All of a sudden my freshman year is ending, and I visited my phenology site that I have gone to many many times in the last two semesters for the last time. I was able to sit and enjoy the calmness of my spot with the much needed rain today, and reflect on how my site has changed, and how I have changed over the past 9 months. Phenologically I saw many differences, at the beginning of the year my spot was very full and colorful, the pond was green and filled, there was shrubbery everywhere, and trees full of colored leaves. Now my spot is becoming green again after a few months of dead/snow covered woody plants. It was drearier than usual today, but still feels very plain and weak compared to the beginning of the year, but I am sure that the summer will rebuild the area and it will be full again. The pond has been changed by humans, I’ve seen them on a boat out there, and now it is more drained and a grosser color lol. I became familiar with specific trees, and logs that I’ve sat on all year, and more recently, a hill that looks over the whole site, and all of WDW. I found that a lot more people enjoyed walking through my spot, hammocking in it, and just sitting on the logs as the year progressed and as the weather got warmer recently. I do consider myself to have become a part of my place, I believe that I will return to this wooded area next year when I need to sit outside and relax, or do some homework. I really love looking back at my pictures and comparing the site over the course of the year, and remembering how I have changed along with the phenology. Until next time!
