Cucumber - Sit Spot 1586 - July 29, 2023

"Male" Flowers of

Wild Cucumber

Saturday, July 29, 2023 6:00 p.m.  

Sit 1586   :   East Porch   :   Sunny 

+23°(+27°)   N 13-20 kph    65% humidity 

Mosquitoes,

Hummingbird,

Blue Jays,

Goldfinches,

(Traffic noises),

Cardinal,

Towhee,

12:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

4:20 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

1 flash of sheet lightning,

6:08 a.m. Sunrise -

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Crows,

House Wren,

Field Sparrow,

(Merlin App -),

(Least Flycatcher),

(Robin),

(Indigo Bunting),

Along the Trails -

Blooms:

Alfalfa,

Bergamot,

Birdsfoot Trefoil,

Black Medic,

Black-eyed Susan,

Blue Vervain,

Borage,

1st Butter and Eggs on property,

Carpetweed, 

Catnip,

Celandine,

Chicory,

Clammy Ground Cherry,

Common Mullein,

Common St. John’s-wort,

Comfrey,

Coreopsis,

Cow Vetch,

Creeping Bellflower,

Culver's Root,

Cup Plant,

Daisy Fleabane,

Dames Rocket,

Dandelions,

Dill,

Enchanters Nightshade,

English Plantain,

Everbearing Strawberry,

Field Sow-thistle,

Garden Phlox,

Geranium, 

Grey-headed Coneflower,

Hairy Vetch,

Heal-all,  

Herb Robert,

Hosta,

1st Indian Tobacco,

Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate,

Knotgrass,

Long-leaved Speedwell,

Lopseed,

Marigolds,

Meadowsweet,

Monkey Flower,

Monkshood,  

Motherwort,

Obedient Plant,

Oregano,

Orange Daylily,

Oswego Tea,

Oxeye Daisy,

Petunia,

Prairie Dock,

Purple Coneflower,  

Purple-leaved Willow Herb

Queen Anne's Lace,

Red Clover,

Rose Campion,

Round-headed Leek,

Shrubby St. John’s-wort,

Silvery Cinquefoil,

Slender Mountainmint,

Spiderwort,

Spotted Lady’s Thumb,

Spotted Touch-me-not,

Sulphur Cinquefoil,

Thin-leaved Coneflower,

Thyme,

Trumpet Vine,

Virginia Knotweed,

Virginia Mountainmint,

White Clover,

White Sweet clover,

White Vervain,

Wild Basil,

1st Wild Cucumber,

Wild Lettuce,

Wild Mint,

Wood Sorrel,

Yarrow,

  

Birds -

Black-billed Cuckoo,

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Field Sparrow,

Goldfinch,

Towhee,

Rabbit,

Green Frog,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Goldfinch,

Hummingbird,

Towhee,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Bats flying before sunrise.

Photo Site #9 - 

Looking out from West Brush Pile

False-nettle - Sit Spot #1585 - July 28, 2023

False Nettle

Only flower stem I know that has

leaves after the flowers.

Friday, July 28, 2023 2:50 p.m.

Sit 1585   :   Hamilton Waterfront Trail   :   Mostly Sunny 

+30°(+38°)  SW 4-6 kph                           55% humidity 

Crows,

(Motorized Bicycle),

(Helicopter),

Cormorant,

(Sailboats in distance),

(Motorboat in distance),

(Train),

(Motorscooter),

(3 Bicycles),

Red-winged Blackbird,

Extras:

12:40 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

A few Fireflies,

4:00 a.m. -

Quiet

One Shooting Star,

Thin clouds,

5:45 a.m. -

Bats Flying

6:07 a.m. Sunrise -

Towhee,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

House Wren,

Field Sparrow,

(Merlin App -),

(Goldfinch),

Blooms Along RBG Trails -

Agrimony

Arrowhead, Common

Asparagus *

Avens, White

Bergamot, Wild

Celandine *

Chickweed, Common * 

Clover, White *

Clover, White Sweet *

Coneflower, Gray-Headed

Coneflower, Purple *

Cup Plant

Dandelion, Common *

Fleabane, Daisy

Forget-Me-Not, Smaller

Galinsoga *

Goldenrod, Early

Heal-All

Hedge Nettle, Rough

Hedge-Parsley, Upright *

Hemlock, Poison *

Horsebalm, Canada

Loosestrife, Purple *

Medick, Black *

Monkey Flower

Nettle, False

Nettle, Wood

Nightshade, Eastern Black

Pickerelweed

Pink, Deptford *

Queen Anne's Lace *

Raspberry, Purple-Flowering 

Saint Johnswort, Common *

Spiderwort *

Sunflower, Woodland

Thistle, Bull *

Tick-Trefoil, Pointed-Leaved

Tick-Trefoil, Showy (Canada)

Touch-Me-Not, Pale

Touch-Me-Not, Spotted

Vervain, White

Water Lily, Sweet Scented

Wood Sorrel, Yellow

Photo Site #8 - West Pond

There is still a bit of water

in the pond but one cannot 

see it in this photo