One-Year Ago (06-March-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Day viewed from my backyard patio: Canada Goose, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jay, Red-winged Blackbird, and Northern Cardinal.

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

Two-Years Ago (04-March-2018) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

American Crows in a tree, and Turkey Vultures soaring and in a tree.


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

Tuesday (03-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Herd of deer in the backyard. At the end of winter they are hungry and are eating anything that is green.


Daily Electric Energy Used (57.6 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (18.0 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Lots of clouds. A deficit of 39.6 kWh.

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Monday (02-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Randy Deer? This young deer (yearling) appears to be trying to mount an older doe. She didn’t look happy and finally kicked the youngster in the mouth.


Daily Electric Energy Used (67.7 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (54.3 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Sunny with some clouds. A deficit of 13.4 kWh.

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Monday (17-February-2020) — New Jersey

Outdoor Wintertime Nature in New Jersey. Signs of Spring.

When I woke up this morning, one of the “Images of the Day” that came up on my Echo Show was of a Purple Crocus flower. I went online to check the date, and found that the image was posted eight years ago 17-February-2012. After the sun came up, and it was warmer outside I went searching and found the Purple Crocuses had bloomed overnight. I didn’t see them the day before.

Early Purple Crocus Flower. Image taken with a Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 lens + 1.4x TCE (ISO 320, 112 mm, f/8, 1/280 sec). Copyright © 2020 David J. Mathre
Early Purple Crocus Flowers. Image taken with a Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 lens + 1.4x TCE (ISO 320, 112 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). Copyright © 2020 David J. Mathre

Daily Electric Energy Used (67.7 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (49.4 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. More sun and warmer so the Geothermal HVAC didn’t have to work as hard. Still a deficit of 18.3 kWh.

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