I spent my spring break at home, that being Hamburg, New York (just South of Buffalo), so the phenology is pretty much in line with Vermont. I chose my spot to be my backyard pond and woods in which I took some time snowshoeing in with a hometown friend and my dogs. My backyard is similar to my spot at school since they both have a pond, trees, and other forms of life, but my backyard is much more diverse, bigger, and rural than my school spot. My pond is very large and is super attractive for animals, we spend lots of time fishing, swimming, ice skating, paddle boarding, and sitting at the pond so we tend to see animals interacting with the pond, but during this excursion I was not lucky enough to see any animal life, probably due to the presence of my dogs. My pond was dug out 20 years ago, and is now a significant ecosystem and source of joy about 500 feet from my house. I did not notice any bird activity but usually I see geese in the spring. The woody plants were very bare and still in their winter state just as I noticed in Burlington, it is still pretty cold and snowy here but I know there will be huge changes by the time I come back home in May.
