Collin's Observations Week 9

C.Jones
3 November, 2008
Outside Shepard
1328

It is cold and moist outside as it has just rained. I hear a bird calling in a nearby tree. Wet leaves are everywhere on the damp ground in shades of yellow and red. There are no ants out today. I can see the specs of water dripping off the green leaves. I see a spider which seems to be weaving a web above the bushes. It looks like it's walking in midair. The bushes are dripping with moisture. They look extra green today as I hear a bird call nearby. The dirt looks like it would be good farming soil. The leaves continue to trickle water. I notice something that resembles applesauce on the ground. Leaves litter the area.

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C.Jones
4 November 2008
Outside Eaton Hall
1423

It is cold outside as it has just rained and big yellow and brown leaves litter the ground. The leaves on the trees are dripping water and look very green and lush today. The bushes have little green leaves shaped like flowers sprouting from their tips. I see a few red shaped leaves on a nearby bush, they look out of place with all of the green ones. The leaves littered on the ground look very festive. Sticks scattered around look out of place. The dirt on the ground resembles mud and I thought I heard a bird call in the air. The vegetarian is still in the non existent wind. Water covers some of the leaves on the ground. Moss covers the trunks of the trees.

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C.Jones
5 November 2008
Outside Shepard
1345

It is raining out. The ground is littered with leaves tossed about and trampled by the rain and the wind. Many of the trees are now bare, their frames are all that defines them. I see two red leaves by me filled with water and reflecting the light despite the rain. The moss on the trees is extra green and probably slippery. There are many shades of green, yellow, brown and red in the forms of vegetation surrounding me. The dirt is dark as coal and resembles mud. The pitter patter of the rain drowns out the sound of any nearby animals. I see the leaves moving under the rain.



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C.Jones
6 November 2008
Millstream
1428

The river i the lowest I have ever seen it. It looks more like connecting puddles then a stream. The bed stream is above the water in some areas and there are actually piles of leaves sitting on the water's surface. It is relatively windy but warm outside and it looks like the stream has not seen water in weeks despite the recent rain. The grass is very green, however, and many of the leaves scattered across it are now in the river. I just watched the wind ripple the water in one direction, like a wave. The rocks in the stream appear to have nothing supporting them now that the water is low. The trees are bare or their leaves are mostly yellow. Fall colors are vibrant here. I see the grass blowing in the wind. The bushes are blowing in the wind too.

C.Jones
9 November 2008
Outside Shepard
1341

It appears to have just rained outside as there is water all over the surrounding area. The leaves are still in shades of festive fall colors. The plants look extra green from the rain. I hear a bird chirping in the distance, maybe with another, I cannot tell. I see a white bug floating off the pavement and over the water's surface. I feel raindrops as it looks like it's about to rain. The green leaves are broken in various places, although they seem to be quite dry despite the rain. The soil looks as fertile as ever, it seems to have kept the moisture. I hear another bird call way to my left, maybe it's communicating to the one before. The plants shift in the light wind.