Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Daily Pics #13.
Good morning everyone on this mild Sunday morning in late November! 😃 Not too many winters that I can say that, though it does happen on occasion. Sometimes even December can be a very mild month. Sometimes. Rarely. But it has happened before, maybe it will happen again. Okay, I’m dreaming. It’s nice to dream sometimes though. Especially when winter becomes cold. But that’s for another post. But mild winter weather always brings a smile along with it.🙂😺 But no matter what the weather we should wear a smile with us all day long. A smile always brings sunshine into our lives and for those around us. Yes, I have said it before, and probably will say it again.😁🌞Now on to some sunny pics for today…
And we start with a beautiful orange daylily above. Daylilies are one of my favorite flowers, next to roses.
And here we have a very beautiful light pink peony. They are huge flowers and do require a little help to stand up straight, but a very hardy flower, great for our climate.
I showed the above flower a few days ago, but didn’t know the name. I finally identified it today as the blue gilia (gilia rigidula). I added the extra name due to the fact there are other blue gilia also. It’s a native wildflower of the southwest US and Mexico. How it got to be up here is rather odd, and they likely won’t survive. I got to enjoy it one season anyway.
I hope you have enjoyed these flowers today, have a Happy Sunday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Beautiful flowers especially blue gilia! Have a wonderful weekend Steve! 😊
LikeLiked by 2 people
Hi Suni! Yes, I really like that blue gilia too. Wish I had known where it was from and I would have saved some seeds from it. Oh well. Thanks Suni, have a great evening!😁😸🌞
LikeLike
Oh that’s great, next time your garden will be filled with blooming blue Gilia! Have a great Sunday Steve! 🌼😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Suni!😃😺
LikeLike
Happy Sunday! Lovely flowers 🌷
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you so much Saania! Happy Sunday to you as well!😁😸🌼
LikeLike
Lovely! Happy Sunday to you and Muffin!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Lydia! Happy Sunday to you as well!!😁😸
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Steve!
LikeLiked by 1 person
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Beautiful flowers! That’s cool about the blue gilia. It looks very similar to the Rocky Mountain Columbine flower (our state flower) we have here in Colorado. Very pretty! Have a blessed Sunday Steve!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Ryan! Yes, your columbine was one I looked at as a possibility, but didn’t quite match. Took me a couple months to finally find this one. God bless!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Love the God-made flowers ! Brightens the day ! Have a blessed day today !
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for taking a look Sharon! Hope your day is going well!
LikeLike
Where’s the popcorn?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hey Dusty! Nice to see you again!😀😺
LikeLike
You too
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks! Got any snow down your way?🙀🌨❄⛄
LikeLike
No not yet anyway.. it was actually kinda nice here today. In the low 40’s Fahrenheit
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeah, 39 here today and sunny, most of the snow we had melted, but we are supposed to get maybe an inch tonight.
LikeLike
Yeah, it’s that time of the year. Pretty hard to hold it off for much longer! I like to get to Christmas without it then the Winter doesn’t seem so long!
LikeLiked by 1 person
We have never made it that late, our latest was Dec 4th, but that was quite a few years ago. Only had 2 inches of snow at Christmas that year. Made up for it in January though.😲😲😳😳❄🥶⛄🌲
LikeLike
What happened, go to bed?
LikeLike
I was going to ask you the same thing
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hey, it was your turn. I talked about our late snow after you mentioned no snow until Christmas. Remember?? Sigh.
LikeLike
Okay… Did your buddy the bear go away now?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Must have, not around anyway, which is good. How’s the squirrels?
LikeLike
I think they are cooking there nuts for Thanksgiving! Havent seen them out yesterday or today..
LikeLiked by 1 person
Got any plans for Thanksgiving?
LikeLike
I was invited to have dinner with the kids on Thursday. You?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Our Thanksgiving is in October, so this is a normal week for me.
LikeLike
Oh… I thought you had the same Holliday!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nope, 2nd Monday of October. Just Muffin and I this year. Like every year.
LikeLike
Muffin cooks dinner then?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nope, it was me, had chicken, it was good too. Mainly because I didn’t cook it!😂😂🤣🤣😹😹
LikeLike
Thats what I thought!
LikeLiked by 1 person
hehehehehehehehehehehe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best way to cook is when I don’t!😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🙄
LikeLike
Safest anyway!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posilutely!!!!!!🤪🤪🤪😜😜😜😬😬😬😳😳😳😀😀😀🙄
LikeLike
Go to bed again?
LikeLike
Yeah! I ate too much popcorn!!😜
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sure, eat popcorn behind my back right in front of me and don’t share.🤨🤨😒😒😢😢🍿🍿
LikeLike
You’re the non sharer!😜 All i wanted was a handful and you ate it ALL! GEEZ You invite me to your site for popcorn and then dont save any for me!! What’s that??
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hey, I saved you all the best flavors and you didn’t want any. How did I know you liked plain?
LikeLike
Could have asked!😳🙄🤔😲
LikeLiked by 1 person
Okay, what flavor do you want?🤪🍿
LikeLike
No flavor! Next time.. im full now..😜
LikeLiked by 1 person
Fine. You can come over tomorrow for more. I’ll make sure I have some plain. Can’t give you butter though, I use margarine.
