For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello once again everyone! It’s the last Friday before Christmas, Muffin and I are not stirring but the mouse sure is. Whoever came up with the phrase “quiet as a mouse” obviously never had a mouse in the house. Mice are noisy critters. Running through the walls. And ceiling. Constantly chewing. One likes to chew on the ceiling above my bed. One of these days he is going to make it through and fall on my bed, probably while I am sleeping. Though I won’t be for long if it happens. Because Muffin will be after it so fast, trampling me in the process. As long as the mouse doesn’t go under the blankets with me. That would be too much. I don’t mind Muffin under the blankets, but not a mouse. No way. No mice allowed. Sigh.
Here is today’s art in nature…
We’ll start with a beautifully veined maple leaf getting dressed in it’s autumn colors. With some nice green balsam branches in the background.
Here is another one of those fantastic seed heads, but this time it’s the much smaller Canada hawkweed. These are about the size of dandelions.
And there we have Friday’s selection of art from nature. I hope you all have a fantastic Friday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Beauty everywhere! Except for the mouse…Hope it don’t slip under the covers! 🙀🙀😳
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Thanks Renee! I hope it doesn’t come on the bed at all!😳😼😼
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Oh heavens no!!! 🙀😹
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This here boy would be moving awfully fast if it happened. Mainly to prevent being clawed by a fast moving Muffin!😂😹🙄
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Maybe Muffin will get it so that won’t happen!😹
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I think that’s why she’s staying up all night lately.
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Hehe! I’m with you on that one, Renee!
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I’m glad someone is on my side! 😆😂
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Yeah!
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The artwork of all the pics today are beautiful !
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Glad you liked them.😃😺
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Hello Steve, how are you? Beautiful pictures! I missed you so long… winter greetings to you 🙂
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Hi Sophie!! So nice to hear from you again. I hope you are doing well. Have you started blogging again? I hope you have a wonderful weekend, yes, official beginning of winter although we have had winter for 2 months already. Muffin meows “hi”!😃😺⛄⛄😻
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So nice to be back too and extremely lovely to hear from you! Just yesterday I started blogging 🙂
How’s the weather at your place? It’s around 12 C here and I feel so cold!
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We have had some very cold weather lately, down to -34 to -37C, but today is supposed to be nice with a temp of 1C, feels like spring after that cold!! Enjoy your day!!😃😺
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*gulp* that cold? It must be hard…
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Yes, that kind of cold is hard, it can even be hard to breathe when it gets too cold like that. I’m sure there will be more cold weather yet too, Jan and Feb are the 2 coldest months usually.😬😬🥶🥶
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Oh my god, it’s really hard in that cold I think.
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Yes, this is a very cold place to live in winter, and our winter is so long too.😬😀
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At our place, it’s summer that’s so long and we have barely 4 months cold 😦
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That sounds so nice, long summers!😎🌞🌴🌴😸😻
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But those summers are scorching 😦
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Sounding better all the time.😎🌞
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Haha 😀
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😎🌴😁🌞🌴😸🌴
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Oh, no! No mice allowed! I feel sure Muffin will take care of that mouse for you! 😾🐭☕️☕️
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Yes, no doubt she will. I just hope it doesn’t happen on my bed! Especially with me in it at the time!😂😹🐁Have a great day Eugenia!😁😸⛄☕🎄
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🎄😁
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Old post chat time!
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I see you moved up one, smart.
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Hehehe wasn’t mean to be though!
So picking up from last night. Guess what?!
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I was going to suggest it though, keeps em guessing.
I think you’re the only one left talking now so talk away.
Didn’t we go through that part already? Do you want me to keep guessing. I know what it is.
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Okay, so my boss is taking me out tomorrow, but where?
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To a very special restaurant so he can propose?
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OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Steve!
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I got it??????
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I hope not.
VERY FANCY YES!
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It’s not fair, I don’t know what kind of places you have there!
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Well, it’s called California Dreaming.
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You’re going to California???????
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No silly!
Here check out the very location I’ll be at.
https://californiadreaming.rest/location/Charleston-SC/
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Looks like a nice place, too bad there was no interior pics. Prices are almost as high as here I see. Are you close to Charleston?
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Yeah while check this one out then. Different site.
https://californiadreaming.rest/
I almost live in Charleston. Why?
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Food certainly looks good. But how can you eat that?
Because the restaurant was in Charleston, so I figured you must live close.
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I’m not and here comes the best part! I can eat only one of there salads and it comes with the heart of palm!!!
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Palm trees have hearts?
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Part of a palm tree is the inner core, the heart and it’s a very healthy vegetable.
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How about that. You can eat palm trees.
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Yeah just proves it!
I LOVE Charleston and I know you would too!
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I likely would.
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The restaurant is actually floating in the water of Charleston. https://www.charlestoncvb.com/ Charleston SC is the most visited tourist area in the USA.
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Cool, you even have ocean view hotels.
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Yes! I’ve stayed in those hotels!
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Why would you do that when you live there?
