Seeds - Sit Spot #1182 - November 12, 2023

Thimbleweed Seeds

Sunday, November 12, 2023 6:50 p.m.

Sit 1182   :   East Porch   :   Clear & dark

+1°(-1°)      E 7-11              82% humidity 

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Delta Airlines flight 475...),

Jupiter in East,

Aries above Jupiter,

Perseus to the left of Aries,

Extras:

12:00 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

2:00 a.m. -

Cloudy, 

Quiet,

3:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

7:09 a.m. Sunrise 

Red Squirrel Chattering,

Along Afternoon Trails -

Blooms:

Arrow-leaved Aster,

Canada Goldenrod,

Catnip,

Common Mullein,

Coreopsis,

Horseweed,

Marigolds,

Motherwort,

Petunia ,

Tall Goldenrod,  

Zigzag Goldenrod,

Birds, etc. -

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chickadees.

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Blackberry Leaves - Sit Spot #1181 - November 11, 2023

Blackberry Leaves

Saturday, November 11, 2023 3:35 p.m.

Sit 1181   :   Brush Pile W   :   Cloudy 

+5° (+3°)    N 9-14 kph          54% humidity 

Crows,

(Traffic noises),

Dog barking in distance,

(Jet - SkyWest Airlines flight 5453...),

Red Squirrel chattering,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Extras:

12:00 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

4:10 a.m. -

Venus in east,

Ursa Major in northeast,

Quiet,

7:08 a.m. Sunrise 

Red Squirrel chattering,

Along Afternoon Trails -

Blooms:

Arrow-leaved Aster,

Canada Goldenrod,

Catnip,

Common Mullein,

Coreopsis,

Horseweed,

Marigolds,

Motherwort,

Petunia ,

Tall Goldenrod,  

Zigzag Goldenrod,

Birds, etc. -

Crows,

Blue Jay,

Chickadees,

Bluebirds,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Juncos,

Red Squirrel,

White-tailed Deer,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Euonymus - Sit Spot #1180 - November 10, 2023

Euonymus berries and twigs

Friday, November 10, 2023 3:45 p.m.

Sit 1180   :   Brush Pile W   :   Partly Sunny 

+10°(+7°)    W 23-34 kph      39% humidity 

Red Squirrel chattering,

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 969...),

Extras:

12:00 a.m. -

Partly Cloudy,

Some stars shining,

4:40 a.m. -

Partly Cloudy

Some stars shining

6:15 a.m. -

Still partly cloudy,

Orion in west,

Sirius in southwest,

A few other stars showing,

7:07 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Red Squirrel chattering,

Crows calling,

Along the Afternoon Home Trails -

Blooms:

Arrow-leaved Aster,

Canada Goldenrod,

Catnip,

Common Mullein,

Coreopsis,

Horseweed,

Marigolds,

Motherwort,

Petunia ,

Tall Goldenrod,  

Zigzag Goldenrod,

Birds, etc. -

Downy Woodpecker  

Crows,

Grey Squirrel,

Black Squirrel,

Small brown/beige moths,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

                           Photo Site #9 -

View from West Brush Pile

Aster - Sit Spot #1179 - November 9, 2023

Arrow-leaved Aster still blooming

Thursday, November 9, 2023 4:00 p.m.

Sit 1179  :   Brush Pile W   :   Mostly Sunny 

+9°(+6°)     W 20-30 kph.     73% humidity 

Red Squirrel chewing on Walnut,

(Traffic noises),

Small Insect dancing up & down in air,

Tree branches squeaking in wind,

Extras:

12:00 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Heavy Rain,

7:05 a.m. Sunrise chorus -

Red Squirrel chattering,

Donkey braying,

Unidentified bird chirps,

A.M. -

Ran/walked 1.5 k on gym treadmill,

Walked another half km - sore leg,

Along the Afternoon Trails -

Blooms:

Arrow-leaved Aster,

Canada Goldenrod,

Catnip,

Common Mullein,

Coreopsis,

Horseweed,

Marigolds,

Motherwort,

Petunia ,

Tall Goldenrod,  

Birds, etc. -

Downy Woodpecker  

Crows,

Some Water in West Pond,

Small swarm of insects 

   doing up/down dances,

Deer Tracks in mud on several trails,

  (I had not seen any trace of deer

   for quite some time.)

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Chickadees,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Sunset this evening