Coming back to my site after about three weeks I could see the development in the phenological cycles very clearly. The large northern red oak at the junction of shore and forest had completely changed color and retained most of its leaves, while the green ash had lost all of its leaves. Some of the barberry plants had also changed color by this time, but not all. The forest floor was covered in leaves and less woody plants were visible. The coniferous eastern white pine needles were more prominent now since many of the leaves of the deciduous species had already fallen.
