When at home, I love to spend time walking by the water. The closest (and prettiest) spot for this is on Mathewson Road, so this is the place I chose for my new phenology spot.
Here are some images I took while at my spot:
While in this area, I noticed some major differences from my phenology spot in Burlington. For starters, this spot is right on a road and while it isn’t a super busy road, the location limits the amount of wildlife and ecology present. Instead of seeing the trees and little animals that I was used to seeing in Burlington, I instead saw many new animals in the water such as ducks and geese. In addition, the plants in this area were very different from the plants I see in my original spot. For instance, in this new spot, there was seagrass and planted flowers due to the nearby houses, something I don’t see at my other spot.
After reading Honorable Harvest, I decided to bring my whole family to this area so we could all enjoy what it has to offer. We took our dog with us and instead of leaving something in this spot, made note of it’s beauty and the many different ecosystems present.
