Author: mrbarber

Hello! This is the final post on this blog. I hope it was as enjoyable to read as it was for me to write. ~~~~~ My site is lush with life when I walk towards it. There are other people enjoying the warm, sunny day around me, so I try to be quiet to not… Continue reading May 4: Fin

Happy (belated) Earth week! I unfortunately was ill on Saturday and recovering on Sunday, so this comes on the Monday after Earth Week. Here is Centennial Woods– I spent about two hours in this little urban forest today. I breathed in its air, I soaked my feet in the stream because I’m stupid, and I… Continue reading April 29th: Bioblitz

The snow crunches under my feet as I make my way to my phenology site. Despite this, the sun shines on my face and its reasonably warm. About as March as March can get. Robins and Chickadees sing in the tree tops, still relatively barren- only their buds showing the foliage to come in a… Continue reading March 24th: Blanketed Landscape

The compacted snow crunches under my snow boots. I probably should have done this earlier in the day, but here I am, with only a few more hours of sunlight to do tracking too. I’ve wandered back to my old phenology spot, where the snow is still deep enough to maintain a decent enough track.… Continue reading Tracking– 2/19/24

Happy 2024! I’ve become sick in the new year and thus, to make things easier on myself, I chose a closer natural spot for my Phenology Spot. Its in Redstone Pines for this semester. Above is the map of my new spot. You can also go to the direct link here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1KdU8wEjZSmHfrRYoQhKaBnuXd1-fIcg&usp=sharing. If you want… Continue reading A New Spot

I head out to my phenology spot after getting a severe weather alert for tomorrow evening. I realized that I needed to come out before everything was covered by snow. So I’m walking through the heavy mud in less-than ideal sneakers and a thick coat to keep the chill off my skin. It’s not working… Continue reading December 9th: Calm Before the Storm

Here is a link to the site as well: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1dRM8ACIX0F4KxX88Za7Qyx0YwwnbwZI&usp=sharing Recently, I went back to my hometown for Thanksgiving and was asked to find another phenology spot while I was there. In the sake of comparison, I went to another recreational forest for this spot. The human use of both of my phenology sites are… Continue reading November 25: The Wind of Nostalgia

It’s a bit later than I would have liked to be out. About an hour before the sky turns indigo, I walk into my spot. The remaining yellow leaves on the Beeches around me flutter in the wind, creating a small whirring noise that tickles the back of my mind. I shiver– I should have… Continue reading November 5th: Chill

The smell of moisture clings to the air as I walk into this little alcove. It must have rained the night or morning before I decided to journey into this spot. The cool air stings my exposed arms like needles, but it isn’t as painful as one would think. The chill in the air is… Continue reading October 16th: Yellow