Sunset - Sit Spot #682 - December 10, 2020

Amazing Sunset Colours

Seen from the barn door

December 10, 2020 10:25 a.m. 

Sit 682  : Brush Pile W  : Cloudy 

+3° (+1°) sw 9-14 kph   87% humidity 

(Traffic noises),

(Jet-SKV flight 7738...),

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Extras:

Along the Trails -

Crows,

Donkey braying,

Rooster crowing,

Snow crunching underfoot,

Blue Jays,

Maple leaves rustling underfoot,

Mourning Doves,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chickadees,

Bluebirds,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Tiny flying insects,

Wonder filled sunset colours!

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Raven,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #4  - North Ridge Trail

Something Green - Sit Spot #681 - December 9, 2020

Something Green

OK an invasive mustard but still beautiful

It's the winter rosette of Dames Rocket 

that many people incorrectly call Phlox.

December 9, 2020 10:15 a.m. 

Sit 681  : Brush Pile w : Cloudy 

+1° (-5°) sw 28-37 kph 86% humidity 

(Traffic noises),

(Train),

Extras:

Along the Trails-

Donkey braying,

Rooster crowing,

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Snow crunching & ice crackling underfoot,

Flock of Mourning Doves,

Chickadees,

A lot of silence,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Santas - Sit Spot #680 - December 8, 2020

At a house down the road from us

where they might have gone 

a little bit overboard with all the Santa.

I got 7 of them in this photo but there were more . . . 

December 8, 2020 4:30 p.m. 

Sit 680  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+1° (-4°)  w 22-33 kph 69% humidity 

(Prop Plane),

(Jet- FedEx Express flight 3015...),

(Traffic noises),

Tree branches squeaking in wind,

Extras:

Along the Trails-

Late afternoon walk . . .

Not one bird sound.

Only the sound of snow underfoot

and

Rustling leaves underfoot where snow had melted,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Hibiscus - Sit Spot #679 - December 7, 2020

Our Hibiscus Plant is Blooming!

December 7, 2020 10:35 a.m. 

Sit 679  : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 

-3° (-6°)   nw 7-11 kph 86% humidity

(Traffic noises),

Blue Jays,

(Jet - Delta Airlines flight 443…),

(Truck backup alarm),

Small dirt coloured insect,

Crows,

Extras:

Along the Trails-

Donkey braying,

Rooster crowing,

Snow crunching & ice crackling underfoot,

Flock of Mourning Doves,

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Easter Bluebirds near summer nest box,

Chickadees,

Leaves rustling underfoot under Maple trees,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches.

Photo Site #6 - Close up of East Willow

Wood Chopping Time - Sit Spot #678 - December 6, 2020

I enjoy chopping wood

almost as much as

having a fire in the fireplace

December 6, 2020 10:00 a.m. 

Sit 678  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

-3° (-7°) nw 9-14 kph 80% humidity 

 (Traffic noises),

Blue Jays,

(Jet - Delta Air Lines flight 1111…),

Crows,

Extras:

Along the Trails-

Donkey braying,

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Rooster,

Snow & ice crunching & crackling underfoot,

Chickadees,

Bluebirds not making a sound,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Dogs barking in distance,

Small & large deer tracks in the mud, 

Flock of Mourning Doves,

Leaves rustling underfoot,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels. 

Another new daily photo site

Photo Site #9 - 

Looking out from the West Brush Pile