Welcome back! My most recent visit was uneventful, but exciting all the same. I found the site much the same as I left it. However, there was a hint of snow in the air this time. The first snow was yesterday! I made a sketch of a map in my notebook. The cliffs are exciting to me as a flatlander from Massachusetts because I have nothing like that where I come from. I love the hills here! Such as the one you must go down to get to my site. More leaves have changed to an incredible array of oranges, yellows, and reds. Leaves are starting to fall in great quantities. I wonder if the grass here is maintained? Does someone rake it? There are leaves down right now but it wouldn’t stay grass without some maintenance. Perhaps my site isn’t as natural as I thought. I saw many squirrels on my bike ride here and 1 squirrel on the trail in but the intensity and visibility of animal interactions are greatly reduced. For example, I didn’t see any families going to the sea caves today. I’m excited to trek down here in the snow!

Hello! Welcome to my Phenology place! I haven’t decided on a shorthand name for it yet. “Burlington Sea Caves” is a good one, but I am still a decent hike away from the actual cave. Here’s a panorama I took today to give you a sense of the place. The easiest way to find this place is to go to Burlington High School. Across the street, there is a bus stop and a small sign that reads “Burlington Sea Caves”. Follow the wide trail down from there until you arrive at the clearing. If you want to see the actual caves, you have to continue into the bushes and scramble over a couple of moderate cliffs. Otherwise, waiting until the pond freezes allows for easy walking straight into the caves. 

The vegetation at my site is a grassy clearing surrounded by ferns and other low growth. Further out towards the water and up into the hillside are stands of trees. They are mostly deciduous with a few evergreens on the hillside. There are American Beech, Maples, and many climbing vines. A few trees are showing signs of the coming winter with yellow and brown leaves beginning to appear.

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