Farm Photos - Sit Spot #1467 - August 28, 2024

From Plan B Organic Farm

Wednesday, August 28, 2024  5:15 p.m.

Sit 1467    :    Screen Tent    :    Cloudy 

+24° (+32°)     NE 17-25 kph     85% humidity 

Carolina Wren, 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Wind Chimes), 

Dog barking in distance,

Extras:

12:25 p.m. -

Cloudy,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

1:55 a.m. -

A few clouds,

Aldebaran bright in east,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

3:10 a.m. -

Thin, hazy clouds,

Crescent moon showing through,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

6:25 a.m. - Bats flying,

6:41 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Crows,

(Merlin App),

(Towhee),

Morning Activities -

Volunteer work at Plan B Organic Farm,

Afternoon Activities -

Costco shopping,

Tried to sort out some computer passwords,

1/2 successful,

2 km trail walk with Marigold,

French lessons and sit spot in our screen tent,

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

Bug - Sot Spot #1466 - August 27, 2024

Ambush Bug Revisited

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 5:15 p.m.

Sit 1466    :    Screen Tent    :    Mostly cloudy 

+31° (+39°)   SW 18-37 kph.     57% humidity 

Goldfinches, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Crickets calling,

Extras:

(11:35 p.m.) - 

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

A few faint stars,

1:20 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

Cloudy

3:20 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

Moon shining in east,

6:40 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Carolina Wren,

Goldfinches,

Morning Activities -

Attempted making a quiche,

.6 km Trail walk with Marigold,

To Gretzky gym,

   1 km walk on Treadmill,

   5 km run on treadmill,

      played with speed, 

      5.2 mph for 4 km 30/60,

      5.3, 5.4, 5.5 during last km,

 

 Afternoon Activities - 

Afternoon nap - very tired after my run,

Worked on a morning photo,

Wasted time looking at videos,

   Not sure how I got I to them,

Played with a  photo of an old sketch,

2 km trail walk with Fleur-Ange, Marigold & Mosquitoes,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Hummingbird,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Chipmunk

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Goatsbeard Seedheads

Digital Art - Sit Spot #1465 - August 26, 2024

Indian Mallow - August 26

Monday, August 26, 2024 6:10 p.m.

Sit 1465    :    Screen Tent    :    Partly Cloudy

+28° (+35°)   S 11-16 kph         52% humidity

Crickets,

(Traffic Noises),

White-breasted Nuthatch,

(Jet - Delta Connections flight 4980...),

   (Toronto-Detroit),

Carolina Wren,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Extras:

12:35 a.m. -

Moon low in east shining through trees,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

2:55 a.m. -

Moon higher in east,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

4:35 a.m. -

Moon Shadows,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

6:39 Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Morning Activities -

Took out Garbage & Recycling,

Fixed Spot in new fence where goats escaped,

6 km road walk,

Afternoon Activities -

Worked on digital art,

Afternoon nap,

2 km trail walk with Marigold,

   Did not record birds nor flowers,

Worked on several French lessons,

1 km trail walk with Fleur-Ange, Marigold & Mosquitoes,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Flicker,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Corn & Soybeans along the Road

Butterfly - Sit Spot #1464 - August 25, 2024

Giant Swallowtail

Sunday, August 25, 2024  7:25 p.m.

Sit 1464    :    Screen Tent    :    Sunny 

+28° (+32°)   SW 5-8 kph.        46% humidity        

Crows,

(Traffic Noises),

Mosquitoes,

Crickets,

Red Squirrels,

Chipmunks,

Extras:

12:25 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects calling,

Some stars showing,

2:35 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects calling,

Moon high in sky,

Jupiter & Aldebaran bright in east,

4:10 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects calling,

Partly cloudy sky,

A few stars shining,

6:38 a.m.  Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinals,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Morning Activities -

1.3 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Cleaned half of Donkey's stall,

Worked on password note on computer,

Afternoon Activities - 

More basement sorting & cleaning, 

2.7 km trail walk with Marigold & Mosquitoes,

Flowers blooming - that I remember without notes:

Alsike Clover

Arrow-leaved Aster 

Big Bluestem Grass

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Black Nightshade

Black-eyed Susan

Blue Vervain

Butter and Eggs

Canada Goldenrod

Chocolate Mint

Chrysanthemum

Clammy Ground Cherry

Common Saint Johnswort

Cup Plant

Cut-leaved Coneflower

Daisy Fleabane

Ever bearing strawberry

Gordon Phlox

Grey-headed Coneflower

Indian Grass

Lance-leaved Goldenrod

Live Forever

Marigold

Marjoram

New England Aster

Oxeye Daisy,

Petunia

Queen Anne's Lace

Rose of Sharon

Spotted Touch me not

Sweet Everlasting

Tall Goldenrod

Thin-leaved Coneflower

Trumpet Creeper

Virginia Mountain Mint

White Clover

Wild Cucumber

Yellow Wood Sorrel 

Zigzag Goldenrod

Zinnias

Rounded up goats,

   They found the one weak spot in the fence,

Sawed up a tree that was blocking a trail,

After supper trail walk with Fleur-Ange, Marigold & Mosquitoes