Monday, June 03, 2024

Digital Painting - Sit Spot #1381 - June 3, 2024 -




June 3 Digital Painting



Monday, June 3, 2024 5:15 p.m.

Sit 1381   :    Brush Pile W   :    Sunny

24° (+ 29°)   SE 11                   65% humidity


Robin,

Red Squirrel,

Blue Jay,


Extras:

(11:55 p.m.) -

(Tree Frogs calling),

(Fireflies flashing),

(Cloudy),


1:50 a.m. -| Quiet,

3:50 a.m. -| Cloudy,

                 -| Fireflies flashing,


5:43 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Robin,

Crows,

Song Sparrow,

Field Sparrow,

(Merlin App),

(Cowbird),


Morning Activities -

To Dundas for chiropractor,

Worked on digital painting,

Read more on novel on iPhone,


Afternoon Activities -

Worked on Computer project for Fleur-Ange,

More digital painting work,

Finished novel but found it was 

   only part one  of a trilogy,

Cut some trails on East side,

Weeded more beside walk,

 

Afternoon Trail Walk with Marigold,

   Baltimore Oriole

   Bluebirds

   Blue Jay,

   Field Sparrow,

   House Wren

   Red-eyed Vireo,

   Robin,

   Towhee


   Green Frogs 

   Tree Frog,

   Damselflies,

   White-tailed Deer in west meadow,


Blooming Flowers:

   Black Medic,

   Blackberries,

   Canada Anemone,

   Celandine,

   Columbine,

   Common Fleabane,

   Daisy,

   Dames Rocket,

   Forget-me-nots,

   Garlic Mustard,

   Golden Alexanders,

   1st Grey Dogwood,

   Ground Ivy,

   Hairy Vetch,

   Herb Robert,

   Meadow Hawkweed,

   Mouse-ear Chickweed,

   Orange Hawkweed,

   Oxeye Daisy,

   Poppies,

   Red Clover,

   Riverbank Grape, 

   Spiderwort,

   Tall Buttercup,

   Valerian 

   White Clover,

   Wild Geranium,

   Wood Avens,

   Yellow Lady's Slippers,

   Yellow Wood Sorrel,


Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-Winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Dove,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

House Wren,

Chipmunk.

Sunday, June 02, 2024

East Pond - Sit Spot #1380 - June 2, 2024




Shrubs Growing Fast
Need Trimming 
So Pond is Visible Again



Sunday, June 2, 2024 5:40 p.m.

Sit 1380.   :   East Porch   :   Cloudy

+17° (+17°)  S 7-10 kph       96% humidity


Crows,

Blue Jay, 

Baltimore Oriole ,

Dog barking in distance,

(Traffic Noises),

House Wren, 

Goldfinches, 

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Warbling Vireo,

Downy Woodpecker, 

Mourning Dove,

Field Sparrow, 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Chipmunk,

Red Squirrel, 

Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

Robin,


Extras:

12:00 a.m. -

Tree Frogs calling,

Fireflies,


3:05 a.m. -

Quiet,

Fireflies,


5:43 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Crows,

Field Sparrow,

Baltimore Oriole 

Carolina Wren,

(Merlin App),

(Rose-breasted Grosbeak),


Morning Activities -

Short Dog walk,

Some Trail maintenance

   In light rain,

Removed over a dozen Autumn Olives

   from old East paddock area,


Afternoon Activities -

Worked on digital painting,

   Still not finished,

To Bulk Barn for groceries,

   and Drugstore & Hardware Store,

2 km Afternoon Trail walk with Marigold,

   (No bird nor flower records today

       as I was very tired)


Seen or Heard from Kitchen-

Red-Winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Dove,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 

Baltimore Oriole 

Robin,

Field Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Red Squirrel. 






Saturday, June 01, 2024

Snail - Sit Spot #1379 - June 1, 2024




Young Snail



Saturday, June 1, 2024

Sit 1379     :   Brush Pile W    :  Sunny

+25° (+25°)   S 13-20 kph       21% humidity 


Cardinal, 

Mosquitoes,

(Jet -  Air Canada flight 592...),

   (Houston - Toronto),

Towhee,


Extras:

12:35 a.m. -

Quiet,

Stars shining,


3:30 a.m. -

Quiet,

Stars and crescent Moon shining,


5:43 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Field Sparrow,

Robin,

(Merlin App),

(Warbling Vireo),

(Song Sparrow),


Morning Activities -

4.7 km walk with “run” group,

Worked on digital painting,

   Not finished,


Afternoon Activities -

Listened to Quirks & Quarks on CBC,

Did about 1.5 hours of mowing

   On west trails and south lawn,

      Not finished,

3.3 km walk with Marigold and Fleur-Ange,

   Baltimore Oriole

   Cardinal,

   Field Sparrow, 

   Red-winged Blackbirds,

   Robin,

   Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

   Towhee 

   Yellow-billed Cuckoo,


   Green Frogs,

   Spring Azure butterfly,


Blooming Flowers:

   Black Medic,

   Black Raspberries,

   Blackberries,

   Blue-eyed Grass,

   Canada Anemone,

   Celandine,

   Chives,

   Columbine,

   Common Fleabane,

   Common Speedwell,

   Daisy,

   Dames Rocket,

   Dandelions,

   Everbearing Strawberry,

   Garlic Mustard,

   Golden Alexanders,

   Ground Ivy,

   Hairy Vetch,

   Herb Robert,

   Meadow Hawkweed,

   1st Multiflora Rose,

   Mouse-ear Chickweed,

   Orange Hawkweed,

   Oxeye Daisy,

   Pagoda Dogwood,

   Poppies,

   Red Clover,

   Riverbank Grape, 

   Spiderwort,

   Tall Buttercup,

   Valerian 

   White Clover,

   Wild Geranium,

   Wood Avens,

   Yellow Lady's Slippers,

   Yellow Wood Sorrel,

 

Made tuna salad with Fleur-Ange for supper,


Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-Winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Flicker,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 

Hummingbird,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Field Sparrow,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,,

Red Squirrel.