Field Study Blog

  🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 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...