For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning to everyone! It was cloudy when I got up this morning but now the clouds have gone and the sun is shining surrounded by a wonderful blue sky. Things were a bit different this morning. No gulls. Even well after they should be here, still no gulls. Finally Sir Charles showed up and had his breakfast. And Ricky showed up this morning. He’s a ring-billed gull, all the others are herring gulls. They look alike, except the ring-billed gulls have a black ring around their bills and they are not much more than half the size of the herring gulls. I haven’t seen Ricky since spring so it was nice to see him back again. Even as I write this Sir George and Lady Pearl have still not shown up. Or Sir Henry. Jasper was here very early this morning, even before the chipmunks. He’s making it hard for the poor chipmunks to get any peanuts now. That’s not good. He’s even getting very protective of his territory now too so really chases the chipmunks a long distance sometimes when there are no peanuts out.
When the peanuts are out, then he stays with a short chase, otherwise he loses peanuts to the other chipmunks. He has learned. He has also changed a lot since he became the only squirrel around. But the chipmunks are still able to give him a hard time now and then. I had just put out some peanuts and Chester picked up his 3 when Jasper showed up. The chase was on and Chester jumped off the deck. It was obvious that Jasper didn’t want to follow but I guess he was going too fast to stop properly. He tried to hold on, but he was too far over and…down he went, legs flapping (is he trying to learn how to fly?) until plop! While this was going on, Skamper was already filling up with peanuts. Jasper just came up over the edge onto the deck and Skamper was just leaving. Jasper spotted him and the chase was on! But Jasper forgot to hold on as he went down and…he flew down until, plop! Not a very good landing this time. Meanwhile Pocket was filling up with peanuts and as Jasper came up onto the deck Pocket was going down. The chase was on! Hard to believe really. Jasper held on this time, but Pocket jumped into the raspberry patch and Jasper lost him. Meanwhile, Coffee was here and had taken his 2 peanuts and was gone before Jasper returned. Jasper did get one peanut from that batch, and he got some good exercise.
To go along with today’s sunshine we have 2 different colors of very bright “marigolds” to enjoy. They are a very popular annual flower in gardens up here, and probably other places as well. They are bright and cheery, and animals don’t generally like to eat them, a bonus around here with all of our deer. But they don’t have a lot of color variations like other flowers. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless! And I hope to see you all a bit later for some coffee.
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2020 Steve McLeod.
Cool pics. Hahaha FIrst
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Thanks Buddy! Yep, you are first!ππΈπ₯
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I hope you have stock in peanuts Steve. Lol. Haha…I’m second too. Snooze you lose, Lydia. Lol πππ
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That’s not a bad idea! Wow, second place too!π₯ππΊ
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Whoa!!!!!!!! Talking like that behind my back!!!!!
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nope. it is all out there in the world wide web!!! lol
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I know! His blog is famous!
And I’m just saying… soon after he posted, I saw what you said… I was at the ZOO though!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I fell into the gorilla’s arms when you said what you said. How rude! I smiled really biggggggly though.
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oh? i see. you fall for the big, hairy silent type! lol
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Oh. My. Word. YOU! Are something else.π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£
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i just call them as i see them. lol lol lol
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Iβm blushingππ
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Really!?
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Teehee giggle giggle. πππ
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You saw what he said to me!!!?????π²π²π²I couldn’t believe it!π
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I know. Oh my. You hold your own just fine. π itβs all in good fun. But really? Give it right back to him!
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β€πI don’t know how to top that off in vengeance whatsoever!
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Coooool pics Steve! Wowww Lydia you are so soo LATE Anyway I am SECONDπππ
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Thanks so much Maryam! Oops, there are 2 comments ahead of you, so you’re third today. However, you are sort of second since the first 2 are the same person, but still…ππΊππ₯π₯
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Heyyyyy keep things fairπ§π§π§π π π π π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
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That’s what I’m doing, there was 2 comments ahead of you, even though they came from the same person. So I’ll let you share second place, how’s that?π₯π
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Muffin can you please do me a favour and Don’t tell Steve!!!!
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Meow, meow.=Okay, me tell.πΈπΈ
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Bad KittyπΎπΎπΎ
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hehehehehehehehehehehe!πΉπΉ
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I’m not late Maro, but thanks for saying so.
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That’s not late?
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It is. Shhhhππ
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Yeah don’t worry I’ll make sure you’ll never be first girlππππ
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So bold!π
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I take that as a compliment!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankyou very much!!!!!!
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Ha! That’s what I did to you when you said something weird yesterday.
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……………… What do you meanπ
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When I said “thanks for saying so” about me being lateπππππππ
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lol
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Seriouslyπππππππ
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Don’t start an attitude with me.
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π€―π€― I am Insultedπ€π€π€π€
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Oh my word!
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What does that mean?
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It’s an explanation….
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OK!!!!! Don’t start on a whole history lesson.
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Lol whenever I say “oh my word” my younger siblings always ask “what’s the word?” I get mad (not really) when they ask that!
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LOL!!!!!! My big sister………………….. Well i don’t even want to talk about the stuff i do with her!!!!!!
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Haha ikr!? It’s crazy with these young people now a days.
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I know!!!!!!! Just don’t tell my sister!!!!!!
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I won’t! Don’t worry.
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Thanks know i need to eat Dinner!!!!!! I am starving!!!!! Byeeeeeee!!!!
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Me too, but lunch! Bye
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Okay, I will.
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Don’t you dare!!!!! I was talking with Lydia!!!!!
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Big sisters are the kindest, bestest, most amazing people there are!
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Easy for you to sayπ‘π‘
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Your big sister is so nice!
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How do you know who she isπ³π³π³
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She told me.
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Then tell me her nameπ€π€π€
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Right, my lips are sealed.π€π€
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Tell me Steveππ
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Can’t, you said not to.
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FINE JUST TELL ME STEVENπ²π²π²
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I agree, tell her Steven!π Hey, who’s Steven?π€
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Your Nicknameπ€π€
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I don’t have one. Honestly, my name is not Steven.ππ
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It isππ To meππ
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I’m on your side.
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Hahaha Lydiaππ In your face girlπππ
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Good for you!
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Good morning Steve and Muffin! Love the cheery photo! And love to hear what the wildlife is up to in your yard! βοΈ
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Good morning Renee! Thank you very much and I hope you have a wonderful day!ππΊπββ
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I like Jasper’s perseverance!
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Yes, that is something.
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We adults can learn from Jasper…sticking with the job at hand ! Pics are lovely…βοΈβοΈπΏπ₯πΊβΌοΈ
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Nice pics for today!
Aw man! I was sooooooo sure I would still be first!π
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Thanks Lydia!
Hey, I’m more popular than that!
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Hehehe….the banter here…π€£
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Yep, it’s amazing sometimes!ππΈπ
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