LikeLike
I can do margerine!😁😁 Thank Steve!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Perfect. I have lots of salt too. Ever tried popcorn with melted butterscotch chipits poured over it? WOW! It’s good.😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🙄
LikeLike
I have never had it that way. Have you ever tried black pepper on your popcorn?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeah, made me sneeze and all my popcorn went flying out of the bowl and onto the floor. I have big sneezes.
LikeLike
Try eating eating it not inhaking it!! Geez!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Why did you type eating twice??
LikeLike
I must be tired? I dont know! I didnt notice i did that! Good catch!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Had to use both hands for that one!!!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣Whoa, look at the time, heading off to bed, talk tomorrow!😴😴😴
LikeLike
Ttyl
LikeLiked by 1 person
Still😴😴😴🤫🤫🤫
LikeLiked by 1 person
WHAT WAS THAT!!!!?????????🤪🤪🤪😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😜😜🤔🙄
LikeLike
That was an I am still sleeping please be quiet🤫🤫🤫
LikeLiked by 1 person
If you’re still sleeping then how is it that you are talking to me?🤔🤔🙄
LikeLike
Sneaky huh??
LikeLiked by 1 person
What? Me? Sneaky? Never. Well, sometimes. Maybe. Or did you mean you’re sneaky? That makes sense. I think. Rats.🤯🤯🤯😳🤪🙄
LikeLike
Yes! I agree you are sneaky sometimes! And yes I did mean me this time! 😊🤸♂️😂😂😂😂😂😲😲
LikeLiked by 1 person
I knew it!!!!!!!🤪🤪🤪😜😜😜😂🤣😹🙄
LikeLike
You did not!!! You’re just guessing hoping I would give it away!!🙄😁😂😂😂😂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Did too, did too, did too!!!!!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
LikeLike
I know!!!! You did too!!! So there! Thanks for agreeing with me!!😁
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yep, no, yep, no, yep, no, yep, no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🤪🤪🤸♂️🤸♂️😜😜🤸♂️🤸♂️🥳🥳🤸♂️🤸♂️🤣🤣🤸♂️🤸♂️😀😀🤸♂️🤸♂️🙄🙄🤸♂️🤸♂️😀😀🤸♂️🤸♂️😎
LikeLike
Why do you think about Rats?? Very Odd!!🙄🤔🤔🤔🤔
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hey, this is rat country! But not rats, I’m talking rats. Get it?🤔🤔🙄
LikeLike
Yeah I know!!! Have you ever seen a Cat and Rat live together in the same apartment?😻😻😻😻🐭🐭🐭🐭
LikeLiked by 1 person
Aha! You don’t know what I’m talking about. This area used to be full of rats at one time. But not rats. They were rats. Get it now???🤔🤔🤔🤔🙄🙄🙄🙄
LikeLike
Uhhhhh….. Not Really… I think there is still one very large on there yet!! Just sayin!!🙄🙄🙄🙄
LikeLiked by 1 person
Muskrats. The area was known for it’s muskrats, but people just referred to them as rats for some reason. Not the same kind of animal. Though they are both rodents.😀😀😀😀😀
LikeLike
Right I can see the similarities!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Really? That’s amazing. I think. Rats, there I go again.🤯🤯🤯😵😵😵🤪🤪🙄
LikeLike
Family Resemblance sure enough!! Right there it is!!🙄🙄🤪🤪😂😂😂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Okay, that’s the right, but what about the left??🤔🤔🤔🤔🤪🤪🙄
LikeLike
Oh.. I thought you could do both from the same side!😲
LikeLiked by 1 person
I thought we were talking about muskrats?
LikeLike
You have left handed Rats?? Hmmm I never heard of that! I didn’t even know they had hands!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Mostly they are right pawed, but some are left. Muffin is equally good with each paw.
LikeLike
Well she needs to be with you around! Imagine how fast she would loose her toes the way you dance around the Kitchen at meal time!! 😲😲😲😂😂😂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hey, I don’t do that every day!🤨🤨🤨 Every other day maybe.🤪🤪😜😜
LikeLike
Still she only has 20 toes and I hate to say it only 9 lives!! Sounds like she might be down to her last few toes and lives!!😲😲😲🤪🤪🤪
LikeLiked by 1 person
20 toes? You have strange cats down your way.😲😲😳😳🤔🙄
LikeLike
Does she have 5 toes per foot? and four feet?
LikeLiked by 1 person
If she had 5 toes per foot I would be taking pictures!! Cat’s have 5 toes on their front feet and only 4 on their hind feet.
LikeLike
Are you sure you didn’t already break them off??😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hey, check it out. And keep those comments coming!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪🙄
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hmm, you got 50 to go yet, got to speed it up there Dusty.
LikeLike
Got to run!! Conference call at 1pm
LikeLiked by 1 person
Okay.
