Apr 5 Art - Sit Spot #1673 - April 5, 2025

Saturday, April 5, 2025 5:00 p.m.

Sit 1673    :   Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

+11° (+10°)   W 12-18 kph      92% humidity 

Carolina Wren,

Mourning Dove,  

Flicker,

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Cardinal, 

Crows,

Extras:

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

1:15 a.m.     -| Spring Peepers calling,

                    -| Wood Frogs calling,

3:10 a.m.     -| Cloudy,

4:40 a.m.     -| Quiet,

6:55 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Robin,

Carolina Wren,

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Spring Peepers,

(Merlin App),

(Song Sparrow),

Morning Activities -

Drove to Brantford Gretzky track,

Walked 5 km on my own,

(Decided to not risk cold rain),

(Of course it didn’t rain),

Finished calendar log at home,

Listened to CBC “Under the Influence”,

Afternoon Activities -

Listened to CBC Quirks & Quarks”,

Slept for an hour in my easy chair,

Took my saw out to work on west trail,

Removed a limb that was hanging over the trail,

Also took out some large grapevines 

   that were on one of the meadow trails,

2 km Trail walk with Marigold and did a late sit spot,

(Lots of frog songs in the west pond),

Worked on digital art after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Starlings,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Apr Art - Sit Spot # 1672 - April 4, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025 7:20 p.m.

Sit 1672    :   East Porch    :    Cloudy 

+10° (+8°).     E14-22 kph.       44% humidity 

Carolina Wren, 

Woodcock 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Crows, 

(Wind Chimes), 

Spring Peepers, 

Wood Frogs,

Chickadees, 

Robin, 

Cardinal, 

Extras:

(10:20 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

12:20 a.m,    -| Spring Peepers calling,

2:00 a.m       -| Cloudy,

                     -| Wood Frogs calling,

6:57 a.m.  Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Carolina Wren,

Mourning Dove, 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Cardinal,

Crows,

(Merlin App),

(Woodcock),

Morning Activities -

To RBG Herbarium,

File exchange between freezer & cabinets,

Hendrie Valley walk,

Blooming plants,

1st Dwarf Iris.

1st Fragrant Viburnum,

1st Beaked Hazel,

1st Daffodils,

Black Willow,

Winter Aconite,

Scilla,

Afternoon Activities -

1 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Marigold & Cat got nails trimmed,

Fleur-Ange & I to Indian Restaurant in Paris,

1 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

 Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Woodcock,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Yesterday's art #2 - Sit Spot #1671 - April 3, 2025

Thursday, April 3, 2025 9:55 a.m.

Sit 1671    :      Brush Pile W    :    Cloudy 

+16° (+14°)     SW 30-45 kph       90% humidity 

Song Sparrow,,

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Crows,

Extras:

(11:40 p.m.) -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

1:35 a.m. -

Thunderstorm,

Rain,

3:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

Still snow cover on ground,

6:58 Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal, 

Mallard,

Woodcock

Crows,

Mourning Activities -

Watched brick layers set up

   for work on our south chimney,

3 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

(Lots of water over trails),

(Water standing in much of barn),

East Sit spot shelter very wet,

Tore my coat getting into west Sit Spot shelter,

Read in a book that Fleur-Ange found,

Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Brantford Sobey’s parking lot for walk/run,

Ron stayed back to walk with me,

Stopped at Home Hardware and bought pruning saw,

Stopped at Shopper DrugMart for some groceries,

(Fleur-Ange saw 5 Garter Snakes this afternoon),

Had early supper with Fleur-Ange,

(She was off to her French Book Club),

Used the new saw blade to clean up

   some dead branches,

1.4 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Mallard flying overhead,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Woodcock,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel.