Visit #3

Date: Saturday, October 12

Time: 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Climate Conditions: partly cloudy/partly sunny, breezy

Temperature: 67°

Length of Day: 11 hours and 10 minutes

I heard: cicadas, water splashing from the jumping fish, birds chirping (couldn't tell what type of birds), an animal in the underbrush (couldn't tell what animal but I think it was some sort of rodent)

I felt: the water (pretty cold)

I saw: little fish jumping out of the water, a swarm of bugs flying around me, algae in the river by the rocks, leaves on the ground and in the water, pink berries again, animal prints by the edge of the river (can't tell what animal they belong to, and if they were the same as last time or not), pink ribbons tied around trees, water striders again

I smelled: fresh air :)

Changes noticed since last visit:

- The tree that had fallen down near the "entrance" to my area last time had now since been cut up into pieces of log that were placed off the dirt path. 

- The colors on the trees were way more vibrant since last time. Some colors that I noticed on the branches and trees were pink, yellow, red, and still some green. 

- The river seemed almost darker than last time, but not any more murky.

Questions:

- Why did the water seem darker, but not more dirty/mucky?

- What are these jumping fish? Why are they here this time and not previous times?

 (the sound is cool so turn up volume so you can hear it)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rEGxj5xemerbo2eJPOHiVqvBLgv_g4P1/view?usp=drive_link

(also, I have more videos if you want to see them)

Thoughts related to Awe & Stewardship:

I haven't seen a ton of living, moving things while being at my field study, so when I think about seeing these fish this time, I think about Awe & Stewardship. I think it's crazy how they are jumping so much. I also think that this is a reminder that we need to take care of God's creation because otherwise we probably won't have these jumping fish to remind us of God's creativity. 

Here are a few pictures of my area (same spot photos):

This was a picture that I took of the trees on the way back that I thought was pretty...

And a selfie that I took... :) 

(The lighting is a little bit different than the other pictures)