Our first site was warm and sunny until the hard wind blew. We were on the side of the pond closest to the high school. I saw this algae right beside the bank and near the reeds. It looks like a huge pipe cleaner! The buses at the garage were noisy, but not so much as to be distracting.
Picture courtesy of Chelsea Holmes
Our next site was on the far side of the pond. It was cooler in this spot because there was more shade, but it was still windy. We spotted the following algae near the cattails on the far side of the pond. Mrs. Richardson also found a turtle eggshell and we heard a tree crash to the ground behind us making this the most exciting site (I included a picture of the turtle shell below).
Picture courtesy of Kelsi Minnick
The last site was shady but warm. There was a long stream whose water we could see and hear coming out of a big pipe (I'm including a picture of said pipe because it looks very artistic). Beautiful greenish-brown algae could be seen all over the bottom of the stream and on the rocks in the water (perfect swimming hole!).
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