Fire Beetle - Sit Spot 1686 - April 18, 2025

Friday, April 18, 2025 8:50 a.m.

Sit 1686    :   Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

+10° (+8°)     SE 22-18             44% humidity 

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Carolina Wren, 

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Cardinal,

Robins, 

Crows, 

Song Sparrow,,

(Train),

(Jet -  Air Canada flight 2287...),

   (Toronto to Phoenix),

Mosquito,

Extras:

(10:40 p.m.) -

Mostly Cloudy,

Wood Frogs calling,

12:05 a.m. -| Quiet,

2:20 a.m.   -|

4:00 a.m.   -| Cloudy,

6:33 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Robins,

Chickadees,

Cardinal,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Field Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Mourning Dove, 

Crows,

Morning Activities -

Made pancakes for breakfast,

( Fleur-Ange in Ottawa so pancake mix   

   should last 2 mornings),

1.8 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Cleaned up wild flower garden at NE 

   corner of the house,

Decided to go to advance voting,

Only one poll in operation and I had about

   40 people ahead of me,

Very slow operation it took about 1 minute for

   every. voter to be processed and vote,

45 minute wait to vote,

(Heard on CBC that some in Vancouver waited

   2 hours to vote),

Afternoon Activities -

Spent most of the afternoon on the dirt pile

   NE of the house,

Cleaned off old stalks and branches,

Also used my rake etc to make the pile less lumpy,

Found some Periwinkle blooming that had been hiding,

1.25 Trail walk with Marigold, 

Supper,

1.2 Trail walk with Marigold, 

Worked on today’s digital art,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren.

Clock art - Sit Spot #1685 - April 17, 2025

(Yes, that is how Roman Numeral 4 is on my clock.)

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Sit 1685   :    Brush Pile E    :   Sunny 

+8° (+5°)     NW 20-35 kph     23% humidity 

Wood Frogs,

(Traffic Noises), 

Squirrel chattering,

(Jet -  United Airlines flight 1215...),

   (New York to San Francisco),

Extras:

(11:05 p.m.) -| Quiet,

12:50 a.m.    -| Moon & Stars shining,

6:35 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Song Sparrow,

Flicker,

Morning Activities -

Drove Fleur-Ange to train station,

.9 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Finished calendar log for the morning,

Looked up information re 80+ driver’s test

Drove to Driver’s Service Centre,

Took the “test”, had an eye test, had a photo taken,

New license for another 2 years will be coming

   within a month,

Stopped at Tim Hortons for lunch,

Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Mohawk Park to meet with Donna Q.

Walked 4.3 km with her,

Met Wendy and Diane as we came back

   as we went an hour early,

30 minute nap when I got home,

1.9 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Did more garden clean up north of house,

Another .9 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Worked on digital demo clock that I had wanted

   to do for the 80+ driver’s “test”,

 

Apr 16 Art - Sit Spot #1646 - April 16, 2025

Wednesday, April 18, 2025

Sit 1684   :   East Porch.  :   Cloudy

+5° (+1°)          NW 18-27 kph     56% humidity

Robins,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

(Traffic Noises),

((Merlin App), 

(Woodcock),

Extras:

(11:35 p.m.) -| Quiet,

1:10 a.m.     -|

4:30 a.m.     -| Cloudy,

6:46 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Goldfinches,

Robins,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Song Sparrow,

Grackles,

Crows,

(Merlin App),

(Cowbirds),

(Juncos),

(Pine Warbler),,

Morning Activities -

Volunteer work at Plan B,

Delivered Plan B box to Jerseyville address,

Afternoon Activities -

45 minure nap,

Drove to Brantford to deliver Fleur-Ange’s car key,

(She locked her copy in her trunk),

Since I was in town, I went to Gretzky Sport’s Centre

4 km walk on indoor track,

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

   Some Red Trilliums have buds ready to open,

Worked on digital painting,

Late sit spot,

Apr 15 art - Sit Spot 1683 - April 15, 2025

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 11:00 a.m.

Sit 1683    :    Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy 

+10° (+7°).    W 30-45 kph.      48% humidity 

Wind in trees,

Tree branches squeaking in wind,

Donkey braying, 

Rain just starting,

Extras:

12:20 a.m. -

Stars shining,

Spring Peepers calling,

Wood Frogs calling,

2:10 a.m. -| Partly Cloudy,

3:30 a.m. -| Quiet,

7:38 Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Goldfinches,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Carolina Wren,

Song Sparrow,

Mourning Dove, 

Canada Goose

(Turkey Vulture overhead),

(Merlin App),

(Juncos),

(Cowbird)

Morning Activities - 

Made Banana Bread for breakfast,

Drove to Dundas for Chiropractor appt,

Returned home to walk the dog etc.,

1.25 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Brantford,

Stopped at eye doctor to start procedure

   for getting cataract surgery,

(Hope it is not too soon),

Picked up a few groceries at Costco,

Bought $1.13/L gas at Costco,

Attempted some garden cleanup,

A gust of wind took all my leaves, stems etc.

   as well as the sled they were in,

   and blew them across the yard,

Picked up everything again and gave up,

Spent time inside, out of the wind,

   napping, looking at Instagram, and

   waiting for our beekeeper who was 

   bring honey for Fleur-Ange,

Fleur-Ange got here before the bee keeper,

Also did my digital art for today while waiting,

Short 1 km walk after supper but

   I hit the wrong place on my watch app

      and it thought I was doing yoga instead

      of walking,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove, 

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

wpm

Robins,

Song Sparrow,

Turkey Vulture overhead,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Grey Squirrel.

Geranium inside the house

Cold with raindrops & snowflakes outside

Sigh