winter

     Winter has slowly snuck up and the nature around the creek has changed immensely. These changes bring on a brilliant new beauty. There were no birds in sight and I wondered why that was. "Most ducks, geese, and cranes migrate to warmer climates as temperature in their natural habitats drop."(Fluther)  There were a couple insects but little to no other life at all. The creek looked a little dull without the feathery creatures there but it gave me the ability to focus on other aspects of the creek. It was almost completely silent besides the sound of a couple cars passing by. Shivers kept running down my back due to the temperature. Every once in a while I would feel a trickle of rain on my face. Most of the trees shed all of their leaves except for the Evergreens. "Evergreens store units of essential water in their leaves in preparation for winter, and foods necessary for the trees; growth are manufactured in the leaves in cells containing chlorophyll, which gives the leaves their green color." (Clarke-Brown) What I was seeing wasn't dull at all, there was so many beautiful and unique colors winter brought with it.


     Regrettably this is the last blog post I will be doing. This project has really changed my perspective of nature. It has showed me how to see things that are unseen by most eyes. Its given me the ability to see something simple and make it beautiful.

"Fluther"Fluther n.p.12/14/2014

Carmen Clarke-Brown "Why do evergreens stay green in the winter?"ehow n.p n.d.

bird sanctuary

     I just found out a couple days ago that the creek is connected to the bird sanctuary which is located next to creek side apartments. The bird sanctuary is a pond filled with mud in the winter and filled with water and reeds in the summer. I decided to explore by walking further along the creek until I made it to the sanctuary. First thing I saw was the bleak atmosphere due to the lack of life. The sanctuary that I thought was filled with birds had little to know life at all due to the cold weather  and birds migration south. A bird sanctuary is "an area of land in which birds are protected and encouraged to breed."(collins) I made my way back to the area of the creek where I normally do my observation and along the way I saw ducks and I wondered why there were still birds at the creek but not the bird sanctuary. I thought it was because there wasnt much water at the bird sanctuary just a whole lot of mud.




     I've been starting to see more and more birds heading south for the winter, its interesting in a way because their instincts tell them to leave their current habitat in order to survive. However; I'm also a bit disapointed because they were very intriuging to observe as well as the creek. This project has really opened up my eyes and changed my perspective but I can only hope that this perpective will stay in tact when the birds start coming back so I have a chance to enjoy their beauty once more.

def 1,collins dictionary online, collins dictionary,n.d.2014