Wednesday (06-April-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal.


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

Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. I didn’t get up early enough for the pink-fringed white poppy (Papaver Rhoes) which much have started opening before the hydroponic AeroGarden Farm LED lights went on. A red Red Turkish Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum) opened later, which I did catch for a time-lapse video. One thing to note, the poppy flowers are blooming at nearly the height of the AeroGarden XL Farm (36″). This means I need to use a very tall tripod to capture the images using the Laowa 24 mm macro probe lens.

Daily Electric Energy Used (78.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (12.1 kWh) from Sense. Cloudy and rain. Deficit of 66.0 kWh.

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Tuesday (05-April-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Mourning Dove, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal.


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

Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. Three Red Poppies opened. This time, I got up at 04:30 to start taking images before the flower buds started to open.

Daily Electric Energy Used (76.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (45.9 kWh) from Sense. Sun and more clouds. Deficit of 30.7 kWh.

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Sunday (03-April-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, European Starling, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


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

Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. White, yellow, and orange Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule). White, yellow, orange, and pink California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Pink Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Red Turkish Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum). Yellow Calendula (Calendula officinalis) — common name Pot Marigold. Red Celosia and Snapdragon. The Snapdragon flower stalks are too tall for the 24″ AeroGarden Farm.


Indoor hydroponic poppy flowers of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Indoor hydroponic poppy flowers of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (84.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (21.0 kWh) from Sense. Rain and clouds in the morning. Deficit of 63.5 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (619 kWh) from Sense.Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (310 kWh) from Sense. Deficit of 309 kWh.

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Thursday (31-March-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, European Starling, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal.


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


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (80.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (21.0 kWh) from Sense. Clouds and rain. Deficit of 59.9 kWh.

Monthly Electric Energy Used (2029 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (1257 kWh) from Sense. Deficit of 772 kWh.

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Wednesday (30-March-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (100.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (38.8 kWh) from Sense. Sun and clouds but cold. Deficit of 61.3 kWh.

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