For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello everyone on this sunny, but cold, Easter Sunday! This is cold, even for us, for this time of year. And there’s a strong wind too which makes it feel even colder. No melting today, everything is frozen solid like ice out there today. So amazing after the few warm days we did have. But it is so nice with the sun shining, it makes one think it is much warmer, until going outside. But I enjoy the sunshine, it just makes everything feel so much better.
So I thought about going for a nice warm summer walk. Not in actual fact obviously, but just thinking about those nice days of summer when walks are just so enjoyable. How about it? Would you like to come along with me on a walk down to the river? Let’s see if our memories can remind us of some beautiful times. So for a few minutes we can lay the stresses of the present day behind and enjoy some beauty around us. So, grab a cup of coffee and join with me now…
It’s a nice easy path to follow down to the river, most of this first part is basically level walking through the trees. Along here it is mostly spruce, aspen and birch trees. But there is a few white pines as well. The grass can grow long through this first part of the path as well.
Dragonflies are flitting around us as we walk, helping themselves to all those flies that might bother us if they were not here to deal with them. And look over there, it’s a white admiral butterfly. Don’t see too many of them around here anymore. Guess we disturbed that little red squirrel, there he goes running up that tree, stopping to chatter at us for entering his territory.
There’s a cleared area here where the hydro line comes from our local dam. Stop for a minute and look up on the wire. It’s a broad-winged hawk, he’s not paying much attention to us. No doubt he’s looking for lunch among all the weeds and grass below him, such as a mouse or even a grasshopper. This is one of our smaller hawks, about the size of a crow. There he goes, guess he decided to look elsewhere without so many people around.
Here we go back into the trees again, a lot more white, and red, pine trees in this next area as we make our way down to the river. I say “down” because we do go way downhill to the river from here and this first part is full of rocks and boulders so you have to watch your step, it is fairly steep. But fortunately it’s dry this time of year so there is less chance of slipping on the rocks.
That wasn’t so bad, now we have a short more level section of the path before our final descent to the river itself. Lots of spruce and aspen through this area too, but now as we head downhill again it is mostly the pines once more. And the path is covered with a very thick layer of pine needles which makes for soft and silent walking.
Hmm, perhaps we should continue our walk tomorrow as we finally get to the river shore. Then we can stop for a bit and have some coffee and cookies for our Coffee With Steve post. I hope you have enjoyed this today and please come back for part 2 tomorrow. Please stay safe everyone, enjoy your day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2020 Steve McLeod.
Ooooooh! I loved this walk so much!
I can’t wait for coffee and cookies!
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Glad that you enjoyed this Lydia! Yep, guess I’ll have to get busy and do some baking!😁☕🍪
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Better get baking for tomorrow!
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Sounds fantastic Sheree! Glad you could join us for the walk today!😃🌞☕☕
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Beautiful! It is 21 degrees and snowing here in Colorado today! Crazy spring weather from the Rockies. Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday, Steve!
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We’re a bit warmer at 27 today, but cooler weather coming the next few days! Glad you could make it for our walk today!😃🌞🚶♂️
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Muffin!!!!!!!
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Hey Vincent!😃
Meow!😺
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😂😂😂😂😂😂hey Muffin, don’t tell Steve I said this, but you are more amazing and fun 😂
If he tries to argue with you, you know what to do with his feet😂
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My human leave, now I use laptop!😺 My human not know, I use laptop all night,😴 talk to friends.😺😺😺😺😺
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😂😂😂😂😂😂
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😹😹😹😹😹😹
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That’s nice to hear, good to see you advance in technology
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Hey, she’s smarter than me.
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😂😂
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Hmm.🤔😂😹
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I would agree with that 😂
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Thanks Vincent! Hey, wait a minute….😳
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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That was a trick.😂😂😹😹
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😂😂I know right 🤣
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I need to be more careful with you two!😂😹
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😂😂😂You really need to
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I’ll catch you one of these times!😂😹🤔
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😂😂😂oh no you won’t
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Just wait and see!😁😁🤔🙄
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😃😂😂I will
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How are you doing?
I guess I ask about Muffin so much, I forget about Steve.
