Decapoda (order) was NOT FOUND

Today I am happy because we are outside and out of the classroom. I am cold as well. I see a road near the pond, with trucks driving by. I hear those multiple cars and trucks driving by on the street next to the location of the pond. I see a plethora of lily pads in the pond accompanied by a fallen tree inside the pond. The water is a dark, brown color with tall plants growing along the edge of the pond. There was a white tree on the edge of the pond with its leaves that had fallen into the pond. Finally, I noticed that there wasn't any real smell to the pond., but it did have many rocks on the bottom. I was surprised to see so many lily pads on the surface of the pond. I was also surprised that I didn't see more life inside of the pond. I was expecting to see more garbage as well. While taking notes it was cold outside and it wasn't fun to write when I couldn't feel my hands.