Monarch - Sit Spot # 1479 - September 9, 2024

Fresh New Monarch

Monday, September 9, 2024 5:05 p.m.

Sit 1479    :    East Porch    :    Mostly Clear 

+21° (+24°)   W 17-26 kph     67% humidity 

Blue Jay, 

Cardinal, 

Squirrel chattering,

Black Squirrel,

Goldfinches, 

Crickets calling,

(Wind Chimes),

(Traffic Noises), 

Mourning Dove, 

Extras:

(11:45) -

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

Stars shining,

1:30 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

Stars shining,

Jupiter bright in high eastern sky,

3:10 a.m. -

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

Cloudy,

7:54 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinals,

Goldfinches,

Morning Activities -

.8 km trail walk with Marigold,

To gym,

   Only 2 km walk today on the treadmill,

       Feeling very fatigued,

At home:

Watched a Monarch come out of its chrysalis,

   Fleur-Ange got part of the process on video,

Afternoon Activities -

To dentist for teeth cleaning

Stopped at Grocery store on way home

   For bread and ice cream

   (1st time in regular grocery store since Pandemic),

1.6 km trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Feeling very fatigued all day,

   Not sure why,

Moth - Sit Spot #1478 - September 8, 2024

Unidentified Moth

Sunday, September 8, 2024 8:30 p.m.

Sit 1478    :   East Porch    :     Few Clouds

+15° (+14°   SW 8-12 kph       61% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

Crickets,

(Jet -  Air Canada Jazz flight 8897...),

   (Toronto - Indianapolis),

Extras:

(11:45 p.m.) -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

1:30 a.m. -| Quiet,

3:05 a.m. -| Stars shining,

                 -| Jupiter bright in east,

                 -| Aldebaran slightly up & right of Jupiter,

6:53 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Few unidentified bird chirps,

Morning Activities -

Made crepes for breakfast again,

1 km trail walk with Marigold,

To town for Bulk Barn shopping,

Afternoon Activities -

Finished calendar work on computer,

Cleaned in basement,

Weeded more in west gardens,

1.25 km walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Fed Nancy’s dog, Finn, as they were away,

After supper .5 km trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Common Burdock - Sit Spot #1477 - September 7, 2024

Saturday, September 7, 2024. 5:20 p.m.

Sit 1477    :   Brush Pile W   :    Partly cloudy 

+14° (+12°   NW 24-35 kph.     63% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

Mosquitoes,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Sumac leaves have turned red,

Quiet tapping nearby - Chickadee?

 

Extras:

(10:45 p.m.) -| (Light rain at 10:45),

12:40 a.m.    -| Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

2:15 a.m.      -| Cloudy,

3:20 a.m.      -|

6;52 a.m. - Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Morning Activities -

6 km walk with "run" group 

   & Marigold,

Some digital drawing work,

 Afternoon Activities - 

Listened To Quirks & Quarks,

Cleaned up & identified some 

   art photography from Paris,

Dewormed Leroy & Goats,

Weeded west of house,

Mowed most of South lawn 

   until rain came,

2.6 km trail walk with Marigold,

Made potato soup for supper as Fleur-Ange

   was away from home until late afternoon,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Carolina Wren,

Grey Squirrel.

Winterberries

Sunset - Sit Spot #1476 - September 6, 2024

Sunset Colours

Friday, September 6, 2024 5:40 p.m.

Sit 1476    :   Screen Tent    :     Cloudy 

+19° (+20°)    NW 15-23 kph     84% humidity 

Blue Jay,

Goldfinches,

(Traffic Noises), 

Chickadees, 

Chipmunk,

Cardinal, 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Crows, 

Carolina Wren,

Squirrel chattering,

Extras: 

(11:10 p.m.) -

Cloudy,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

1:30 a.m. -

Some stars,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

4:10 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Crickets  & other Insects Calling,

6:51 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Morning Activities -

Volunteer at RBG Herbarium,

Afternoon Activities -

Threatening rain & thunderstorms,

5 k walk at Gretzky indoor track,

Looked up Dewey Decimal numbers 

   for several books,

2 km trail walk with Marigold 

Flowers Blooming:

Arrow-leaved Aster

Asparagus

Bird’s-foot Trefoil

Black-Eyed Susan

Butter and Eggs

Canada Goldenrod

Chocolate Mint

Chrysanthemum

Clammy Ground Cherry

Common Saint John’s wort

Coreopsis

Cup Plant

Cut-leaved Coneflower

Daisy Fleabane

Garden Phlox

Geraniums

Heal-all

Horseweed

Hosta

Indian Tobacco

Lance-leaved Goldenrod

Marigold

Marjoram

New England Aster

Panicled Aster

Petunia

Queen Anne’s Lace

Ragweed

Red Clover

Spotted Touch-me-not

Sweet Everlasting

Tall Buttercup

Tall Coreopsis

Tall Goldenrod

Thin-leaved Coneflower

Trumpet Vine

Virginia Mountain Mint

White Avens

White Clover

Yellow Wood Sorrel

Zigzag Goldenrod

Zinnias

 

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

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Carolina Wren,

Chipmunk,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.