Second visit 9/25

Date/ time: 9/25 19:24

Present climate: Sunny

Temperature: 64

Length of day: 12 hours

Organisms smelled, felt, heard, or seen:

There was a faint scent of damp soil, likely due to the rain from the day before and the stream I found on this visit. There were lots of tall yellow wild flowers that grew sporadically in the forest. Green plants of various height and species were observed. One specific plant was quite prickly. 

Sound map: 

The most prominent sounds were the cicadas and water. The sounds of people walking and birds chirping can be heard at a distance.

Any other data or impressions from the observation time:

The rainfall on the day prior to the visit likely contributed to the white mushrooms I found growing on fallen hardwood trees. Worms and bugs were crawling over them. 

Any experiences, questions, thoughts related to awe and stewardship:

I was with my dog on my first visit to my field study location so I had trouble going into the path further. I was not with my dog on this visit so I was able to go in further and discovered a small stream and several branching paths. As I went along one of them, I thought about how incredible it was that there was so much beauty and variation just in the one location: from the algae covered pond to the other streams by the trail to the small forest I discovered by simply deciding to go deeper. Marveling at His power and creativity, I literally found myself—almost as if guided—standing before a church. He knows!!