For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello everyone on this nice sunny autumn day! It’s mid afternoon and still sunny, that’s not bad at all. It is 63F or 17C, which is cool, but wearing a jacket makes it a nice day anyway. So I decided to head out for a walk along my forest path down to the river once again. I have to grab each nice day as it comes along since we are getting so many rainy days now. This has been a very rainy fall so far. That often means a very snowy winter. And winter’s with lots of snow are also very long. So that’s another indicator of another long winter for us. But I’m still hoping for a long fall and short milder winter. Okay, maybe I should say, “dreaming”. Oh well, nothing wrong with dreaming sometimes.
So off I go for my walk. There is a lot of water along the path for the first little while. Right on the path. And beside the path. About 6 inches (15cm) deep. Hard not to get wet feet on that first part. Oh well. It’s a nice day anyway. And my feet are always getting wet one way or the other.
Quite a few new mushrooms were out today, I thought there would be. Sure is a big variety of mushrooms around. Always interesting to see what else is going to show up. Came across a flock of thrushes obviously heading south. They will be gone tonight. There is a lot of white-throated sparrows around now. They usually stay until late September, which is nice. Sometimes even later. Sometimes. Not often.
Spotted a flock of chickadees and nuthatches as well. The only other birds were a 2 year old ring-billed gull and a golden eagle. My two pictures of the eagle were not that good. But he was flying and I have a hard time focusing on a bird that keeps changing distance like that. Oh well, maybe another time. Golden eagles usually only come through this area during migration in the spring and fall. We have a lot of bald eagles here though, the highest number of breeding pairs anywhere in the province and second only to B.C.
But it sure was nice down there today, not much wind, really a beautiful autumn day to be by the river. But, it’s important to watch out for slippery rocks. All this rain makes the rocks wet. And there is one kind of rock here that gets extremely slippery when wet. So I am careful not to step on that particular type of rock. Until this time. I was looking around, instead of down. I stepped on the rock and slid about 8 feet (about 2.5 meters), then over a ledge and landed on a pile of rocks about 6 feet (2 meters) down. I will admit, that did hurt. A lot. Still does.
I landed on my side. It wasn’t easy walking back. Didn’t think I would make it back. I had to keep stopping due to the pain. Oh my. It all happened so fast I couldn’t do anything to stop myself. I won’t go on that part of the path again until it’s nice and dry. Which may not be until next year. At least I wasn’t close to the river at that point, so no way that I would have fallen in there. Although that would have been a softer landing than those rocks. Oh well. It’s over. And no serious damage.
It is still nice and sunny, amazing that it lasted all day for a change. Sorry this is a bit late today. I will try to do better from now on. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Great walk today ! Except for the slippery rocks ! Have bruises shown up yet ? Take it easy and rest awhile…
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Thanks for reading today! I haven’t looked for bruises yet, but the way I landed sort of at an angle, probably won’t be bruises. Enjoy your evening!😃😺🍁🍂
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I’m so glad it warmed up there today!
It really dropped temps here because of the hurricane.
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It actually made it up to almost 65 today, not bad. That’s good, you needed a break. Enjoy your evening!😃😺🍁🍂
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That’s good!
Lol I needed a break of hurricane winds!!!!???
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Oh, did it get windy? I meant a break in temp, yes, I know it would be windy. Did you work today?🤔😀🍁🍂
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Yes, the temp is nice even though it’s super cold!
Work is out until next week due to the weather.
It’s super rainy and wind at 110 mph. It’s a category 2 hurricane. As of now, we still have electricity which is nice, otherwise I wouldn’t be on here right now.
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Hmm, super cold is probably still warmer than here, right? That wind is strong, hope your electricity stays on otherwise I won’t be able to talk with you.😀🙄
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Right! The weather says right now it’s 74 degrees but the wind makes in feel 30!
Yes, me too! 😉 You mean, I won’t be able to pick on you!
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I though I always picked on you. How disappointing.😕😂😂😹😹
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Lol!!!!!!!!!
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😀😀😺😺🤪😜🌲🍁🍂🙄
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I pray that citizens in Lebanon would appreciate the country they live in that at least does have no hurricanes…
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Yes.
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I hope y’all stay safe Lydia! 🙏🏼 It’s been a little windy here in the south, but nothing like the actual hurricane! I hate hurricanes!
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Here , in Lebanon , hurricanes are rare because the Mediterranean sea is much smaller than than Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific ocean …
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Thanks, Renee!
We made it through the worse part and just got our power back!
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What a collection of mushrooms 🍄 😉
Be careful at that slippery rocks 😉
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There are a lot of different mushrooms around here and I’m only seeing those close to the path. Yes, I will be! Thanks for reading Ribana!😃😺🍁🍂
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Such a great privilege to have such a wonderful nature nearby 😉 Enjoy it 😊🌸🍄
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Yes, I agree, it is fantastic and I am definitely enjoying it! Hope you have a wonderful day!😃😺
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Some of the mushrooms you have posted , are not familiar for me because each area and country has a different nature …Do you see snails there ?
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Yes, every area around the world has different things to offer for plants and animals, we do have snails here, quite small.
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I have read and seen on Google that in Africa , snails are so large like the size of a fist of an adult…
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Too big for me, glad they are not here!
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In Canada , snails are active from April to October when the whether is warm and wet . They hibernate in Canada in the winter due to so cold weather as I have read …right
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We don’t normally see any snails around after August, maybe in other parts of Canada. And they don’t come out until May.
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Canada has a cold weather but here in Lebanon , snails start to come out in October usually and if it is not so cold and so snowy , you could see snails in December and January during rainy days …
Sometimes , we have got some ice and snow but they last few days or few weeks except on the higher altitudes that are colder …
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Sounds like a nice kind of winter!
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👍🍁🍂🍄🍄🍄🍂🍁🌞
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😀😺🌞🍁🍂🌲🌻🌧
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Looks like you had a great day Steve! Except for the fall! 🙀 Be careful! I almost thought you were telling a dream like you had a while back!🙀🙈 Loved the mushrooms…will have to show you some of our mushrooms here in the south. Maybe tomorrow? 🤷🏼♀️ Love the butterfly! I have seen the most beautiful ones here! But they won’t land for me to get a pic. I have chased a few to no avail!😂
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Butterflies are hard to get, some just don’t like to land and cooperate!
I wish that had been a dream, not feeling too bad today though, still pain but it’s getting better, a little bruising.😕🙄
You would have a lot of different mushrooms than here I’m sure. They are very interesting subjects for pictures, they don’t move.😂😂
Hope you have a great day Renee, thanks for reading!!😀😺🌞🍁🍂
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Cool pics of the mushrooms. Maybe time to think about the type of footwear you use on your walks??? Lol
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Thanks Buddy! Same thing happened with this comment, and with a couple other people. Yes, I have thought some hiking boots might be better, although on that particular spot I don’t know if it would have helped, but still a good idea! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!😁😸🍁🍂🍄
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Hey Steve! Lovely pictures again. Missed the eagles part. Oh this rain and followed by a long winter, okay that seema tough though. Now i get why you all celebrate summer. And pls be careful. These slippery rocks are really life threatning. Please take care of that. Hope your legs are fine. Glad u r okay. Have a nice day Steve 🙂
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Thanks so much for stopping by and reading today Simon! Our summers are very short,🌞 we have to enjoy it while it’s here! The rest of the year is cool and rain or just plain cold and snow!🥶🙄 Yes, I am going to be extra careful on these slippery rocks from now on. Thanks Simon, hope your day has been good!😀🌞🍁🍂
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