The Discovery

This evening (11/17/14), I decided for whatever stupid reason that it would be an excellent time to observe the trees, hoping maybe to see some wildlife that only comes out at night. Normally it would be a great idea except for the fact that tonight it was below freezing, so I regret the decision. So while I looked frantically for any source of life other than my own I began to wonder to myself. "Nick do you really think that any living creature is going to be wondering a treeline next to the road when it's below freezing?" Well after taking that into consideration I gave up on trying to find life and began photographing the area that I observe, that way everyone has a great idea what it looks like during the night. I also decided to do some research on the trees to find out specifically what they are. According to the Arbor day foundation they are either a big-tooth maple or a canyon maple(What tree is that) I discovered this by using the questionnaire that helped me find out what kind of tree it was.

So for starters from the time that I arrived to the time that I left there was not a single car that drove by, now granted it was 10:30 on a Monday night. So I guess I shouldn't expect rush hour traffic to be flowing through. The other thing that I noted aside from my personal experience of seeing my breath, and feeling absolutely frozen. Was the fact that all of the cars that were parked on the street contained lots of frost, as demonstrated by my car. I hope that all of this cold weather mixed with some sort of downpour will bring snow.

Work Cited

"What Tree Is That?" What Tree Is That? Online Edition at Arborday.org. Arbor Day Foundation, 2008. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.

The Beautiful Nights

Generally when I finally decide to stop being lazy and go out to observe the trees it's around 4:30 in the afternoon. However because of an activity that caused a disruption of my observation schedule, I had to do it later that night. What I saw when I went out was stupendous, it was miraculous! I saw a full moon, and clouds that were lightly blanketing it, almost as if the clouds were shielding the beauty of the moon that night. I tried to take a picture of the unique beauty that was in front of me, but no matter how many times I tried with the flash on, or off I just couldn't get the picture that I wanted! I guess some things just aren't meant to be captured and put on display.

Because I never actually even looked at the trees during the night I went back the following morning to see what I missed. Since I've been really slacking off on my job of daily observations, there was a noticeable difference in the way the trees looked, compared to how they looked the last time I saw them. Most of the little trees were completely without any leaves, and a good portion of the road was covered with orange yellow and brown leaves. I'm not quite sure when the next storm is going to come, but I hope it comes soon. I really want to be able to ski in the road next to the trees, like I did a few years ago.