Hay - Fall Colours - Sit Spot #622 - October 10, 2020

Hay was difficult to find this year.

We got it from a farm about an hour away.

75 bales are now in the barn.

$6.00 a bale this year.

The orange of the Cottonwood Tree

looks great against the blue sky.

October 10, 2020 11:00 a.m.

Sit 622  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+19° (+20°) sw 35-46 kph  78% humidity 

Wind in trees,

Vultures overhead,

Unidentified chirps,

Crows,

(Traffic noises),

Insect calls,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Extras :

1:30 a.m. - Silence

7:10 a.m. -

       Wind in Trees,

       (Wind Chimes),

       (Traffic noises),

Along the Trails -

Blue Jays,

Insect calls,

Cabbage White Butterfly,

Witch Hazel started blooming yesterday,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch.

I was away half the day getting hay

and Fleur-Ange was busy cooking turkey

so not many birds seen outside the window.

Photo Site #7

Sunrise time from 2nd floor window

Apple Tart - Mushroom - Sit Spot - October 9, 2020

First attempt at

Apple Tarts

I need to work on portion sizes.

They did taste good.

Shaggy Parasol says my "Seek" app

Wikipedia says, Be Careful

Looks like another very poisonous mushroom. 

I took a photo and left it alone.

October 9, 2020 9:50 a.m.

Sit 621  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+7° (+7°) 

(Train),

Robins,

Chickadees,

White-throated Sparrow,

Crows,

(Jet, traffic noise),

Blue Jays,

(Republic Airlines Flight  2430...),

Unidentified chirps,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Extras:

12:30 a.m. - Silence

7:10 a.m. - (Traffic noise)

Along the trails -

Crows,

Flicker,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cedar Waxwings,

Many Robins,

Geese flying overhead,

Bluebirds,

Insects calling,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Cabbage White Butterfly,

Turkey Vulture,

Little low flying beige moths,

Spring Peepers,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red Fox,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Thistle - Heavy Clouds - Sit Spot #620 - October 8, 2020

First time I have see the Bull Thistle

since August.

It was close to the trail.

I have no idea how I have missed it.

Dark and Heavy Looking Clouds this evening

October 8, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Sit 620  ;Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+8° (+5°) w 9-14 kph  81% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Crows,

(Jet, traffic noise),

(Republic Airlines Flight 5800…),

Chickadees,

Prop Plane,

Robin,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Extras:

1:40 a.m. - Silence,

7:05 a.m. -

       Crows,

       (Traffic noises),

       Unidentified chirps,

Along the trails -

Blue Jays,

Phoebe,

Crows,

Robin,

White-throated Sparrow,

Flicker,

Insect calls,

Small low flying beige moths,

Butterfly- Possible Mourning Cloak,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Sparrow - Sit Spot #619 - October 7, 2020

The White-throated Sparrows are 

migrating through our area right now.

The young ones have not quite

got the songs down properly yet.

October 7, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Sit 619  : Brush Pile W : Cloundy

(Forgot to record temperature etc.)

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chickadees,

Blue Jays,

Wind in trees,

(Traffic noises),

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Arrow-leaved Aster blooming nearby,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Crow,

Insects calling,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Extras :

1:30 a.m. - Cricket and insect calls again,

7:15 a.m. - 

       (Traffic noise),

       Rain on the roof,

Along the trails -

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Blue Jays,

White-throated Sparrow,

Chickadees,

Insect calls,

Small low flying beige moths,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Sunset Trees - Sit Spot #618 - October 6, 2020

When I came out of the barn

just a minute or two before sunset

with the sun very low on the horizon

this is how our walnut trees were glowing.

October 6, 2020 5:50 p.m.

Sit 618  : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 

+17° (+16°) sw 35-48 kph  59% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Red-tailed Hawk,

Robins,

(Traffic noises),

Wind in trees,

Unidentified chirps,

Prop Plane,

Chipmunk in my Brush Pile,

Extras:

1:30 a.m.- Silence, 

7:05 a.m.- (Traffic noises),

Along the trails -

Wind in trees,

Insect calls,

Mushrooms,

Leaves rustling underfoot,

Long Garter Snake - probably female,

A few low flying beige moths,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Blue Jay,

Crows,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #6 - 

Close-up  of our east Willow