Leaves - Sit Spot #592

Interesting Leaf Shapes

on Wild Lettuce

September 10, 2020 9:40 a.m.

Sit 592  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+17° (+17°) nw 7-11 kph  100% humidity 

Crickets & insect calls,

Blue Jays,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(United Airlines flight 1236...)

Catbird,

Extras :

1:00 a.m. - Cricket & Insect calls,

6:40 - Cricket & Insect calls,

Along the trails -

Crows,  

Blue Jays,

Crickets & insects, 

Many Walnut leaves falling,

Flicker,

Dragonfly, 

Toad,

2 Polyphemus moth caterpillars,

Low flying small beige moths,

Cabbage White Butterfly,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels.

Quieter every day now.

Photo Site #7

Sunrise time from 2nd Floor Window

(Quiet and grey sunrise too.)

Caterpillar - Sit Spot #591

Caterpillar of the Polyphemus Moth

found by Fleur-Ange

on her afternoon walk.

September 9, 2020 11:25 a.m.

Sit 591 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+16° (+16°) e 6-9 kph 88% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Cricket & Insect calls,

Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Catbird,

Warbler species,

Woodpecker tapping,

Extras:

1:00 a.m. - Cricket & Insect calls,

6:50 a.m. -

       Cricket & Insect calls,

       Faint unidentified bird calls,

       (Very noisy traffic noise!),

Along the Trails - 

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Catbird,

Cricket & Insect calls,

Downy Woodpecker,

Spring Peepers calling,

Cardinal,

Flicker,

Monarch Butterfly,

Cabbage White Butterflies,

2 Polyphemus moth caterpillars,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Bees - Sit Spot #590

Bees are busy in spite of cool temperatures!

September 8, 2020 4:10 p.m.

Sit 590  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+17° (+17°) ne 11-17 kph  72% humidity 

Catbird,

Insect calls,

(Traffic noises),

Wind in trees,

(Jet),

(Wiggins Airways flight 7413…),

Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Extras:

12:15 a.m.- Cricket & insect noises

6:45 a.m. - Cricket & Insect noises

Along the trails-

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Little low flying beige moths,

Zig-zag Goldenrod blooming yesterday evening,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Pancake - Sit Spot #589

I made buckwheat pancakes for our breakfast this morning. Well, mostly buckwheat; I had buckwheat, tapioca, and barley flours mixed with some hemp seed for the dry ingredients and eggs, milk, and a bit of vanilla for the liquids and a bit of baking powder to make them rise. The chef that I am taking a cooking course with emphasizes measuring everything to be consistent but I rather prefer the inconsistency of my pancakes using a variety of different flours and different proportions for each attempt. None of nature's snowflakes nor Dean's pancakes are exactly the same. I like them that way!

September 7, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Sit 589 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+20° (+22°)  w 9-14 kph  83% humidity 

Crickets calling,

Insects calling ,

(Traffic noises),

Wind in trees,

Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Extras :

12:45 a.m. - Crickets & insects calling, 

6:40 a.m.- Thunder, Rain, Wind in trees ,

Along the trails -

Crows,

Raven,

Goldfinches,

Crickets,

Flicker,

Little low flying beige moths,

Monarch Butterfly, 

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #6 - Close-up of east Willow

Nightshade - Moon & Mars - Sit Spot#588

Black Nightshade

related to the garden tomato

See the flower resemblance?

84% waning Moon

and Mars

I just happened to be in the right place

at the right time

on a clear morning.

September 6, 2020 10:15 a.m.
Sit 588 : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny
+12° (+12°) nw 4-6 kph 88% humidity

Blue Jays,
(Prop Plane),
Woodpecker tapping,
Insects calling,
(Jet, traffic noise),
(Wiggins Airways flight 7413…),
Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
Flicker,
Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,
Voices in distance,
Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,
Catbird,

Extras :

12:30- Crickets calling,
           Shooting Star !

6:30 a.m.-
Crickets calling,
Screech Owl calling,
Moon & Mars shining overhead,

Along the trails -
Insect & Cricket calls,
Blue Jays,
Crows,
Red Squirrel chattering,
Downy Woodpecker,
Small, low flying beige moths,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrels

Phoebe on west side of house.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail