For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone and welcome back to Daily Pics! I am super late this morning. I have been on the go since 7 am and I think my energy level is done for the day. It was such a beautiful morning once again, though definitely on the cool side. But the sun was shining so nicely, the sky was so blue and it was starting to warm up as well. So nice. There was no bird activity until about 5:30 am today, Sir George and Lady Pearl showed up first with the crows right behind them. There was a few birds singing including one that I just couldn’t identify so I will have to check on that one later. The chipmunks showed up after 6 though I haven’t seen Pocket yet, but since I haven’t been at home I probably just missed him. The chipmunks are certainly busy right now, Skamper and Chester having a slight discussion on who is top chipmunk around here. Pocket would settle that in a hurry if he was here right now, he is definitely the top chipmunk in this territory. Poor Coffee is at the bottom of the list right now, but wait until next year, then he’ll be ready to join in the discussions.
Well, today we have a couple of wildflowers for you to enjoy, the top featured image is the “meadowsweet”. This is a member of the rose family and is often found in damp areas and around the shores of lakes and rivers.

And in the photo above is the common “tall buttercup”, a beautiful, bright and cheerful flower to have around. These can be found just about anywhere that isn’t too dry. That’s it for our pics for today, I hope you all have a marvelous Monday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2020 Steve McLeod.
It’s the afternoon here though. But as always love post. And for a second I was about to react on coffee needing to wait until I realized it was a name not a drink π
Buttercup photo is so cute.
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Yep, Coffee is my smallest chipmunk, a baby from this year, he’s so small compared to the others and he can only carry one peanut while the older ones carry 3.
Thanks Jessica! Have a bemeowtiful day!ππΊπ»π
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And hopefully you got more purrfect day πΈ
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Yes, it was indeed!πΊπ»β
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Wowww that flower is spikyπ
YESSSS!!!!! I am second todayππ
WOOOOHOOOOπππ
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Good for you Maryam!!π₯³π₯³π₯π₯
First place is coming up!ππΊπ
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Thanks steve
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The butter cup is beautiful.
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Have a great Monday too, you two.
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Thanks Sheree!
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Your pics help to brighten up my afternoon. Have a great week Steve!
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Thank you so very much Richard! Have a wonderful day! Do you know what happened to Robbie over at White Wolf? I missed a few posts and now his blog seems to be gone.
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Gorgeous flowers ! The goldfinches, wrens and chickadees are very active today…two squirrels came by…βοΈβοΈπΏπ₯π
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Thanks so much! Goldfinches and purple finches still come each day, they are more persistent than the other birds I guess, though they stay away when the crows are around.ππΈπββ
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The βmeadowsweetβ flower is so floofy! Is floofy even a word? π
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How about that, I often use the word floofy, figured I was the only one! Have a great evening Hilary!ππΈπββ
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My mom uses the word floofy too. I probably learned it from her. When my childhood cat was a kitten, she looked like a pompom. Thatβs when I first heard my mom use the word βfloofyβ (or floofball)
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Hey, that’s cool! That would have been an adorable kitten. ππΊ
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She was a half Persian and she was a beautiful kitty. She was very mean though and snarled at anyone who crossed her path. She was not friendly at all. Her name was Holly, because she was supposed to be a Christmas cat even though I got her in June the following year.
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I have only come across 1 Persian over the years and it too was not friendly, perhaps its a disposition that they have. Or maybe just coincidence. π€πΈ
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Was the cat male or female? I find that male cats are much more friendlier than female cats, or it could be this particular breed. π€π
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Had to think a bit, but I’m sure it was a female.πΎ Yes, male cats can be more friendly.πΈ
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Hopefully Muffinβs an exception. She seems very friendly.π
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Muffin actually hates most men, it took her a long time to accept me, but she went from wild to a very loving and gentle cat. She likes women. But it’s all because of being abused when she was young, then she ended at the cat shelter where I adopted her.
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That makes sense that she has a preference towards people. Poor cat… Iβm sorry she was abused when she was younger. My childhood cat did not come from the shelter but my current cat, Timon, came from an animal shelter. He was a stray cat – they found him wandering the streets. Your story is very touching, and I think itβs awesome that you adopted Muffin β₯οΈ
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Awesome pics Steve
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Thanks Eshal!
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No problem Steve!
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Very nice pics!!!!
I still beat Simon!!π€£
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So true, not sure what happened to Simon, I think he might be busy at work, end of month time for him, means extra work.
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U said it right, they tried to lock me up with their activities, I will not let anyone take my personal time π Here I am π
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Nice to see you back Simon!ππΈ I hope it’s not too bad at work.π€ππ³
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Indian work culture π§ I can never appreciate them.But I do know how to not to let them into my head and my time π Have a peaceful nigh Steve β¨
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Good for you Simon and good morning to your good evening!ππΈππ
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meadow sweet is looking so beautiful π Missing runner π but happy that you got other ones for company, and have fun watching them. Take good care of yourself Steveβ¨π€
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Hi Simon! Yes, there seems to always be more around to watch, still 6 chipmunks and 2 squirrels! Have a good night!ππΈππ΄
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Good Night Steve π€
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Beautiful flowers that reminds me of my childhood ππΈ
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That’s nice to hear!
Have a great day Ribana!ππΊπ
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