Taking Action

 This is my now trash-free plot:

 This is some of the trash I picked up:

Seasonal Changes

The leaves have started to fall now and the colors have begun to change. It was kind of wet today from the downpour this morning.

Biotic or Not?

Biotic :
1. Ants
2. Woodpeckers
3. Squirrels
4. Deer
5. Poison ivy
6. Mushrooms
7. Pine Trees
8. Vines
9. Chipmunks
10. Rabbits
11. Mosquitoes
12. Bees
13. Grass
14. Cardinals
15. Chickadees

Abiotic:
1. Temperature(about 59 degrees F)
2. Dirt
3. Sand
4. Rocks
5. Air

Seasonal Changes

From Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Not much has changed these past few weeks, but the mosquito population has greatly decreased. I am not getting bitten as much anymore.

Looking Closely

When looking in the Microscope it was really cool to see all the little veins in the leaf. These are  pictures of what it looks like. It's the best I could do with a camera.

I am pretty sure that this is lichen on a piece of bark. It was kind of sandy or dirty under the microscope. It also had a couple of tiny hairs on it, which I think is gross.

My Plot is an Ecosystem

Species

1. deer
2. raccoon

Population

1. herd of deer
2. gaze of raccoons

Communities

1. A herd of deer, a dray of squirrels, and a rafter of turkeys.
2. A nest of rabbits, a gaze of raccoons, and a swarm of mosquitoes.

An Ecosystem is many communities along with non-living things. Such as the 2 communities above (and more) with plants (pine trees, grass, etc.) and rocks, dirt.

Seasonal Changes

As you can probably see there weren't any really big changes in the plot these past weeks. The pictures look as if they could have been taken on the same day! There is still an annoying woodpecker flying around, but that's about all the action there is.

Seasonal Changes

from today

Seasonal Changes

From September 6, 2011

Expression Poem

My Plot Study

The ants crawl quickly on their way

While deer run up the hill

Mosquitoes keep landing on me

The wind gives me a chill

The trees form a roof

The birds sing a tune

The leaves fall down

It’s getting close to noon

The woodpecker keeps on pecking

The chipmunks store their food

I hear the crickets chirping

Now it’s time to conclude

Meet My Plot

My Plot is a wooded area near my house. I chose it because of its location and convience. I can hear lots of bugs and birds while I am out there. Some bugs were flying around me, but I couldn't see the birds. Many pine trees as well as dead trees are laying around. Small plants and rocks cover most of the ground and vines of some sort are crawling up trees. The plot seems like it will be a good place to see seasonal changes.