Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

Saturday (15-January-2022) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Common Grackle. It is really cold out and the birds have their feathers fluffed. A couple of new birds for the year.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (104.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (32.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny, but really cold outside. Whenever the external temperature drops below 10°F, the resistance heaters kick in to assist the Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 72.3 kWh.

Wednesday (12-January-2022) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (96.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (30.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny, solar panels clear of snow. Geothermal HVAC heating the house, much of the day stage 2. The supplemental 10 kw resistance heater kicked in as it was really cold out during the night. Deficit of 65.3 kWh.

Tuesday (28-December-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Day 5 of the Tree Project. Time-lapse video, removing a diseased pine tree.

Daily Electric Energy Used (59.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (9.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Deficit of 49.5 kWh.

Monday (27-December-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: House Finch, .

house finch. (David J Mathre)
House Finch. Image taken with a Leica SL2 camera and Sigma 150-600 mm Sport lens. (David J Mathre)

Day 4 of the Tree Project. Picking up the firewood.

tree removal. (David J Mathre)
Tree Removal Project. Image taken with a Leica Q2M camera with 28 mm f/1.7 lens. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (68.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (6.1kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Deficit of 62.4 kWh.

Friday (24-December-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Blue Jay, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow.


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

Day 3 of the Tree Project. Half day on Christmas Eve. Several little planet time-lapse videos of the work.


Hamlet Tree Service. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (71.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (15.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Geothermal HVAC heating the house, much of the day stage 2 since it is cold outside. Deficit of 56.2 kWh.