For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning on this rather chilly Sunday here at Steve’s Country! I hope all of you are enjoying your weekend, and yes, almost over for some of you. Weekends do seem to go so fast sometimes. Kind of like summer. We are so excited that summer has begun and suddenly, it’s gone. At least that’s the way it is up here in the north. Winter is our long season, usually 6 months, sometimes 7. On occasion it is only 5 months. We haven’t had one of those short winters for a long time, so maybe that means….Anyway, we can still enjoy some summer with pictures, which is what we will do today. So grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!
This little beauty above, the Viola, is one of our earliest spring flowers. Though a lot of people consider them to be a weed, I think they are a very pretty flower.
Above is a very lovely, large Iris from my landlord’s garden.
A very bright white Potentilla above, with guest.
There we have today’s selection of bright and sunny flowers reminding me of warmer days that were, and looking forward to their return once again. Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
I had to have a cup of coffee this morning…. it is 32 degrees!!!!!!!! The coldest day of the year!!!! I hope it won’t get any colder! Brrrr
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hehehehehehe!! It’s 0 here this morning, we had 2 and a half inches of snow overnight.🥶❄
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Wow!!! That’s awesome!!!! How cool! 😉 It’s warmed up to 70 now!
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Oh yeah, well here it has warmed up to 10F now.😂😹☕😬🙀🥶⛄
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Yikes, that’s super cold!
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Actually that’s mild, super cold is coming in January!😂😹🥶🥶
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How do you survive?
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I laugh a lot!!😂😂😹😹
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That wasn’t the answer I was expecting to hear! 😉
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Laughing keeps me warm.😀🙄
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How odd! Laughing makes me shiver!
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Maybe I laugh louder. And longer. And harder. And…🤯🤯😂😂😹😹🙄
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!! I’m so sure of that! Lol you’re super funny!
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Thank you. I think it’s all the cold weather. It makes a person go kinda, well, kinda…🤪😜🤸♂️🤸♂️🥳🥳😵🤯🙃😲😳😀🙄😂😂😹😹🤣🤣
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Yeah, I can tell!!!!!! The cold weather makes me grumpy and feel real lazy!
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Cold weather does make me a bit lazy at times, but also flippity flappity!!🤪🤪😜😜🤸♂️🤸♂️😵🤯🙄
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Yeah, I see that Lol!!! Only thing that makes me warm is talking with friends and hot chocolate!!! 😉
I’m wearing tons of layers right now, but it doesn’t make a difference!
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Wrap up in a blanket with hot chocolate! I have muffin curled up with me, and hot chocolate!😂😂😹😹☕😋
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But I’m allergic to cats!!
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I know, that’s why the blanket.😁
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Oh see! You’re so smart!
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Thanks. Are you sure you sent that reply to the right person?🤔🤔🙄
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Uhhh YES!!!! You actually made me check to make sure! 😉 Silly goof ball!
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hehehehehehehehehe!!!!!!!😂😂🤣🤣🙄 Not bad. Even though I’m tired.😄🤪😜
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Lol!!! I’m tired too!!!!!
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Better sleep good tonight, school comes early!😀🙄
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Yeah…. oh yes…. I don’t want to think about another 5 stinking days of school. 😦
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Try an air freshener.
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Oh please……!!!! At first I was like “what on earth?” Oh!!!!!!!! 😉
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hehehehehehe!!! I couldn’t resist. But hey, school can be fun!💻🖨📚📚📃📃📰📰👩🏫🙄
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Very rarely, but I’d rather be graduated or goofing off on my blog!
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Hey, maybe you could somehow use your blog as some kind of a school assignment!😃😃
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How?
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I was at the fair yesterday from 10 in the morning to 10 at night and I woke up early today.
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Wow, how did you last for 12 hours!??
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I loved it, but it is tiring….. worse part was running into a former ex bf of mine.
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Did either of you get hurt?
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No!!!! Except my feelings!
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That would be a tough one.
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Yeah…. it’s just what happens with brake ups and all that stuff…. ends in a mess!
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Yep.
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But if I remember correctly – you never in any of that stuff, right?
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Where did you get that idea?
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You’ve never been married right?
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That’s true. Doesn’t mean I never had a girlfriend.
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Oh, so you do know what I mean then!?
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Oh yes, wish I didn’t though.
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That’s surprising, but Ok!
It wasn’t fun or cool that I had to run into him….. so awkward!
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Thanks. Wow, surprised Steve had a girlfriend, who would want him?😲😲😳😳🙄
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I know right!!!!? 😉 That’s exactly what I thought!
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That’s what I thought.😂😂😹😹
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No! That’s what I thought first!
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That’s what I thought.
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Shush… I’m trying to sleep.
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Right.
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Yeah so be quiet and stop talking…. we can talk tomorrow after my school is done….. 😦
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Okay, stop talking then.
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I am… you stop!
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Okay, I’ll stop when you stop.
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Ok I’m stopping!