LikeLike
Did you get the bird feeder in yet? It’s gonna snow ya know!! I wouldn’t want you to slip and pull a muscle again!!🙄😲
LikeLiked by 1 person
Howdy again Dusty!🤠 I’m finally back to blog land again. No snow coming here, we’re missing that one. hehehehehehehehe!!!!!!😂😂😹😹
LikeLike
Oh hahaha.. we’re supposed to get 6 inches of snow by Wed. Morning!
LikeLiked by 1 person
hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good for you!! Wheeeeeehheeeeeee!!!!!!!
😂😂🤣🤣🤪🤪😜😜🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️👍👍🥳🥳⛄⛄❄❄🎈🎈🎆🎆🎉🎉🎇🎇👌👌🌨🌨🥶🥶😎
LikeLike
Hahaha!, laugh it up you!😂😂😂 Your turn is coming!! Then it will get really really cold so there!😛😛😛😛
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s what I’m doing.😂😂🤣🤣🙄
LikeLike
Not that I’m laughing.
LikeLike
I have some stuff to do for a while! Will you be up for a while?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yep.
LikeLike
Just happy for you.
LikeLike
Ohhh btw… good morning!!😹😹😹😹🌞🌞🌞🌞
LikeLiked by 1 person
About time you woke up! I’m leaving now, going out for coffee. See you later.😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🙄☕☕☕☕
LikeLike
Enjoy your coffee! I’d ask you to have a cup for me but you’d just drink it! So enjoy!😊😂😂😂😂😂😂🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for the coffee! It was delish!! I did enjoy!!! Hope your not too bogged down with work. Take a coffee break, you deserve it.😀☕😀☕
LikeLike
As a matter of fact… I was just about to walk to the Kitchen and get a fresh cup!!☕☕☕☕😁😁😁😁
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wow, that’s a lot of cups!!!😂☕😂☕😹🤪🙄
LikeLike
Yeah and that’s not all of them yet!!☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wheeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😃☕😁☕😀☕😄☕🤪☕☕😜☕☕🙄☕
LikeLike
You should have another cup!! You’re not wound up enough yet!!🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wish I could, but I have to go for my assessment soon. Don’t want extra coffee before that.😲😲😳😳🙄
LikeLike
What are they assessing? 😲😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
LikeLiked by 1 person
To see if I really do have a brain hiding somewhere. Probably just covered with dust from lack of use.😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😹😹😹😹🤪🤪🤪🤪😜😜😜😜🙄
LikeLike
Yep! Better pickup a swiffer on the way to your appointment just in case!🤪🤪🤪🤪
LikeLiked by 1 person
Just got some new refills, getting them through the ears is the tough part.😂😂😂😹😹😹🤪🙄Hey, you’re getting close to regaining your top spot!
LikeLike
Gee I can’t imagine why??🤔🤔🤔 You should have plenty of room!!🤪🤪🙄🙄
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s what I thought too.🤔🤔🤔 Probably some of those annoying rocks in the way again.🤪🤪🤪
LikeLike
I’ll bet that’s it!!😲😲😲
LikeLiked by 1 person
Exactomundo!!🤪😜🤪😜🙄
LikeLike
Did you get more popcorn at the grovery?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Do I have popcorn? Do I have popcorn?🤪🤪😜😜🥳🥳🍿🍿
LikeLike
Yeah! Do ya?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Let’s see, there’s plain, caramel, maple, french fried, cheese and bbq.
LikeLike
Plain with a little butter and salt! Please?
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m all out of plain.
LikeLike
Humph….. i had a feeling that might happen! Which flavor do you have?🤔🤔🤔
LikeLiked by 1 person
All but plain, I burrrrrrp, just finished that.
LikeLike
Ah hah… thanks for asking if i wanted some? Thats okay though! I made my own!🤑🤑🤑🤑
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sure, I’m nice and invite you over for popcorn and now you won’t eat any.🤨🤨😒😒☹😞😢
LikeLike
Kinda hard when you eat it all! Than kmjs for offering though!,
LikeLiked by 1 person
I didn’t eat it all, only the plain.🤪🤪🤪🤪🙄
LikeLike
What does Muffin usually like?
LikeLiked by 1 person
She likes plain, caramel and maple. Oops, and cheese.
LikeLike
Good thing shes not picky
LikeLiked by 1 person
Why would she be panicky?
LikeLike
Late read. So, Happy monday!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy Monday Jessica! Any snow yet?🤔🌨⛄🌲Some light snow here. But the snow we had melted yesterday. So we’re just getting it back.😂😹❄
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sounds lovely. But I kind of miss the warm days… 🥶
LikeLike
Are all so beautiful but that pink peony is so so gorgeous!
A smile can brighten our day and not only 🙂
Have a great day Steve and Muffin!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks so much Ribana! Yes, those peonies are amazing. That one is right beside my apartment. It has the largest flowers of any of the peonies around here. Happy Monday Ribana, though it’s almost over for you!😁😸⛄🌲❄
LikeLike
Thank you for sharing your pics of such lovely flowers. Flowers are one of nature’s finest gifts! ☕️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for checking this out today Eugenia! Flowers are amazingly beautiful. I just found out the name of the one, bicolor monkshood, from one of my followers. Enjoy your day!😃😺☕⛄🌲❄
LikeLiked by 1 person
😉
LikeLiked by 1 person