For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hi everyone! I like mornings, and always have. When dad and I went on our adventures, we always left as early as possible in the morning. And, of course, we always picked a nice sunny day as well. So, here we go with part 2…
It is such a nice, warm, sunny morning with just a hint of a breeze. Couldn’t be better weather for our insulator collecting trip. Things have settled down to a more normal time, nothing happening to dad, finding a few nice insulators. It has been a dry year. And we now come upon a swampy type pond which is now quite dry for the most part. And we spot insulators in the dry muddy bottom as we gaze down from up high on the railway tracks. We decide to head down and check things out. These embankments are quite steep and sometimes the gravel is loose, especially when it is dry, like it was then. I slipped this time, not dad, and down I went. Unfortunately dad was in front of me so I yelled to him to get out of the way. He looked back, eyes got big, and he did manage to jump out of the way in time. I continued downhill, rather fast, but stopped in the bushes at the bottom with only a few scrapes and scratches. But when dad jumped out of the way, he slipped as well and came down behind me. I was standing and dad yelled, but too late. He hit me and I sat down on his stomach. OOOOOOOOOh, was the only sound from dad when I sat down. But he did stop right away.
For some reason dad wanted to rest a bit, so I went looking for the insulators. One dark purple insulator was just barely sticking up out of the mud. A bit of digging and out it came, perfect! There was another further away and closer to the water. The mud was quite wet and a bit soft in that area but I decided to try and get it anyway. It was still attached to the cross arm, so I decided to dig out the whole thing. A big pull and out it came! Rats. Splattered with mud all over my shoes, I said to myself. I turned around and just had to laugh.
Dad was splattered with mud from head to foot! Oddly, he didn’t see the comical aspect to this situation. But there was a loud “Bonehead”, so I knew he was enjoying things. I certainly was, laughing loud and long. His glasses were covered with mud. I offered to take them over to the stream and wash them. Dad just said, stay away, as he backed away from me. He went to wash them off and I decided to wash the insulators. Over there, dad pointed. Seems he didn’t want me too close to him. Strange. Look at this one, I said as I tossed it over to dad. Dad didn’t hear me, or at least, that is what he claimed.
The insulator hit him on the knee. All I heard was, AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! And he got up too quickly. Dad would always get a bit dizzy when he did that so he lost his balance and landed in the stream. Didn’t fall though. But he did get his feet wet. I think you enjoy getting wet, I said. Dad just looked at me. He ended up with a bit of a bruise on his knee. We went up the next hill. Good thing it is so warm, your feet will dry fast, I said. No comment from dad. Low poles ahead, easy pickings, well, it should be anyway. But lunch first.
Look for part 3 coming tomorrow! I hope you all have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Y’all two could have done a comedy act! 😹 I can imagine the insulators were worth it though. 😆😁
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Yep, I agree, we wouldn’t even need to make things up, just be normal!😂😂😂Most of the time the insulators were quite common, not worth much, but sometimes we got some good ones, especially the purple, but others too. Thanks for stopping by Renee!😃😺☃🎄
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I think you would have the crowd rolling without having to try! Thanks for sharing your funny moments! It makes for a good story! Purple would be awesome! Most I’ve seen is the brown.
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That purple glass was quite common up here but most were still in use when we were out collecting, and when the took all the old poles down, someone took all the purple, naturally. Thanks for reading Renee, glad you enjoy these adventures!😁😸
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Brought chuckles again ! Purple insulators are beautiful…do you have a red one ?
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I get that question a lot. There are no red glass insulators that are genuine. There is a red amber, but those are common and not considered red. There is a red porcelain in England, quite hard to find though and expensive, but not what most collectors want. True red glass, like ruby glassware, is all fake. Glad you liked this one again. Have a great evening.
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Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂
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Did you like that one?? I knew you would! Just wait until part 3 tomorrow.😁😁🤪🙄
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I don’t have a choice now! Unless you want to give me a prevuew?
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Sorry, have to wait. hehehehehehe!!😂😂😂🤪😜🙄
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Ahhhh…. alright!
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Thank you. Sigh autographs tomorrow.🤪😜😄🙄
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Problem is I dont get paid until next Friday…😂😂
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Oh, that’s too bad, you miss out on the 2 for one special. But here, I’ll give you a free one right now.😉✍🐾Muffin even included hers free.
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Ahhh… Thank you and thank you muffin!! I’ll need to put these away they could be valuable someday!
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That is soooooo true. The comedy duo of Steve’s Country.😂😹🙄
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Yes Sir!
Abbott and Costello!!
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I think maybe that’s why I like them so much. We had a lot in common.😂😄🙄
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So are you Lou!
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I’m Costello for sure, except the sizes are different for my dad and I!😂😹
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😂😂😂
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Well, my dad was the big one, I was slim.😂😁
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So who was on first?
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Exactly.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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😂😂😂😁😁😁
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Guess it’s time for me to sign off and get to bed. Thanks for chatting, good night!😀😺🌙
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Yep you too..😴😴
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Hey Steve, you already turned in for the night?
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I’m still here.🙂
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Hi! I thought naybe I missed you..
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Howdy Dusty, how’s things?🤠
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Good! Jyst got back from the meat rsffle.. no luck tonight!
