Feb. 4 Art - Sit Spot # 1617 - February 4, 2025

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 9:30 a.m.

Sit 1617    :   Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

-3° (-8°)        W 15-22 kph       80% humidity 

Crows, 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Jet -  FedEx Express flight 247...),

   (Toronto to Memphis),

A few tiny snowflakes are falling,

Extras:

(10:45 p.m.) -| Quiet,

12:15 a.m.    -|

2:15 a.m.      -| Cloudy,

7:32 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Junco,

Crows,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Morning Activities -

Made pancakes for breakfast,

2.4 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

To Paris with Fleur-Ange for lunch,

Afternoon Activities -

Made lentil soup in the Crockpot,

Worked on files for RBG Herbarium,

Watched Great Music video on “Middle Ages”,

Slept for an hour,

2 km Trail walk with Marigold,

  Fleur-Ange joined us for the last part,

Made a mini-sculpture for today art project,

Used Photoshop and Fresco to play with

   the photo of the sculpture,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Feb 3 art - Sit Spot #1616 - February 3, 2025

Monday, February 3, 2025 5:20 p.m.

Sit 1616    :   Brush Pile E    :     Cloudy 

+1° (-2°)       N 8-12 kph           98% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Jet -  WestJet flight 532...)

   (Calgary to Hamilton),

Extras:

(10:45 p.m.) -| Quiet,

12:05 a.m.    -|

2:05 a.m.      -|

4:05 a.m.      -| Cloudy,

7:33 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Morning Activities -

1.1 Trail walk with Marigold, 

Drove to Gretzky Centre in Brantford,

   1 hr. Yoga (first class since 2019)

   (Need to turn up hearing aids before going in next time)

Afternoon Activities -

4 km walk on indoor track,

Late lunch,

1 hr nap,

1.5 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold, 

Work on RBG file printouts,

   (Still having difficulty getting Excel to do what I want),

Work on mini sculpture and digital art,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Skater - Sit Spot 1615 - February 2, 2025

Sunday, February 2, 2025 9:55 a.m.

Sit 1615    :    Brush Pile E      :    Cloudy 

-9° (-16°)       E 16-24 kph           72% humidity 

Crows, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Donkey braying,

Extras:

(10:45 p.m.) -| Quiet,

12:55 a.m.    -|

2:00 a.m.      -|

4:40 a.m.      -| Cloudy,

7:34 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Goldfinches, 

Morning Activities -

Make crepes,

1.4 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Worked on computer calendar entries,

Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Gretzky indoor track,

   Walked 5 km,

Drove to Bulk Barn for grocery shopping,

2 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold, 

   (Forgot to turn on Strava app),

Worked on  Digital art,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Flower Art - Sit Spot #1614 - February 1, 2025

Saturday, February 1, 2025 3:35 p.m.

Sit 1614    :    Brush Pile E    :    Sunny 

-8° (-13°)       N 11-16 kph         60% humidity 

(Prop Plane),

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras:

(10:30 p.m.) -

Quiet,

Cloudy,

12:00 a.m. -| Quiet,

1:50 a.m.   -|

3:20 a.m.   -| Stars shining,

7:36 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

All quiet,

Morning Activities -

To Brantford Gretzky indoor track,

   Walked with Ron at first then Diane then 

      on my own,

   Others on track were Leslie, Chris, Reina, Wendy, & Bruce,

   All of them left before I finished 4 km,

   Steve & Anita ran outside,

I walked 5 km, rested for a bit then did 1 more,

Got home in time for “Under the Influence” on CBC,

Afternoon Activities -

Started with “Quirks & Quarks” on CBC,

Read in “Stone Blind” while I ate lunch

   as Fleur-Ange was out,

Napped for 40 minutes,

2 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Worked on today’s digital art,

(Photo of dying flower out of focus

   with a few extra lines and some black added),

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker.