For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hi everyone! I’m a little late getting my Wednesday’s Pictures posted. But it’s one of those days. A cold and windy winter day. So today I thought we would go with some cute pictures of the many squirrels I have had around my deck and walkway. I know that some people don’t like squirrels, and they can get to be a bit of a problem at times. But they still are cute and generally a joy to have around. They are one of those “sunny” animals that bring a smile to me, and hopefully they will for you too.
My first squirrel at this place and I named him Squirk. Yes, I know, it’s an odd name.😂
Above is Mama Chip, just look at that nice little smile she has for us.
Above is Chipper, my all time favorite squirrel. She had 4 cute babies last year which were so much fun to watch playing on the deck. She took them off somewhere and never came back.
There you have 3 of my favorite squirrels and 4 pics to enjoy, including the featured pic at the top, if you get to see that one, some people don’t. And there have been lots more, so there will be more pics of them in the future. Have a wonderful day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Squirrels are so funny! I actually had a pet squirrel one time In the early 90’s, because the mother got killed. Tree workers working in our neighborhood rescued it and asked if we wanted to raise it. We kept him in a cage inside till he was ready to be released. He made a family and made a nest in a tree in the yard. He would climb down the tree and come visit us, but would never let us get too close. I guess he didn’t want to be captured again lol.
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Hey, that’s cool! Surprised that he wouldn’t stay more friendly. Was it the larger grey squirrel or red squirrel? True, he might not have wanted to be back in a cage again. Like Muffin, she hates boxes because that’s how she was caught. Cats always love boxes, but not her!😂😹Thanks for stopping by!
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It wasn’t a red squirrel. I do know that much. And poor Muffin! She’s been through a lot! 😿
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Red squirrels are what we have, they’re small, the large ones are the grey squirrels, which are not always grey. But then, red squirrels are not really red, they are various shades of brown. Sigh. Yep, Muffin had a rough beginning. Have a great day!😃😺🌨❄
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I really don’t know exactly if the squirrels are called grey squirrels around here… 🤔 I need to do some research I suppose…They look brown in color, but we have seen a few red squirrels here in the neighborhood. Not up really close. From a distance, these look red-tinted. But most are brown-looking around here.
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You can just google it to find out the difference. Grey squirrels are much bigger than red squirrels, like a small cat with short legs, and they are generally gray or black. Enjoy your day!😁😸❄
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Will do! Thanks! 🙂
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They sure are cute! Little clowns. Thanks for the smiles!😊😊
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Thanks for checking out the pics! I have so many different squirrel pics! Glad you liked them, hope your evening is great!😃😺🌙
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😊
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Very cute!! They do make one smile!!😁😁
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Sometimes even two smiles! Thanks for checking out the pics!😀😀
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Yes even two smiles!!
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How about 3 smiles? Do I hear 3? Going once, going twice…
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😁😁😁😁
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4 smiles! Gone to the dusty man for 4 smiles!
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I won! I won!! Wooo whooo!! What did I win?
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A duck, he’s at your door. You’ll quack up when you see him.😂😂🤣🤣🙄
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Or when I fall down laughing!!😹😹😂😂
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hehehehehehehehehehe! Only if he trips you.
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It wouldn’t be hard to do today. I caught a chill on my walk today and haven’t been able to feel warm since. Did I ever tell you how much I dislike winter in the North??
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I know that kind of chill feeling, it’s terrible!🥶 Takes so long to feel warm again!🔥 I think you did mention it one time. Did I ever mention that I like warm places?🤔🌞🌴🏖🏝🌅⛱
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Hmmm maybe once or twice..🏝🏜🏖🌄🌅🍟🍔
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I do that’s for sure and I love 🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕
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I couldn’t tell😉😁😂😂😂🤯
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Good thing I mentioned it then. Did I mention it was cold today?🤔🥶🥶❄❄⛄⛄🙄
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No, but you didn’t need to. You left the door to South open again and it was really cold here too…🥶🥶🥶
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Speaking of cold, I was outside on the deck taking pics this afternoon and I had to come in after only 20 minutes. My hands were nearly frozen! Might have to start wearing gloves, but it’s so awkward taking pics while wearing gloves. Sigh.🥶🥶😲😲📷📷🤔🙄
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Yes, I know… I don’t like winter because of that alone. If I could go without gloves and mittens it wouldn’t be quite as bad.
