For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! We are finally back once again. Meow, meow!=That mean me too, and I have 2 new poems to share, but not right now, watch later, they coming soon! Yes, Muffin has 2 poems, I have one or two as well and of course we need to get going on our latest 20/20 Investigations, Inc series which is called “Missing”. In this one some different twists and turns are coming up for our intrepid PI’s! The latest chapter for that one will be coming out today. It is certainly nice to be back with all of you again, Muffin and I really did miss you! As you recall my laptop quit working and unfortunately it could not be repaired so I ended up getting a new one. So hopefully this one will last a while, it is definitely a nice laptop. Unfortunately I did end up losing a lot of stuff, but these things happen. At least most of my important data was backed up, something that is a good thing to do often so that nothing, or at least very little, is lost. And I was planning to be here with this post nice and early this morning but when I turned my laptop on this morning…no internet.
Meow, meow!=That when the fun begin! My human start banging head on cabinet and doing human purring which always sound so nice. Then he sit on floor, not sure why, his chair right beside him. I think chair more comfy than sitting on floor, but if that what he like, oh well, humans have very strange behavior sometimes. But I like to watch and get good giggles! Thanks for that Muffin. Meow, meow!=Welcome! I think she may have exaggerated just a bit however. It has been a nice week, warmer than normal, but that will change this weekend unfortunately, still, we can’t complain, it has been a nice fall this year.
The featured image at the top is dark yellow marigolds, and the picture just above is a nice orange marigold.
In the picture above is some type of daisy like flower and if the petals look rather greenish it’s because they are. I have never seen a flower like this with such greenish yellow petals as these have, quite interesting and a nice bright flower to add along with our bright marigolds on this cloudy and wet morning here at Steve’s Country. I hope you all have a fabulous Friday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2020 Steve McLeod.
Hey! I’m glad you’re back! Tell Muffin I said hi. I love the marigolds!
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Hi Ivory! I let Muffin know and she meows hi! Have a wonderful day!ππΊ
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Thanks! You too!!
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Thanks!
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You bet!π
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Am happy you are back ! Part of my day was missing…lovely hues of autunm displayed by the flowers you have shown ! Tell Muffin I missed her too ! βοΈπΊπβοΈβοΈβΌοΈ
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Hi Sharon, it’s nice to be back again. Thank you so much! Muffin meows hi! Have a wonderful day!ππΊββ
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Evviva!!!!
Welcome back βΊοΈπΈ
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Thank you so much Rossana! It’s nice to be back again. I hope you have a wonderful day!ππΊββ
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Thanks Steve, you too!
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Thank you!ππΊ
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Welcome back Sir Steve ππΊ
Meoooooooow Muffin πΊπ»
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Thank you very much Saba! It’s so nice to be back again.ππ
Meow, meow!=Thank you! I miss you too!πΊπ»πΈ
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!ππ»π
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Inshaallaha! If God willsπ
Take care
Stay blessed
Meoooooooow Meoooooooow π»πΊπ»πΊ
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That is so right!
You take care as well Saba, God bless!ππββοΈ
Meow, meow, meeeeeooooowwww!πΊπ»πΈπ»
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Glad to have you back Steve… and a little sad because I haven’t caught up reading your post yet π¦
And woah, I haven’t seen a greenish flower from this family before… would love to see that in real. π
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Thanks Jessica! I’m sure you’ll get there. Yes, those greenish flowers are cool, they do look better in real life, it was hard to capture that real green look. But they are probably still considered yellow, but whatever, they are a different kind of color for these types of flowers. They are all gone now, frost has killed off most flowers around here. Have a wonderful day!ππΊπ»π
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Hm… yellow-green might be the best way to categorize it?
