Monday, February 17, 2025

February 17, 2025

Monday, February 17, 2025

No Sit Spot Today


Extras:

12:55 a.m. -| Quiet,

2:45 a.m.   -|

4:00 a.m.   -| Cloudy,


7:15 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Goldfinches,

Blue Jay,

Mourning Dove, 

(Merlin App),

(Chickadees),

(Junco),


Morning Activities -

Made pancakes for breakfast,

Very short dog walk,

Yoga at Gretzky Sports Centre,


Afternoon Activities - 

4 km walk on Gretzky indoor track,

Late lunch,

Worked on walk records on computer,

1 hr nap,

Snowshoed with Marigold around the east field,

(Finding it difficult to get my gaiters and snowshoes on),

Walking still difficult even with snowshoes,

Marigold got her lead tangled around my legs

   and almost tripped me,

Collected our Blue Box from the ditch where

   the wind had blown it,

Snow, over a metre deep in the ditch, made it

   very challenging to get the box,

Read in “Stone Blind” until late supper,

No time for art project today.




 

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Feb 16 Art - Sit. Spot #1628 - February 16, 2025






Sunday, February 16, 2025 10:45 a.m.

Sit 1628    :    Brush Pile E    :    Cloudy with snow 

-7° (-13°)       NE 17-25 kph       92% humidity 


(Took 28 minutes to walk 220 metres

   in the deep snow this morning).


Donkey braying, 

(Jet -  Air Canada flight 930...),

   (Toronto to Cancun),


Extras:

12:15 a.m. -| Cloudy,

1:40 a.m.   -|

3:50 a.m.   -| Quiet,


7:16 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Junco,

Cardinal,

Donkey braying,


Morning Activities -

Only did part of regular walk this morning due to 

   deep snow,

Shoveled the sidewalk from house to cars,

(Nancy used the snowblower to clear driveway again),


Afternoon Activities -

Shoveled the sidewalk for the 2nd time today,

Took an hour’s nap,

Dug out my gaiters and snowshoes,

   (Took almost an hour to find them and

      get them on. Difficult for me to put them on

      due to my stiff hips not allowing me to bend

      properly),

Snowshoed 2.5 km of trails. 

   Faster then walking in the deep snow but

      Still difficult to break trail),

Shoveled out the sidewalk for the 3rd time today,

(Jake used his tractor’s scoop to clear out

   the end of the driveway for us),






Saturday, February 15, 2025

Feb 15 art - Sit Spot #1627 - February 15, 2025






Saturday, February 15, 2025 5:15 p.m.

Sit 1627    :   Just inside the barn    :   Cloudy 

-3° (-8°)        E 15-23 kph                    95% humidity 


Donkey braying, 

Goats bleating,

Carolina Wren flew by & then in the barn,

(2 of them stay in the barn at night),

(Traffic Noises), 


Extras;

12:25 a.m. -| Cloudy,

1:55 a.m.   -|

3:10 a.m.   -| Quiet,


7:18 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

All Quiet,


Morning Activities -

Drove to Gretzky Centre,

   6 km walk on indoor track,

   Walked with Donna, Diane, Leslie,

Stopped at Drugstore on way home,

   Could not find Fleur-Ange’s choice of cough drops,

   Picked up a prescription,

Early lunch,

Listened to CBC “Under the Influence”,


Afternoon Activities -

Listened to CBD “Quirks and Quarks”,

Shoveled sidewalk again,

Shoveled around the cars,

Shoveled around the mailbox at the road,

30 minute rest in music room,

1.5 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold, 

Cooked hamburgers for my part of supper,

Worked on digital painting,


Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.





Friday, February 14, 2025

Feb 14 Art - February 14, 2025






Friday, February 14, 2025

No Sit Spot Today,


Extras:

12:00 a.m. -

Quiet,

Some Stars,

Some clouds,

Moon shadows,


1:20 a.m. -

Quiet,

Cloudy,


3:40 a.m. -

Quiet,

Moon Shadows,

Some clouds,


7:19 Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Junco,


Morning Activities -

To RBG Herbarium for volunteer work,

Removed Dr. Pringle’s files from freezer,

   Put them in Herbarium cabinet when warmed up,

Put some herbarium files into the freezer,


Afternoon Activities -

Made Sausage Bean Stew,

Read in “Stone Blind”

Took .9 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Worked on today’s digital art,


Seen or Heard from Kitchen - 

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Junco,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.





Thursday, February 13, 2025

Feb 13 Art - Sit Spot #1626 - February 13, 2025







Thursday, February 13, 2025 9:40 a.m.

Sit 1626    :   Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

-4° (-8°)       W 13-20 kph       94% humidity 


Crows,

Chickadees,

(Traffic Noises), 

Blue Jay, 


Extras:

12:00 a.m. -| Quiet,

1:30 a.m.   -|

2:40 a.m.   -|

4:20 a.m.   -| Cloudy


7:21 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Goldfinches,

Carolina Wren,


Morning Activities -

Made banana bread for breakfast,

2.8 km Trail walk with Marigold plus

   shoveling the walk and

   she end of the driveway,

Thanks to neighbour Ryan for opening up

   the driveway near the cars and

   making a truck trail to the end of the driveway,


Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Brantford Gretzky centre

   for a 5 km walk on the indoor track,

Donna was the only other person from the

   run/walk group to come along today,

Drove to “D & J Sausage Factory” for sausage,

   some hamburger and Rye Bread,

Did a 2 km Trail walk with Marigold but forgot to 

   start my watch app,

Made scrambled eggs with mushrooms, onions, garlic,

   and tomato for supper,

Made another digital art piece,


Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Junco,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.