Tag: Winter

Tuesday (22-December-2020) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder: House Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (59.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (24.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun out and the solar panels mostly clear of snow. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 34.7 kWh.

Monday (21-December-2020) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder: Carolina Wren, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (63.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (11.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Solar panels still partially covered with snow. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 52.0 kWh.

Wednesday (18-March-2020) — New Jersey

Late Winter Outdoor Nature in New Jersey.

Today is the “Last Day of Winter”. We really didn’t have much winter this year. Warm, a lot of rain, and very little snow. Images today of Purple Crocus flowers, Daffodils, and Forsythia. Last spring I planted a row of Forsythia along the road. Unfortunately, the local deer did a lot of nibbling and only a few of the plants survived. I should have installed an electric fence earlier. ARRG!!!

Purple Crocus Flower. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 OIS lens and 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 200, 280 mm, f/11, 1/70 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Purple Crocus Flower. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 OIS lens and 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 200, 280 mm, f/11, 1/70 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Purple Crocus Flowers. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 OIS lens and 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 200, 280 mm, f/11, 1/160 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Purple Crocus Flowers. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 OIS lens and 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 200, 280 mm, f/11, 1/160 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)


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Daily Electric Energy Used (61.2 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (60.5 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Sunny most of the day. All most self-sufficient with a deficit of only 0.7 kWh.

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Tuesday (17-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Squirrel on the patio.

Daily Electric Energy Used (60.4 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (30.2 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Lots of clouds during the day. A deficit of 30.2 kWh.

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Monday (16-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Black cat at night.

Daily Electric Energy Used (58.0 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (56.3 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Lots of sun in the morning. A deficit of 1.7 kWh.

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