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Okay, then I’ll stop too.
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Good!!!!!!!!!!! Good night, STEVEY!
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Good night Lydia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I’m sleeping………….
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Okay, I’ll be quiet then, hardly a whisper.
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Can I PLEASE tell you to shut up?
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Sure, probably won’t do any good though, I don’t usually listen.
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Whatever…… this IS my last comment for the night, so get over it! 😉
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Okay, this is my last one too.
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Good job for telling the truth.
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Thanks!
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LOLLLLLLL!!!!
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I actually slept 10 whole hours!!! Didn’t wake up once!
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That’s not nice. I slept 5 and a half hours and woke up 3 times.😂😂🙄
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Hey! Maybe you should’ve been quite when I told you to!
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What has that got to do with sleeping??🤔🙄
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You could’ve gotten more hours of sleep if you weren’t goofing off!
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I was fine until 4 am, then Muffin decided she wanted breakfast. Then I couldn’t get back to sleep.
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Oh see! Your life revolves around cats!!!!!!
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No, just one cat.
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ok one cat, but if it takes sleep away from you… then….
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It doesn’t normally. But she was out of cat food. Bought more today. If she has nothing to eat, well…
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Cats cost money!???
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Only if you want to buy one, but lots of people give away kittens.
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Oh, but food?
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If you want to keep them alive, then yeah, they need food.🙄🙄🙄🙄
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Oh! I guess I learn something new every day!
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Yep.
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I thought cats didn’t eat!
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Didn’t eat what?
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Food
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See? Chickens are good, they give us food. Besides, last night you told me to shut up, that wasn’t nice.
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Hey!!! I asked you permission 1st if I could tell you to shut up and yeah, you say I could, but you wouldn’t obey… I found that out for a fact!
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I never said I would obey, just that you could say it.😂😂😄🙄
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You said “sure, but it won’t work”
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See? So you already knew I wasn’t before you did what I said you could that I said I wouldn’t though I said you could but I wouldn’t so I did what I said that you knew before you said it.
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*big sigh* Poor Steve……
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Yep, no hope.😂😂😹😹🤔🙄
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Yeah like I feel so sorry for your poor soul!
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Hmm. Muffin just let out a big sigh and left. See what you’re doing to her?
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I wasn’t talking about Muffin – I was talking bout you!
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Yeah, but I’m her human, so you hurt her felines!😂😂😹😹🤣🙄
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Oh yeah sure!
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Poor kitty.
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Sorry Muffin.
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She meows her forgiveness.😻
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Good. She’s so sweet!
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Probably gets that from me.
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*gasps* Really Steve?
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Pets often pick up good habits from their humans.
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I can’t honestly say that you are sweet!
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Really? How odd.
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Yes! That would sound really weird too!
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That I can understand, I wouldn’t want you to say it either. Say, don’t you work today?
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Good!!! I hope it never slips out either!!!!!!!
Yes, I work today!
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Good!!!!! I hope so to not so also.
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That just cracked me up!!! Nice way to leave for work…. and it’s that time! 😦
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hope you have a good day, say ‘hi’ later if you have time.😃😺
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I’ll try to have a good day! Thanks! Sure thing!
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😀😀😀😀😀
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Hi!
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Hihihihihihihihihihihi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😀😀😀😀😀
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Yikes! What a hyped up greeting!
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One of those days!!!!!!!🤪🤪😜😜🤸♂️🤸♂️😵😵🙀🙀🤯🤯😀🙄
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Again!
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yepyepyepyepyep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🥳🥳🥳🥳🤪🤪😜😜🙄
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Oh my!
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What happened?????????🤔😬🤔😬
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You’re too excited!
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Think so, think so, think so???????🤪🤪🥳🥳🤸♂️🤸♂️😜🙄
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Seee told you!
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Maybe just a teeny tiny bit!!!!!!!🤪😜🤸♂️🤸♂️🥳🥳😂😂🙄
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You’re a mess!
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Maybe just a teensy, tinsy, itty bitty bit!!!!!!!🤪🤪🤪🥳🥳🥳🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️😜😜😜🙄
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Ahhhhh!!!!
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metoometoometoometoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤪🤪🥳🥳🤸♂️🤸♂️😂😂🤣🤣😜😜🙄
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Calm down!
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Just did.
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Oh yeah right! Sure!
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Thanks.😀😀😀😀😀
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You’re welcome…. I don’t know why I just said that.
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Said what?🤔🤔
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You’re welcome.
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Thank you!😀😀😀
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You’re welcome!
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Thank you!😃😃😃😺😺😺
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You’re not suppose to say “thank you” when some one replies with you’re welcome!!!!!!! That’s so weird. That’s when the conversation needs to stop!
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Oh, I never was good in English class, worst subject, terrible, couldn’t understand what the teacher was saying half the time.
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I can tell…. but this is simply COMMON SENSE!
