Chrysalis - Sit Spot #1470 - August 31, 2024

Empty Monarch Chrysalis

Saturday, August 31, 2024. 4:50 p.m.

Sit 1470    :    Screen Tent    :    Partly cloudy 

+28° (+32°)   W 15-22 kph       44% humidity 

Crows,

(Traffic Noises), 

Gun shots in distance?

Flicker,

Downy Woodpecker, 

Blue Jay,

Red-tailed Hawk,

Extras:

(10:25 p.m.) -

Crickets  & other Insects calling,

Screech Owl calling,

Cloudy,

Lightning in distance,

12:00 a.m. -

THUNDER,

LIGHTNING,

HEAVY RAIN,

2:05 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

Sheet lightning flashing constantly,

Bats flying,

3:40 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

Cloudy,

6:15 a.m. -

Bats flying,

Still some thunder and lightning,

6:44 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Crows,

Mourning Activities -

5 km trail walk with Marigold & run group,

Some computer activity

Late morning nap,

Afternoon Activities - 

Quirks & Quarks on CBC,

Cleaned edges of centre west trail,

Ran mower over that bit of trail,

Cleaned for a while in basement,

Sit Spot in Screen Tent,

Afternoon nap in Screen Tent,

Short Trail Walk after supper with Fleur-Ange,

   Marigold & mosquitoes,

Cut short due to gun shots to the north

   making Marigold super nervous.

Harbour - Sit Spot #1469 - August 30, 2024

Hamilton Harbour from Today's Sit Spot

Friday, August 30, 2024.  3:00 p.m.

Sit 1469    :   Hamilton Waterfront Trail    :   Mostly clear

+29° (34°)    S 11-16 kph                 50% humidity 

(Walkers walking by),

(Sailboats in harbour),

Waves lapping against the shore,

Gulls flying overhead  

(Bikers biking by),

(Runner running by) 

Extras:

(10:45 p.m.) -| Stars shining,

12:00 a.m.    -| Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

2:00 a.m.      -| (Screech Owl in distance at 2:00),

3:25 a.m.      -|

6:43 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

All quiet this morning,

Morning Activities -

Volunteer work at RBG Herbarium,

Afternoon Activities -

Wild flower walk at Princess Point

   and Hamilton Waterfront Trail,

Blooming Flower seen:

Alyssum, Hoary *

Aster, Heath

Aster, New England

Aster, Smooth

Black-Eyed Susan

Bluestem, Big (Grass)

Bouncing Bet *

Bur Cucumber, One-Seeded

Butter-And-Eggs *

Buttercup, Tall *

Cardinal Flower

Chicory, Wild *

Clover, Red *

Coneflower, Tall

Crown-vetch, Purple *

Dandelion, Common *

Dodder, Swamp (Common)

Evening Primrose, Common

Fleabane, Daisy

Galinsoga, Small-Flowered *

Goldenrod, Canada

Goldenrod, Gray

Goldenrod, Lance-Leaved

Goldenrod, Tall

Grass, Indian

Groundsel, Sticky * (S.Ragwort)

Harebell

Hog Peanut

Horehound, European *

Knapweed, Brown *

Knotgrass, Common *

Lettuce, Wild

Loosestrife, Purple *

Mallow, Common(Cheeses) *

Mullein, Moth *

Panicgrass, Old Switch aka Panicgrass

Pilewort (American Burnweed)

Queen Anne's Lace *

Ragweed, Common

Silverweed

Smartweed, Pale or Nodding

Smartweed, Water

Snowberry (Thin-leaved Snowberry)

Sow Thistle, Field *

Sunflower, Woodland

Tansy *

Thistle, Bull *

Thistle, Canada *

Tick-Trefoil, Panicled

Tick-Trefoil, Showy (Canada)

Touch-Me-Not, Spotted

Trefoil, Birdsfoot *

Vervain, Blue

Vervain, White

Vetch, Cow * (Tufted V.)

Wall-Rocket, Narrow-Leaved *

Water Lily, Sweet Scented

Wormwood Species

Sit Spot @ Waterfront Trail,

2 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Planted the young Rugosa Roses

   that we raised from seed last winter,

Took 2 items from basement to the road

   hoping someone will want and take them,

Cardinal Flower

Monarch - Sit Spot #1468 - August 29, 2024

Just out of it's chrysalis

Thursday, August 29, 2024  4:50 p.m.

Sit 1468    :    Screen Tent    :   Sunny 

+21° (+23°)   NE14-22 kph      69% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Wind Chimes), 

Mosquitoes, 

Goldfinches, 

Extras:

12:25 a.m. -| Cloudy

2:00 a.m.   -| (Windy at 12:25 & 2:00)

3:30 a.m.   -| Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

6:42 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

Morning Activities -

Made Banana Bread for breakfast,

.5 km trail walk with Marigold,

To Gym,

   4 km walk on Treadmill,

    1 km run on treadmill 10:27/km pace

Shopped at Drugstore, 

Afternoon Activities - 

Did some more barn cleaning,

Helped the farrier by holding animals,

Rebuilt frame for sifting compost,

Sifted compost for flower planting,

To Dundas for chiropractor,

1 km trail walk with Marigold,

Got goats back in barn after they jumped the fence

   at the east end of the paddock,