11/3 Arial “Map” & Observations
‧₊˚🌿✩ ₊˚🪵⊹♡ During my visit today to my phenology blog location, I took about 15 minutes to unplug from the world, and connect with my space. While unplugging, I was able to discover and notice a lot about my location while just sitting with her, and it was beautiful. Across the 15 minutes, there was a variety of bird calls and sounds from various ages/species of birds, as well as a swell of tweeting and chirping from a large group of chicks! I also noticed a larger abundance of leaves and pinecones on the ground, opposed to my prior visit where most of the foliage was on-top of the trees. However, what deciduous foliage remained swept the area with beautiful pigments of auburn and gold. The deciduous Sugar Maples closely entwine with their friend, the Eastern Hemlock in their own kind of flock, making up the wondrous over-story. While it seemed the area was slowing down for the upcoming winter & “stick season”, I actually spotted some new fern growth. It was fascinating to see small Intermediate Woodferns growing and popping up through the Earth, even as the weather gets colder. The weather during my visit was absolutely wonderful, but quite windy. The wind picked up and slowed down, stirring a symphony of sounds from slight breezes and sighs all the way to sounding like rain pattering down into the soil. While the higher wind-whirls took place, it caused some leaves – most often from the buckthorn – to fall on to the ground with the rest of their fallen foliage friends. Whilst being so secluded into the wooded area taking in the sweet sounds of Mother Nature, I was still able to pick-up on signs of the outside world. For instance, the far away stir of cars & the faint laughs and whistles of friends exploring the woods together, for whatever reason they so please. It was so enlightening to connect so intrinsically into nature, while still recognizing and being aware of the human presence constantly surrounding me. After my 15 minutes of observation, I then drew a birds-eye view “map” of my phenological location. Although I am not the best artist, I enjoyed bering able to sketch this beautiful piece of nature that I will include in this post. I cannot wait to go back as the temperature continues to decline, and I hope to catch this area in a snowfall sometime soon!
