Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Coneflower - Sit Spot #1446 - August 7, 2024






Thin-leaved Coneflower



Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:00 p.m.

Sit 1446    :     East Porch    :     Clear 

+23 (25°)        E 15-23 kph        63% humidity 


Downy Woodpecker,

Goldfinches, 

Blue Jay, 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Red Squirrel, 

Mosquitoes, 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Wind Chimes), 

Chickadees, 

Carolina Wren, 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,  

Mourning Dove,  

Grackle,


Extras:

(10:30 p.m.) -| Crickets Calling,

12:00 a.m.    -| Stars shining,

1:55 a.m.      -| (Dog barking at 1:55),

3:30 a.m.      -| (Jupiter bright at 3:30),


6:18 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinals,

Goldfinches,


Morning Activities -

Box washing at Plan B Organic Farm


Afternoon Activities -

Looked at iPhone use information on computer,

2 km trail walk with Marigold,

   Breeze and cooler temperatures made walk better,

   Walked without mask for the first time in ages,

Flowers seen blooming:

    Arrow-leaved Aster

    Black-eyed  Susan Black Medic,

    Bull Thistle,

    Catnip,

    Celandine,

    Clammy Ground Cherry,

    Cow Vetch,

    Cup Plant  

    Cut-leaf Coneflower,

    Daisy Fleabane,

    Early Goldenrod 

    Evening Primrose,

    Geranium (gdn),

    Grey-headed Coneflower 

    Great Lobelia,

    Heal-all,

    Herb Robert,

    Horseweed,

    Kiss me over the garden gate (gdn)

    Marigolds (gdn),

    Mock Strawberry (gdn),

    New England Aster,

    Oswego Tea (gdn,

    Oxeye Daisy,

    Petunias (gdn),

    Purple Coneflower (gdn),

    Purple- Flowering Raspberries (gdn),

    Queen Anne's Lace 

    Red Clover,

    Rose Campion (gdn),

    Rough-fruited Cinquefoil,

    Saint Johnswort 

    Tall Buttercup,

    Tall Coneflower,

    Thin-leaved Coneflower,

    Trumpet Vine,

    Two-row Stonecrop (gdn),

    Virginia Jumpseed,

    Virginia Mountain Mint,

    Virginia Stickseed,

    White Clover,

    White Sweet clover 

    Wild Cucumber,

    Yarrow,

    Yellow Wood Sorrel

Signed up for Rosetta Stone French,

Attempted, unsuccessfully, to get iMac

   microphone to work on Rosetta app,

1 km dog walk,

Worked on Rosetta Stone on iPhone

   Did 2 beginner lessons,


Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Carolina Wren,






Drying Garlic at Plan B Organic Farm







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