2nd blog, sep 20

  Sep 20, 2026 - 3:30 PM

Conditions: rainy, 10 mph wind, 64˚ F, 12 hrs 18 mins of daylight. 

 Animals spotted: water striders, minnows, mosquitoes.

It rained a lot over the weekend so the creek is overflowing and brown from dirt.

the ground is very wet and it is muddy in some spots.

The leaves of surrounding plants are starting to get eaten, probably by caterpillars or beetles.

I noticed holes in the side of the creek wall and I wonder what made these or what lives in them.

I was able to catch a minnow.

This is a water strider that was floating on top of the water. 

the water is very cloudy, but before you could see right to the bottom.

there are no frogs this time, but there are still some minnows and water striders.