Apr 19 Art - Sit Spot #1687 - April 19, 2025

Saturday, April 19, 2025 6:55 p.m.

Sit 1687    :   East Porch    :   Cloudy 

+12° (+10°)  NW 23-45 kph  67% humidity 

Robins,

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Spring Peepers, 

Juncos, 

(Wind Chimes), 

Blue Jay, 

Cardinal, 

Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

Downy Woodpecker, 

Carolina Wren,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove,  

Extras:

(11:05 p.m.) -

Cloudy,

Wood Frogs calling,

A few Spring peepers calling,

12:40 a.m. -| Cloudy,

2:15 a.m.   -| Wind Chimes ringing

6:32 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Carolina Wren,

Chickadees,

Morning Activities -

Very short dog walk,

To Landsdowne for Walk/Run Group

5 km with Deb & Dianne,

Home to make Sausage/Bean Stew

Listened to CBC “Under the Influence”,

Afternoon Activities -

Listened to CBC “Quirks & Quarks”

Spent much of afternoon cleaning up

   Tall Coneflower flower bed,

   Plus under the Pear tree,

   Still more from Pear tree to Driveway to do,

2.4 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Observations:

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Robins,

Wood Frogs,

Spring Peepers calling, 

Robins, 

Field Sparrow, 

Gull flying overhead  

European larch needles emerging,

Willows blooming,

Lots of Hairy Bittercress in bloom,

Narcissus  in bloom,

Daffodils blooming,

Worked on digital art after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal, 

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Emerging Needles

of European Larch

Fire Beetle - Sit Spot 1686 - April 18, 2025

Friday, April 18, 2025 8:50 a.m.

Sit 1686    :   Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

+10° (+8°)     SE 22-18             44% humidity 

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Carolina Wren, 

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Cardinal,

Robins, 

Crows, 

Song Sparrow,,

(Train),

(Jet -  Air Canada flight 2287...),

   (Toronto to Phoenix),

Mosquito,

Extras:

(10:40 p.m.) -

Mostly Cloudy,

Wood Frogs calling,

12:05 a.m. -| Quiet,

2:20 a.m.   -|

4:00 a.m.   -| Cloudy,

6:33 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Robins,

Chickadees,

Cardinal,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Field Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Mourning Dove, 

Crows,

Morning Activities -

Made pancakes for breakfast,

( Fleur-Ange in Ottawa so pancake mix   

   should last 2 mornings),

1.8 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Cleaned up wild flower garden at NE 

   corner of the house,

Decided to go to advance voting,

Only one poll in operation and I had about

   40 people ahead of me,

Very slow operation it took about 1 minute for

   every. voter to be processed and vote,

45 minute wait to vote,

(Heard on CBC that some in Vancouver waited

   2 hours to vote),

Afternoon Activities -

Spent most of the afternoon on the dirt pile

   NE of the house,

Cleaned off old stalks and branches,

Also used my rake etc to make the pile less lumpy,

Found some Periwinkle blooming that had been hiding,

1.25 Trail walk with Marigold, 

Supper,

1.2 Trail walk with Marigold, 

Worked on today’s digital art,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren.

Clock art - Sit Spot #1685 - April 17, 2025

(Yes, that is how Roman Numeral 4 is on my clock.)

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Sit 1685   :    Brush Pile E    :   Sunny 

+8° (+5°)     NW 20-35 kph     23% humidity 

Wood Frogs,

(Traffic Noises), 

Squirrel chattering,

(Jet -  United Airlines flight 1215...),

   (New York to San Francisco),

Extras:

(11:05 p.m.) -| Quiet,

12:50 a.m.    -| Moon & Stars shining,

6:35 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Song Sparrow,

Flicker,

Morning Activities -

Drove Fleur-Ange to train station,

.9 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Finished calendar log for the morning,

Looked up information re 80+ driver’s test

Drove to Driver’s Service Centre,

Took the “test”, had an eye test, had a photo taken,

New license for another 2 years will be coming

   within a month,

Stopped at Tim Hortons for lunch,

Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Mohawk Park to meet with Donna Q.

Walked 4.3 km with her,

Met Wendy and Diane as we came back

   as we went an hour early,

30 minute nap when I got home,

1.9 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Did more garden clean up north of house,

Another .9 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Worked on digital demo clock that I had wanted

   to do for the 80+ driver’s “test”,