For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! It’s a very chilly morning again here with a temp of 1C (34F). It is still cloudy but not much wind this morning. There was a bit of ice on the deck again, even with the temp at just above freezing. But some spots can be colder than others, even within just a few feet. We did get snow yesterday, especially in the evening it was snowing quite heavily for awhile. Fortunately the ground is still quite warm so the snow melted when it hit the ground. Even during the night I noticed it was snowing a couple of times. But it’s that time of year now, we have to expect colder weather and snow at times until it finally gets cold enough for that snow to stay. Jasper seems to have disappeared now. I think he went across the street to look for a girlfriend, it’s that time of year for squirrels to look for their mates. And there doesn’t seem to be any other squirrels on this side of the street. Crossing that street is dangerous, it’s a very busy street. Last year I lost 4 squirrels and 3 chipmunks who were trying to cross that street, and 3 squirrels this year.
All my chipmunks live on this side of the street this year which is nice. Speaking of chipmunks, it seems like they have all gone to bed now, except one, Coffee. Coffee is the smallest of the group and the last one to join in collecting peanuts for the winter. So I guess he doesn’t quite have enough food to last the winter so he is braving the cold weather to stock up. The one nice thing for him, he has no competition except the blue jays, and he’s not afraid of them. Poor little Coffee was always chased by Jasper and all the other chipmunks. He was also the last one to make friends with me, he was actually amazingly slow. But we’re good friends now. More on that another time. Coffee is out there right now filling his cheeks with peanuts. He still has small cheeks, they haven’t stretched out yet like the other chipmunks, so he usually chews open the peanuts so he can carry more in one trip. Smart little critter. But he can carry 2 whole peanuts now, which is what he is doing this morning. I guess it’s too cold to just sit still opening the peanuts, he wants to keep moving to keep warm.
Well, more fall colors for the featured image at the top and beautiful rudbeckia in the photo above with zinnia in the background. They, too, make a nice group of fall colors, or anytime colors. Muffin and I hope you all have a fabulous Friday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
Well as I write this it’s about seven in the morning and it’s 62 degrees here in SoCal. We’re on tap to have triple degree temps again today! Even though it’s October we are still seeing summertime type temperatures. And some people want to deny climate change???
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Oh my, it’s going to be months before we see 62 again! We actually used to see temps up to 95 to 105 in the summer years ago, but our average temps have been getting colder since the early 1990s. Now we average 75 to 85. This year was the first time in years we actually had some days over 90.
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it is 240pm california time and where i live it is 102*F 😦
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Wow, hard to relate to such temps this time of year!
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Such is life in SoCal and climate change.
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Seems like.
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Brrr! 🥶 Too come for me! Poor Coffee! I hope he gets stocked up soon on those peanuts for the winter!
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Coffee is working steadily this morning, I gave him some sunflower seeds too, that way he gets some variety over winter.😀🐿🐿🐿🥜🥜
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Great any coffee left? I haven’t had any yet this morning!
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NO COFFEE yet?😳😳☕☕ What’s with all these horror stories so early in the morning?😲😲 You’re the second one!🙄😂🤪
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That’s why we come here! You make the best there is!☕☕
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Hmm, you might have a point there.🤔☕☕
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I do?? I mean… yeah yeah I do!!😁🤯
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,Things can happen.😁😂
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Even blind squirrels find a nut now and then!🤭😂😂😂 I’ll check back in with you in a bit. I need to get to a Dr. Appt. Don’t go anywhere… I’ll be back. Keep the coffee hot!☕☕
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Sure, call me a nut.
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Only if you insist!😉😁☕
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Nice of you to be on my side. 😀🤪
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For YOU… I do what can!😁😳 have a good day?
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Aside from nearly freezing it was a good day. Sat outside with Coffee and Pocket, the only 2 chipmunks brave enough to come out in the cold. I got so cold sitting out there, I think I stayed out too long. Nearly froze my brain. I think I stayed out too long. Nearly froze my brain.🥶🥶
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So did you almost freeze your brain?🤔
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I’m not sure, but I think I stayed out too long in the cold.🤔🤪🙄
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You should set an alarm so you don’t stay out too long! lol 😁 not a battery one though…
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But if there’s no battery how will it not work?
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Exactly! Are you sure you didn’t freeze your brain?
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Of course I’m sure. Of course I’m sure. My frozen is never brained.
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That’s good to hear 👂
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My hearing is good too.
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With all the dancing and falling it must help you to keep your ear to the ground!!😂🤭
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My nose too.
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Sniffing for clues I suppose? lol 😁
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Exactly!
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No wonder you’re such a great detective!🎃😁
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Thanks!! Oh oh, something happening outside.
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Jasper again?
