{"id":105,"date":"2023-12-06T12:34:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/?p=105"},"modified":"2023-12-06T12:39:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:39:10","slug":"vegetation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/2023\/12\/06\/vegetation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My place is mostly filled with Eastern White Pines and because they are pine trees, they keep their needles all year long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8809-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:336px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8809-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8809-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8809-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8809-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8809-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8808-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:335px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8808-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8808-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8808-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8808-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8808-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There were a few other species near the river that had a few leaves still left on them. The leaves that were still on the tree were yellowed and looked close to falling off. Those species were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Beech<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White Oak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norway Maple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There were also some ferns that were still green on the forest floor. Since it had just snowed, they were all covered in snow. They also seemed more compressed down than usual. This may be because of the snow weight or because they are beginning to die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80041ad0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8824-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:545px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8824-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8824-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8824-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8824-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8824-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8823-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:528px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8823-1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8823-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8823-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8823-1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8823-1-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I also noticed that there seemed to be a lot more leaf litter on the ground. Or at least the branches and other plant material were more noticeable. Since many of the leaves are gone, you can see through the forest much easier now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8806-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;width:321px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8806-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8806-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8806-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8806-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8806-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8815-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;width:327px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8815-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8815-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8815-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8815-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8815-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I kept seeing this weird configuration of ice on the ground. I&#8217;m not sure what it is or how it forms but when you step on it, it crunches and shatters into many smaller ice pieces. It definitely has to do with how cold it was today (about 20 degrees) because even the mud on the ground was frozen. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8837-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;width:344px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8837-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8837-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8837-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8837-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_8837-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My place is mostly filled with Eastern White Pines and because they are pine trees, they keep their needles all year long. There were a few other species near the river that had a few leaves still left on them. The leaves that were still on the tree were yellowed and looked close to falling &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/2023\/12\/06\/vegetation-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Vegetation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9042,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-december-9th"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"spendyke","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/author\/spendyke\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/spendykephenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}