Friday the 13th and Sunday the 15th: Katelin

Friday: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

I haven't had access to my computer because I've been in Ann Arbor, but Friday before I left, I went out to the cafeteria in the morning. No one was really around and it was a lot colder than the rest of the days during the week. There was frost on the ground and it covered all of the leaves that had fallen, grass, and plants. Usually plants look like they're wilting underneath all that frost, however, the plants looked really strong and in perfect condition. The leaves still looked crisp under the light layer of ice too. It was interesting to see because I was expecting more decomposition to occur during the week and for everything to look dead. It really didn't look that barren though; the only thing that made the area look bare was the missing leaves on the top of the trees.


Sunday: 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Sunday (today) was much warmer than Friday. It was quiet around the cafeteria again, probably because I went out early. The ground was kind of wet from the morning moisture, but things looked different compared to when I was there last. A lot of the leaves that were on the ground had lost their color and were now just dark brown or dark red. They looked like they'd had been pressed down into the ground too. They had lost their shape and looked more like blobs than leaves. I wonder if it was from people walking on them or if they were decomposing. I wouldn't be surprised if most of them weren't there when I go back on Friday, but I guess we'll see what happens.