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One of those cats that comes around here.
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Ahhh… yeah. I know what you mean.. I made a terrible mistake of feeding one once! Now it keeps coming back meowing for more! I have decided to ignore it. Maybe it will forget where it got the food.😬
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I know what to do, if the meowing annoys you, just leave it a little bowl of food.🙂😺
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That’s how it all got started! No Way! Can only lead to more trouble! Besides… I have my eye on another cat I think is much better suited for me! Very quiet type and easy to love and is very beautiful. Golden colored fur and keeps her nails trimmed… No scratches!😁
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Feed this cat, let him inside and you have a friend for life. Feed the other cat and you have a friend for strife.😂😂😂😂
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Yeah… I got that part figured out already!
Now how do I make it stop meowing? Or do I just need to put up with it for awhile?
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Just keep feeding it but give it cheaper food and he’ll leave.
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Well, I kinda have to.. I spent way too much on what I gave him. I can’t afford expensive stuff.🥺
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That’s good, now you move from the expensive stuff to the cheap stuff and he won’t like it so he’ll leave. Perfect.🤪😾😾
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Who are you trying to get rid of?? Me or the cat??😳
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Really, it will work, cats don’t like changing from expensive food to the cheap stuff, so he’ll say, forget this guy and go elsewhere.
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That’s good 👍 I heard it once today, but I ignored it and it hasn’t come back.
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How can you ignore those pleas for help?
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Easy! I’m going deaf! Hahahaha😂😂😂😂
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😾😾😾😾
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Well not if I wear hearing aids.. but got to get them 1st. Not so cheap though..
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True, they can be expensive, that’s why a lot of people don’t get them. They just say that people are mumbling all the time.
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Its true! They do!😂😂
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Why the stearn faces?? I don’t have any control over it.
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I don’t think she believes you.
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My hearing is what it is and getting worse. I have no control of it. Im getting the hearing aids.
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I think Muffin was referring to your ignoring the cat.
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Ahahah oh yeah… tell her I said im sorry 😞 Tell her I just can’t hear it.😉
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Like she’s going to believe that.
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Huh?? I didn’t hear you!!
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What did you say?
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I can’t tell you.. I didn’t hear myself.
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Sell? What are you selling?
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I am lokking forwatd to hearing birds sing again though.
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That is nice for sure.🐔🦃🐓🦚🦩🐧🦜
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Yeah.. its been awhile!
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Rats, it’s dark again and I forgot the bird feeders! Back in a minute. Hopefully.
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Okie Dokie
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I’m back.
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Really?? How do I tell for sure??
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Are you going to call Muffin a liar?
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You need to speak up.. I can’t hear you! Did you say Muffin is a Liar? She’s not gonna like that!😬🥴
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Muffins? I’m not baking muffins, how can they be on fire?
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I love Muffins! Do you have Blueberry? Thise are my fav!!😁😇
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I’ll remember that next time I make some, I’ll let you know how good they are.😁😁
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You are so mean!! No fair!😛
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You’re right, there was no fair this year.😕
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Good thing there was still Blueberries! Although I don’t know why you would have the fair bring blueberries… but that’s Canada for you!
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It’s the only fair thing to do.
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Ahhhh… I see what you did there!!!
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What? Do you have a spy camera in here?
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Maybe! I’m not telling! You will need to watch what you write.. hehehehe 😂😂😂🤭🤭🤭
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If I watched what I write how could I write what I watched?🤔🤔🙄🙄
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Ahhh… tricky huh?? Start with the pictures.. get rid of them.. they only mess things up! Easier to see the meanings in the words.😉 When the pictures aren’t there. lol😄
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How can I write pictures? You can’t write pictures. Maybe draw them, I wish I could do that, guess that would be writing them, right? Right? Are you there?
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Yepper! Right here. They say a picture paints a thousand words! I thinks it’s the other way around 😁
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No wonder I can’t paint.
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You can with your words!😁
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Stumped.
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I see a picture everytime I read your posts! You paint pretty good 👍 😁
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Aww, that’s nice, thanks. Sorry I dropped out of sight, got a phone call.🙄☎
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That’s too bad… I wish I would get a phone call. Not sure why a phone would call me.. but I’ve always thought it would be interesting to talk to one! Have you ever talked to one?
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No, I talk to rocks instead, more interesting.
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Oh I see… huh! I’ve some that look like bricks but not rocks.. must be new..😁
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Actually old, invented by Ugg and Lugg at CaveMan Phone Co.
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LOL 🤣🤣🤣 UGH AND LUGG eh?
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One day Lugg calls for “help” with his computer.
Lugg=not work.
Ugh=what not work.
Lugg=computer, why you think I call?
Ugh=ugh.
