My Spot

My spot to see change was on a path between Reith Village and the Farmstead. I decided to focus on the cattails in the area. When I first came to this spot I thought that I would be able to see many changes, especially because everything seemed to be quite dead when we came. I hypothesized that more green would be coming to the area. And I was correct! Green (narrow :) ) leaves began to pop out of the water and by the end of our time at Merry Lea I could not believe that they had not been there just three weeks before. They had massive growth in such a short time. I also noticed that the dying cattails really changed and began to fall into the water to decay. The heads on the cattails were mostly brown when we came, and overtime they became much fluffier and cotton like. Eventually the heads were practically gone, and blown away. Only skinny reeds were left to remind me of what had been just days before. It is so simple and so incredible to focus on a life cycle such as this. It really reminds me of my own life and what importance I have to this world.