Wednesday (30-September-2020) — New Jersey

Early Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Opossum ignoring the trap. Need to try a different location and bait. ARRG!!!

Daily Electric Energy Used (31.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (43.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A bit more sun. A surplus of 11.3 kWh.

Monthly Electric Energy Used (1345 kWh) from Sense. Monthly Solar Electric Energy Produced (1263 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 82 kWh for the month.

Tuesday (29-September-2020) — New Jersey

Early Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Rats and Opossums raiding the soft pots on the patio. ARRG!!!

Daily Electric Energy Used (40.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (10.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Clouds and Rain. A deficit of 30.2 kWh.

Monday (28-September-2020) — New Jersey

Early Autumn Nighttime Sky over New Jersey.

Although it was cloudy much of the day, the sky cleared early in the evening. Waxing Gibbous Moon, image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 200-500 mm f/5.6 lens (hand-held).

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Waxing Gibbous Moon. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 200-500 mm f/5.6 VR lens (ISO 100, 500 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (48.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (31.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy much of the day. A deficit of 17.6 kWh.

Sunday (27-September-2020) — New Jersey

Early Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Although the flowers are gone from the wildflower meadows, I do still have Marigold, Zinnia, Cosmos, and Coreopsis flowers appearing in the soft pots on the patio.


Autumn Flowers (Portrait Mode). Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Autumn Flowers (Landscape Mode). Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (50.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (27.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy all day. Geothermal HVAC system off. Lots of cooking, laundry, and dishwashing. A deficit of 23.0 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (275 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (266 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 9 kWh.

Saturday (26-September-2020) — New Jersey

Early Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Now that it is getting cooler outside, the Stink Bugs are trying to get into the house. The screens on the open windows keep most out, but some keep trying to find the tiniest of openings.


Stink Bugs. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (35.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (23.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Darker and cloudy. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 12.4 kWh.