Orchid - Sit Spot #1592 - August 4, 2023

Helleborine Orchid

Friday, August 4, 2023 4:10 p.m.

Sit 1592      :      Hamilton Waterfront Trail   :   Mostly cloudy 

+27°(+33°)  NW 7-11 kph             55% humidity 

Swan in harbour,

Cyclist on trail,

3 Walkers on trail,

Runner on trail,

One Sailboat in harbour,

2 more cyclists on trail,

Woman chatting on phone on next bench,

Train on tracks behind me,

Another cyclist on trail,

Roller blade person on trail,

Extras:

(11:20 p.m. Aug.3) -

Cloudy,

Sheet lightning,

Crickets calling,

2:40 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

5:55 a.m. -

Bats flying,

6:14 a.m. Sunrise -

Mourning Doves,

Cardinal,

Field Sparrow,

Crows,

Carolina Wren,

Blooms Along RBG Trails -

(   .   .   .   to be added later.   .   .   )

Sadie - Sit Spot #1591 - August 3, 2023

RIP Sadie,

we had many, many great walks together!

Thursday, August 3, 2023 5:05 p.m.

Sit 1591   :   Brush Pile W   :   Partly cloudy 

+27°(+33°)  SW 22-33 kph    54% humidity 

Mosquitoes,

Catbird,

(Train),

(Traffic noises),

Towhee,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Extras:

12:20 a.m. -

Dark,

Cloudy,

Quiet,

3:00 a.m. -

Strange Dream!

(I almost never remember dreams),

Noise at window,

Dalmatian Dog, Panda Bear, 

And African Vulture

All trying to get in,

Meanwhile,

Motorcycle pulling hay wagon

On long rope

Making ruts and tracks in lawn

Flattening wild flowers . . .

5:40 a.m. -

Bats flying,

6:13 a.m. Sunrise -

Carolina Wren,

Field Sparrow,

Towhee,

Cardinal,

Along the Trails -

Blooms:

Agrimony,

Alfalfa,

Bergamot,

Big Bluestem Grass,

Birdsfoot Trefoil,

Bittersweet Nightshade,

Black Medic,

Black-eyed Susan,

Blue Vervain,

Borage,

Carpetweed, 

Catnip,

Celandine,

Chicory,

Clammy Ground Cherry,

Common Mullein,

Common St. John’s-wort,

Comfrey,

Coreopsis,

Cow Vetch,

Creeping Bellflower,

Culver’s Root,

Cup Plant,

Cut-leaf Coneflower,

Daisy Fleabane,

Dames Rocket,

Dandelions,

Dill,

Dragon’s Blood 

Early Goldenrod,

Elecampane,

Enchanters Nightshade,

English Plantain,

Everbearing Strawberry,

Feaverfew,

Field Sow-thistle,

Garden Phlox,

Geranium, 

Globe Thistle,

Grey-headed Coneflower,

Hairy Vetch,

Heal-all,  

Herb Robert,

Horseweed,

Hosta,

Indian Tobacco,

Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate,

Knotgrass,

Long-leaved Speedwell,

Lopseed,

Marigolds,

Meadowsweet,

Milkweed,

Monkey Flower,

Monkshood,  

Motherwort,

Obedient Plant,

Oregano,

Orange Daylily,

Orange Hawkweed,

Oswego Tea,

Oxeye Daisy,

Petunia,

Poppy,

Prairie Dock,

Purple Coneflower,  

Purple-flowering Raspberries,

Purple-leaved Willow Herb

Queen Anne's Lace,

Red Clover,

Rose Campion,

Rose of Sharon,

Shrubby St. John’s-wort,

Slender Mountainmint,

Spiderwort,

Spotted Lady’s Thumb,

Spotted Touch-me-not,

Sulphur Cinquefoil,

Tall Buttercup,

Thin-leaved Coneflower,

Thyme,

Trumpet Vine,

Upright Hedge Parsley,

Virginia Knotweed,

Virginia Mountainmint,

Water Horehound,

Water Parsnip,

White Clover,

White Sweet clover,

White Vervain,

Wild Basil,

Wild Cucumber,

Wild Lettuce,

Wild Mint,

Wood Avens,

Wood Sorrel,

Yarrow,

Yellow Lily,

  

Birds -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Field Sparrow,

Towhee,

Green Frogs in West Pond,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Hummingbird,

Field Sparrow.

Towhee,

Carolina Wren.