Hello everyone! Welcome back to The Diary of Centennial! This week it snowed on Monday and Tuesday! By Wednesday (November 4th) the snow had melted, and I returned to my phenology spot in Centennial Woods to see what new changes have occurred. The trees are all bare now, and wet leaves line the trail floor. Rarely any sounds of birds chirping anymore, mostly just quiet and the sound of trees squeaking and cracking in the wind. Occasionally an airplane flies over and disrupts the quiet. The grasses that were once bright green are now yellow and dry. The air is crisp, but the sun heats you up as you walk through the trail. Since the leaves have all fallen the sun can peak through the branches that do not provide as much shade. It looks bare without the greenery to fill in the space and make the trail seem narrower. Below I have included a photo gallery of what I saw today, as well as an event map that will help to animate what you read about in this blog. 

Citations:

Grant, Samantha. “Centennial Woods Phenology Spot.” 2020. Photographs. JPEG File.