Water Observation

Note taking
In the field where the stream flows, and the water falls into the pond is where I did my observation. I took the time to sit on my property, at my grandparents house, which is located in the country side. I sat on a wooden bench over looking running water for 30 minutes observing the wilderness, and the surrounding sounds. The water was flowing fast down stream, with an abundance of rocks in the water. The water was completely clear, and made a rushing sound as it moved. I could see small fish swimming in the water. There was a bridge that went over the stream. The bridge was made of wood, and had a three pole, metal banister. On top of the banister was a wooden plank topped with flowerbeds. I could hear the birds chirping, but couldn’t see them. There were chickens outside, picking
on grass, and rolling in dirt. I counted 28 chickens, and one rooster. I wrote in my notes, “rooster walked around chickens occasionally pecking one or two of them.” There were two dogs running around outside.
One dog was small and white. The other dog was brown and large. They ran around jumping over one another, barking, and playing with a tennis ball. I heard a few growls out of the dogs, when they were playing. The dogs would run through the group of chickens, with their tongues hanging out of there mouths. The chickens flew in the air making screeching noises. There were two people in the near distance splitting wood. Both people were men, and they were each wearing black jackets, blue jeans, baseball cap hats, and yellow gloves. The man on the left was short, heavy weight, and the man on the right was skinny and tall. The woodcutter machine looked very big, and was red. One man split the wood, while the other man stacked the wood. There was a grey Ford F250 truck on the left of both men, and the wood splitter. The one tall man was putting wood in the back of the truck. There was a big house, with smoke coming out of the chimney. There was a smell of a burning wood in the air from the smoking chimney. The house had grey siding, with a maroon roof made of tin. I could see a screened porch that was extended from the house. There were stairs coming out of the porch
to the ground.
Note making I took the time to observe some wilderness in the quite area located in the countryside. My grandparent’s house is located on this property, and right near the stream that runs through the land. My dog, and my grandparent’s dog were running around outside, in the water, through the chickens, and messing around with each other. My grandparents were inside keeping it warm on a cold day. There were two men on the property that cut wood for my family. They seemed to be splitting wood, and loading it up for me grandparents. I observed the surroundings of the house, the animals, and the dogs. There wasn’t much going on other than animals running around, such as dogs, chickens, and birds chirping. It was interesting sitting there and observing all that I did. I didn’t realize how much there was to observe in a simple setting. When note taking there was so much information for me to write down, and even when writing it in, “note taking form.” When thinking about the information it didn’t seem like so much, but it was hard to write in a non-interpretational way, and write non subjective notes. I believe this assignment was interesting to do because it was something I have never done, nor was it something I enjoyed. I had a difficult time, writing it. It was difficult for me to write a paper with out being subjective. For example, when I did my undergrad in Speech Pathology, I had to learn clinical writing. This form of writing is similar because you can’t guess or be subjective. Much of what you write is factual. In conclusion I think this assignment was beneficial to my writing skills. I believe it will help me in future writing, especially when taking notes. It wasn’t a fun way of writing, but it definitely helped me for future endeavors in the world of education.