Observation Site Two Day Fiiiiiive

This second site was a hint of new scenery to come, a glimpse of the sparse trees and tawny forest floor that made up the glades of today's expedition.

One of the trees, Mrs. Richardson hinted, was a tulip tree.  All of them swayed rather dizzily in some unseen, barely detectable breeze. 

I squinted into the treetops, attempting to find some unique little bird that had gone under the radar, but had no luck.

The only sounds now were (as the silence mandate had been lifted) students talking and the irate beeping of buses in reverse.