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That’s bad, might run out of that good meat. Speaking of meat, there was a nice buck in the yard late this afternoon.
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No license? Too bad!
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In town? Right. Good way to get free rent in the town’s hotel. Besides, I only shoot with my camera.😀📷
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Hahaha… see your smarter than me!!
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Careful what you say, you got Muffin laughing.😹😹
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A little laugh for everyone isn’t a bad thing right?
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Hmm, but she’s laughing at what you said, that I’m smart. She’s still giggling. Sigh.😜🙄
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Well just tell I don’t know what I’m talking about!! She should believe that!😉😉
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Can’t. She left. All that laughing made her wide awake.😹😹🙄
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Uh oh… sleepless night for Steve!! Sorry pal!😔😉
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She stays up most of the night anyway now, she has her days and nights all mixed up. I think she stays up late to use my laptop while I sleep.😒🤯🙄😹😹
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Ahhhh.. that makes sense…
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I’ve noticed the mouse has moved during the night, that’s how I caught her, who else would play with the mouse?😹🐭🖱
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Maybe she has a friend you dont know about??😲😲😲😉😉😉😂😂😂
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She has several friends on here in the blogging community. There’s Leya, Sweetie, Mr. Cat, Mookie and more.😸😸😻😻😽😽
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Well.. maybe they gave there own cgat sessions when you’re sleeping? She doesn’t want you to know! You know how teensgers are. Very secretive!!
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Yep, that’s a good point, probably talking about their humans.
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It would seem.. best sleep with one eye open!😲😉😂😂
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Then half of me will be tired the next day.🤔🙄
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Not if you sleep twice as long!! hehehe😂😂😂
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If I slept twice as long then I would have to stretch myself. Might hurt.🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Looks like a catch 22 to me…. What sre you going to do??🤔🤔😬😬😲😲
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I don’t think she has that many friends, but who knows? I’ll sleep on it tonight.😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🙄
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I think you’ll be fine!! She needs you and pretty sure she likes having you around!😉😂😁
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Yep, who else will clean her litter box, feed her, play with her, give her comfy beds to sleep on and…maybe I should change places with her.😂😂😹😹🙄
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Maybe? She does have very nice! I’m sure she knows it!😁
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Here’s a question, what’s 20+5=___?
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Twenty five?
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That’s what I thought too. WP says it’s 24.
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New math??
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Must be. So confusing these days. Nobody doesn’t know nothing about nothing that nobody doesn’t know. Anyway, it’s late, got to call it a night, talk tomorrow, thanks for stopping by!😁😁😴😴🌙
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You bet! Thanks for spending some time with me!😁
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I know for a fact that being muddy is NO fun!
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I don’t know about that. Dad and I had mud fights more than once.😂😂😂
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Uhhh yeah! Have you ever played tug of war over a 4 foot mud pit??? I’m talking THICK southern mud!
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I wouldn’t be so crazy. But I have had mud fights in what we called Manitoba gumbo, which is about as bad as it gets. That’s back as a kid when I lived in Manitoba, prior to coming here to the great white north of Ontario. Mud here is more clay, not true mud. Dries hard like cement, terrible to wash it out of clothes once it has dried.
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Well, I was crazy enough! What a mess! Ewwww!
Yikes… that’s wild! 🙂
I’m going to bed now, good night.
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Good night, I’m signing off too.
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Your tales about you and your dad are funnier than a comedy routine! ☕️☕️
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Thanks for that Eugenia! We could have been our own comedy duo and wouldn’t even have to make up anything! Just our daily lives. It’s amazing all that happened, even just at home! Have a great afternoon! It has actually warmed up to 10F already.😀😺☕⛄🎄
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OMW! A heat wave! 🥶
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Yep, that’s what I figured too, but I nearly froze my bare hands while trying to get some pictures out there of the birds. Oh well, try again later.🥶📷🙄
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I like mornings… yeah WE KNOW! 😨 😂
Gosh, you and your dad are hopeless cases. I feel bad for your mom who had to see both of you coming home full of mud 😂
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Mom would usually just shake her head and say something like “worse than little kids”!😂😄But we did have fun! You already knew that I like mornings??😂😂🌞🤔🙄
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Yes, I’m so clever to find it out even though you’re discreet about it 😂
You got a cool mom…
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Yes, she certainly was cool indeed. Have a great day Jessica!😁😸☃🎄
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same to you ❤
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Ha ha Steve 😂😂☃️☃️ That was lot of fun 😂Enjoyed it! eagerly waiting for part 3🤗
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Thanks so much Simon! I’m late this morning even though I was up early.😀😀🙄Enjoy your evening!😁😸☃🎄
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Up so early🙄 is that Muffin that wakes you up? or its just you✨😉 Have a beautiful weekend Steve✨🤗
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I usually have to wake up Muffin!😂😹 She stays up late, I get up early. Thanks Simon! Hope you can have a relaxing Sunday!😀😸☃🎄
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You both enjoyed your funny day but I think your mother did not enjoy! 😊
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Yes indeed, that’s very true!😂 Thanks for reading Suni! I hope you have a great weekend!😁😸☃🎄
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