Sky's Phenology Blog Exploring the seasons in Redstone Quarry

Document wildlife activity at your place by posting photographs of animal tracks and other signs. If you are returning to your place from last fall, describe the phenological changes that have occurred since your last visit.

My area requires a tiny amount of rock climbing to get to, so I didn’t visit it until the rain had started to clear away the snow that covered most of Burlington.

We break new ground today, and leave behind Vermont and the fall colors. This week¹, I returned to my hometown of Austin, Texas, where, in the final month of Autumn, the leaves haven’t even begun to turn gold yet.

This space is so close to being undisturbed nature. The first thing I always notice when trying to immerse myself in a space is the sound. The tweets and chirps of birds I cannot name sound faint, yet close by. They’re hiding somewhere in these woods, probably where the foliage is denser.