Signs of Spring!

Signs of Spring!

(Observation Site 1) 

 At this site located at the JV football field, it was a cold chilly day for observation seeking. The wind had a gusty breeze which blew the trees and you could hear the leaves and trees blowing in the wind. At this site we saw a bunch of plants and weeds. But the first sign of spring spotted were the blooming of the growing honeysuckle plants.

 Also while at this site we saw many trees with blooming buds on the end of the branches. I tried to get as close up as we can but with my phone I could only zoom in but so much. So if you look closely you can see the little buds on the ends of the branches. With all these trees around we could hear birds chirping and we could see them flying from tree to tree, but once again due to my phone, i couldn't get a picture of the birds because of my phone.

 As you can see from the picture above, on this branch there is a little blooming bud on it which is a sing that spring is soon on its way!!

Observation Site Two!

When we were on our way to site two, I spotted a dog footprint in the dirt. It seems maybe someone brought there pet down through the woods or the dog had wandered off by itself.

At site two we were located by the pond. By the pond the weather was cold and it was 43 degrees outside, but with the wind blowing it felt as though it was 34 degrees outside. With the wind blowing you could hear the trees and the leaves blowing, and of course all the people chattering and talking. At this site we saw more plants beginning to bloom. As you can see from the picture above this tree is beginning to bloom because spring is on its way!

AAAAAACCCCHHHOOOOOO!!!  Get ready to sneeze with these plants. You definantly know spring is coming when these plants start coming up. These are called Alder Catkins. These plants produce pollen. Spring isn't spring without its pollen! :)

This picture made me the happiest. When I saw theses blueberries growing it made me not only happy to know that spring is on its way, but also very hungry! I tried not to touch the blueberries because as you can see the vine that they grow on has little prickleys on them!

Observation Site Three!

From site three on the opposite side of the pond you can see that we saw even more plants were blooming! At this site you could see the tree buds, the plants, the pond, and I even saw a spider web. The weather was beginning to warm up and get a bet sunnier and warmer. The wind wasn't that strong and all I could hear at this site was just the chattering of all the students. 

 Observation Site Four!

 

We found a really good sign of spring at site four by the pipes and bus garage! If you look closely at the picture above you can see the branch go from brown to red. The brown color is from the fall/winter and the red is showing the newly growing plant for spring! At this site the sun was still shining and it was getting a bit warmer but the wind began to pick up again which began to make it cooler. At this site I heard the trees and leaves blowing, people chattering, and someones phone ring. 

 

 As you can see from the picture above flowers are beginning to bloom and be pretty!:) Spring is so beautiful with all the pretty flowers!