Dec. 31 Art - Sit Spot #1585 - December 31, 2024

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 5:10 p.m.

Sit 1585  : Brush Pile E :   Cloudy with rain drops 

+3°(-2°) NE 27-40 kph 93% humidity 

Dark already,

(Traffic Noises), 

Some rain drops on tarp,

More rain in forecast,

Squirrel landed on tarp,

   peeked in, disappeared,

Canada Geese just flew overhead,

Extras:

12:35 a.m.  -| Quiet,

2:15 a.m.   -| Stars shining,

4:40 a.m. -

Quiet

Cloudy,

7:52 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Crows,

Red Squirrel chattering,

Morning Activities -

Long slow breakfast,

.5 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Drove to Brantford,

   Hearing aids checked as 

      they were falling out,

   Just needed to put put in a bit

      differently,

   Shopped for a few items in Costco,

Afternoon Activities - 

Made bread pudding,

Cleaned up my dishes and a few other pots,

Went for a short nap but

   Fell asleep and missed my get up time,

Did a late trail walk with Fleur-Ange & 

   Marigold, 

Sit spot in the dark today,

Made sausage and potatoes for supper

  with the bread pudding for dessert,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Dec. 30 Art - Sit Spot #1584 - December 30, 2024

Monday, December 30, 2024 1:55 p.m.

Sit 1584    :    Brush Pile Em    :    Cloudy 

+4° (0°)         W 26-39 kph          82% humidity 

Wind in trees,

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras:

(10:55 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

12:35 a.m.    -| Rain,

1:45 a.m. -| Cloudy,

3:40 a.m. -| Wind chimes,

7:52 Sunrise Chorus -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities - 

( to be continued . . . )

Dec. 29 Art - Sit. Spot #1583 - December 29, 2024

Sunday, December 29, 2024 10:40 a.m.

Sit 1583    :    Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy with rain 

+6° (+2°)      NE 18-27 kph      99% humidity 

Rain on tarp,

Donkey braying,

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras:

(10:00 p.m.) -| Quiet,

(10:55 p.m.) -|

(11:45 p.m.) -| Some stars,

12:15 a.m.    -| Some fog,

2:10 a.m.      -| Quiet,

4:45 a.m.      -| Fog,

7:52 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Chickadees, 

Raindrops on roof,

Saw juncos & Black Squirrel,

Morning Activities -

Turned off the 5 o’clock alarm and slept to 6

   To make up for being up 6x again last night,

1.1  Km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Did an inventory of supplies that come from bulk barn,

Drove to Brantford Gretzky Centre,

Afternoon Activities -

Managed 1 km of track walking before hockey game started,

Walked 5 more km during the hockey game,

We all finished about the same time,

Drove to BulkBarn to do a bit of shopping,

Received another humidifier from Amazon

   As the house is increasingly dry,

Chose the same kind as I bought 2 years ago,

1.2 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold, 

   Fleur-Ange got home from her movie just as

      Marigold and I went out to walk,

Worked on a digital painting after supper,

Dec 28 Art - Sit Spot #1582 - December 28, 2024

Saturday, December 28, 2024 9:50 a.m.

Sit 1582    :     Brush Pile    :    Cloudy 

+5° (+5°)        SE 4-6 kph       93% humidity 

Blue Jay,

Crows, 

Chickadees,

(Traffic Noises), 

(Jet -  WestJet flight 2170...),

   (Toronto to Liberia),

Extras:

(10:45 p.m.)-|

12:25 a.m.   -|

1:30 a.m.     -| Cloudy,

2:35 a.m.     -| Quiet,

3:35 a.m.     -|

4:45 a.m.     -|

7:52 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Red Squirrel chattering,

Morning activity-

Cereal and a cinnamon roll for breakfast,

1 km trail walk with Marigold,

Drove to Brantford to go to the drugstore,

I bought cold medicine and dozen eggs,

I listened to “Under the Influence” on the CBC,

Afternoon activities - 

Listened to “Quirks and Quarks” on CBC,

Took a nap on my LazyBoy Chair,

Spent way too much time looking for old photos

   from past trips to Italy,

Responded to note from Nancy, next door,

   About her partner’s car accident last night,

   He was rear ended by a speeding car

      Just outside of his driveway,

No major injuries but the car is totally ruined,

2 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Dug out old slides to process,

   i.e. copy or throw out sometime soon,

Worked on digital painting,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Canadian geese overhead,

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren.

December 27, 2024

Friday, December 27, 2024 9:40 a.m.
Sit 1581 : Brush Pile E : Cloudy
+1° (-3°)  E 13-20 kph.   82% humidity

Crows,

(Traffic Noises), 

Red Squirrel chattering,

Donkey braying,

Extras:

(10:40 p.m.) -| Quiet,

12:55 a.m.    -|

3:10 a.m.      -|

4:40 a.m.      -| Cloudy

7:52 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

All quiet,

Saw Juncos & Mourning Doves,

Morning Activities - 

(Did not have a good sleep in the chair last night),

(Still fighting the head cold but starting to win),

2.4 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

   Included my sit spot for a 10 minute rest,

 

Afternoon Activities - 

Started cinnamon rolls in late morning,

Got up to the 1st rise of dough the went

   for a 4 km road walk,

       Very sore ankle by the time I got back so

           was walking very slowly.

Finished the prep for the cinnamon rolls

   but almost forgot the cinnamon,

1.25 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Cinnamon rolls came out nicely,

Gave over half to Nancy & family

   for all their recent help,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen - 

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel.