Field Study Blog

  ☁ ☁ ☁ ☁ ☁ ☁ ☁ My last field study is complete! I think that God must have heard what I wrote in my last one because he took away the snow! It was pretty nice out, albeit a little colder than I would have preferred . The trees are almost entirely bare and the animals are few and far between. Watching the seasons change has been very enjoyable to me because who wouldn't love a homework assignment where you just have to observe nature? I also made a sound map during this field study which was interesting because it forced me to really listen. Overall I think that this project was an interesting and fun one to do and I think it taught me a lot about what it means to be an observer and about meeting a deadline repeatedly. ☁ ☁ ☁ ☁ ☁ ☁ ☁ Organisms I noticed were: - Trees : As always, there were a lot of trees. The last few times I have done a study, there have been less and less leaves. This time there was one kind of tree that seemed to still have leaves on it but most trees were ...

   ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ There were definitely a lot of changes between my 4th and 5th field studies. The most noticeable, which you will see in my pictures, was that it finally snowed! Personally, I am not a fan of the winter, but I can't deny that the snow is beautiful. There wasn't very much snow yet, but about 2 inches was covering my entire backyard. The leaves are also almost completely off of the trees which makes my backyard look a lot more bare. It was also FREEZING outside. Another note is that the  length of day has continued to drop which has made getting these pictures in the daylight even harder.  ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ Organisms I noticed were: - Trees : The trees are finally rid of all the leaves but other than that they are the same as they have been. - Plants : Many different plants, nothing different than usual except that they don't have leaves anymore.  They are more of a weird collection of sticks at this point. - Birds:  Still birds, which is a bit su...

  🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 I did my 4th Field Study on another gorgeous day. I've enjoyed these visits during the fall but I am certainly dreading doing them during the winter. A few changes that I've noticed since October 11 include the color of leaves and also the amount. A lot of leaves have fallen off of the trees since my last visit and the ones that haven't are turning a beautiful golden color. It was a bit windy outside and it seemed that it was raining leaves! I had to laugh because they were falling all around me as consistently as if it were snowing. I guess I chose the perfect day to do this because it was 65 degrees out but the leaves were changing color. It was the perfect combination of summer and fall and I love it. Another change I noticed was length of day. It has been dropping quite consistently and I will need to start planning my visits for times when it will still be light out.  🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 Organisms I noticed were: - Trees : Since I started these ...

🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂 It was such a beautiful day out when I did my 3rd Field Study.  The leaves have started to change  colors, and it wasn't too cold, I also saw so many animals. A couple of changes include; the obvious changing of colors, the increase in numbers of squirrels , and the decrease in numbers of toads. For the past couple of months there have been so many toads all over my backyard, but they seem to finally be leaving. However, as my dog keeps reminding me, there are plenty of squirrels to take their place. I did a sketch during this visit and while I was sitting down to do that, a ton of squirrels were running around in the trees above me. I narrowly avoided being hit in the head by acorns on more than one occasion.  🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂 Organisms I noticed were: Trees : Many different kinds all over the place, nothing new with them expect they've started changing colors. Plants : Lots and lots of plants, tons of different kinds too. Deer : While I was doing a sketch, I actual...