Pictures and Field Notes

September 17, 2020

Lillie Park North

3 things I see:

1. An old wooden table with carvings and sketches on it

2. A small pond with many small fishes and plants

3. Tall trees and reeds surrounding the pond border

3 things I smell:

1. Smell of cold, crisp and fresh air

2. Smell of pond water with algae and mud

3. Smell of wood soaked in water

3 things I feel:

1. I feel a cool breeze

2. The touch of cold metal on my back as I'm leaning against a bench

3. I can also touch and feel the water in the pond

3 things I hear:

1. I can hear the sound of a plane that flies by overhead

2. The sound of the leaves rustling in the wind

3. The sound of water splashing against the shore

Mar 4, 2021

Lillie Park North

The lake is frozen. In the fall it wasn't, but now I can't see a bit of water that isn't frozen. The ice is kinda thick, but it's also thin in some areas. I wonder where all the fish go in the winter. Do they have a way of migrating out of the pond? Or are they able to survive the cold? Or do they just die?

The trees and plants look lifeless. Even though the leaves had already fallen out in the fall, the trees still looked alive and well. But now the branches are drooping and the color of the bark looks unhealthy and corpse-like. There's also a lot less plants, as most of them have withered out and died. Even the grass looks like hay now. They're a tannish-brown and all stomped into the ground.

The air certainly feels colder and gloomier. I can still see some remnants of snowfall near the border of the pond. Not as many people are here nowadays, probably cause it's winter. The sun is setting faster than it did in the fall. The sounds in the park are the same though. The small chirps of birds and insects and the quiet, yet loud roar of the vehicles passign by.