Coneflower - Sit Spot #1446 - August 7, 2024

Thin-leaved Coneflower

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:00 p.m.

Sit 1446    :     East Porch    :     Clear 

+23 (25°)        E 15-23 kph        63% humidity 

Downy Woodpecker,

Goldfinches, 

Blue Jay, 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Red Squirrel, 

Mosquitoes, 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Wind Chimes), 

Chickadees, 

Carolina Wren, 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,  

Mourning Dove,  

Grackle,

Extras:

(10:30 p.m.) -| Crickets Calling,

12:00 a.m.    -| Stars shining,

1:55 a.m.      -| (Dog barking at 1:55),

3:30 a.m.      -| (Jupiter bright at 3:30),

6:18 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinals,

Goldfinches,

Morning Activities -

Box washing at Plan B Organic Farm

Afternoon Activities -

Looked at iPhone use information on computer,

2 km trail walk with Marigold,

   Breeze and cooler temperatures made walk better,

   Walked without mask for the first time in ages,

Flowers seen blooming:

    Arrow-leaved Aster

    Black-eyed  Susan Black Medic,

    Bull Thistle,

    Catnip,

    Celandine,

    Clammy Ground Cherry,

    Cow Vetch,

    Cup Plant  

    Cut-leaf Coneflower,

    Daisy Fleabane,

    Early Goldenrod 

    Evening Primrose,

    Geranium (gdn),

    Grey-headed Coneflower 

    Great Lobelia,

    Heal-all,

    Herb Robert,

    Horseweed,

    Kiss me over the garden gate (gdn)

    Marigolds (gdn),

    Mock Strawberry (gdn),

    New England Aster,

    Oswego Tea (gdn,

    Oxeye Daisy,

    Petunias (gdn),

    Purple Coneflower (gdn),

    Purple- Flowering Raspberries (gdn),

    Queen Anne's Lace 

    Red Clover,

    Rose Campion (gdn),

    Rough-fruited Cinquefoil,

    Saint Johnswort 

    Tall Buttercup,

    Tall Coneflower,

    Thin-leaved Coneflower,

    Trumpet Vine,

    Two-row Stonecrop (gdn),

    Virginia Jumpseed,

    Virginia Mountain Mint,

    Virginia Stickseed,

    White Clover,

    White Sweet clover 

    Wild Cucumber,

    Yarrow,

    Yellow Wood Sorrel

Signed up for Rosetta Stone French,

Attempted, unsuccessfully, to get iMac

   microphone to work on Rosetta app,

1 km dog walk,

Worked on Rosetta Stone on iPhone

   Did 2 beginner lessons,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Carolina Wren,

Drying Garlic at Plan B Organic Farm

Digital Art - Sit Spot #1445 - August 6, 2024

August 6 Digital Art

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 6:55 p.m.

Sit 1445    :     West Porch    :     Mostly cloudy 

+19° (+20°)    N 4-6 kph.           88% humidity 

Mourning Dove,  

Chipmunk,

(Traffic Noises), 

Mosquitoes, 

Blue Jay, 

(Train),

Goldfinches, 

Extras:

(11:20 p.m.) -|

12:45 a.m.    -| Crickets Calling,

2:00 a.m.      -| Cloudy,

3:10 a.m.      -|

6:05 a.m. - Bats flying,

6:17 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Towhee,

Crows,

Carolina Wren,

Morning Activities -

Short walk with Marigold & Mosquitoes

To Gretzky gym,

   Walked 1 km on treadmill,

   Run/walk/run (30/60/30) for 5 km on treadmill,

   10:45/km pace

Afternoon Activities -

Worked on digital art,

Long nap,

Worked on cleaning my desktop,

1 km walk with Marigold and mosquitoes,

   Heat not so bad today but mosquitoes 

      are really awful,

   Hard to see through the bug mask for flower id

      or photography,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 

Hummingbird,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

Towhee,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Digital collage - Sit Spot #1444 - August 5, 2024

Digital Collage

Monday, August 5, 2024 3:40 p.m.

Sit 1444     :     West Porch     :     Cloudy 

+28° (+36°)     W 14kph.             64% humidity 

Mosquitoes,

(Traffic Noises), 

Goldfinches, 

(Wind Chimes), 

Sudden extra wind in trees,

Many Walnut leaflets falling,

Large Raindrops starting to come down,

Extras:

12:10 a.m. -| Crickets Calling,

2:55 a.m.   -| Stars shining,

5:55 a.m. - Bats flying,

6:16 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinals,

Crows,

Carolina Wren,

Morning Activities -

Garbage & Recycling taken out,

   More than usual as I am starting to clean

      both basement and barn,

To Gretzky indoor track,

   5 km walk,

Afternoon Activities -

Worked on digital art,

   2 photos of my mini sculpture project,

      1, as usual of the whole project,

      The second was a close up of a part,

      I combined them in one photo,

Took a 40 minute nap,

Attempted a longer walk with Marigold

   but again heat and mosquitoes were too much for me,

Spent a couple of hours cleaning in basement,

   Many hours more work to do

      but I can see some open spots already,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Grey Squirrel.

Digital Art - Sit Spot #1443 - August 4, 2024

 Mini Sculpture;

Photos;

Digital Paint;

AI Bat

Sunday, August 4, 2024  6:10 a.m.

Sit 1443     :     East Porch     :     Sunny

+29° (+34°)     W 7-11 kph         46% humidity 

Crows,

(Traffic Noises), 

House Wren, 

Mosquitoes, 

Extras:

1:20 a.m. -| Crickets Calling,

3:05 a.m. -| Stars shining,

6:15 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Morning Activities -

Short Trail Walk with Marigold,

To Gretzky indoor track,

   5 km walk,

Bulk Barn shopping,

Afternoon Activities -

Worked on digital art,

30 minute nap,

Mowed north lawn,

Mowed Labyrinth,

Too hot and too many mosquitoes to look for flowers,

   I did see a few from the mower,

   What I remember is as follows:

      Indian Tobacco,

      Cup Plants,

      Cut-leaved Coneflowers,

      Thin-leaved Coneflowers,

      Purple Coneflowers,

      Catnip,

      Celandine,

      White Clover,

      White Sweet Clover,

      Queen Anne’s Lace,

      Field Sow Thistle,

      Yellow Wood Sorel.

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Indoor Track

Shadows and Sunlight from Windows