Lugg=need help, not work.
Ugh=you got windows?
Lugg=I need windows for computer to work?
Ugh=ugh.
Lugg=I call back.
Lugg=got windows now, still not work.
Ugh=you got windows 10?
Lugg=cave not big enough for 10 windows.
Ugh leaves for Lugg’s cave with big club.
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Hahaha!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 sorry for the delay.. these just came through!! Very funny!
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed my little humor.
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U R welcome!😁
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I’m in the office this week. Ugh😝
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Oh oh, that means you have to work huh?😂
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Naw… im hardly working!! Wait! That’s what you said!
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Did I say something?
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I don’t know….? I can’t hear so good. Did you say somethong? It’s better if you type it. Then I know you said something or at least wanted to say something, but because I don’t hear to good you typed it so I woukd be able read because I don’t hear so good! What did you say again?
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That’s what I knew you said.
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I said that?? Wow! Hmmm that was pretty good!😁😁 Thanks!
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See? You just agreed with me again!🙄😁🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
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LOL rats! I was hoping you didn’t catch that part!🙄
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I told you last night I was a catcher.😁⚾
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Rats! I forgot about that!
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Oh oh, memory problems at your age.
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Scary I know!!🤪🥴
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What’s scary?
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I can’t remember!🤔
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Me neither.🙄
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😆 lol 😁
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Right!!
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Maybe if I left them alone!🤣🤣🤣
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Ha! Maybe? lol
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I knew you would agree!😁🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
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Maybe isnt agreeing! It’s maybe I agree but maybe not because im. Not sure I agree or not because I might but maybe not! Understand?
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Same difference.
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Not really! Oh well
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Really? You have a well? Cool.
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Yeah it’s right outside my window! It’s a huge one! So big in fact they call it a lake! Go figure!
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You wouldn’t have to dig deep to find water.
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Nope!🪣
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Especially if you dig in the lake.🤣🤣
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Way too wet to dig in lake! Get flooded!
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Wear boots.
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Not tall enough! Need a scuba suit! hehehe
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Just think of all the nice water you would get though.
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Yeah…. not so much.. a lot of ducks use it for bath water..🤑
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Adds protein.
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Ahhh… ewww… you first!!
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I’m here! Are you there?
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You’re not here, I am. You’re there. Must be working too hard again, you’re mixed up.
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How come you’re always right?? Like I said I’m hatdly working!! Hehehe
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Because I’m right handed?
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There you’re not in your right mind! Cool! I always thought being left handed was odd… they write upside down. Very odd.🤔
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Then I must be in my left mind.🤪
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Where did you leave it?
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Right beside me.
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Ohhhh.. RIGHT! I should have known that! LOL 😁
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😂😂😂😂
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🤣🤣🤣
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😛🤣😛😂😛🤣😛😂
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Time to go, good night Dusty, nice chatting!
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Yep me too. Good Night Steve!😁
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Im not feeding it at all!😤
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Then enjoy the meowing.
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You know.. I’m thinking that all those 20/20 stories are based somewhere in fact. Is that true?
How could anyone just conjure up those detailed stories?
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Sorry to disappoint you, but the stories are all base on my brain! I make them up, beginning to end, not base on anything else, but that’s how my brain works.🤪 Rats, it’s dark again and I just remembered I haven’t brought in my bird feeders. Back in a bit.😳🌙
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Careful the Bears!
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I’m back, nothing out there tonight.
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Good to hear! Did you get your feeders?
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Yep. Did you read chapter 10?
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No, you just posted it didn’t you? I just looked 5 min ago and nothing new then. I’ll be right back! Got to go read it…
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Yep, I was sneaky!😂😹
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Yes!! You are very!! lol 😁
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Yep, I agree.😛
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Is that something to be agreeable about?🤔 In your case I say yes!! lol
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Yep, I agree!😛😛
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You’re very agreeable today!🤔 Should I be concerned about a frozen brain? Hmmmm
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Why, did you freeze your brain?🤔 You shouldn’t do that. Very silly thing to do. I did that once. Or twice.😬
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I went to the freezer to take something out to eat and couldn’t remember what it was… so I thought if I waited long enough I would remember remember.. remember what? Is it cold in here or is it just me??? Me? Me?
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Maybe you should mark the packages so you know what’s in it,😁 better than trying to guess,🤔 especially if it’s been in there a while.😬
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That’s the fun part! You never know what’s for supper! LOL 😂😂😂
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Was it that scary ole Bear? Shouldn’t he be hibernating?
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Bears don’t hibernate until winter, I think it was a cat. Or maybe not.
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I suppose you’re right… Maybe this Bear was tired and went to bed early? Lol 😂
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Speaking of early, it’s late, time for bed, I think I’m tired. Or do I just think I’m tired? Anyway, good night Dusty!
