bfox1224's Journal

For my topic, since I didn’t really know what I was going to find, I chose a biome as my topic rather than a species, more specifically a marsh land. I have a large pond that I can walk through the woods to from behind my house. There was recently a bike path that was added along the non-active train tracks. It’s unfinished, so still relatively unheard of in my town. That means there aren’t a lot of people walking yet, leaving the biodiversity almost as natural as possible. The weather was really nice, a warm 60 degrees. My favorite thing about this walk was that I got to do with my family, and that I saw a snake. I was kind of just walking along the tracks and then the snake appeared out of nowhere. Most of us spent here, shooting or riding my quad along the tracks. This was a good change of pace and allowed me to slow down and really take a look at what was around me.

In lieu of being on vacation, I was still able to explore the beaches of Rhode Island. At approximately 2:20pm, I began walking on a very quiet beach in Misquamicut RI. It was pretty chilly, about 40ish degrees. The things that I came across in my explorations, all within a mile or so of beach front, was either washed up or found right behind the sand in a marsh area. Many of the things I came across were not moving. I saw a dead bird and many different species of seaweed. The most interesting thing that I observed was probably the seagull that was on the beach. Though it wasn't alive, it was fascinating to see how nature plays its role in life. Lastly, I thought that it was really interesting to see a beach that is not public and crowded in the summer. During the winter, you can see more of what is actually beneath the water and the vast number of species that make up the ocean's environment.