caseychamberlain's Journal

Unfortunately, I was not able to get out into the field during Week 3 because I was hoping to go to the coast or Windy Hill Preserve over the weekend, but was too busy with work. I hope to go on multiple excursions during Week 4, however, to make up for this. I want to go to Huddart Park again tomorrow to make some observations of fungi for this past week's lab activity, and my work schedule this upcoming weekend should leave the afternoons open so I can go over to the coast and see what species I can find.

I was unfortunately not able to make it out into the field again this week; I will have to prioritize going to any or all of the locations I have mentioned previously. I have been busy starting a new job and balancing this new schedule with school and making sure I have downtime for myself, but spending time looking more closely at the creatures and scenery around me is certainly relaxing and a good way to wind down, so I will plan to do that this week.

I didn't make it over to the coast or any regional parks this weekend, but I am excited for what I might be able to observe this upcoming week because of the little bit of rain that I had at my house this evening. When I was younger I would always look for salamanders in my yard after it had rained, so I hope I can do that again this week. Additionally, I think having rain for the first time in a while this year will make a lot of the plant life, particularly mosses, more vibrant, so it will be a good time to make observations. I know that there was a lot more rain on the coast today, which might mean better observation opportunities, so I will try to get to some coastal preserves and/or the beach at some point this week.

Week 6 came to a close yesterday, and as it rained the entire day, I am very excited to see what observations I can make. There should be a good amount of earthworms and salamanders in my yard, and the last time it rained I heard a lot of frogs, so maybe I can find some this week, too. I have been very busy lately so taking time to go out to a location has proved difficult, but I hope I can at least get back to Huddart this week.