Observation #3

Site: Backyard/Teton Village
Date: 5/11/08
Time: 4:22
Temp: 45 Degrees F
Weather: Cold breeze with a few clouds
Soil: Dry

Today, there has been a lot of sun even with all of the clouds. The soil and grass are extremely dry. However, the soil along the house has been in the shade all day. Here the soil is damper and the previous growing flowers have gotten bigger, but none have started blooming. New flowers along the house are also starting to sprout. The biodiversity in my area is very low; the only fauna I have seen so far has been birds. The birds here are small and black on top, white on the bottom. Also, magpies occasionally keep lading in the grass. The grass is very dry today but compared to my first observation it is much greener. A little under the porch where the dirt and grass is extremely damp, mushrooms, a type of decomposer, are beginning to grow. These will start the flow of energy in the food chain by decomposing nutrients and "recycling" the nutrients for other consuming organisms to use once again.