Meadow Trail - Sit Spot #1238 - January 8, 2024

Part of West Meadow Trail

Very little snow right now

Monday, January 8, 2024 4:55 p.m.  

Sit 1238   :   East Porch   :   Cloudy 

+2° (-1°)     S 8-12 kph       72% humidity 

(Traffic noises),

Squirrel chattering,

Extras:

(11:40 p.m.) -

(Cloudy),

(Quiet),

3:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

7:52 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Squirrels chattering,

Morning Activities -

Made a date/banana bread for breakfast,

To gym,

   3 k treadmill walk,

   1 k treadmill run @ 9:43/km

Made tuna salad sandwiches for lunch,

Afternoon Activities -

4 km road walk,

2 km trail walk,

   Chickadees calling,

   Rabbit running across the trail,

   Donkey braying,

   Goats bleating,

   Squirrel chattering,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Chickadees,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Ladybug in kitchen,

Black Squirrel.

Grey Squirrel.

Trail Series #8

Winter Apple - Sit Spot #1237 - January 7, 2024

Winter Apples

Sunday, January 7, 2024 5:20 p.m.  

Sit 1237   :   East Porch   :   Cloudy 

0° (0°)         NW 2-2 kph     90% humidity 

(Train),

(Traffic noises),

Dog barking in distance,

Very light snow coming down,

(Neighbour's lights showing through trees),

Extras:

1:50 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

Fresh snow on ground,

7:52 a.m. Sunrise -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities -

To gym for hydrotherapy pool,

Fire alarm again just as I got there,

False alarm but then too late for pool,

To Bulk Barn for groceries,

Home for a nap,

Afternoon Activities,

Worked on processing photos,

6 km walk on road,

1.9 k trail walk,

Very, very quiet,

Carolina Wren flying in barn,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Trail Series #7

Track - Sit Spot #1236 - January 6, 2024

Quiet time between hockey games

Track is above and around the rink

Saturday, January 6, 2024 3:45 p.m.  

Sit 1236   :   Brush Pile W  :  Cloudy 

0° (-5°)        E 20-20 kph      65% humidity 

Red Squirrel chattering,

(Prop Plane),

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Flair Airlines Flight 2400...),

Extras;

1:55 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

(Best sleep in quite a while),

7:52 a.m. Sunrise -

All quiet,

Morning Activities -

To Gym,

   6 k track walk,

   Finished just as fire alarm went off,

Afternoon Activities -

Made Scrambled Eggs, potatoes & toast for lunch,

Vacuumed Library,

Cleaned filter on Air Filter,

Set up 3rd Humidifier,

3 k Afternoon Trail walk,

   Lots of coyote scat on trails, 

   Fresh Deer tracks,

   Goats bleating,

   Collected old paper wasp nest,

   Hung wasp nest in barn,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Carolina Wren.

Trail Series #6

Witch Hazel - Sit Spot #1235 - January 5, 2024

From RBG Arboretum

Friday, January 5, 2024 5:30 p.m.  

Sit 1235   :   East porch   :   Cloudy 

-2° (-6°)      SW 11-17 kph  64% humidity 

(Wind Chimes),

(Traffic noises),

(Neighbour's lights showing through trees),

(Jet - Delta Connection flight 4943...),

Extras:

(10:40 p.m.) - |

12:05 a.m.   - | Cloudy,

1:40 a.m.     - | Quiet,

4:20 a.m.     - |

7:52 a.m.   Sunrise -

All Quiet,

                                                                                                                                                                                     

Morning Activities -

To RBG Herbarium,

Helped work on sorting Lilac files,

Afternoon Activities,

Short visit to RBG Arboretum to look at Witch Hazels,

Took art works to YouMe Gallery,

Got water from Ancaster Wells,

Bought membership in Hamilton Conservation Authority,

Got membership for Ancaster well,

Bought heated pail to replace our defective one,

5 k road walk with Fleur-Ange,

2 k trail walk with Fleur-Ange,

Made Mac & cheese for supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Black Squirrel.

Trail Series #5