From my Notebook - Sit Spot #1507 - October 8, 2024

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 8:40 p.m.

Sit 1507     :  East Porch    :    Cloudy & dark      

+11° (+10°)  NW 7-11 kph     56% humidity 

Crickets 

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras:

(11:20 p.m.) -

Very Quiet,

Stars shining,

2:10 a.m. -

Very Quiet,

Cloudy,

7:27 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Morning Activities -

.8 k trail walk with Marigold,

To Paris for massage,

Rested in chair,

Afternoon Activities -

More chair resting,

Cleaned in basement,

Finished mowing west lawn,

Mowed part of area east of east paddock,

Dog Trainers here after supper

   re dog barking at guests,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Milkweed Pod - October 7, 2024

 

Monday, October 7, 2024

Sit 1507 - did not happen

Sat in Hospital Emergency for 4.5 hours instead,

Heart fibrillation in morning at track 

   and irregular heartbeat the rest of the day,

Extras:

(11:15 p.m.) -

Crickets  & other Insects calling,

Stars shining,

12:50 a.m. -| Crickets  & other Insects calling,

3:00 a.m.   -| Cloudy,

4:15 a.m. -

Quiet,

Cloudy,

7:25 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Blue Jay,

(Merlin App),

(White-throated Sparrow,

(Yellow-rumped Warbler)

Morning Activities -

.9 km trail walk with Marigold,

To Gretzky gym,

   1 km walk - heart fibrillation

   1 km slow walk hoping the fibrillation would go away,

   Long shower - still hoping,

Bought gas for mower on way home,

Rested in chair,

Afternoon Activities -

Rested in chair,

Called doctor re irregular heart beat,

Told to go to hospital,

Fleur-Ange drove me to St. Jo’s in Hamilton,

Spent from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

   in emergency rooms,

EEG, blood tests, hooked up to heart monitor etc.

All back to normal by around 6:00 p.m.

Then just waiting, waiting, waiting to finally see doctor,

Told to take it easy for a few days

   and to check for more heart tests later,

Leaf Art - Sit Spot #1506 - October 6, 2024

Carrion Vine Leaf

Sunday, October 6, 2024. 4:20 p.m.

Sit 1506    :    East Porch    :      Partly cloudy 

+19° (+19°)   sw 10-15 kph      45% humidity

Carolina Wren,

Chipmunk,

Grey Squirrel,

(Wind Chimes), 

(Traffic Noises), 

Wind in trees,

Extras:

12:30 a.m. -

Quiet,

Stars shining brightly,

3:05 a.m. -

Quiet,

Cloudy,

7:24 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Squirrel chattering,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Blue Jay,

Donkey,

Morning Activities -

1.5 km trail walk with Marigold,

6 km road walk,

Afternoon Activities -

30 minute nap before lunch,

1.2 km walk with Marigold,

Flowers I saw blooming:

Tall Goldenrod, 

Arrow-leaved Aster,  

Heal-all,

White Clover, 

New England Aster,

Calico Aster,

Queen Anne's Lace,

Evening Primrose,

Horseweed,

Butter and Eggs,

Sweet Everlasting,

Heath Aster,

Jerusalem Artichoke,

Lance-leaved Goldenrod, 

Bird's-foot Trefoil,

Geranium,

Marigold,

Zinnia,

Petunias,

More cleaning around the Trumpet vine area,

More basement cleaning,

   Sorting out blue box vs trash,

   Sorted socket wrench kit that I had dropped earlier,

.5 km late trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

   Coyotes howling,

   Crescent moon and Venus in West,

   Deer snorting for second evening in a row 

      not far away,

Drawing - Sit Spot #1505 - October 5, 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024. 6:50 p.m.

Sit 1505    :    East Porch    :    Clear

+18° (+18°)   SE 8-12 kph       34% humidity 

Unknown bird call,

(Traffic Noises), 

Squirrel chattering,

( Merlin app),

(White-throated Sparrow),

Extras:

12:10 a.m. - | Jupiter in east & lots of stars,

2:30 a.m.    -| Very quiet,

7:23 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren, 

Mourning Activities -

5 km walk with "run" group & Marigold 

Sorted old flower records and

   put them in 3-ring notebook,

Afternoon Activities -

Quirks & Quarks on CBC,

2 km trail Walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Clean up around the Trumpet vine but

   Not finished yet,

To Paris for restaurant meal with Fleur-Ange,

   (Part 1 of 12 restaurant meals promised to Fleur-Ange

       for her birthday),

1 km trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

1st Golden-crowned Kinglet,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Chipmunk

Black Squirrel,