For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello everyone on this very mild Saturday in December! Christmas is almost here. The weather will be nice for Christmas this year. These milder temps are supposed to stick around until the end of the year which is quite amazing. It does happen sometimes though so not exactly unusual. More often than not it’s cold however. But it is winter. It was so dark yesterday with those thick clouds, had to have lights on all day. Being milder made it nicer yesterday for standing outside to get pictures of the birds. But it was so dull that it was hard to get good pictures. Sigh. Maybe today will be better.
While we wait to find out, let’s look at some bright summer sunshine…
Here we see the silver lined fritillary in among some bright white astilbe enjoying a nice hot sunny summer afternoon.
We saw this red hollyhock once before but this time it has a nice bee enjoying some fresh nectar on a sunny summer morning.
I will be starting with some of our nice wildflowers tomorrow, and a few other special flowers as well. I hope you all have a wonderful Saturday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Beautiful! I love the little bee in there. 🙂 It has been pretty nice here too and we are lovin’ it. Have a blessed weekend Steve!
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Me too, what a great click! 💕
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Thanks so much Saania for your beautiful comment! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!😁😸⛄🎄
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My pleasure, and you too! 💞
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Thanks Saania!😃😺
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Thank you so much Ryan! That is a greatly encouraging comment. I have a lot of flower and bee pics now, I love taking those pics even though I get a bit nervous at times getting too close. I have been chased a few times by bees not appreciating me around with my camera!😂📷God bless!
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Ooh special flowers tomorrow? Looking forward to it! 😊
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Thanks for taking a look Nina! Enjoy your day!😁😸⛄🎄
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I almost died when I saw that orange daylily!
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You didn’t like it?😳😥
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I LOVED it!
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Oh, that’s different. I thought you might like that one.😀😀😸
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Of course!
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Naturally.
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No No and NO~!
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That’s funny. Naturally.😂😂
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Grow up Steve!
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Too late for that.😂😂
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Get younger…. do something smart!
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You’ve got to be joking, me? Do something smart? Not possible. Sorry, I have to leave for a bit, back in about an hour or so.😀😀😀
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Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
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Okay, but I might not be here!
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I love the bee and the butterfly amongst the beautiful flowers !
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Thanks so much Sharon!
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Wow, really beautiful pictures Steve!
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Thank you so much Sophie!!
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❤ 🙂
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An awesome photography Steve! you got a terrific patience to sit and watch and capture the moments. Have a beautiful Sunday Steve 😉 🙂
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Thanks so much Simon! I hope you did manage to have a relaxing day!🤪🤸♂️🙄
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Oh yes i did 😉😁
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😀😀😀😀😀
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Here we go….. CHAT TIME!
I went super far back.
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Cool. I’m here finally. I was busy laughing while writing a post. Hard to stop.😂😂
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Laughing again? WHY?
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Because the post is funny. Another adventure with my dad. Oh my.😂😂
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Oh dear. For real!
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Yep, for real. I had forgotten about a couple of these but found another journal I had. Didn’t realize I had kept track of some of our adventures in that one too. My stomach hurts.😂😂
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That’s too funny! Tummy aches really hurt. You need some mint tea?
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Just finished some. When I poured the hot water on the tea bag, something happened that never happened before. It really got swollen, then exploded! Tiny tea leaves everywhere!
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Oh my! Just something Steve would do! Need some help?
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I think I’m beyond help! And just now I had several new comments come in and they all disappeared right before my eyes!!!
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Huh? Good grief….. maybe it’s not me!
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I found them again, just a temporary glitch I guess. Sigh. Technology hates me.
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Technology hates me more! You don’t have a mean temper, so I think you’re okay.
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How’s your head by the way?
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From standing on it?
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There’s another reason?
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I don’t know. Is there suppose to me.
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You didn’t answer my question. Or does that answer my question? By not answering my question you could be answering my question which then answers my question. I think.
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Huh? Confusing sauce!
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Sigh. I ask about your head and you start talking about food. Guess you did hurt your head.🤪🤪
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Food? How come? I eating a big jar of pickles right now.
My head did hurt…. really bad!
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How should I know? You’re the one that mentioned it.
Perhaps you should stay with banging your head on the table or wall instead.🤔🤔🙄
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The table is harder than the wall!
I just finished eating 26 servings of pickles in 1.
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You’re kidding. That’s a lot of pickles.
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Nope yes!
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I can eat one or two, that’s it. Maybe 3 or 4. No more than 6.
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Ha it’s so yummy!
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I want to make some popcorn now.
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See….. all my siblings just had popcorn, but I’m suppose to stay away from that with my new diet.
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Good idea. I’m not having popcorn, I just couldn’t sit here and eat it in front of you. Besides, I don’t have any left.
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Lol thanks! That’s very nice of you!
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You’re welcome.
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I really want to go back to work this week.
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Good for you! The kids are probably ready to bounce off the walls by now.
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But I can’t go back until next week! I know….. I miss their hugs and kisses.
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Oh, thought you were heading back tomorrow.
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Nope but I want to. Something to do and more money for the summer.
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Good point.
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Thanks. Yay! I made a good point. *cartwheels*
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How big are the cartwheels? I had some wagon wheels once. They were big.
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Huge! The big ones from one side of my house to the other!
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Wow, that must have been one big cart.
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Oh geez. That’s what you meant. The whole time. 😦
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Now you got me laughing again.
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That’s not funny! I was doing a good job doing my gymnastics!
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What’s with the slowness? You’re not on top of things today.
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There’s actually been some comments to answer!😂😹🤸♂️🤸♂️🥳
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Oooooooh. Bad ole me.
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Yeah, eating all those pickles. Are you sharing with your youngest sister?
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How did you know my youngest sis likes them too? She and I are the only ones.
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How about. Wild guess again. That’s odd.
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So cooly and amazing!
It’s kind of funny.
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Are you laughing?
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Of course! Is it wrong to laugh?
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Of course not. Laughing is a good thing.
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Except it gives you tummy aches.
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But in a good sort of way.😂😹🙄
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Yeah right. It never heals.
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That’s a problem?
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Yeah…. a never ending ouchy!
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Okay with me. I hate when Muffin starts staring at something behind me. What is it? A huge spider? Or a shadow? Sigh.
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Stop. I hate when you say that!
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I’m not feeling too good about it either.
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Ooooooooooo you’re giving me the creeps! I have 8 minutes
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She’s not staring now. That means it was nothing. Or it crawled away.
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Uhhh yeah right. I’m about to log off.
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Yeah, me too, good night.
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Good night.
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