Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Plan B - Sit Spot 1549 - November 20, 2024

Filling Food Box Shares


Wednesday, November 20, 2024. 5:10 p.m.

Sit 1549   :    East porch    :    Cloudy 

+9° (+8°)     NE 7-11 kph       93% humidity 


Carolina Wren, 

(Wind Chimes),

(Traffic Noises), 


Extras:

12:05 a.m. -| Cloudy,

2:35 a.m.   -|

3:50 a.m.   -| Quiet,


7:20 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

All Quiet,


Morning Activities -

Plan B Volunteer Work,

Delivery of Plan B box,

Visit CIBC to try to sort out accounts,


Afternoon Activities -

Visit RBC to open new bank account,

To Waterford with Fleur-Ange

   Looking for a new refrigerator,

   To be delivered tomorrow,

Ate at a “British Pub” restaurant,

Back home - 1.8 km Trail walk with Marigold,




At West Pond Site





 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Groundsel drawing - Sit. Spot 1548 - November 19, 2024






Some Digital Additions
to 2002 Sketch



Tuesday, November 19, 2024 4:10 p.m.

Sit 1548   :    Brush Pile W      :   Cloudy 

+9° (+7°)      E 15-23 kph          81% humidity 


(Train),

(Traffic Noises), 

Red Squirrel chattering,


Extras:

12:10 a.m. -| Quiet,

2:10 a.m.   -| Partly Cloudy,

4:20 a.m.   -| Moon trying to shine through


7:19 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Red Squirrel,

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,


Morning Activities -

1 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Found a Thyme-leaved Speedwell blooming,

To Gretzky gym,

   3 km Stationary Bike ride - 11m 46s,

   2 km Treadmill walk - 27m1s,

To Brantford Costco,

Raining as I drove home,


Afternoon Activities -

(Housecleaner and painter both here),

Ate in living room as the painter was working in kitchen,

Read in my study with Marigold,

Moved to basement to clean as it was still raining,

Took 3 km walk with Marigold when it stopped raining,

Goats out again and

   Virginia butted Marigold when I was not watching

      closely enough,

Marigold not hurt and we finished the walk,

   Made it down to the west brush pile 

      for the first time in a while

      for my sit spot,


Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.





Poor photo of a very late
Thyme-leaved Speedwell




Monday, November 18, 2024

Moss drawing - Sit 1547 - November 18, 2024





Monday, November 18, 2024 5:40 p.m.

Sit 1547    :    East porch    :    Mostly Clear 

+11° (+11°)   NW 4-6 kph       54% humidity 


(Traffic Noises), 

(Neighbour's lights showing through trees),

(Jet - Delta Connection flight 4980…)

   (Toronto to Detroit),


Extras:

(11:50 p.m.) -

Quiet,

Cloudy,


1:40 a.m. -

Quiet,

Some clouds,

Moon Shadows,


3:15 a.m. -

Quiet,

Moon shadows,

A few stars,

Still some clouds,


7:18 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

(Merlin App),

(Golden-crowned Kinglet),

(Cardinal),


Mourning Activities -

2 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Observations:

Blue Jay, 

Crows,

Arrow-leaved Aster ,

Mourning Dove,  

Chickadees,

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Carolina Wren, 

Researching refrigerator information,


Afternoon Activities - 

Researching use of PayPal,

   Not finished,

Trying to set up new Bank Debit Card,

   Not finished,

To Dundas for chiropractor,


Fleur-Ange Trail walk with Marigold,

Observations:

Dandelions 

Borage,

Witch-Hazel,

Bluebirds,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chickadees,


4 km Road Walk,

1 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Finished setting up Bank Debit card,

Put $100 in PayPal Wallet (3-5 bus. Days)





Sunset





Sunday, November 17, 2024

Fungus Sketch - Sit Spot #1546 - November 17, 2024




From 2001 Sketchbook



Sunday, November 17, 2024 7:30 p.m.

Sit 1546    :    East porch    :    Cloudy 

+10° (+10°)   SW 2-3 kph       86% humidity 


(Wind Chimes), 

(Jet -  Air Canada Jazz flight 775...),

   (Toronto to Detroit),

(Traffic Noises), 

Dog barking in distance,

(Train),


Extras:

(11:25 p.m.) -| Quiet,

1:05 a.m.      -|

4:05 a.m.      -| Cloudy,


7:17 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

(Merlin App),

(Hairy Woodpecker),


Morning Activities -

Made Crepes for Breakfast,

1 km Trail walk with Marigold,

To Brantford Costco to 

   set up hearing test,

   and to scout out product locations,

   Most items are in positions like in Ancaster,

   Some additional items are in store,

Got gas from Costco station $1.39,

To Bulkbarn for shopping,

 

(Another grey cloudy day),

Slept in Lazyboy chair for quite a while,

2 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold, 

Blooming Flowers:

    Borage,

    Dandelion,

    Zigzag Goldenrod

    Witch Hazel

Had an early supper in a Brantford Restaurant,

Another after dark sit spot,





Unidentified Mushroom