October 30 - 31& November 1 blog post

   Hey guys!

      It is BEAUTIFUL today! 56 degrees! I am living it! Perfect sweater weather, if you ask me. As you can see in my pictures - there are TONS of leaves (perfect amount for that right sound!). There were more people than last time on a walk but still not much. I still wasn't able to get any pictures of any animals, but I heard them! 

Time: 5:26 - 5:45 pm

Date: Friday, Oct. 30

Temp: 56 degrees (F)

Day hours: 10 hrs and 23 min

Climate: cool, perfect walking weather

Animals: (that I heard) squirrels, insects, LOTS of birds

Final notes and pictures: 

            As you can ALSO see in the pictures, the path is barely visible. I was surprised! Not even the end of October and most of the leaves are on the ground! And update on the white spots on leaves - I think it's time to ask someone about it because I haven't found any bugs by the leaves and I found some patches that remind me of human capillaries? (you'll see) Happy Fall and Happy Halloween!



Lots of leaves! Try to find the path!


Panorama Photo

Updated data table




Comments

  1. hc biologyNovember 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM

    They are actually really similar to human capillaries in function, too!! We're headed there soon! Any tracks? Fungi? Keep watching for patterns in leaf fall and for any other vegetation changes.

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