My scene was a cute little area that was hard to get to. (Thaiss park in Fairfax Virginia) I walked on the path trying to find a spot, slipped twice and then a spot caught my eye. As I focused on it I locked my eyes on it and made sure that was my space. I started walking there not paying attention to my steps and I started walking through the water which ruined my shoes. Ignoring the fact that my feet were almost getting effected by frost bite I kept moving. I went down the steep muddy area to a nice beach themed area. I start walking up and down it seeing broken glass.The dirt near the bank is still wet because of the snow melting, that is causing the white on my shoes to get a dark brown. What amazes me is when the creek floods it causes the banks to erode so theres an overhang of Tree and plant roots. I see white tailed deer tracks in the snow, i know this since my backyard we have many deer crossing through.
Later, I see Seth up the bank. I go over to the creek to sit down and take in my surroundings. I look into the murky water and see a little stargazing minnow. I see that there is a piece of trash hanging from a branch by the clay side of the creek. I want to go get it and move it to clean up the creek so its less dirty.
citing
http://www.web1.cnre.vt.edu/efish/families/stargazing.html
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/deer/
Interesting observations. I'd love to know more about the broken glass and minnow, and even the clay you noticed.
ReplyDeleteI'd suggest maybe adding observations on the weather, and how it seems to be affecting your spot, especially since it will make it easier to observe changes while writing future blog posts
ReplyDeleteI hope you clean up the creek!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed hearing about the process of "finding" your observation spot and making sure it was right for you. The fact that you ignored your shoes and kept going shows perseverance!
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