September 8th

Philip Colburn

8 September 2008

Location: Mill stream near Hatfield Library

Time 1500- 1520 hours

Weather: Sunny and hot at 88 degrees

 

There are hundreds of slick weeds just under the surface of the water.  They appear dark green and move with the current of the stream.  They don’t have long trailing feathery parts as most algae does, but they appear to be solid green streamers, like kelp or eelgrass of some sort.  There are many small swallows that flit from tree to bush and back and forth.  I also saw a few Grey Squirrels scampering across the grass looking for nuts.  As I am directly in the sun, I become very warm very quickly and need to move into the shade.  It seems like all of the animals are also taking cover from the heat, as I see very few animals out in the sun.  All of the animals have already gotten their food for the day and are spending it trying to stay out of the heat and trying to avoid becoming food for other animals.

Picture of eelgrass courtesy of http://www.scientificillustrator.com/art/botanical/eelgrass.jpg