Field Study # 6 - Changes

 There was again a huge change in the area, except this time the snow had almost completely melted. 

The grass was somewhat green again, but everything else was as it was but without the snow:




















The logs still had orange moss on them and some plants still had what looked like flowers on them: 





The pokeweed was still black and bent in half, however this time I noticed that pokeweed in other sections (though also black) was still standing straight (and had dried leaves on them). So I wonder what caused the pokeweed to break in half....? 







I also saw how some patches of snow hadn't melted: What causes snow to melt in one spot and not the spot right next to it? 







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