Have a great day too Steve π
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Thanks Jessica!π
Maybe a greenish yellow-green?π€
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What? Haha π I guess we can only name it the way we want, we can’t ask it personally…
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That’s true, I’m still learning to speak butterfly and dragonfly, it’s not easy.ππ
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Please stop, my stomach can’t take anymore pain πππ
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I said something funny?π€π
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Forgive me… my bad, my bad π
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Me too, me too!ππ
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Truce π€ π
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Hey, you’re not supposed to give up. But okay, truce.ππΈ
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But you agreeing to it make me feel like a winner ππ
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Rats, I lost again. π€ͺI think.π€
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Those marigolds are totally different than the ones we have here in the South. They are amazing, along with the daisy!
Sorry your laptop went kaput! So glad you got a new and improved one! ππΈ
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Yes, I like the new laptop, but it’s taking me a while to get things set up the way I like them. Have a great day Renee!πΊπββ
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You will get the hang of it and be a pro in no time! Thanks, and the same to you, Steve! Yes, need lots of coffee today! πΈβοΈ
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Every day is a coffee day! I’m kind of slow with these things, but another couple days should help. Thanks!ππΊπ
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Glad you’re finally back! Looking forward to reading the next part of 20/20 Investigations! Also, Muffin’s description was hilarious π
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Thanks so much! Chapter 6 should be out shortly, as long as Muffin doesn’t want to make anymore changes!ππΉ
Meow, meow!=Thank you!πΈ
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Finally! Good to have ya back buddy and kittyππ
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Thank you Maryam! Glad you’re still here!π
Meow, meow!=Thanks!πΈ
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No problem Steve and CUTE tough Muffinβ€β€β€πΊπΊ And why I wouldn’t I be here, let’s thinkπ€π€π€
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But thinking gives me a headache.π¨π€π€ͺ
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So it doesπππ But sometimes headaches are good for youπ€π€
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Really? They are?ππ΅π€ͺ
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For a person who needs em!!!!!!!!
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I don’t need headaches, but I get them anyway now. Never used to get them before I got Covid. Sigh.
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YOU GOT WHAT STEVEN!!!!
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This Covid-19 virus.
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I did not know thatπ³π³π³
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Yep and I’m still fighting symptoms of it. I’m what is called a Covid-19 long hauler, because some symptoms just hang on.π³π
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Muffin is OK rightπ·π·π€π€
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She is okay, but it is possible for humans to infect their pets with this virus. But apparently cats can fight the virus quite easily so scientists are trying to figure out why and if that can be helpful in making an even better vaccine.ππΊ
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Coool as ever!!!
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welcome back. i hope the new laptop will last you a log time. as with most electronic devices, they need to be replaced as they just go out of date. planned obsolescence. lol
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Thanks Buddy! Nice to be back with everyone again. Sometimes I think these things have an auto destruct so they don’t last too long! But I hope it lasts a while, I like it anyway. Have a great day!ππΊββ
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Welcome back! π
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Hi Tori!πββοΈ Thanks so much! Have a great day!ππΊββ
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You too!
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Thanks!
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Welcome back. When I get my new laptop since the mother board and power source quit the hard drive is on the table in the room some work writing will get done. The phone is not enough to suffice.
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Thanks Cathy! You’re right, a phone just isn’t the same for doing certain things. Have a great day!
