Fungus - Sit Spot #1519 - October 20, 2024

Sunday, October 20, 2024 2:40 p.m.

Sit 1519.  :   East porch.  :   Sunny 

+23° (+23°) SW 22-32 kph  28% humidity 

Crows, 

Blue Jay,

(Wind Chimes),

(Traffic Noises),

Chickadees, 

Extras:

(10:35 p.m.) -| Very Bright Moon,

12:10 a.m.    -| Quiet,

2:00 a.m.     -| Fog,

4:20 a.m.     -| Moon showing through fog,

                     -| Very Quiet

7:41 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

White-throated Sparrow,

Morning Activities -

.9 km Trail walk with Marigold,

To Brantford,

   Shopping for first aid materials from drug store,

   Shopping for bulk food at Bulk Barn,

Afternoon Activities -

20 minute nap,

Cleaning in basement,

   Burned parts of old sculptures,

   Burned smaller wood scraps,

   Filled garbage bin with odds and ends,

1.65 Trail walk with Marigold,

4 km Road Walk with Fleur-Ange,

1 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Grackle,

Junco

White-Throated Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Morning Spider Web

Cardinals - Sit Spot #1518 - October 19, 2024

Saturday,October 19, 2024 4:20 p.m.

Sit 1518.     :    East Porch.   :    Sunny 

+21° (+21°)     SW 10-15 kph   40% humidity 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Chickadees,

Crows,

(Traffic Noises), 

(Wind Chimes), 

Blue Jay, 

Chipmunk, 

Extras:

12:10 a.m. -| Moonlight,

2:20 a.m.   -| Quiet,

4:00 a.m.   -| Low fog,

7:40 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Blue Jay,

Crows,

(Merlin App),

(Carolina Wren},

(White-throated Sparrow),

Morning Activities -

Skipped the run/walk group this a.m.,

Made Pancakes for breakfast,

1 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Processed photos on computer,

Did some file cleaning on computer,

Afternoon Activities - 

Quirks & Quarks on CBC,

Started borscht in Crockpot,

Cleaned Brush around East pond site,

1.6 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Finished the Borscht prep in crockpot,

Not quite finished at supper time but ate it anyway

1 km Trail walk with Marigold & Fleur-Ange after supper,

Looked for the comet in the west again

   and again could not find it,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel,

Queen Anne's Lace - Sit Spot # 1517 - October 18, 2024

Old Queen Anne's Lace  Seed Head

Friday, October 18, 2024 2:45 p.m.

Sit 1517    :    East porch. :   Clear 

+18° (+18°)   SW 8-12 kph  30% humidity 

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chickadees, 

Black Squirrel, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Blue Jay, 

Carolina Wren, 

(Wind Chimes), 

Extras:

(11:40 p.m.) -| Bright Moonlight

1:00 a.m.      -|

3:10 a.m.      -| Quiet

7:39 Sunrise Chorus -

Blue Jay,

Chickadees,

(Merlin App),

(Cardinal),

(White-throated Sparrow),

(Hermit Thrush),

Morning Activities -

To RBG Herbarium,

   Put 8 sets of folders into freezer,

   Last weeks folders were not out,

   Left early for Dr, Appt.

To Hospital for 11:15 a.m. appt.

Finally saw doctor at 12:15 p.m.

Afternoon Activities -

Drove home instead walking where I had planned,

Took Marigold out for 2 km trail walk,

Blooming Flowers:

Arrow-leaved Aster 

Calico Aster,

  Chrysanthemums,

Frost Aster,

Horseweed,

Marigolds,

Queen Anne’s Lace,

Sweet Everlastings,

Tall Goldenrods,

Witch-Hazel,

  Zigzag Goldenrod,

Carolina Wren,

Chickadees,

Crows,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Sulphur Butterfly

Caught up on computer data entries,

Got out guitar and tuned it,

Tried to sing - not successful,

   Maybe hearing aids have changed my voice sound

      in my head,

1.5 km Trail walk with Marigold after supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Chickadees,

Junco,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Frost - Sit Spot #1516 - October 17, 2024

Not a really hard frost

but the hardest this fall at our location

Thursday, October 17, 2024 3:45 p.m.

Sit 1516.   :    East porch.   :    Clear 

+15° (+15°)   W 5-7 kph          36 % humidity 

Garter Snake,

Blue Jay,

Chickadees, 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Grey Squirrel, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Prop Plane,

Crows, 

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

Extras:

(11:00 p.m.) -| Full Hunter’s Moon,

12:25 a.m.    -| Some stars,

2:10 a.m.      -|

3:55 a.m.      -| Quiet

7:37 Sunrise Chorus -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

(Merlin App),

(White-throated Sparrow),

(Chickadees),

Morning Activities -

.8 km walk with Marigold,

To gym,

   Hoped for 2 km treadmill walk but only did 1 km

      Feeling dizzy - had to hang on to treadmill handles,

Afternoon Activities -

Long nap in my easy chair,

1.5 km dizzy trail walk with Marigold,

East Porch sit spot,

Blog catch up re Kitchen birds,

Made Scrambled Eggs with mushrooms 

   and onions for supper,

1.25 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange and 

   Marigold after supper,

Coyotes singing with the train again tonight,

   3 nights in a row now,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Sumac catching evening sunshine