Month: June 2022

Thursday (30-June-2022) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Gray Catbird, House Finch, Northern Cardinal.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (75.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (78.5 kWh) from Sense. Sunny. Surplus of 2.6 kWh.

Monthly Electric Energy Used (1987 kWh) from Sense. Monthly Solar Electric Energy Produced (1937 kWh) from Sense. Deficit of 50 kWh.

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Thursday (30-June-2022) — New Jersey

Independence Day Fireworks

Montgomery Township typically celebrates Independence Day with fireworks several days before the 4th of July. The fireworks have been canceled the last couple of years due to Covid-19. The current infection rate is listed as moderate, so the township decided to go forward with the fireworks this year. Not far from where I live is a great location that overlooks the high school. I got there at about sunset. Several cars had already arrived, but I still found a good spot to set up two cameras on tripods. The settings I used were ISO 100, f/11, and an exposure of 4 or 8 seconds. I then used the images to produce the following time-lapse videos. I may go back later and add music.

Did anyone notice that I haven’t posted any bird, flower, or garden images during June? Is anyone out there… Other than the thousands of attempts to login and hack the site?

Daily Electric Energy Used (75.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (78.5 kWh) from Sense. Sunny. Surplus of 2.6 kWh.

Monthly Electric Energy Used (1987 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (1931 kWh) from Sense. Deficit of 56 kWh.

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Wednesday (29-June-2022) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Black Vulture, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Gray Catbird, House Finch, Northern Cardinal.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (68.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (79.0 kWh) from Sense. Sunny. Surplus of 12.6 kWh.

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Tuesday (28-June-2022) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Turkey Vulture, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Gray Catbird, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (59.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (81.9 kWh) from Sense. Sunny. Surplus of 22.3 kWh.

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Tuesday (28-June-2022) — New Jersey

Fairgrown Farm CSA Weekly Delivery Box #9.

This week the box contained the following:

Basil (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Fresh Garlic (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Kale (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Head Lettuce (Blue Moon Acres, Pennington)
Cucumbers (Cassaday Farms, Monroeville)
Cauliflower (Cassaday Farms, Monroeville)
Yellow Beans (Cassaday Farms, Monroeville)

The box was supplemented with an add on of eggs, fruit and mushrooms:

Eggs (Polnasek Farm, Hillsborough)
Blueberries (Rosedale Farms)
Golden Oyster Mushrooms, Blue Oyster Mushrooms, Pink Oyster, and Pioppino Mushrooms (Zell’s Farm)


CSA Delivery Box (Week 9). Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

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