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For fun!
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Makes sensibleness.
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Yeah!
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You back?
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Yeah
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You already said that.
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I know… I’m stressed right now
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Yes, me too.
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Why you? It’s just you and Muffin!
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I’m not allowed to get stressed?
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No!
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Fine, just wanted to know. What’s got you stressed?
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The stressful life I’m living.
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Why are you living a stressful life?
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I try not to, but it was just today.
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That’s not so good, but it can happen. Time to maybe slow down a bit.
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I’m trying too, but it’s all this paperwork I’ve having to do for different places.
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Ah, the joys of paperwork, part of becoming an adult, always lots of paperwork. Some basic rules for paperwork,
1. don’t put it off to the last minute
2. don’t try to rush through it all at once
3. just do a little at a time
4. it’s okay to ask for help, depending on what it is exactly
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Okay. Thanks for your wise counsel. I don’t like waiting for the last minute. This paperwork is due on the 15th and I’m trying to submit it now.
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Fine, be sarcastic. But you are trying to rush through it right?
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I was not sarcastic!!!!! I meant that!
Not really. Just getting it out the way!
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Okay, you might get upset with me, but, if that’s the case, why the stress? You need to relax more, take breaks, don’t work at it so long at a time.
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It’s my mom
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Now we’re getting somewhere. It isn’t the paperwork really at all, even though it might revolve around the paperwork. You got into a fight with your mom?
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You’re too smart.
How did you learn to do all this stuff?
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Hey, I was a teacher, remember?
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Sounds more like a counselor…. for real!
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I have done lots of that too actually.
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Do you think I need it?
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If you’re stressed it wouldn’t hurt. Just make sure it’s the right counselor so you get the proper advice.
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How about you!?
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I’m far away, but if you want to talk, I’m here. I’ll help if I can.
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Good.
How do I stop fighting?
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Well, that’s a rather broad question. I know you’re fighting with your mom, what about others?
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Mainly my mom, sometimes my dad, and all day with my siblings.
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We’ll skip your siblings for now. I need to ask some questions.
How long have you been fighting with your mom?
Does it get to be a yelling match?
Does it last, or over with quickly?
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Years.
Yes.
It depends, but it’s never my fault.
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Sorry, some comments keep coming through. Okay, long time.
Not good.
“it’s never my fault”. I know you won’t want to hear this, but, impossible. For every fight there is fault on both sides. That’s important to recognize if you want to stop.
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It’s really not…. if you only knew.
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If you are fighting, that in itself is “fault”, even if you think you are right. Fighting with your parents is never right, even if they are wrong. Remember I said I was a tough teacher? We teachers need to be tough sometimes in order to help. Have you ever sat down with your mom and tried to talk about this fighting? That is, why you both fight so much? The Bible talks a lot about pride and humility. Pride says, “I’m right, you’re wrong”. Is it really worth fighting about this thing, even if I’m right? Is it worth fighting and ruining my relationship with my mom?
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Ouch. That’s big. I have tried try to talk to her and tell her my feelings, but it just causes more of a mess.
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Yep, that can happen. Have you tried talking to both your parents together?
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Grief no!
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Okay, I take it that wouldn’t go over well.
Do any of your siblings fight with your mom too?
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Yep and Yep.
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Hmm, that’s interesting. I have to admit I’m very tired, it’s getting hard to think. How about we continue another time when my brain is less sleepy.
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Okay.
Thanks.
Goodnight.
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Goodnight Lydia, try not to be too stressed, it will work.
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Okay thanks again.
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You’re welcome.
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And hundreds of unwanted critters!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lol I’ll be right back….
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That’s nothing to laugh about.
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Oh sorry
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
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I posted something and it has your name in it.
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Yes, I just got the notice, I thought you said it would be Saturday?
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I changed it cuz I won’t be home all day Saturday.
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Good thinking. I think. I have to keep looking to make sure I’m talking to the right person.😂😂😹😹🙄
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Lol!
I made that huge mistake yesterday!
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What huge mistake?
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Sending a message to another person that was meant for Dusty.
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hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe!!!!!!! Look before hitting send!
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It was bad!!!!!!!!!! The person said “what on earth are you talking about? I thought we were talking about ___.”
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Minor detail.
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It wasn’t minor!
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Probably wasn’t so bad, you just think it was, the other person probably forgot all about it.
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It was bad!!!!!
I laughed so hard! They won’t forget!
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See? You could laugh about it so it’s only minor.
Sure they will.
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It was funny though!
I was chatting with too many people and their profile looked too much like Dusty’s so I blew it!
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hehehehehehehehehehehe!!!!!!!!!!!
That can happen for sure. I need to stop for about 30 minutes, exercise time.
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Ok me too!
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I won’t be here when you get back but that’s okay.
I’ll be back at somepoint.
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Okay. Sniff. Sigh.
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I’m still not back… busy life. 😦
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Okay.
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I’m back… I hope.
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Good, that was a quick answer.
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Lol!
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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