30, 2025

Apr 29 Art - Sit Spot #1697 - April 29, 2025

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 4:10 p.m.

Sit 1697    :   East Porch    :  Cloudy 

+26°(+32)    SW 53-65 kph  60% humidity 

Wind in trees  

(Wind Chimes),

(Train),

Extras:

(11:30 p.m.) -| Clear,

2:00 a.m.      -| Quiet

6:16 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Cardinal,

Field Sparrow,

Carolina Wren,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

White-throated Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Blue Jay,

Morning Activities -

Made Banana Bread,

1.8 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Drove to WGSC gym,

.4 km treadmill walk,

(Stopped to get my earphones),

(I had left the on the shelf by the door),

1 km treadmill walk,

1.5 treadmill run - Longest run this year,

1 km treadmill walk,

Afternoon Activities -

Worked on income tax,

1.2 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Yellow Violets blooming,

More income tax work,

Forgot about the farrier coming,

Had to round up animals and get them in the barn,

Continued with income tax after farrier,

1.2 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold, 

Cherry Trees blooming,

Light rain with rainbow in east,

Male Horsetails are up,

Red & Yellow tulips starting to bloom,

Worked on digital painting after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Grackles,

1at Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

1st Chipping Sparrow,

1st White-crowned Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Grey Squirrel.

8:45 p.m. - Bats flying both west and east of house

April 28 art - Sit Spot #1696 - April 28, 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025 5:20 p.m 

Sit 1696    :    East Porch.  :  Sunny 

+20° (20°)     S 18-27 kph    15% humidity 

(Wind Chimes), 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Train),

Extras:

(10:35 p.m.) -| Clear,

12:22 a.m.    -|

2:20 a.m.      -|

3:50 a.m.      -| Quiet,

6:18 Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Song Sparrow,

Carolina Wren,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Field Sparrow,

Morning Activities -

Took out Recycling & Garbage,

Drove to WGSC for Yoga,

Stopped at Value Village on way home

   to buy some pants,

It appears that all of my pants have been shrinking,

Afternoon Activities -

Worked on income tax,

Took Marigold to vet for annual checkup

   and vaccinations,

It cost nearly $700,

Biggest cost was the tick and flea medication,

(My dog, when I was young, never saw a vet,

    and never had tick or flea meds),

(He lived a very long life),

Spent more time picking up sticks & limbs

    in north lawn,

Still not finished,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Juncos,

Robins,

Starling,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Apr 27 Art - Sit Spot #1695 - April 27, 2025

Sunday, April 27, 2025 9:40 a.m.

Sit 1695    :    Brush Pile E    :   Sunny 

_+9° (+7°)     NW 17-25 kph     41% humidity 

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Trees creaking in wind,

(Traffic Noises), 

Squirrel chattering,

Mourning Dove, 

Crows,

Extras:

(10:35 p.m.) -

Partly Cloudy,

American toads calling,

A few Spring Peepers calling,

1:45 a.m. -| Clear with Stars,

3:20 a.m. -| Quiet,

6:19 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Robins,

Carolina Wren,

Mourning Dove, 

Chickadees, 

White-throated Sparrow,

Morning Activities - 

Made crêpes for breakfast,

3.3 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Started to work on income tax papers

Afternoon Activities -

Picking up sticks on southeast lawn,

Picking up sticks on northeast lawn,

Worked with a new person, Natalie, on

   cleaning out the goat pen,

Virginia broke her collar when I tried to tie her up,

I moved Vanessa’s collar to Virginia and tried again,

By the end of the afternoon Virginia broke Vanessa’s collar too,

Natalie did most of the work on goat stall cleaning,

We finished in just over 90 minutes,

(It would have taken me days by myself),

Natalie, Fleur-Ange & I took Marigold around the west field,

Worked on digital painting after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Juncos,

Robins,

Starling,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel.

Apr 26 Art - Sit Spot #1694 - April 26, 2025

Pennsylvania Sedge Flower

Saturday, April 26, 2025 3:05 p.m.

Sit 1694    :   Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

+9° (+5°)     NE 31-46 kph      46% humidity 

Wind in trees,

Tree branches squeaking,

(Traffic Noises), 

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

Cardinal, 

Carolina Wren, 

Extras:

(10:25 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

12:30 a.m.    -| American Toads calling,

                      -| Some Spring Peepers calling,

1:50 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Raining,

6:21 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

White-throated Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Robins,

Mourning Dove, 

Field Sparrow,

Carolina Wren,

Cardinal,

Morning Activities -

Drove to end of Powerline Road,

5 km walk with walk/run group,

Donna & Wendy stayed with me,

Home to finish calendar log,

20 minute nap,

Listened to “Under the Influence” on CBC

Afternoon Activities -

Listened to “Quirks & Quarks” on CBC,

40 minute nap,

(Very tired so far today),

2.10 km Trail walk with Marigold,

1.5 km Trail walk with Marigold after supper,

    Raven calling over west meadow,

Worked on digital painting,

Shelf Fungus on Stump