My spot looked a lot more green then the last time I went here. It started off pretty green, with the first couple of times I went there being in early fall. Then of course the trees lost most of their leaves and things looked pretty dead. Then there was a lot of snow and finally spring has come and the plants are starting to bud again and the site looks green again. Not as green as it was in the beginning but greener than it has been in months.
One of the major landmarks I’ve become familiar with is the large dead tree in the middle of it. This tree, combined with a red pine off of the trail, are the main way I find my site and overall really adds to my site. This most recent time the large dead tree was filled with woodpecker holes which weren’t there before. I also like to look at the ferns when I’m at my site, just to see how they look throughout the seasons. They were growing once more.
Centennial woods is a pretty public place. I saw a bunch of people when i visit my site, and most of them are people of the community going there to walk their dogs.
I don’t consider myself a part of this place right now. This is because I haven’t been here in a while as the phenology assignments haven’t had me going here. I also feel like I spend more time getting to my spot then I spend at my spot. I also haven’t seen anything of interest at my spot in a while which I feel like has kind of decreased my interest and connection with my site.
I heard a merlin and a Cardinal not far from my site, I thought that was pretty cool. Sorry about the lack of a photo, the website wouldn’t let me upload it.