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Yep. If the temp would stay around 70 I wouldn’t mind the cold, or the snow.
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Hahaha I wholeheartedly agree!!😂😂😂😂🏝🌹🏖🌄🌅
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Wheeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😂😂🤣🤣🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️👍👍🎈🎈🎆🎆🎺🎺🎉🎉🎇🎇👌👌🎊🎊🦅🦅🦌🦌😜😜🤪🤪🙄😎
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You didn’t like your prize?😥😕
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No I like it! I’m just not sure what it is 😂😂😹😹
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Good! He really doesn’t eat much. Good thing you have been getting all that meat lately.😂😂🤣🤣😜🙄
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Who’s he??🙄🤔🤔
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hehehehehehehehehehe!!!😂🤣🤪😜🙄
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You said that already! Hahaha
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Can’t help it, one of those days!😂😂🤣🤣🤯🤯🤯🙄
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Good!! I haven’t heard you laugh this much in a long time!!😉😁
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That’s cause when I laughed I hit my head on the ceiling. It hurt. And the echo would last an hour.😂😂🤣🤣🤪🤪😜😜😅😅😏🙄
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Must be all that extra head space you have 😁🤯😳😂
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You know, I was thinking the same thing. Amazing!😅🤯🤕🤭🤭🙄
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Careful!! Don’t want to ruin a good day with a headache 😨
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You know, I was about to say the same thing! Got into bed last night, then remembered I forgot to lock my door. Didn’t want to get up, but Muffin gave me that “look”. Had to get up again. Sigh.
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Good Idea!! Never go to bed without locking the doors and windows! Not even in the summertime!!
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Summertime is worse, not many people are around after dark up here, too cold.😬😬😳😲🤪
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Yeah, that would make sense🤔🤔🤯😉
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We don’t have any cents here in Canada.😂😂😹😹🤣🤣🙄
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Or sense!!😉😁😂😂😂$$
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Didn’t I just say that?🤔🤔
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Maybe??🙄🙄
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You can’t remember? Oh, that’s bad.😬🤔🙄
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Sometimes!! Other times it comes in handy!!😉😁😂
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That’s a good thing to remember but I’ll probably forget to remember that I forgot so I won’t be able to remember what I forgot since I forgot to remember what it was I remembered to forget.😵😵😵😳🤔🤔🙄
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No big deal… happens to me all the time!!
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I was thinking. If you forget something, how do you know?
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I forget!?🤯😉😁😂
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Forget what? I don’t remember what it was we were talking about.😀😀🤔🤔😜😜🙄
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Me neither.. see how well it works?
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I don’t have a well, we have town water here.
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Your well doesnt work?? Thats because you have city water!! Silly! You just told me that!!🙄
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I don’t remember. I think my brain froze this afternoon too. Still frozen. I think. Kinda hard to tell.🤔🤔
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Not really… I think you definitely froze it!
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I’m thinking your thinking about my thinking is the right thinking since my thinking is a bit frozen.😵😵🙀🙀
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I think you’re right!!🥶
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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😂😂🤣🤣🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️👍👍🎈🎈🎆🎆🎺🎺🎉🎉👌👌🎊🎊🥳🥳🥳🥳🤪😜😎
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Hey, is there such a thing as non gmo pies?? I have an hankering for Apple pie that just won’t go away!🍰🍰 Yummmmm
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I have a nice homemade apple pie right now, oooo, so gooooooood! If you make it yourself from non gmo ingredients.👨🍳👨🍳🍜🥧😀🙄
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Ohhh sooo nottttt nice of you to tell me that!!!!🤨🤨🤨 God is watching and listening!!
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I was just answering your question, what else could I do???😂😂🤣🤣🤪😜🙄
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Send me some!!!!🤨
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Can’t send apples across the border. But I’ll eat your slice and tell you how good it is.😂😂😂😂😄😄😄😄😀😀😀😀🙄
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Ohhhh that’s sooooo kind of you!!!😛
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That’s okay, anytime!😀😀😀🙄
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Sure…🤨
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I am going to really miss just eating what I want when I want grrr…. especially when it comes to treats!!😔
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I know the feeling. Like right now I would like some fudge. There was a candy shop in town that made super maple fudge that I could eat, but they went out of business. How about a carrot?
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Cake??
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No, don’t want cake, want fudge.