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Hi Steve, Welcome Back ππ So happy to see you back again, and it’s worth time staying back to read the missing post β¨βΊοΈ Hey Muffin π» That was a neat introduction β¨ Steve does strange things isn’t it ππ Lovely photography Steve π» Beautiful flowersππ oh I missed these flowers… Marigolds are different in your countryπ€ maybe they have fully grown π and the daisy looks nice too βΊοΈ.. How is your new laptop, got used πHow is your little friends and Blue Jays π¦ Have a wonderful Weekend π₯³
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Hi Simon!πββοΈ Feels good to be back with everyone again.π That’s interesting, you’re the second person to say the marigolds are different, guess there are a lot of different varieties. We have them from about 2cm across to 8cm across. Some are short, some quite tall. And always so nice and bright.π Just too bad there are not more colors, but that’s okay, we have other flowers for different colors.π I will be talking more about my little friends starting tomorrow.ππΊ The laptop is nice, not too much different than my last one but there are changes. Works great though so I hope it will last longer than my previous one. Meow,meow!=Thank you! My human give great laughs!πΉπ Have a great night Simon!ππΊππ
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Hi Steve, hope you had a great Friday π₯³ Yes feeling too good to be back πmarigold here are usually small n size maybe I haven’t seen one big beforeπ and not much colors here too π. Yup! Looking forward to see about our little friends and the new chapter beginning π so excited π€©. Great! These technologies are almost same in the basic, they just modify the skins π. Hi Muffin! You are welcome.. Steve is an awesome personality π₯³ you are lucky π€Have a wonderful weekend you both β¨π€π€
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It turned out to be a sunny nice day again so I took the opportunity to be outside with the chipmunks again, they were amazing today! Not as amazing as Muffin though. Meow,meow!=That close one, almost ready to bite feet!πΌ Whew! I don’t want sore feet again.π³ Have a good night Simon!π No, wait, it’s me that’s going to bed.π€ Have a great day Simon!ππΊπ
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Wow πanother sunny dayπ₯³ Are you still awake enjoying the daylight π ha ha nonone can be close to Muffin. Isn’t it right Muffin π±Thank you Steve, Have a peaceful night β¨π€
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No, it was dark by that time, it’s dark by 7:30pm now, our days are getting shorter all the time.ππ It was a good night, hope your night is a good one too!πππ΄
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Is that shortπ I don’t see light past 6 π Hope you are good, take care, enjoy the weekend ππ€
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It is short for us, by winter it will be dark by 5, and daylight about 7:30am. Sort of daylight anyway.ππΈπ
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That was short π Hope you had funπ How was your weekend so far π€©π
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It’s going good,π a little wet,π but good,π a little cooler,π¬ but good,π a little cloudy,π but good,π a little crazy,π€ͺ but good,π a little tired,π₯± but good,π a little sore,π€ but good!!πππΉ
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That doesn’t sound goodπ€ it’s cool, cooler, cloudy and a little crazy ππ€that’s okay, it’s still a beautiful day π€ Hope muffin takes good care of you? I’m sure she willπ» Right Muffin ππHave a wonderful Sunday β¨β¨
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Just a typical day around here, right Muffin?π€ Muffin?π Hmm, she’s sleeping again, saving her energy for tonight.πΉ Sigh. It was a great day, except maybe for the clouds…and wind…and rain…and pain…and, well, we’ll forget that one!πππ€ͺπΉ Happy Monday!ππΈπββοΈππ
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Oops! it’s the pain again π Hope it’s not bothering you much, take your medications and stretches and workout, and time for heater, stay warm π€ Muffin will come back tonight to watch how you sleep π. wish you a fun week π€
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Steve, so good to see you back on your blog. You have been missed. The flower photos are beautiful. Glad you were able to get a new computer. Looking forward to your 20/20 investigations and more from Muffin.
Happy Fall. Here in in the Far North all the leaves are off the trees and am trusting we not have any snow in September. Have a wonderful day!
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Thanks so much, nice to be back again! The Investigations series continues with a twist and turn coming along in this one, just to be a little different. Our colors peaked this week and with wind and rain overnight they have really begun to fall off the trees, some are actually looking quite bare this evening.
The lake here actually affects our weather a lot in the fall as the water cools slowly keeping the area milder for about a mile out from the lake. So our snow doesn’t normally arrive until November. But winter has hit us in early Oct a number of times over the years, even when fall has been nice like this year.
Have a wonderful weekend!ππΊπ
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Welcome back, Steve! Beautiful photos π
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Thank you very much Saania! So nice to be back with everyone again!ππΊπ
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Welcome back to both of you!!ππ€
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Thanks so much Dusty!π
Meow, meow!=Me too!πΊ
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You are welcome! I missed you both!π
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That’s nice to hear.
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It’s nice to read your posts again..