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Canada got rid of pennies years ago, so we don’t have any common cents left!!!!!!!!!!!😀😜😀😜😀😜🙄See what you did to me, after I was all calmed down and everything!🥳🤪🥳🤪🙄
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DUDE!!!!
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Hi.
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Bye!
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Sniff.😥😥
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Lol!
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😀😺
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I’m logging off for a bit…… may be back tonight!
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okay, bye!
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I’m back.
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Are you sure?
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Yeah!
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Good. I’m leaving.
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HEY YOU!
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That didn’t come out quite right. But it is getting late and I didn’t sleep that great last night, so I have to log off and get to bed. Or get started at least, probably take half an hour. Thanks for the chat though, see you tomorrow, good night.🙂😺
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Oh ok. Goodnight.
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😴😴🌙🌙
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But then again… that was 50 years ago, so who cares?
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ha, ha, ha. That would be tough before I was even born.
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Thanks for the hint.
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Hey, that’s not fair!!!
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Yeah, I don’t get how you’re young though.
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Me too.
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Lol!!! Don’t make my laugh in my dream!
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Why not, I woke up one time laughing so hard! Something funny had happened in my dream.
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STOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You just made me smile, Ok!?
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It’s about time for me to go to sleep, so goodnight…. thanks for the chat!
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Glad you stopped by, good night, hope you have a good day tomorrow.
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Thanks! 👍 Ya too!
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In India every season stays for at least 3 months. But due to global warming, this balance is badly disturbed.
Anyways, any season.. flowers are always there to cheer up!!!
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Yes indeed, flowers are always nice, no matter what season it is! Thanks for stopping by!😃😺🌼⛄
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Lovely pics as always, good morning…2.5 inches of snow, ouch.
We are bracing for some rain, temp in the 20’s nothing near zero but still, ughhh!
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Here, in Lebanon, the temperatures are like 70 F or 20 C …We usually have 4 seasons like 3 months each …
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Thanks so much! Do you live in the US?
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Yes Sir, now Texas since 2010, prior N.Y. for about 30 yrs….i actually love the cold, when it comes in gradually.
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It is easier when the cold arrives gradually, suddenly can be a bit rough!
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Lovely flowers ! I learned something new from your post…did not know that some people consider the beautiful Viola a weed…to me it is not a weed !
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Thanks! I don’t consider it a weed either.😀😺
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Hi Steve, Must say good n8 now isnt it🙄 Unfortunately but fortunately i slept thats a good thing for sure. 😂 May be not sleeping a night before really works😉 The voila is so beautiful, comparing potentiala and large iris. Why iris is so clumsy🤔 is that the way it grows😉 Hope you had a beautiful sunday. Have a good night Steve✨🤗✍️
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Hey, there’s a thought, if you want to sleep one night, don’t sleep the night before.😂😂 I must remember that one.🤔🙄Saying my iris is no good, now I’m hurt.😥🙄😂😂It was a good day even though cold outside. I’m inside drinking hot chocolate.😋☕ Not quite time for bed, couple more hours then it’s😴😴🤪
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Hi Steve, im not saying iris is not good, but its kind of disturbed due to wind🤔 isnt it? Enjoy ur Hot chocalate 😋😋 I’m back to my polluted city🙄😜
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No, that’s the way they are, some petals go up, some down, makes it hard to get a decent picture of them really.🤔📷 Also depends on the variety of iris, not all are like that one.😀 Good to be back isn’t it?😀🏙🏙
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Honestly, i hate city🙄 I love my place, warm at day time cold at n8. Its full of nature and good air, and good people. This is a prison, where everybody runs crazy and i often feel i dont belong in this race😁..
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Yep, I can understand that. I prefer a smaller town like this. Except for the cold part.😀😂😂🙄
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Thats great Steve, Do visit to our place once “Kanniyakumari to Trivandrum”. You might stay back with us😁😉
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My goodness, how do you manage to say names that long?
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Ha ha, got used to it. Actually Its two different place😁😁 Beauty starts from Kanniyakumari and it goes on to god’s own country Kerala starts from Trivandrum..😉
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I have trouble with names that are only half that long! Maybe you can retire there.
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I will, For sure. we have a house there, My dad wants to retire there. Then me 😁
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“may all your weeds be wildflowers”. Somebody said. 🌸
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Good thought indeed! Thanks for stopping by Nina! Always nice to see you here!😁😸🌼❄
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Lovely photos, Steve! We’re getting some cold weather on Tuesday, of course, nothing like yours. We live in an apartment complex and there are lots of trees. The premise is covered with leaves of all colors and it’s gorgeous. We have leaf blowers here because after a while the leaves become a hazard. ☕️☕️☕️☕️🍂 🍁🍂 🍁
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Thanks so much Eugenia! We don’t mind sharing the cold a bit!😀🥶❄☕
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🥶☕️
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Coffee cold weather …. perfect! Nice pictures🙂
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Yep, they definitely go together well! Thanks for stopping by!!😁😸
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