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Carrot fudge?? Never heard of it!🤔
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You’re not paying attention. Maple fudge. You have a point, it would be good spread on top of carrot cake. You could make yourself some cake or cupcakes. Cut some apples into small pieces and add them to the batter. Apple cake.
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You’re making me hungrier!
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That apple cake idea is an easy one.
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For probably.. me not so much!!
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It’s easy and fun! You get to make a big mess and everything! Plus you get to lick the bowl and don’t have to share!😀😀🤸♂️🤸♂️👍👍
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I need to venture into trying baking.. I think I’ll start with chocolate chip cookies!!
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You will enjoy it. Try something easy to start with like chocolate chip cookies perhaps.
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Right!! I think I’ll start with Chocolate Chip Cookues!!🤔
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Good idea, glad to hear I’m taking your advice.
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Me too.. I need to know if it’s anygood before I listen to me!!😂😂😂😁
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That’s why I ask Muffin first. Do you ask your mouse?🤔🙄
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I try… but they just look at me… I can’t tell if they like it or not!😂😂
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You need to learn “mouse”.😀🐭🐭🐀🐁
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Miceligual?? I suppose!😂😂
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There you go. And here I go, time to get ready for the ol bed again. Same thing every night. Amazing. Just like eating, have to keep doing it. Sigh. Good night, I’m gone…😴😴😴
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Good Night!!😁😴😴
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Oh, how I love the squirrels ! So cute…our favourite squirrel came by this morning for her peanuts…right to the door too ! Your pics always bring a smile to my face !
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I only have the one squirrel again and she doesn’t come often, once a day maybe. Don’t know what happened to all the squirrels around here. Thanks for stopping by!😃
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You always post the best pictures!
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If I posted the worst ones, nobody would look at them.😂😂😹😹Thanks very much Lydia! I appreciate that!😁📷
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Hehe so true, but very funny! 😉
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Almost froze my hands this afternoon while I was out trying to get some pics. Could only stay out for 20 minutes. I’m going to have to start wearing gloves soon.😬🥶⛄📷
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Yikes!!! I’m so sorry you had to suffer! 😦 Yes, wear gloves! 🙂 That nice of you to sacrifice yourself just for pretty pictures!
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It’s too hard wearing gloves and taking pictures, but when the temp finally hits -30 then I have no choice.😀📷
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Oh well, yeah I’m sure. -30????????
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Yep, those temps will be around this winter. Last winter the coldest day was -52. Too cold.
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Eeeek! Wisconsin won’t be any better!
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Wisconsin doesn’t get as cold, usually, and their winters are shorter.
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Well, I have a bunch of friends up there and it can get to -30!
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Yep, I believe that, but not down to -50. And the cold doesn’t usually last as long as here. Key word being “usually”.😂😂
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Hehe!!!! Yeah!!! But 69 degrees is cold for me!
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You’ll get used to it, kinda, sorta, oh, forget it, you can’t get used to that kind of cold, you just survive it!🥶🥶⛄⛄😂😂 Believe it or not, we have had it at -100 with the wind factored in.
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I will NOT ever get use to it!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m going for the people and the school!
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Makes sense, just don’t go outside much. And drink lots of coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hmmm Lol!!! I have to walk outside to go back and forth to classes and coffee well hehehe!
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Dress WARM! And walk fast.😃🐧🐧🚶♀️🚶♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
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Walk fast!????? It’ll be super duper uper cold!
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Naturally, but it won’t last so long.
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Oh. 😉 😉 😉
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And don’t talk outside while walking. Your breath freezes and slams against your face. Hurts.😂😂🤣🤣🙄
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Awww man!!! No talking with all the cute guys????
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Girls are cute, guys are…?
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Oh really!?
Hmm how odd…. well I’m going to bed, so goodnight!
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Yep, on my way soon too, good night.
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Squirrels are cute!
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Yes, they certainly are! Thanks for taking a look Sheree!
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Hey Steve ✨🤗 How are you? How is your injury now? im still on recovery process, can walk, cant run,🙄. Squirrels are great fun and cute. love to watch them running and jumping 😍, beautiful pictures of them Steve ✨👌 Hope your climate gets better now ✨ Have a beautiful day 🤗✍️
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Hi Simon! Things are getting better, but slowly. I can walk better,🚶♂️👍 but can’t stay on my feet very long yet. Pain is not quite so bad now.😳😬 Take it easy on that running, walking is better for you anyway.😀🚶♂️
Yes, I like having the squirrels around. Another cold day here, -10, but feels like -17 with the wind.🥶 Colder than it should be for this time of year. Oh well.
