The change of seasons seem to have gotten much more drastic over the past few days and that has affected my place greatly. The calm and rich stream ecosystem that was visible at the end of summer has been completely replaced by a harsh winter landscape. The elegant deciduous canopy of the past seasons has withered away leaving a gruff exoskeleton of what use to be. Almost all forms of animal life in and around the stream had vanished, fish, water bugs, birds, and rodents. The only animal life that we could detect was the faint sound of a nonmigratory bird, and the scamper of a passing chipmunk. The stream at centennial woods is just a small part of a large intertwined system that makes up the forest. As the stream twists and turns across the forest floor it creates even more habitat for a variety of species. I might not have formed a strong connection with the land but, there is clear evidence that the people from the university and the surrounding neighborhoods do. Despite the snowy conditions we saw two families walking their dogs around this area, a bunch of university students going for walks, and a class doing work out in the woods all while I was observing my site. My sense of place is largely affected by time and experience, and unfortunately there has not been enough time for me to grow attached to this place or have experiences there that will last a life time. I have however been here long enough to view changes in the landscape of my area that drastically alter how this ecosystem works. The massive rain storm that we had a few weeks ago changed the stream topography greatly. The stream was at one point wide, slow moving and calm, once the storm came in it almost doubled the flow rate for a few days. Fast moving water brought more sediment down-stream and the aftermath of that is a much narrower and deeper stream which moves much faster.