Yesterday, November 6th, I visited my site in Centennial Woods. Unlike the beautiful weather we had on Saturday, Sunday was dark, windy, and rapidly cooling off. After following the marked pin on google maps to my site, I found a spot that I feel marked the center close enough. I sat on a large fallen hardwood log that had been covered in moss. I looked around the under and over story, noticing many different smaller plants, hardwoods, and coniferous trees. The wind was quite strong and made for a very calming sound going through the trees. I also noticed the extreme flexibility of the larger trees as they swayed. Even though the weather was not great and it started to rain while I was walking back, it was an extremely relaxing experience.
Since the last time I visited my site, there has been a dramatic difference in the vegetation. On the ground, the ferns and other leafy small plants have started to brown out a little, but are still there. Higher up, almost all of the leaves have fallen off the trees. Some trees still were hanging on to a couple, but overall most leaves had fallen. There was significantly more light in my site because the leaves are not there to block it out.