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YAAAAAAAYYYY!!!
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With that being said you should have lot’s to post about with having the time off to create and come up with ideasπ‘
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What? I was supposed to be doing that? Rats, no one ever tells me anything.ππ
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Well now you know..πππ
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Hmm, too late I think.π€π
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Never too late.. any good pic’s while you were away?
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Yes, there was a lot of them, now if only I had my camera at the time.ππ·
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Lol πππ oh boy! You didn’t? π
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Do you really think I would forget my camera?π·ππ
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No not really!π
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Too bad, you lose, I have forgotten it at times when I’m out doing something else, though I should always have it with me just in case. Sigh.
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I lose again?? Ahhh mannn… i must be out of practice!π₯΄
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That’s why I’m here, to help you out.π€ͺπ
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And you are doing a great job how about some popcorn
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Help yourself, I’m off to bed. hehe. Good night Dusty!π₯±π΄
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Good Night Steve
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Are you going to spend all day in bed?π
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Sounds like a plan.
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π lol what kinda wildlife pictures are you gonna get from there?π€ lol
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How about Muffin jumping like a kangaroo on my stomach?
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Well she can get pretty wild at times… nothing like you though
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She has learned from the best.π
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Now that I believe is a true statement! π lol
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Now I just need to find out who she learned from, maybe I can get lessons too.ππ
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I think it was YOU! All that crazy dancing you do around the kitchen as cook!π€π
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I don’t cook, I just pretend.π€ͺ Now at least I know who to try and find, thanks!π
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Who are you going to try and find?π€
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My bed, I’m signing off, good night Dusty!π₯±π΄
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Good Night Steve… rest well
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Did you buy your pumpkin for halloween π
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A pumpkin? What would I do with a pumpkin?
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Most carve them into scary looking heads or faces. I’m thinking maybe a self portrait for mine. That should scare losts of people! It scares me when I set in the morning mirror!π²π»π³
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I don’t need a pumpkin for that, I just look out the door and kids run away in terror!π²π
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Hey thats my line!!π»
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I said it first, therefore it’s mine. hehe.
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Huh… beet me again! Rats, bats & orange CATS!π
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There’s an orange cat around here now, and a black one, and a tabby and a black and white.
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Hmm Muffins been making friends! Better keep an eye on her!ππ
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No need to worry, she doesn’t go out.ππΊ
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No… they all come to her! lol!π
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I must have scared you away too
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I’m just slowly catching up with comments.π
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Ahh.. understandable. You feeling better these days?
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Well, hard to tell, getting Covid sure changed things, I wonder if I will ever get back to normal.
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Normal? Just feel better.. Normal’s alot to aspire to ya know! Besides who wants to be normal? Be exceptional!π
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Welcome back Steve and Muffin! I have always enjoyed marigolds, especially the giant and ones.
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Thanks so much Richard! I was actually surprised that I couldn’t find any of the giant ones around town this summer. Have a great weekend!ππΊ
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Welcome back Steve, beautiful flowers.
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Thanks so much Jerome, have a great weekend!
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welcome back, and best of luck with the new computer!
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Thanks Jim, it’s nice to be back again. I sure hope this one lasts a good long time.
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Glad you two are back π»
Well dear Muffin, humans have strange behavior most of the time…πΉπ
My mom used to love the orange marigolds….very beautiful πΈ
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Thanks very much Ribana!ππΈπ» It is so nice to be back again.ππΊ Marigolds are a nice bright flower and need little care. And deer won’t eat them which is good around here.
Have a wonderful evening Ribana!ππΊππ§π§
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Glad to see you !! π
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Hi Suni! Happy to see you too, it’s nice being back again! Have a wonderful week!ππΊββ
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Have a great week you too Steve !! πΉπ
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Thanks!ππΊ
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Super happy that you and Muffin are back! It was not the same without you, awfully quiet!
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Aww, thanks so much Ami! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!π
Meow, meow!=Me say so too!πΊπ»
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