For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello dear readers on this beautiful Wednesday. The day is just beginning here at Steve’s Country, the sun is shining brilliantly and sparkling off the new golden green leaves of the aspens. The leaves are still small, but they are growing now. It really is a beautiful sight to see the new leaves popping out. The raspberry plants out back also have new leaves showing. The dandelions are out carpeting some areas with their brilliant sunny yellow. The sun is once again shining on my desk making that pine wood glow.
It is so nice to see the sun shining like this, and it would be nice to have it shine all the time. But what if it did shine all the time? What would happen then? Everything would dry out, soon there would be no life at all. The natural world around us requires rainy days in order for everything to grow, to be healthy, and to mature properly.
It’s the same in our own lives. We would like to have the sun shining in our lives all the time. No problems, everything going perfectly day after day. But just like in a garden, if all we had was sunshine, we would wither and become weak. We would lose our drive to reach out for better things. We would soon not even want to do anything. We need those rainy days for nourishment. Rainy days help us to grow healthy. They help us to grow strong. They give us the extra that we need to push toward our goals in life. They help us to mature into the people we need to be. We need the sun, but we also need the rain. Those days when things happen, we would call them bad days, problems, difficulties or whatever. We need those days too. They will help us mature and give us strength to push forward with even more strength and determination. Never stop. Never give up. Always look and move ahead.
I love spring. It’s like a new beginning. New growth. New color. New life in all the plants, trees, flowers. It’s a beautiful time. It’s an exciting time. It always gives me new energy to get things done. It even gives me energy for the more mundane things such as cleaning and dusting. Don’t mention dusting. I really don’t like dusting. Unfortunately, because I have a lot of stuff, that means a lot of dusting. Sigh.
The birds are spreading out to their nesting areas now. So there is much less activity around here. But some birds always stay around and nest close by. There is a pair of song sparrows that seem to be staying this year. They weren’t here last year. I enjoy the beautiful song of these little birds. A real country pleasure. My landlord’s daffodils are growing. They are sure late this year. At this rate they will be blooming in June. They should be blooming the end of April. But even though late, they don’t give up, they keep on growing and blooming.
I was outside yesterday, it was just so nice and warm on the deck. Then I felt something tugging on my jeans. I look down and there’s Sylvester reaching us as high as he could trying to get my attention. I didn’t have any peanuts so had to come back inside, but he waited patiently for me to return. He knew what was coming so he didn’t mind a little waiting time. He picked out 3 and off he went. He made about 12 trips before the squirrel came and chased him away. Then another squirrel showed up and the fight was on. Wow, just watching those two, jumping, rolling together and chasing each other. They kept it up for nearly 15 minutes before one finally got the upper paw and chased the other one away. In the meantime, a third squirrel showed up and ate the remaining peanuts and left before the victorious squirrel came back…to nothing. I think there is a lesson to be learned there somewhere.
That’s it for now everyone. Until next time, I hope you have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Have a blissful week ahead 💚
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Thanks so much! And thanks for stopping by and reading today, have a great day!😃😺
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You tooo!l🌹
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Thanks.😄😸🌞
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Yes, Sunshine and sunset both have value…
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So very true, thanks for reading Tanusri, nice to have you here today! Have a wonderful day!😃
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Good morning Steve 😊 always happy to hear that the sun is shining! And you are right we can’t expect the sun to shine the entire time in our life 👍 great description here and you’re totally right
Sylvester is really cute and it’s really too bad that the squirrels and chipmunks don’t get along 😕 would be great to have them both
Spring is great and Summer is even better even though sometimes we miss the moderate weather that spring provides here 🌞
Enjoy your sunny day 🌞🌞
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Good morning Huguette, just got back home, it is such a nice day again. It would be nice if squirrels and chipmunks would get along, would be a fantastic picture to have both together on me! Smoke in the air again today, from forest fires, it’s very dry around here, no fires close though which is good. I will be trying for more pictures📷 today but not many birds around right now. Do the best I can anyway! Thanks Huguette, have a great day!😃😺
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Hope the birds will come more during the day and it will continue to be a great day 😊
Forest fires? This is bad! Hope the fire is contained
Good luck with more pictures 📸 🌞🌞
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I had to stop feeding the birds, apparently there was another complaint from a neighbor, I’m quite sure I know which one. So, unless I can figure out a different way of doing things I have to stop, which I have done. Oh well, sometimes it would be nice to move but it’s impossible to find a place to rent in this town. It will give my brain something to do for a while trying to come up with an idea for the birds!!😂😁
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oh damn! not again I hope you will find another way because it’s kind of unfair!
Well you should consider moving if it’s better for you and find another things to your brain 😂😂
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Right now there isn’t a place to be found in town at any price. It is terrible here for renting.🙁
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It’s okay so now you need to find another way to feed the birds 🤨
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That’s right, but it isn’t going to be easy but I’ll think about it over summer, maybe by fall I will come up with an idea.😀
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👍👍😸
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Yes we need the rain, too! It has its purpose. I’m glad it has stopped here though! There has been flooding west of us. Great pics and that lil guy getting your attention for the peanuts! Adorable! Have a great day!
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Thanks for reading Renee! These little chipmunks are amazing for sure, he knows where to come for his peanuts. Enjoy your day!😃😺
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Welcome!
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Hello Steve , I guess you have enjoyed this sunny and warm day , beautiful pictures as always , have a great evening 😊
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Hi Venus, nice of you to stop by again! Definitely a nice day, though the clouds have come in now. Thanks for the nice comment and I hope you enjoy your evening as well.😄😸
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you’re welcome ❤
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😃😺
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From sunrise to sunset – spring is here – nice captures
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Thanks so much Shantanu! Enjoy your day!😁
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My pleasure
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Great photos as always!
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Thanks so much Benjamin!😁
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Steve, your words eloquently describe the virtues of God’s rainfall.
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Thanks again, you read well! And it is so on every level. Thanks for the comment and enjoy your day!😃
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I hope the weather stays warm just for you!
It’s sooooooooo hot here! I’m wishing for snow! LOL
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Hi Lydia and thanks for reading! It has cooled off a bit now but still not so bad. Snow???😲 How can you mention that word this time of year?😂 Have a wonderful day!😃🌞
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Haha! If we had snow in SC this time of year… the world would come to an end! I do wish for it though…. snow that is! 🙂
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Want snow? Move to Canada, you will see so much in one winter you will be back south before the winter is over!!😂😂 Hey, these awards keep asking questions so I have to answer, right? So it’s necessary to keep saying I like warm places!😂😁
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LOL! Very true! I might visit Canada for a Summer for some cooler weather! Well, I’ll be in WI soon…. isn’t that close to Canada?
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Sure is and they can get a lot of snow there too but I think it’s mostly in the northern part of the state. Could be wrong on that. But their snow doesn’t usually last as long as ours. Still white and cold though!🥶😂
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Yeah oh well! I HATE the cold!
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That is the tough part. Snow wouldn’t be so bad if the temp would stay in the 70s. Just doesn’t work though.🙁😀
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Yeah!
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When you put everything together in a single article, this is the best. The photos are fabulous as always. A very interesting reading under the sun.
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Thanks so very much Mac! I always enjoy your comments, enjoy your weekend!🙂
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