Hi all!
I really enjoyed all your comments! You guys are really a funny bunch. I wish I could take all of you with me!
I am very interested in seeing what kinds of trees they have in the forest there, and if they are the same as ours! Good questions about the woolly adelgid and the bittersweet. I will find out if they have those. I'm sure they have some problematic invasives there. I'll take some pictures of them.

The Chesapeake Bay does look beautiful. I don't think it will be frozen. I wonder if it ever freezes? It is a little closer to the equator, but not too much. I'm hoping it will be a little warmer down there since I will be outside a lot.
We have done a lot of work in our forest this fall! Here's the picture you took of our little weather station. Do you think I'll be taking air and soil temperatures in Maryland? It would be interesting to compare them. I'm hoping you will get outside to check ours while I'm gone.
Here is one more thing to think about. Look at the map again and tell me if you think the bay is fresh or salt water?
Ms. Bennett