Baking - Sit Spot #697 - December 25, 2020

Cinnamon Rolls

First attempt in many years

Taste better than they look

December 25, 2020 11:55 a.m.

Sit 697  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy with snow 

-3° (-10°) W 24-36 kph 86% humidity 

(Traffic noises),

Clumps of snow falling from trees,

Extras:

Along the trails  -

Donkey braying,

Rooster crowing,

Blue Jay,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chickadees,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Red-breasted Nuthatches,

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Photo Site #9 

Looking out from West Brush Pile

Snowy run - Sit Spot #696 - December 24, 2020

This is one place on Powerline Road

where one cannot see the power lines.

This is about 2.8 km along into my 5 km 

Thursday afternoon run.

December 24, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Sit 696  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy with rain 

+9° (+5 °) S 28-44 kph 81% humidity

Unidentified bird chirps,

Rain on tarp,

(Traffic noises),

Wind in trees,

(Sirens in far distance),

Trees creaking in wind,

Extras:

Along the trails  -

Donkey braying,

Rooster crowing,

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Goldfinches,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Sunrise - Dandelion - Sit Spot #695 - December 23, 2020

Days are getting longer

but

sunrises times are still getting later.

Dandelions are still blooming

and

still going to seed.

December 23, 2020 9:50 a.m.

Sit 695  : Brush Pile W  : Cloudy 

+1° (-1°)  E 6-9 kph 86% humidity 

(Train),

(Traffic noises),

Crows,

Blue Jays,

(Jet  - GoJet Airlines flight 4593...),

Extras:

Along the trails  -

Rooster crowing,

Mourning Doves,

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Hairy Bittercress is still blooming

    every day even though I often forget

    to write it down,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Not looking much like December today

Sit Spot #694 - December 22, 2020

Photo Site #1 - East "Pond"

December 22, 2020 9:55 a.m.

Sit 694  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+1° (-4°)  W 17-26 kph 86% humidity 

Dogs barking in distance,

(Traffic noises),

(Jet  - Southwest Airlines flight 277...),

Extras:

Along the trails  -

Flock of Canada Geese overhead,

Donkey braying,

Rooster crowing,

Crows,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Blue Jays,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Cookies - Mystery - Sit Spot #693 - December 21, 2020

Kourabiedes

Greek Cookies

or

my attempt at them.

They should be entirely covered with icing sugar.

The process did not work for me.

The cookies taste great anyway.

Mystery Photo

that appeared on my iPhone Camera this morning.

It took be a while to sort out what it was.

I accidentally hit the photo button

when the phone was facing the window

so

this is partly a double window reflection

of the interior of the room

and partly what was outside the window.

December 21, 2020  10:20 a.m.

Sit 693  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+2° (0 °)  S 6-9 kph 87% humidity 

Crows,

(Jet - Republic Airlines Flight 4919…),

(Traffic noises),

Extras:

Along the Trails -

Donkey,

Rooster,

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Pileated Woodpecker,

Chickadees,

A Flock of Mourning Doves,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #8 - West Pond