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.