Autumn.

I love this time of the year because everything seems to get a bit more beautiful even though the leaves are falling off the trees indicating winter is coming. "6:40 the sky almost looks dangerous around this time of day. There are thin clouds roaming around the sky that are contrasted against the sunlight. As the sun starts to go down the clouds look a really dark blue, almost black color. This reminds me of Lake Tahoe, when I can see the deep and shallow parts of it which make it look dark and light blue." (Field notes 10/5/14).



Picture of the clouds I see while observing.

light contrasting off of the clouds while the sun goes down

Picture of Lake Tahoe showing what I mean by dark and light blue

Intro: The First Look

For my observation project I will be observing the environment around my apartment complex. I originally started observing a stream located behind my apartment building but decided to change it when I realized there wasn't much "action" back there. On September 26 and 27th while observing this environment the day finally felt like fall. It was raining, the ground was wet, the smell of rain was in the air, and the weather was chilly. "As I was walking around I noticed there was a huge puddle in the parking lot from the rain before. I stared at this puddle and came to the conclusion that it looked like a mini Lake Tahoe. It sort of follows the shape of the lake and it's pretty big too. Has it always looked like this?" (Field notes 9/27/14). I am hoping that by choosing this environment as a subject for my observation I will notice things I have over looked for the past few years I've lived here.