My sit spot!

One of my new things to observe!

My sit spot is right outside of tinker on the right-most side entrance. It has a little brick entryway to the door and I sit right next to the building. I started my sit spot at around 12:37 on Wednesday(today). During my quiet observation time I saw quite a few birds flying in between the trees like I did last time. It was sunny out so I didn’t see the birds and their colors too well, but I could tell that they were much larger than the smaller brown birds I saw fighting last time. I also saw a squirrel! I see a lot of squirrels around campus in general, but it was nice to see one again. I unfortunately wasn’t quick enough to get a picture of it. I heard many birds in the tree’s and many different types of calls.

The cicadas are still going strong! It has toned down a bit since its lot cooler, but the cicadas are still make noise and its a calming background noise to listen to. I was informed in my last sit spot that the “plant growing between the roots of the tree” was actually a part of the tree! So I chose a new thing as one of my three things! I chose to observe this bunch of plants growing in the little brick outcropping next to the building. However, My other two things have started to change a little bit! The small bunch of clover that I noticed last week is much bigger and taller!! It also has a few more of those yellow flowers on it!

You can’t tell from the picture but its a lot taller!

a picture I got of the leaves changing

The tree was also a little different! Some of the leaves have already started to change color for fall!

When I got up and walked around, I really looked at the brick outcropping, if I was lucky, I would find some ants or beetles. And I was lucky! There was a large red-bodied daddy long legs “spider” sitting on the brick wall! I tried not to move too much so I could get a picture and I did! When I was observed other parts of the brick I also noticed small brown insects. They moved so quick and I wasn’t able to get a decent photo but maybe next time I’ll catch them!

The daddy long legs!

I also wandered closer to the trees to see if I could get a glimpse of the birds from earlier. I didn’t, but I did see the small brown birds flying around again! I was closer this time, but I still couldn’t see any of their features too well because they were flying. Also when I was walking around, I lifted up the rock which the clover plant was next to and found the home of an earthworm! I took a picture, but you may not see the earthworm too well!

Under the rock!

It was fun walking around my sit spot, I got a closer look at the bricks and what little critters were there and I also got to see the birds a lot closer! When I did my first sit spot, I really did want to walk around and look at all the different things around me, so I was happy that I got a chance to this time! If this wasn’t a part of the sit spot, I probably would’ve gotten up and wandered on my own because I really like to see things closely and wander. The brick outcropping is real hot spot for insects and I was excited to explore it closely.

The first adaptation I thought of washow tall the clover grew. Because my sit spot is right next to the building, the clover must be in shadows for most of the day and only get a little sunlight towards the evening. In response, the clover grew taller in attempt to a) outcompete the grass and other plants nearby and b) get more sunlight. The second adaptation I noticed was in the new thing I chose to observe, Unlike the clover, this plant was short and close to the ground. But, the adaptation I focuse don was how it was growing in between the bricks! As we all know, plants need water and nutrients from the soil, but this plant was just growing from the bricks. It probably moved its roots in between the bricks to reach soil underneath the bricks,  but its still amazing. The third adaptation was from my tree. Again, as we all know, most trees lose their leaves in the winter and grow them back in the spring. My tree is already preparing to lose it’s leaves because the leaves are starting change color. I learned this in highschool, but the reason they turn red orange or yellow is because the breaking down the clorophyll and storing it away so they can grow new green leaves in the spring, and the pigments left behind are red  and yellow. I always thought that this was an amazing adaptation for the winter. The adaptations were fairly easy to think about because they were a little more obvious. If you really spend time and think about it, itll come easier.

A picture of the tree