Time: 6:30-7:30 pmLocation: Carkeek Park South Trail Bluff
It's been about two weeks since I've visited my site and during my absence many changes have occured at the site. The tree coverage and leaf cover is similar to the previous weeks and birds continue to flutter about the tall trees. However, the shrubs and small trees at my site have expanding in size dramatically. Areas where i could previously navigate though easily are now cluttered with large shrubery. Signs of spring are everywhere, there are new buds on some flowers and some trees and shrubs have lost their blooms. The Madrone tree at my site has lost most of the small white flowers while small wildflowers like the Western Bleedingheart now have small pink blooms. A new species I identified, the False Solomon's Seal also appears to have small fragrant white flowers which are in full bloom. There are no new blooms on the plentiful Salmonberry, although it appears that many of the shrubs have expanded their size. A cluster of Swordfern fronds which were fresh shoots a few weeks ago are now full, green leaves. The Dull Oregon Grape is starting to produce berries, they are still shades of white and red, but appear to be growing plumper and darker as the weeks progress. The progresssion of these species show how varied the environment at my site can be as seasons change, especially during the springtime where new life is apparent all around.
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