Plant Identification From Week4

I researched this plant and I think I found out what it is. It is a little hard to tell because I think this plant is withered and dead. I think it is a Marsh Cinquefoil. Here is a picture of what it is supposed to look like when it is blooming and alive. 

Week #4

Thursday, October 28:

I am here at the spot and it is 3:50 pm. It is a very chilly and dark day today. The air temperature is 44˚F. The length of today is 10 hours 27 minutes and 34 seconds. The colors look very dull today. The main color I see in the trees is burnt orange. I am not sure if rain has a distinct smell, but if I had to say what it smelled like, I would say rain. It is sprinkling on and off and the wind chill is very cold. I did not see any wildlife today. I think the butterflies migrated for the winter because normally they are all around here. I could hear the gusty winds blowing the grass by the pond. The land around the pond was very mossy and soft. The pond water was freezing cold to the touch. Walking around the fields, the grasses and plants seemed so dark and dry. I saw a certain plant that I thought was interesting. It seemed to have microscopic thorns all over it. It looked very dead and dried up. I took a piece of the plant off and attached a picture. I hope to find out what it is.

Grasshopper Identification

On visit #2, I found a grasshopper. I researched and I believe this to be the type. I think it is the Metaleptea brevicornis; the short-horned grasshopper.

Visit #3

Thursday, September 30:

This is our third visit to our spot. It is 67 degrees out and very windy. The wind is chilly and it’s starting to feel like fall. The trees are getting barer and barer. I see more brown and neutral colors in the field as fall is approaching. There is a lot of algae around the pond’s edges and we saw a white large bird floating on the water. We thought it might be a swan at first. The sun is shining very brightly and it’s a beautiful day to be outside.The time of day is 11 hours 47 minutes and fifteen seconds. I hear crickets, the highway, and wind blowing between trees. I see a bee hive under the wood. Looks like the bees think it is too cold out, I wonder where they go in the winter? I attached a picture of the bee hive. This was a successful and beautiful visit. 

Pics from visit #2

I do not know why they didn't show up.. I will try again