My sit spot is located near the chapel, specifically to the west of it. The spot is also right up the hill from Beale garden. If you walk towards the meditation room and continue walking left from it you will see a trail that leads to my sit spot right under a broad tree. It is also very close to the loop. During my quiet observation time I observed the tree next to me which provided me with shade. While I was sitting there I witnessed a leaf fall from the tree, which was something new to witness at my spot.
photo of my sit spot
The three things that I chose to follow did change a bit. The tree’s branches seem more bare since the last time I had seen it. The flowers seemed a lot more abundant and looked as if they had flourished (might be because of the time of day).The leaves on the ground were also more abundant. Some of them were no longer whole and were broken into small brown pieces.
yellow flowers from my “3 things”
I mainly examined what was in the forested area while walking around because it seemed the liveliest. I noticed a number of rocks, nests, and red berries. And I might’ve also heard a woodpecker. I examined the rocks on the trail because I wanted to see if they hid any insects under them. I was surprised to see that there were barely any insects surrounding the rocks. And from this I learned that most of the insects at my sit spot were in the grassier areas.
the tree from my “three things”
It was interesting to walk around and explore my site. It helped keep me active and from feeling too cold. This is something that I had already done on my own because I was very curious as to what else the site held. Even though I had previously walked around, I still noticed many new things about my site.
pieces of brown leaves from my “three things”
The first adaptation is the one of a squirrel and its ability to jump along with its claws that allow it to climb trees. These adaptations make it possible for squirrels to not fall off of trees and find food. The possible wood pecker’s beak is the second adaptation. Its beak’s adaptation allows it to drill holes through the tree bark and find food. The third adaptation is of the tree and its leaves falling. It helps the tree to drop its leaves during the winter to conserve nutrients and energy. I did face some difficulties trying to find adaptations at first, because I was only thinking about animal adaptations and failed to recognize plant adaptations.
Bare branches after leaves have fallen off of them (Adaptation)
Hi Yareli,
Your sit spot is beautiful and I enjoyed reading your in depth description of your spot. It seems that you are close to me, I am in the Beale Garden. I think that it is interesting that the flowers are abundant during the month of September. I figured flowers would start dying at this time? I also agreed with you on finding adaptations, but it seems that sunk down into nature and found what you were looking for. I now look at nature with a different perspective.