Enjoy your evening Simon, no running!😀🤪🙄
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Hi Steve, I use to run a lot, feels lost now a days without running, cant burn my carbs, focusing on other workouts is a pain🙄 with one leg😒. But as you said walking is still better, grateful for what has left 🤗 Thanks for the advice Steve🥰. And, -17 🥶 Tat was cold, wish your season should get better upcoming days. Please take care of your leg. Its ok to take things slowly, as the recovery process should not get disturbed. Do take care of yourself steve🤗 I wont run for at least 6 months☺️😉
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The recovery process is slow and so easy to try and speed things up, but that just makes things worse. I have to really watch that, when I start feeling a bit better then I do too much! I have to be very careful outside, it’s so slippery now.😲 Winter is here and things will get worse, colder and more snow.😬😳 But even in winter we get milder days. This weekend the temp will get up to -3,😃🌞 but back to cold Sunday night and all next week.😬🥶 Good time to stay inside and recover! 😁☕👍
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Great Steve! You are lucky to have this perfect time for recovery. Now i understand why Game of thrones is famous for this dialogue “Winter is coming” 😜 .. My wishes for your quick recovery✨🤗✍️
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Yes indeed, this is actually a good time of year for a recovery process.🙂🙄 There are good points, even for winter. I’ll be doing a post on that soon.😀🤔Hope you can get back to running soon, but remember, running is hard on the feet!😀🏃♂️
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Ha ha Steve, Running is hard, but I’ll wear those shoes to cover it up ✨😜😁
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Good thinking. I think. Sometimes. But not often, gives me a headache.😂😂🤣🤣
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😂😂😂 Using things rarely makes noise, u know like getting rusty, or like, i use my brain rarely and guess what i get head aches too 😜
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I think mine has gone past rusty and is now dusty!😂😂😹😹
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Well i know a famous restoration mechanic🤔😜 dey do come in history channels😁 .. Have a beautiful day ✨🤗
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You like to stay up late like Jessica does. Although she goes to bed about the time I get up!😂😂🙄😀Hope she doesn’t see this.🤪😳
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My eyes are sore already, but cant sleep😒 im travelling now a 650 kms and i can’t sleep at travel, this product is manufactured with lot of restrictions🙄 have to send a notice to my production team😜. No i hardly stay awake at n8, like today.🤗 Travelling😉
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Sleeping and traveling is not easy that’s for sure. Try to enjoy yourself anyway!😀 Pretend your lying on a beach under a palm tree and you’ll fall asleep right away.🌴😴 Maybe.😬
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Ha ha Steve, hard thing to do, when the ride was like a camel ride 😁 🐈 Bumpy roads where could i imagine beach 🙄😉 let me try anyway, been pretending to sleep underneath bed cover for 6 hrs and huh enough 🧐 Sun shines already 😉 Have a Good night Steve 🥰🤗✍️
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Wow, you’re riding a camel! Cool!😂😂Days are short here now, long cold nights. Thanks Simon, almost time for bed is right.😴😴No bumps, nice soft bed, great for sleeping. Sorry, couldn’t resist.😂🙄
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Steve 🙄🙄🙄 now you are teasing me 😂😂 Have a good night ✨🤗
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hehehe! Hey, you’re up early Simon, maybe now you can sleep better. Just don’t let your boss catch you!😂😂🙄🙄
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Ha ha, fresh and energetic. I wonder did i ever sleep last night without my knowledge.🙄 oh my boss, will take care of them 😜
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That’s it! You were sleeping and dreaming that you were awake.😂😂🤣🙄
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😂😂😂 may be for an hour or two😂😂😂 u caught me😁😁😁
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Got to go, my bedtime now, thanks for the chat!
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Good Night Steve🤗 It was a fun Chat🥰
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Squirrels are so cute and entertaining. I love your pics, Steve! Stay warm! ☕️☕️
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Thank you Eugenia! I do like the squirrels, they really liven things up! I will try! Have a nice day!😄😸❄🌨
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Very cute squirrel. 🙂
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Squirrels definitely are a cute animal and fun to watch. Thanks for stopping by!😁😸
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That’s right, every time I go to the park I love to watch the squirrels. 😊
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Yes indeed!😁😸
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😊😻
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