I spent Thanksgiving with my family at my childhood home. It is located in Illinois on a small man made lake. Located here are many birds, white tailed deer, beavers, frogs, and lots of other wildlife. My house is surrounded by forests, with many old growth oak trees. There are many flower beds located around my house, which attract pollinators in the spring and summer.
There are lots of differences in ecology between my home in Illinois and my phenology spot in Burlington. My place in Burlington is made up of mostly new growth trees and lots of shrubs throughout the area. While they both contain a water source, my place in Burlington contains a small brook compared to the lake present at my house in Illinois.
During the time I spent in Illinois over break I left multiple gifts for the land. The first is seen in fourth picture, where I covered my blueberry plants to protect them from frost. I also put pool noodles around the bottom of my apple trees to protect them from deer eating the bark in the winter. Lastly, I planted daffodil and hyacinth bulbs to flower in the spring.
