Eco-Diary: Day 42

Here's what the creek looked like on October 11:

A lot more leaves have fallen from the trees, opening up the view upstream.

The cattail area is looking more and more trampled. Is it unreasonable to think something must be sleeping there at night?

I noticed this shrub at the very beginning of this eco-diary, but I'm still not sure what it is:

And there's this juvenile tree. I'm guessing it's some kind of ash?:

There are still some asters hanging on in the background if this photo, but the goldenrod is totally spent: