Collin's Observations Week 5

C.Jones
7 October 2008
Millstream
1423

The air is chilly to the point where you can almost see your breath. Hundreds of reflections dance on the surface of the dark water. Clumps of upturned grass liter the ground, I notice that the grass is rather green today. I can smell the rain in the brisk air, the clouds are pale, typical rain weather. Behind me, the needles of the trees have specs of gold on their tips. The water level of the stream has definitely risen since I was last here, although no ducks are present. The distant air seems almost misty, it seems a cold front is settling in. I can hear bird calls around me, perhaps they are announcing the weather. The rocks still seem submerged, and the river continues to flow.

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C.Jones
8 October 2008
Outside Shepard
1504

I see birds sitting in a tree above me. One just flew off over the building. The sunlight betrays the temperature, it is cold and windy. Te green plants look lazy as they just hang and move with the wind. Looking at the ground, I see a few ants scurrying across the concrete. The dirt looks damp, perfect for an ant colony. Some of the leaves are cup shaped, perfect for holding rain drops. Some of the leaves are brown and crusted, a mark of the recent humidity in the air. I can hear a crow calling in the air. The sun creates dancing shadows on the ground. A grey squirrel just ran up to me and then into a nearby bush. Maybe it's going to its home.

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C.Jones
9 October 2008
Millstream
1400

The air is very cold outside and the sky is pale. The flowing water is dark in the stream and the rocks seem chipped. The grass here has a lot of yellow leaves sprawled over it and the trees behind me look extra green today. There is a sort of mist in the air and I can feel a few rain drops coming down. I notice clover shaped leaves in the grass and I hear a crow call overhead. You can almost see you breath in the air, it is also slightly windy with the occasional cold breeze. I think I saw a bird out of the corner of my eye behind me and I heard a call in the trees. The air becomes less frigid as the sun comes up.

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C.Jones
10 October 2008
Brown Field
1025

The sun is high in the sky and the air is cold and frigid. The green field is covered in brown leaves signifying fall. The field looks like it's alive as the leaves turn in the wind. I can see a pale sky far away to my left and a clear sky straight ahead of me. The field looks fairly traversed and I notice a bug resembling a dragonfly crawling below me. A clump of bushes 40 yards ahead of me seems to make the perfect home for the grey squirrels I often see running around this area.

C.Jones
12 October 2008
Outside Shepard
1419

The air is cool and there is little wind outside. I can see a lot of ants scurrying around to my right, their nest must be somewhere around here. The rows of plants look particularly green and dense all clumped together. It almost looks like a wall. Right ahead of me is a mound of very fertile looking soil, it's black and overturned, possibly the entrance to the ant colony. The rest of the soil around it looks brown and crusted. I can hear birds calling overhead, they are probably perched in one of the nearby trees.