On the way down to my phenology spot, I noticed that most of the trees have completely lost their leaves. There were a few that still had some attached, but they were pretty much brown and dead. I was surprised to see some floor-level green vegetation around my spot, like ferns and moss. There didn’t seem to be any signs of animals out and about, but I did catch glimpse of a squirrel on the way back from the path. The pines at my spot still held their needles of course, but the under-canopy bushes were all completely bare. Unfortunately, there was no snow when I visited my spot this time around. Hopefully, my next visit will be a snowy one, which might help with finding traces of animals and other wildlife.
