3:05-3:35 Monday, September 30th facing South West
The wind is blowing from the North East heading to the South west. The air seemed to smell like freshly cut grass and some creek water. My sit spot is facing towards the creek. The creek has a fair amount of fallen leaves in it already. The leaves get caught on the rocks that are emerging from the water some. Behind me I hear the chirping of some bird that I guessed to be Ravens. There is a small waterfall to my right (west) in which is overpowering the sounds of the birds. The trees around me still have most of their green leaves, but some are starting to turn and lose them. There is some moss growing on some of the rocks on the bank below me that is facing towards North.
There is a lot less movement going on this time compared to last time I visited my sit spot. The only moving creatures I saw were the red ants. The red ants were wandering around through all the leaf litter on the ground and on the trees. I saw around three red ants and two black ants. My sit spot is full of plants such as trees, grasses, moss, and some small bushes. I am very excited to see how everything changes to get ready for winter.
The first plant I want to focus on while in my sit spot would be the Eastern Sycamore tree that is right in front of me across the creek. Right now, the tree still has a lot of green leaves and hasn’t really started to lose them. It does have some leaves that have turned brown and crinkled up some, but most of the tree is still very green.
The second thing I would like to focus on while in my sit spot would be the moss growing on the rock. I have no idea what happens to moss during the winter. I am very curious if it even goes through any change to prepare. I want to know if it will stay green or change color during the time in which I have sit spot.
The third thing I would like to see is the roots of the plants around me. I want to know if they will be covered by the leaves or if the weather would change them. I would like to know if something happened to scrape away the dirty from them some during the winter or if the leaves that cover them will protect them.
Nice layout for your blog post and great sketch
Hey Tara!
I loved your first paragraph the most! I started reading the blog and I absolutely loved the way you described things around you. It felt like I was reading a novel. At the same time, one thing I really loved about what you have written in your blog is about the moss. I realized too that i do not know what happens to Moss when it starts getting colder. So, I am definitely going to be looking at your blogs to know updates!
Its very interesting how we saw very similar patterns regarding activities in our blog spots. I too had a lot less activity my second time compared to my first. Is the changing weather? Maybe.. Enjoyed reading the blog. Thanks!
I never actually thought about it but now I’m curious as to what happens to moss during the winter as well! Its not a regular plant but more of a lichen so would it change or stay the same? I’m interested to see if you see any changes!.
Hey Tara! Your sit spot looks beautiful! My sit spot doesn’t have much water so I’m curious to see how the water is affected through the seasons changing and how that affects other things in your spot. The moss rock is so cool! I am also excited to see if it changes with the weather. It looks like you have a very full tree canopy… can’t wait to see what beautiful colors the leaves change to!