Mantis - Sit Spot 1503 - October 3, 2024

Thursday, October 3, 2024 4:40 p.m.

Sit 1503    :    East Porch    :    Hazy clouds 

+24° (+24°)    SW 18-28 kph   37% humidity 

Crows, 

Goldfinches, 

(Wind Chimes), 

(Traffic Noises), 

Chipmunk,

Carolina Wren,

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

(Train),

Grey Squirrel, 

Black Squirrel, 

Red Squirrel, 

Extras:

12:00 a.m. -| Very Quiet,

              -| Stars shining,

1:30 a.m.   -| Very Quiet,

              -| Stars shining,

              -| Jupiter bright in east,

4:15 a.m.   -| Very Quiet,

              -| A few clouds,

              -| Jupiter high in east,

              -| Orion visible through trees in southeast,

7:21 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Goldfinches,

Morning Activities -

Drove to Hamilton for Doctor’s Appointment

Did a 5.8 km walk along the edge of the escarpment,

Afternoon Activities -

Stopped at Tim Hortons for lunch,

Mowed about 1/2 of west lawn,

Cut down asparagus and weeds from asparagus garden,

2.15 km trail walk with Marigold,

Cut most of Cup Plants out of west lawn,

1.15 km trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold

Halloween House - Sit Spot 1502 - October 2, 2024

Some people go all out for decorations

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 5:30 p.m.

Sit 1502    :    East Porch    :    Mostly Clear 

+18° (+18)    NW 7-11.           42% humidity 

Chipmunk,

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Donkey braying,

Blue Jay, 

(Wind Chimes), 

Extras:

12:15 a.m. - 

Cloudy,

Very Quiet,

2:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

A few Crickets calling,

7:20 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Morning Activities -

Volunteer work at Plan B Organic Farm,

Afternoon Activities - 

Shopping at Costco,

Delivering Organic food to Jerseyville Road,

Very late lunch,

30 minute nap,

1.9 km trail walk with Marigold,

Blooming flowers:

Arrow-leaved Aster,  

Birdsfoot Trefoil,

Calico Aster, 

Canada Goldenrod, 

Chrysanthemums,

Common Mallow,

Evening Primrose,  

Flat-topped Aster,

Frost Aster, 

Garden Phlox, 

Geranium, 

Heal-all, 

Heath Aster,

Jerusalem Artichoke,

Lance-leaved Goldenrod,

Marigolds,

Marjoram, 

Morning Glory,

New England Aster, 

Panicled Aster, 

Petunias,

Queen Anne's Lace, 

Red Clover, 

Spiderwort,

Tall Goldenrod, 

Thin-leaved Coneflower,

Thyme-leaved Speedwell,

White Clover, 

Witch Hazel,

Zigzag Goldenrod,

1 km trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Waited for meds delivery but

   they phoned from East York - very lost,

Told them to try again tomorrow,

Grass Drawing - Sit Spot 1501 - October 1, 2024

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 7:30 p.m.

Sit 1501    :   West Porch    :    Partly cloudy 

+20° (+21°)  SW 7-11 kph      83% humidity 

Bats flying,

Crickets  & other Insects calling, 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Jet -  JetBlue Airways flight 6777...)

   (Boston to Los Vegas),

Extras:

(11:55 p.m.) -

( Crickets  & other Insects calling),

(Stars shining),

1:55 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects calling,

Cloudy,

7:19 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Morning Activities -

Made pancakes for everyone this morning,

1.2 km trail walk with Marigold and ti-Nest,

Chatted and showed ti-Nest around the barnyard,

Afternoon Activities -

To gym,

   Walked 7.2 km on indoor track,

      (Listening to Podcast and lost track of time),

1 km trail walk with Marigold,

   One Tall Buttercup blooming again,

   One Meadow Hawkweed blooming again,

Drove to town for restaurant meal with

   Fleur-Ange, her sister, her brother-in-law, her daughter, 

   & her granddaughter,

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

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Buttercup - Sit Spot 1500 - September 30, 2024

Tall Buttercup

From 2000 notebook

Monday, September 30, 2024. 8:50 p.m.

Sit 1500    :    East Porch     :    Clear

+20° (+20°)   S 15-23 kph       39% humidity 

Crickets  & other Insects calling, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Stars shining brightly,

Extras:

(11:05 p.m.) -| Crickets  & other Insects calling,

2:15 a.m.      -|

3:55 a.m.      -| Stars shining,

7:17 Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Blue Jay,

Crows,

(Merlin App),

(Golden-crowned Kinglet),

Morning Activities -

.8 km trail walk with Marigold,

To Gym,

   1 km walk on indoor track,

   5 km run on indoor track - pace 9:45 / km,

      Fastest 5 km pace since May of 2023,

   1 km walk on indoor track,

Afternoon Activities -

Hung my 4’x4’ painting in Fleur-Ange’s studio,

Set up tomorrows poetry sheet for Fleur-Ange,

Dug new holes for dog and cat droppings,

Started mowing but stopped as Fleur-Ange’s sister

   and brother-in-law arrived,

1 km walk with Marigold et.al.

1 km walk after supper with Marigold et. al.

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.