Sit spot. As I sat in my sit spot I looked around, the warm fall air flowed around me. It felt oddly like spring, a time when all of the animals are coming back out for the season. It felt like the woods were coming back alive after a long, quiet winter. But it is not spring, it is November and it is way too warm for November. There is a small beaten path leading right up to my spot, I can tell that many people have visited it throughout the years. I think about those who were here before me and those who will follow, it is so interesting to think about the range of things that can happen in one place over time. We live such a fast pasted lifestyle, that it can be hard to sit still and do nothing, but it was so nice and grounding. I grew up going to a nature camp program where we would always find sit spots, where we would sit and enjoy being one with nature. Doing this brought me back and it was a calming way to break up my day.
Changes throughout the seasons. All of the leaves have fallen, instead of looking around and seeing green and yellow dotting the forest roof, all I see is grey. It is the beginning of stick season and it will definitely take some adjustment. Most of the low laying plants are gone, everything is just overall grey.
Map of phenology spot
