Saturday (03-October-2020) — New Jersey

Early Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Opossum still raiding the Soft Pots and ignoring the trap. ARRG!!!

Daily Electric Energy Used (34.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (44.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Lots of sun. Not as solar energy produced as in the Spring since the Sycamore trees shade the house. A bit longer till the leaves start falling. A surplus of 10.1 kWh.

Friday (02-October-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Cosmos and Marigold flowers growing in Soft Pots on the patio. The sun came out after two days of rain. The white Morning Glory flower is on a vine that has become invasive. The hot Chinese Peppers growing on a Grow Tower are beginning ripen and turn red.


Autumn Wildflowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Autumn Flowers and Hot Peppers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (35.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (33.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. The sun came back in the afternoon. A deficit of 2.1 kWh.

Thursday (01-October-2020) — New Jersey

Early Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Opossum still raiding the Soft Pots and Zinnia Flowers. ARRG!!!

Daily Electric Energy Used (38.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (28.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. More clouds and rain. A deficit of 10.0 kWh.

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.

Thursday (01-November-2018) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

One of the few days since I returned from Portugal that the rain stopped. The Japanese Maple tree is bright red. One pink Cosmos flower remained, and the Zinnia flowers are on their last leg. I need to mow the remaining wildflowers, and plant for next spring.

Japanese Maple. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Japanese Maple. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Japanese Maple. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Japanese Maple. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Late Blooming Pink Cosmos Flower. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Late Blooming Pink Cosmos Flower. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Late Blooming Red Zinnia Flower. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Late Blooming Red Zinnia Flower. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)