Flower art - Sit Spot #1633 - February 22, 2025

Saturday, February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m.

Sit 1633    :    Brush Pile E    :      Partly Sunny 

-3° (-10°)       SW 29-43 kph        66% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

Wind in trees,

Tree branches squeaking in wind,

Extras:

12:05 a.m. -| Quiet,

1:40 a.m.   -|

4:00 a.m.   -| Cloudy,

7:07 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Morning Activities -

To Gretzky indoor track,

Strava app not working,

Used a step counter and tried to

   Figure out how many steps per lap,

Walked nearly 1.5 hours so

   Between 5 & 6 km

Finished calendar log at home

Listened to “Under the Influence” on CBC.

Afternoon Activities -

Listened to “Quirks & Quarks” on CBC,

Took a 45 minute nap,

1 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Tried to vote but went to wrong place,

Dinner out with Christina family for Kingsley birthday,

Gave her my carry-on suitcase,

Apple Fitness app recorded 12995 steps for 8.23 km

Pedometer app recorded 13639 steps for 10.09 km

Feb 21 Art - Sit Spot #1632 - February 21, 2025

Friday, February 21, 2025 5:10 p.m.

Sit 1632    :    Brush Pile Em    :    Cloudy 

-6° (-12°)       NW 15-22 kph        69% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras:

(11:35 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

1:00 a.m.      -|

3:50 a.m.      -| Quiet,

7:09 a.m. Sunrise -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities -

To RBG Herbarium for volunteer work,

Afternoon Activities -

Stopped on the way home to get

   Hamilton Conservation Authority membership

   and Ancaster Well card to open the well gate,

Had an hours nap after lunch,

1.3 km Trail walk with Marigold through

   the deep snow again,

Getting very tired of the deep snow and cold,

Read in “Lady Helena Investigates” by Jane Steen,

   A free book from “BookBub”,

Worked on digital painting,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Feb 20 Art - Sit Spot #1631 - February 20, 2025

Thursday, February 20, 2025 9:55 a.m.

Sit 1631    :   Brush Pile E    :    Cloudy with snow 

-9° (-14°)      NW 9-14 kph        83% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras:

(11:45 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

1:10 a.m.      -|

2:10 a.m.      -|

3:40 a.m.      -| Quiet,

7:10 a.m. Sunrise -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities -

Made Waffles for breakfast,

1.5 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Deep snow is making for short, slow walks,

Watched several MacMost videos fe use of Mac,

Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Brantford Gretzky indoor track

Walked 5 km,

Joined in part by Diane, Reina, & Donna,

Accidentally erased my walk from Strava,

Stopped to shop at Drugstore & Bulk Barn,

Cleaned in barn,

Helped farrier by holding animals while she worked,

Tried to research about Kindle Unlimited,

Worked on Digital Art,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Rabbit

Black Squirrel.

Feb 19 Art - Sit Spot #1630 - February 19, 2025

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 5:10 p.m.

Sit 1630    :      Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

-8° (-14°)         W 14-20 kph      66% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Left Snowshoe came off so

   spent most of my sit spot time

   getting the snowshoe back on),

Extras:

12:00 a.m. -| Cloudy,

3:25 a.m.   -| Quiet,

7:12 a.m. Sunrise -

Quiet this morning,

Morning Activities -

At Plan B for volunteer work,

(North/South roads very snow covered with drifts),

Afternoon Activities -

Delivered the Jerseyville food box,

Stopped at Brantford Costco for food and gas,

Slept for an hour after lunch,

Worked on computer calendar entries,

Exhausted but did a snowshoe walk 

   while Fleur-Ange took Marigold out for her walk,

Did my digital painting after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel.

Feb 18 Art - Sit Spot #1629 - February 18, 2025

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:25 p.m.

Sit 1629    :    Brush Pile E    :    Cloudy 

-9° (-18°)       W 29-44 kph        56% humidity 

Carolina Wren flew into sit spot brush pile,

It hopped about including on my snowshoe,

(Helped not having the dog with me),

Extras:

1:00 a.m. -| Quiet,

2:15 a.m. -| Moon Shadows,

4:00 a.m. -| Mostly clear,

7:13 a.m. Sunrise -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities -

To Paris for massage,

Stopped at grocery store for a few items,

Fried up some bacon for BLT sandwiches,

Afternoon Activities -

Finished reading “Stone Blind”,

Looked on Amazon for other books by same author,

Debating on Kindle books or audios

    ($10 or $15 a month),

       Or just buying the books,

Made potato soup for supper,

Spent time snowshoeing trails then 

   walking with Marigold,

Vanessa caught for the 2nd day in a row

   tangled in Leroy’s feed bag,

Made a digital art piece today,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Grey Squirrel.

Vanessa all tangled up