Centennial Woods
12.8.21
28 degrees and flurries
Wednesday was my last day visiting my site for the semester. This time I had the opportunity to see a layer of snow covering the landscape. Everything looked very empty compared to my first visit. All of the deciduous trees had lost their foliage except for a few red oaks who still had some brown leaves hanging on. This was a great opportunity to observe tracks in the snow left by mostly small animals and birds which I was not able to identify. If anyone can please let me know, I’ll add pictures.
My site went through a large change since my last visit with the falling of a large white pine tree. This tree had been a part of the landscape for a long time and its falling only changes its role in the ecosystem.
Right next to this large, newly down tree, I noticed a very small white pine poking out of a nurse log. It’s amazing to see new life sprout in the place of old life. This is one of the most amazing things about nature and it was very cool to see.
Although this is my last posting for the semester, I hope to continue to go out to my site and visit from time to time. I feel like things like this are a great way of connecting with nature and we could all use a little more of that.