So yesterday, the weather was great and I had fun collecting mud from around the island.
First, I got some samples from the freshwater marsh.
Then I went to the North Shore:
Then I found this – who knows!
I took some samples from this wetland at the NorthEnd:
Then I found the compost piles:
and then, Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh at 5pm when the tide was low.
and here is a detail of a location in the salt marsh: 
Plus I found a dead snail, 3 dead crabs, and I resisted throwing in a chicken bone I found…