In terms of change, outside of weathering and the occasional animal my site has changed very little. The trees are fairly similar, there have been no major trees falling, no large shifts in land or water. The biggest changes have been the phenological changes. Things like leaves falling to the ground as fall and winter set in, the snow in the winder that fell and covered everything. There buds now reforming and starting bloom on the bushes and shrubs on the way into my site. The most profound way that nature and culture intertwine is the hiking trail that passes by. Through my sits I have seen a number of people walking by, mostly in the fall when the weather was still enjoyable. I have come to view myself as a part of my site. Through my interactions and my sits I have come to know my site really well and through that feel that I have become a part of it. I know the trees and the land and I have watched as the plants got their fall colors, the lost their leaves and prepared for winter, and now finally seeing the re-emergence of their buds. I have seen very little wildlife during my time at my site, but it has come to be something I accept. I realized that through this pattern animals are unlikely to pass through.
