Dame's Rocket - Sit Spot #1533 - November 4, 2024

Winter Stem with Seeds

Monday, November 4, 2024 5:55 p.m.

Sit 1533   :    East porch   :   Cloudy 

+17° (+17°)   S 5-8 kph        61% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Jet - United Airlines flight 1729...),

   (Rochester - Chicago),

Extras:

(11:40 p.m.) -| Quiet,

2:55 a.m.      -| Cloudy,

3:55 a.m.      -| (Train at 3:55),

7:00 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Morning Activities -

.9 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Made Cranberry sauce,

Made Bread Pudding,

Afternoon Activities -

Sorted through recipes in notebook,

Added some that were not indexed yet,

Punched holes in papers and added to notebook,

Afternoon nap,

5 km Road Walk,

1.2 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Dandelions blooming,

Borage still blooming,

Witch Hazel blooming,

Only 5 p.m. but dark already with time change,

Finished postcards for October project,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Bread Pudding

Sunrise - Sit Spot #1352 - November 3, 2024

20 minutes before Sunrise

Sunday, November 3, 2024 4:45 p.m.

Sit 1532    :    East porch.   :    Partly cloudy 

+ 9° (+6°)      E 20-31 kph       66% humidity 

Red Squirrel,

Chickadees, 

(Loud Wind Chimes), 

(Train),

Extras:

(10:50 p.m.) -| Quiet,

12:30 a.m.    -|

1:35 a.m.      -| Some clouds,

2:05 a.m.      -|

3:35 a.m.      -| Some stars,

6:59 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Dog barking in distance,

Crows,

Chickadees,

(Merlin App),

(Hairy Woodpecker),

(Blue Jay),

Morning Activities -

.9 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Moved fire pit & wood to southeast meadow

   For Fleur-Ange Forest Therapy walk

Cleaned west flower bed around Spirea,

Accidentally cut down one blooming Garden Phlox,

Afternoon Activities -

To Brantford for 4.7 km street walk,

Shopping at Drugmart and Bulk Barn,

2 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold at home,

Only 1 Dandelion seen blooming,

.7 km Trail walk with Marigold after supper in dark,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Blue Jay,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Juncos,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Tree Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Aging Puffball

November 2, 2024

Rare sighting of Toronto

from Hamilton Confederation Park

Saturday, November 2, 2024
No Sit Spot today

Extras:

(10:15 p.m.) -| Quiet,

(11:30 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

1:20 a.m. - | Quiet,

2:50 a.m. - | Stars shining,

Morning Activities - 

6:45 a.m. left for Hamilton Road-2-Hope,

Walked with Fleur-Ange along lake front,

Waited for Fleur-Ange’s niece and partner

   to finish 5 & 10 km races,

Afternoon Activities -

To vegan restaurant on Lock Street for lunch,

1.8 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

1 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange’s niece & partner,

Protein shake for supper,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Goldfinches,

(Not in kitchen for most of the day).

3 Men trying to be first in 5 km race

November 1, 2024

Friday, November 1, 2024    2:25 p.m.

Sit 1531  :   Hamilton Waterfront Trail  :   Mostly cloudy

+10° (+7°)  W 26-49 kph               61 % humidity

Crows,

(Train)

(Traffic Noises), 

Mallards,

Coot

Gull sp.

Extras:

12:10 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

1:45 a.m. -| Quiet,,

3:10 a.m. -| Some clouds,

4:30 a.m. -| Some stars,

Sunrise Chorus -

All Quiet

Morning Activities -

RBG Herbarium volunteer work,

Put away 25 cubbies,

Put 10 cubbies into freezer,

1.5 km walk through Hendrie Valley

Blooming Flowers:

Common Mallow,

Daisy Fleabane, 

Dandelion ,

Forget-me-nots, 

Galinsoga,

Groundsel,

Heal-all,

Henbit,

Hory Alyssum, 

Knotgrass,

Spiny Sow-thistle, 

Sweet Annie,

Tall Goldenrod, 

Thyme-leaved Speedwell, 

Wallrocket, 

White Clover,

Wood Sorrel,

Afternoon Activities -

4 km walk along Waterfront Trail,

2.2 km Trail walk with Marigold,

1 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Fleur-Ange’s niece & partner arrived

   from Ottawa to run races tomorrow,

Chatted all evening,

From RBG Garden