Early Flower - Sit Spot #1291 - March 1, 2024

Lesser Celandine

23 Days Earlier than seen before

Friday, March 1, 2024 8:00 p.m.  

Sit 1291   :   East Porch   :   Partly cloudy 

+6° (+4°)     SE 8-13 kph     42% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Jet -  WestJet flight 2582…),

   (Toronto - Cancun),

Big Dipper NE handle down,

Leo in East,

Orion in South,

Extras:

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

4:05 a.m.      -| Quiet,

6:56 Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Morning Activity -

Volunteer work at RBG Herbarium,

   Working on sorting Lilacs,

   Freezer still not working,

Afternoon Activities -

Walk in Hendrie Valley looking for flowers,

   Skunk Cabbage in bloom,

   Lesser Celandine blooming 23 days early,

‘Brevipetala’ Chinese Witch Hazel blooming,

White Scilla blooming in Spicer Court,

Short walk in Arboretum,

Many Witch Hazels in bloom yet,

   ‘Arborea’

   ‘Aurora’,

   ‘Barmstedt Gold’,

   ‘Brandis’,

   ‘Cyrille’,

   ‘Jelena’,

   ‘Pallida’,

   ‘Rochester’,

   ‘Sandra’

   ‘Westerstede’,

   ‘Winter Dawn’,

   ‘Wisley Supreme’,

Hairy Bittercress also blooming,

Stopped at Hospital for 1st Radiation Treatment,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Bluebirds,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Carolina Wren,

Ladybugs in Kitchen,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.