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.