This week I went on the first day we’ve seen sun in about two weeks. Because of the seemingly endless rain my spot was very wet, but thankfully not super muddy because of the leaf and organic matter covering the forest floor. I’ve noticed that there are more mushrooms since I was here last, probably because the moisture has increased the rate of the decomposition of the dead wood in the area. I forgot my camera, but next time I will take picture of the various species and attempt to identify them. A lot of the snags and fallen wood look much darker than they did earlier and water-logged. There is also less leaves on the alive trees. I think by next time depending on how cold it gets, most of the leaves will be gone off the trees. If the weather gets too cold I suspect that the saplings will be dead next time I visit, as well as other young or small plants.
Poem: Phenology place
Wet and cold
Cold and wet
The wind makes the cold
Like ice whipping through my windbreaker
The woods block the wind
I feel warmer
I feel at a place of refuge
I learn and observe
Only to go back to the cold, wet, and windy
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