Above is my bird’s eye view of my spot, which is highlighted by the X in the center. Divided by the trail, there are 3 wetlands surrounding my spot, protected by common alders and black willows and bordered by grassland occupied by indianagrass and goldenrod.
Sitting still for 15 minutes in my spot really helped connect a sense of place between me and this spot in Dutch Fork. By sitting, rather than walking around and examining flora, I was able to focus my hearing on the sounds of the environment, such as the familiar call of Carolina wrens between each other. I was also able to spend more time noticing the small differences that had occurred since my last visit there as temperatures trended downwards. Since I have been at UVM, there has not been much of a chance for me to come here, so it was really refreshing to sit and reconnect with it.