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Good Night! Sleep Well!
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Warm and sunny today?
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Try cool and cloudy.
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Better than snow! Carve that pumpkin yet?
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Pumpkin? What pumpkin?
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The one you’re supposed to carve for Halloween goof ball🎃 for a detective you sure miss a lot of clues.🙄
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Why waste a good pumpkin when no one will see it anyway?
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Because it will give you something to do and if you put a smile on it… you’ll always have someone smiling at you! At least until November 1st!
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Just what I need, a pumpkin smiling at me.🙄🙄
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See? What did I say? Perfect! I knew a smiling face would make you happy!
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A smiling face, yes, but a dead smiling pumpkin?
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Hey.. A friendly face is a friendly face!! Take it from me, if someone smiles at you accept and return it in kind!
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No way I’m smiling to a dead pumpkin, those nice guys in the white coats will come after me.
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Yeah, but free room and board!!
Can’t hardly do better than that! 🤔😁
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Yeah, but you have to put up with all those questions and silly games.
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Like what’s your name where do you live & do you feel well? Easy… just say no to them all.😁
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If I do that I will end up staying there longer and they’ll all end up sitting in the corner of my room going flibbity jibbity.
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Every job has it’s dangers! Im sure they knew that … too bad for them! You’re changing the world one fliberty Jibberty at a time!😂😂😂
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Now that’s thinking with mushy pumpkin brains!😁😁😁
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I like self portraits! 😂😂
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As long as it’s not me.
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How could it be you if it’s my self portrait?? Have you had your eyes checked recently?
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😳🤓🦧
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Stumped you huh?? lol 😁
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Did you just call me a stump?
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Maybe… but not a short one!😁
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I was the tallest guy on our baseball team.
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Well of course but when your 12 you still have a bunch of growing to do yet.
I hope it didn’t bother you!😬
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What are you talking about, this was a bunch of 6 year olds. I was the manager.🤣🤣🤣
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Hahahahah😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
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I had to substitute being the catcher one day. The batter swung back a little far, got me right on the forehead. Had a good sleep for 2 hours.
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Did he need a new bat? That would have been a shame to break a perfectly good baseball bat!
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Hat? Why would I wear a hat?
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In case his bat breaks!
I thought you played baseball?🤔
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I don’t think my hat would help him hit the ball. Now it’s time for me to hit the bed and get my beauty sleep. I keep trying anyway, but it just doesn’t seem to help.😂😂🤪Good night!
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Good Night 😁
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Okay, im checked on waiting my turn. Now back to that ☕ mmmmm… that’s good stuff!
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Sorry, drank it all, you took to long.😂😋☕☕
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Fine… I don’t drink it after noon anymore.. too hard to sleep well🥴
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Good for you, I don’t either, so I just stop the clock at 10am and I can drink all I want.🤪🤪🤪☕☕☕
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Lol now why didn’t I think of that?? There’s that whole nut and blind squirrel thing again!! You’re the squirrel by the way… do you mind if I borrow your clock? I can’t seem to slow mine down.. that’s why im so old!!🧑🦳
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Just get a battery clock and take out the batteries, works great that way, time seems to stand still.🧍♂️ And I only get a new calendar every other year, slows down the aging process just enough.👶 Don’t know why other people don’t think of these things, so simple too.🤔 Plus it’s environmentally friendly, uses less paper.🤪
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LOL 😁 it is so very simple!! You should write book!! Put all these little time savers and tips in it!$$$$
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Hmm, not a bad idea, glad I thought of it.😂😹
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Hey, I want some credit for telling you what to do!! That doesn’t happen very often!!🤯
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Hey, I’ll gladly give you half of the proceeds we don’t make!
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You’ve got a deal!
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Sounds great.
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Mmmmm😋😋😋 Peanuts and coffee!!!!! A chipmunks dream❤❤❤
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Especially when the chipmunk is Coffee!
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The flowers are lovely ! Squirrels come and go around here…usually by cars…our street is very busy during the school terms…have a cup of coffee…another cup of coffee !☕️☕️😀😺☕️☕️‼️
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Yep, cold enough for coffee all day today, and peanuts if you happen to be Coffee!😁🐿
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I feel chilled reading this Steve, take care
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Yes, me too! Have a great weekend Sheree!
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Daily Pics #264. Jasper and Coffee. Mmmm
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Lovely Jasper and Coffee, it’s good they are on the safer side. better if they never try to cross the road. Keep giving themi peanuts so they’ll never think about going across the road ☺️ Have a sweet night Steve ✨🤗
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I hope Jasper finds what he is looking for…
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I’m not sure he even knows, I worry about him.
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