hard to sit down and just focus without thinking much into it. At some points I felt like I really tuned in and that’s when I’d notice sounds or objects I didn’t notice before. At other points I kind of blanked out. Next time I visit my sit spot I am going to try a lot harder to focus and hopefully I can see the crane again.
Object #3
Object #1
Object #2
The first object I am going to follow is a tall stalk of yellow flowers. These flowers were very interesting to me because their petals grow down and the center of them is light green and full of spikes. I noticed some leaves had been eaten down, so I am curious to see how they change over this semester. The second object I am going to follow is a tree that looks alive and dead at the same time. I’m not sure if that is possible, but the tallest branches coming off the tree are cleared of leaves with dark etched bark and the lower branches are covered in thin, light green leaves that sort of grown downwards as well. Since this tree had like two “sides” to it I found it interesting and want to document its change. The third object I am going to follow is a tree that’s growing on the land opposite of my sit spot. Its canopy is growing over onto my side of Carvins creek and I noticed that the leaves on it were curled in a way. The color of the leaves varies from light green to yellow to brown and because of the curled look to them I want to document their change.
Have you managed to identify the two trees and flower you’re observing?