Apr Art - Sit Spot # 1672 - April 4, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025 7:20 p.m.

Sit 1672    :   East Porch    :    Cloudy 

+10° (+8°).     E14-22 kph.       44% humidity 

Carolina Wren, 

Woodcock 

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Crows, 

(Wind Chimes), 

Spring Peepers, 

Wood Frogs,

Chickadees, 

Robin, 

Cardinal, 

Extras:

(10:20 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

12:20 a.m,    -| Spring Peepers calling,

2:00 a.m       -| Cloudy,

                     -| Wood Frogs calling,

6:57 a.m.  Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Carolina Wren,

Mourning Dove, 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Cardinal,

Crows,

(Merlin App),

(Woodcock),

Morning Activities -

To RBG Herbarium,

File exchange between freezer & cabinets,

Hendrie Valley walk,

Blooming plants,

1st Dwarf Iris.

1st Fragrant Viburnum,

1st Beaked Hazel,

1st Daffodils,

Black Willow,

Winter Aconite,

Scilla,

Afternoon Activities -

1 km Trail walk with Marigold,

Marigold & Cat got nails trimmed,

Fleur-Ange & I to Indian Restaurant in Paris,

1 km Trail walk with Fleur-Ange & Marigold,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

 Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Woodcock,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Yesterday's art #2 - Sit Spot #1671 - April 3, 2025

Thursday, April 3, 2025 9:55 a.m.

Sit 1671    :      Brush Pile W    :    Cloudy 

+16° (+14°)     SW 30-45 kph       90% humidity 

Song Sparrow,,

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

(Traffic Noises), 

Crows,

Extras:

(11:40 p.m.) -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

1:35 a.m. -

Thunderstorm,

Rain,

3:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

Still snow cover on ground,

6:58 Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal, 

Mallard,

Woodcock

Crows,

Mourning Activities -

Watched brick layers set up

   for work on our south chimney,

3 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

(Lots of water over trails),

(Water standing in much of barn),

East Sit spot shelter very wet,

Tore my coat getting into west Sit Spot shelter,

Read in a book that Fleur-Ange found,

Afternoon Activities -

Drove to Brantford Sobey’s parking lot for walk/run,

Ron stayed back to walk with me,

Stopped at Home Hardware and bought pruning saw,

Stopped at Shopper DrugMart for some groceries,

(Fleur-Ange saw 5 Garter Snakes this afternoon),

Had early supper with Fleur-Ange,

(She was off to her French Book Club),

Used the new saw blade to clean up

   some dead branches,

1.4 km Trail walk with Marigold, 

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Dove, 

Mallard flying overhead,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Woodcock,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel.

Apr 2 art - Sit Spot #1670 - April 2, 2025

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 5:15 p.m.

Sit 1670    :   Brush Pile E    :   Cloudy with rain 

0° (-5°)         E 21-32 kph        93% humidity 

Crows, 

Thunder,

(Traffic Noises), 

Rain on tarp,

(Train),

Extras:

(11:50 p.m.) -| Cloudy,

2:05 a.m.      -| East wind,

3:10 a.m.      -| Quiet,

7:00 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Carolina Wren,

Cardinal,

Morning Activities -

Volunteer work at Plan B Organic Farm,

Delivered Jerseyville Food Box,

Afternoon Activities -

Slept for an hour in my Lazyboy Chair,

Worked on calendar log entries,

Worked on digital paintings,

Did some clean-up of basement workbench,

Walked the dog 2km in freezing rain,

Came back early due to thunderstorm,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Trail is extra wet today