Special Breakfast Bread - Sit Spot 667 - November 25, 2020

Carrot, Apple, Pecan, Cranberry Skillet Bread

from a recipe that I made up this morning

using 3 other recipe ideas combined

plus some of my own changes

November 25, 2020 10:20 a.m.

Sit 667  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+3° (+2°) se 4-6 kph 93% humidity 

 Crows,  

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - American Airlines flight 1776...),

Extras:

Along the trails -

Rooster,

Crows, 

Blue Jays,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Rabbit,

Deer tracks in snow,

Dog and/or coyote tracks in snow,

Chickadees,

Fog, mist, and rain in afternoon

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crow,

Mourning Doves,

Red-breasted Nuthatches,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

2nd Cardinal - Sit Spot #666 - November 24, 2020

2nd Cardinal Photo

from yesterday

November 24, 2020 4:55 p.m.

Sit 666  ; Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

0° (-4°) e 11/17 koh 80% humidity 

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - United Airlines flight 543 . . .)

Extras:

Along the trails - 

I was working at Plan B Organic Farm

all morning as usual on a Tuesday so was

late getting outside this afternoon.

Getting dark already at 4:30.

Almost no sounds except

the snow crunching underfoot,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chickadees,

4 White-tailed deer in south ravine,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail

Cardinal - Sit Spot 665 - November 23, 2020

 

Cardinals are regular visitors

at our bird feeder.

This photo was taken from

our breakfast table through the window.

November 23, 2020 10:15 a.m.

Sit 665  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy

0º (-4º) sw 22-39  75 % humidity

Snow clumps falling off trees,

(Traffic noises),

Crows,

Chickadees,

Blue Jays,

(Jet - Republic Airlines Flight 8809...),

Extras:

Along the trails -

Snow crunching underfoot,

Deer tracks in snow in yard, 

Many coyote & dog tracks,

Rabbit tracks,

Squirrel tracks,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Downy Woodpecker,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #1 - East "Pond"

Snowy Day - Sit Spot #664 - November 22, 2020

My afternoon road walk went fine until

a car drove by too close

and I got sprayed with slush

and then

when I was almost home

a snowplough truck came by

and really soaked me from head to toe.

November 22, 2020 9:45 a.m.

Sit 664  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy with Snow

0º (-5º)  ne 17-26  94 % humidity

(Train),

(Jet - Republic Airlines Flight 3246),

Extras:

Along the Trails - 

Rooster crowing,

Snow crunching underfoot,

Crows,

Leaves rustling underfoot,

Mourning Doves,

Unidentified bird calls,

Wet snow falling all day,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Soda Bread - Sit Spot #663 - November 21 2020

Irish Soda Bread

New recipe

Seemed to work well and tasted great

November 21, 2020 4:10 p.m.

Sit 663  : Brush Pile W : Mostly Cloudy

+4º (0º)  nw 17-26 kph  56% humidity

(Traffic noises),

Dogs barking in distance,

Chickadees,

Extras:

Along the Trails -

Leaves rustling underfoot,

Hairy Woodpecker,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chickadees,

(I did a 10 k run this morning

so my walk and sit spot were late;

therefore, almost no bird activity.)

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow