Sunday (01-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Not many birds at the birdfeeder. The American Goldfinch have adopted their winter/non-breeding colors.

American Goldfinch. (David J Mathre)
American Goldfinch. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (56.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (6.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 49.6 kWh. Still having data issues with Sense.

Saturday (31-October-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

The deer came back with some of her buddies for Halloween assuming what she left from last night were the Halloween treats.

Daily Electric Energy Used (??? kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (32.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. The sun returned. A deficit of ??? kWh. The folks at Sense have been have issues providing energy usage data for the last several days.

Friday (30-October-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

In New Jersey, the night before Halloween has sometimes been called “Mischief Night” where teenagers engage in pranks and vandalism — throwing eggs, toilet papering trees, setting fires, etc. Well this year, a deer got up on my patio and did the mischief. It ate the Kale, Swiss Chard, Broccoli Rabe, Parsley, Basil, Thyme, and Strawberry plants in my Grow Towers. It ate the leaves on the Hot Pepper plants, but left me the Hot Peppers. It wasn’t able to reach the Carrots and Garlic on the top level. It also managed to disturb and damage some of the soft pots and other items out on the patio as it moved around each of the ten Grow Towers.

Daily Electric Energy Used (??? kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (14.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. A deficit of ??? kWh. The folks at Sense have been have issues providing energy usage data for the last several days.

Thursday (29-October-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Opossum up on the patio looking for a meal.

Daily Electric Energy Used (??? kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (41.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Lots of sun. A deficit of ??? kWh. The folks at Sense have been have issues providing energy usage data for the last several days.

Wednesday (28-October-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Deer up on the patio eating my wildflowers.

Daily Electric Energy Used (50.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (7.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Lots of clouds, little sun. A deficit of 43.4 kWh.