Returning to my sit-spot for the first time in a while, there looks to be quite minimal difference from my last visit in February. While the weather today was actually quite pleasant, it has been bitingly cold the past few days, as well as heavy snow falling a few days prior. The deciduous trees bear …
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End of January
As I was making my way to my location in Centennial Woods, I was walking on a sheet of ice over frozen mud. This level of ice is newly frozen from rain just the past day, and made a slippery walking surface. There is a small amount of green on the ground in the holes …
End of Semester 1
The leaves on the hardwoods in Centennial woods are nearly just a memory. The Norway Maples that dominate much of the woods are barely holding on to most of their yellow leaves. Much of the woods are in “stick season”, to refence my favorite piece of Vermont vernacular. The ground, when not frozen, is muddy …
Marshfield, MA Sit Spot
Over Thanksgiving break, I returned to my hometown of Marshfield, MA on the South Shore of Massachusetts right between Boston and Cape Cod. Here, there is primarily Northern Red Oak and Eastern White Pine in the overstory, with White Oaks present in much lesser quantity. Unlike Burlington, there aren’t any Maples, Hemlocks, or Ash trees …
Welcome to Alex Robinson’s Phenology Blog!
October 16, 2023 Welcome to my site! To access this spot, enter Centennial Woods at the trailhead and continue straight until you reach the intersection point of the main trails. From there, continue towards the steep uphill portion but do not go all the way up. On your right, there will be a small side-trail …
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