Feb 23 art - Sit Spot #1634 - February 23, 2025

Sunday, February 23, 2025 9:40 a.m.

Sit 1634    :   Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

-3° (-7°)       W 13-19 kph       73% humidity 

Crows,

Donkey braying,

(Traffic Noises),

Extras:

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

1:05 a.m.     -|

2:30 a.m.     -| Quiet,

7:06 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Crows,

Morning Activities -

Made crepes for breakfast,

1.5 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Snowshoed around the west field,

Apps said it was only .8 km but it felt a lot longer,

Afternoon Activities -

Fried up bacon for BLT sandwiches,

Slept for 30 minutes in my lazy-boy chair,

Drove to Brantford to shop at Bulk Barn,

Worked on digital painting,

Ate leftovers from yesterday’s restaurant meal

   for supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay, 

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Apple Fitness app recorded 7 482 steps for 4.31 km,

Pedometer app recorded 6 795 steps for 5.28 km,

(Pedometer probably going my step length on track

   Instead of in deep snow).

Flower art - Sit Spot #1633 - February 22, 2025

Saturday, February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m.

Sit 1633    :    Brush Pile E    :      Partly Sunny 

-3° (-10°)       SW 29-43 kph        66% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

Wind in trees,

Tree branches squeaking in wind,

Extras:

12:05 a.m. -| Quiet,

1:40 a.m.   -|

4:00 a.m.   -| Cloudy,

7:07 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Morning Activities -

To Gretzky indoor track,

Strava app not working,

Used a step counter and tried to

   Figure out how many steps per lap,

Walked nearly 1.5 hours so

   Between 5 & 6 km

Finished calendar log at home

Listened to “Under the Influence” on CBC.

Afternoon Activities -

Listened to “Quirks & Quarks” on CBC,

Took a 45 minute nap,

1 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Tried to vote but went to wrong place,

Dinner out with Christina family for Kingsley birthday,

Gave her my carry-on suitcase,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay, 

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Apple Fitness app recorded 12 995 steps for 8.23 km

Pedometer app recorded 13 639 steps for 10.09 km

Feb 21 Art - Sit Spot #1632 - February 21, 2025

Friday, February 21, 2025 5:10 p.m.

Sit 1632    :    Brush Pile Em    :    Cloudy 

-6° (-12°)       NW 15-22 kph        69% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras:

(11:35 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

1:00 a.m.      -|

3:50 a.m.      -| Quiet,

7:09 a.m. Sunrise -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities -

To RBG Herbarium for volunteer work,

Afternoon Activities -

Stopped on the way home to get

   Hamilton Conservation Authority membership

   and Ancaster Well card to open the well gate,

Had an hours nap after lunch,

1.3 km Trail walk with Marigold through

   the deep snow again,

Getting very tired of the deep snow and cold,

Read in “Lady Helena Investigates” by Jane Steen,

   A free book from “BookBub”,

Worked on digital painting,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Feb 20 Art - Sit Spot #1631 - February 20, 2025

Thursday, February 20, 2025 9:55 a.m.

Sit 1631    :   Brush Pile E    :    Cloudy with snow 

-9° (-14°)      NW 9-14 kph        83% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

Extras:

(11:45 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

1:10 a.m.      -|

2:10 a.m.      -|

3:40 a.m.      -| Quiet,

7:10 a.m. Sunrise -

All Quiet,

Morning Activities -

Made Waffles for breakfast,

1.5 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Deep snow is making for short, slow walks,

Watched several MacMost videos fe use of Mac,

Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Brantford Gretzky indoor track

Walked 5 km,

Joined in part by Diane, Reina, & Donna,

Accidentally erased my walk from Strava,

Stopped to shop at Drugstore & Bulk Barn,

Cleaned in barn,

Helped farrier by holding animals while she worked,

Tried to research about Kindle Unlimited,

Worked on Digital Art,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Rabbit

Black Squirrel.