So how’s your day going Steve? I hope everything is going on well😃
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I’m doing fine now Vincent, thanks for asking.😃 That’s okay, everyone does that!😂😹
The day has begun nice and sunny and not quite so cold today.🌞😎 It is -14C this morning and going up to -1,🙂 so who knows, maybe it will get a bit warmer and do some melting today finally.😀🤸♂️
How are you doing today? Must be later afternoon for you.🤔
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It’s fantastic to see that you are doing well 😃
I know you have planned some activities to engage yourself with today 😃and I mean yourself, not you and Muffin 😂😂
I’m doing great. It’s late afternoon, as you have said and I’m writing. But soon, I will go listen to some music
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Thanks Vincent!
Yep, have to get some work done this morning,🤔🙄😁 I’m already a bit behind on that.🙄😬 Muffin is enjoying her nap in the sun, she will be there until lunch time I’m sure.😸😻
Enjoy the remainder of your day Vincent!😃😺🌞
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That’s really nice to know😃
😅Muffin surely likes Taking naps
Thanks so much, and you too
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Cats are very good at napping, anywhere, anytime, any position. Now if I could just do that…🤔🙄😂😹
Cats sleep about 16 hours a day and yet stay in top physical condition.😸😻😽🐱
Have a fantastic day Vincent!😃😺🌞
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😃wow, I knew they could sleep, but I didn’t know it’s for that long.
😂if you could do that, you would be far behind schedule 😅
Thanks for the enlightenment. Thanks, I will. And you too
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That’s true, it would put me behind schedule,🤔 but might be fun!😂😹
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😃it will definitely be fun😅
You will be in Muffin’s world
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Hmm, if I was in Muffin’s world I would need to have a servant, since I’m her servant now.🤔🙄 I wonder if she would be my servant.😁
Just joking Muffin!😳😾😾 Don’t look like that!😳😳😾😾 aAAAAA!!😲😲
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😂😂 yes, you would really need a servant.
But even in Muffin’s world, she might want to be your boss.
On earth, you are her boss, but in her world, she’s your boss😂
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Are you kidding?😳😳 I’m never the boss! Muffin is the boss always and always!😺😸😻😽🐱
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😂😂😂😂oh yeah, I forgot
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My a/c is on constantly here in Florida. Sending you some🌞🌞🌞
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Oh my, and here it keeps getting colder every day! Thanks Susie!😃😺
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Loved the walk Steve ! The birds and squirrel brighten up the day !…I will bring my gumdrop loaf with me…🙂⭐️☕️☕️
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Glad you enjoyed it!😁😸
That sounds great!😀😺🌞☕☕
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Love the black butterfly. 😆 look at the squirrel. “Why are you taking my selfie?”
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Beautiful pictures and a beautiful walk with you Steve, feels like I’ve been there before 🤔 did I? 🤔🙄😳 I must be dreaming, last year 😜😛 🐼 Have a beautiful day Steve ✨🤗💐
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Great shots! Your words painted such a vivid image of a wonderful walk on a beautiful windy day!
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Thank you so much Yonnie! Nice that you could join us for our walk yesterday. Today will be the continuation of that plus our coffee time too. Hope you will be able to join us again. Have a wonderful day!😃😺🌞☕☕
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Wonderful! Looking forward to today’s walk, tea for me. You guys are welcome! 😊
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That’s great, the next part of the walk is now available, and I have tea too!😃😺🌞☕☕
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Great, Steve! Look forward to checking it out! 😊☀️
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WOW! Loved the walk steve! YEAH I’ll enjoy cookies and coffee for sure after that walk!
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Thanks Eshal! Hope you can join us again later today!
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No problem steve! I sure will!
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😃😺🌞🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🌲🌳
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What a lovely walk and thank you for taking us with you. Oh, did someone say cookies and coffee?! 🍪🍪☕️☕️
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Thanks for joining us Eugenia! Yes, cookies and coffee with our continued walk today as we finally make it to the river. Look forward to seeing you there!😃😺🌞☕☕🚶♂️🚶♂️
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summer can’t get here soon enough!
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That is so true, only going to be 25 with a strong NW wind today, it’s cold out there. Down to 10 again tonight.
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way too cold for me!
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I agree, for me too!
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What a beautiful walk. Great photos to go with a great imagination 😊
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Thanks for joining the walk Stu! Yep, imagination is a handy thing, especially when it’s so cold!😂😹🌞☕☕
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