For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone on this very chilly Saturday! It was such a nice day yesterday, sun shining most of the day and a high of 59F (15C). Then that north wind hit. And the temp dropped. So this morning it is 33F (.7C). That’s fall. Time to bring out that warmer jacket again. I was outside on the deck yesterday working on a little project and I heard the chirping of evening grosbeaks. I wonder if I can attract them to the feeder? So I got some sunflower seeds and put them on the main feeder. It was only a couple minutes and a female grosbeak was there. In about 15 minutes there was 24 of these birds on the feeder chomping away at those sunflower seeds, which they finished off rather quickly. So I put a larger amount of seeds on the second time and that feeder was so full of birds they could barely move. Fantastic! I like having these birds around and it would be great if they would stay all winter like normal. Of course, that would mean buying a lot more sunflower seeds. Oh well. They are a fun and interesting bird that can get quite friendly. Other years I have had them sitting on my hand feasting on the seeds.
Speaking of turkeys. I went out with food first thing this morning, I guess I wasn’t really paying attention, I closed the door and there in front of me was Theodore sitting on the railing. Theodore is the name I have given to that wild turkey that is around here. It looked kind of funny seeing that big bird sitting on the railing like the smaller birds. He started “talking” to me. He has gotten very friendly and will come to me when I call him, but he still won’t take seeds from my hand. He likes sunflower seeds too. What bird doesn’t? So I spread some out for him and he jumped down and started eating. Hmm, take a lot of sunflower seeds for a bird that size. I told him he should go and hide out back in the trees by the river for a couple more days yet. Monday is Thanksgiving Day here. That means turkey dinners. Muffin was in the window watching Theodore and I, with her little notebook trying to figure out how many meals we could get from a bird that size. Forget it Muffin. Meow, meow.=He not make good cat.πΎ Probably true.
Anyway, some more fall colors for the featured image above. And in the pic above is some of the female evening grosbeaks as they enjoyed themselves yesterday dining on sunflower seeds. Well, we hope you have a wonderful Saturday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2020 Steve McLeod.
I think it is wonderful you have such friendly neighbors.
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Yes indeed, they certainly can be!
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that must have been great to see so many birds at the feeder at once. And it is amazing to have the turkey just hang out on your porch!
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Yes, and the males are such beautiful birds. It was the first time seeing him up here though I have suspected that he had been here before. He has learned where the food is coming from!
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smart turkey!
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Yep, I never would have thought.
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Good Morning Steve!
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You must have strange time down there, it’s evening up here!ππ
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Strange times indeed
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Oh, you’re still awake! How did your work go today at the house?
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Got it all done.. even washed clothes, bedding and the dishes. I think I forgot to wash me. Oh well… they say a skunk can’t smell himself so I should be okay.. hmmm no skunk imoji.. imagine a skunk imoji right here
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Good for you! I washed clothes, bedding and dishes, plus me! You need to upgrade your emoji subscription.π·π¦¨π¦¨
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I need more than an emoji upgrade… but thats for another day.π¦¨π
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I would say you are standing on the wrong side of that skunk!π¬
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I didn’t know they were left handedπ€π€ͺπ€’
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Only when there’s a tail wind.π€£π€£π€£π€£
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ππ very good point lol
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Ever see those little critters around your place?π€
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Not in town.. on the road dead mostly out of town
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We get them all through town.
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Never could figure out why they are so hard to miss with a car..π€π¦¨
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I never could figure why people would want to hit them in the first place.ππ¦¨
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I know.. it makes no sense.π€ͺ
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That’s true, there’s something smelly about that.
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No kidding!
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Speaking of being awake. Your kinda burning the evening oil aren’t you?
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How did you know?π€ You can smell the burned oil all the way down there?π²
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Yep! That cold north wind is beginning to blow..
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What are you talking about, it’s starting to come from the south now.π€π
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Maybe if I turn the other direction
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Now there’s an idea, why didn’t I think of that?
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You were up wind?π
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Hey, that gave me an idea!ππ‘
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Green eggs and spam?
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Nope, a sign for my door. “Watchskunk on duty”
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Muffin know you called her a skunk?π³π¦¨
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Just a sign silly, with pic of a skunk and if they try to pick the lock it releases a skunk odor aimed right at them.πππ€£π€£
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Ohhh… I get it a smart skunk lock π 𦨠those would be a real hot seller
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Oh, oh! And for cars too! As soon as someone starts to drive away with your car a little hole in the steering wheel shoots skunk oil at the driver!ππ¦¨π
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I think I’d tell them to keep the car after thatπ€’
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It would be great for people with teenagers who always want to borrow the car.π
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Now there’s a great use for it! πππ make the kids think twice about going parking…π²
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Im gonna go to bed.. not feeling very well. This headache is really getting old. My head is ringing something terrible. Until tomorrow.π have a good nights rest.
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Good night Dusty, I’m heading to bed myself.πππ΄
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Are going to sleep all day?
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Oh, is it daytime already?
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That means you’ll never sleep tonight!
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What? It’s night already? That was a short day.π²π
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Snooze and ya lose!π²π
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I lost something too? Wow, what a day!π³
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Uh oh!!π²π€ͺπ³ your sanity? I didn’t take it! I promise not that I couldn’t use it.. but I have enough trouble holding onto my own!
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Oh, I thought you meant something important.π€ͺπ
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No wonder I know what you meanπ€π³π²
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Thanks.
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Having brains is overrated… I know lots of people with them and they do some really dumb things! Don’t worry about yours i’m sure you’ll be fine without it!
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Yep, I doubt I’ll notice the difference.
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Well you at least exercise yours from time to time.. It will be there when you need it.
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I just have to find it.
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It usually isn’t too far away when I lose mine but you are different, so it could be someplace you wouldn’t think of.
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Oooo, good thinking, probably in my empty room.
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See? Just like that! That was impressive! Do it again! π
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Do what?π€
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I don’t remember. huh.. go figure
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Why do you want me to go?
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Oh.. I guess I did say that! Forget the go part just figure!
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Hmm, I don’t like math.
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use a calculator
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Good thinking, I have one on my phone.
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Oh.. a really Smart phone! Wow!
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Bad when a phone is smarter than me. Sigh.ππΉ
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Not really! If you use it it makes you look smarter!
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I think it would take more than that.ππΉ
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Are you sure??
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What’s wrong with my shoes?
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What did you lose?
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2 followers today. Imagine.
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Uh oh… What happened?
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They left me!ππΎ
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Yeah… I got that part! Did they say why?
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Nope, just left. Gone. Off the list.
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π¦ that’s too bad! Sorry to hear that..
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When my laptop died and I was away for 12 days, I actually lost over 20 followers that were regular readers.
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ohhhh… yeah, that stinks!
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I couldn’t believe I lost so many. Sigh.πΏπΏ
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Well, if they left because you technical issues they probably weren’t that loyal.. They might come back when they see your back on line.
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But they read regularly. I miss them.π
Meow, meow.=Hey, that mean they leave me too, how anyone could do that? I at least cute.πΎ
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Good Point Muffin.. You do have that over Steve… Especially when you’re napping! π Very Cute!
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Meow, meow.=Thanks. You nice human people.πΈ
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I try! I think you’re a nice Cat π
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πΊπΊπΈπΈ
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Hey! I’m still here! π
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Me too!ππ₯³πββοΈ
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Yay! I knew you would be!
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Hey, was it warm there today?
Thanks.
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Yeah, but windy!
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Windy here too, turned cold now though, wind changed direction again.
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Wind is still from the south here today.
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Was here too until mid afternoon, then changed to NE and got cold.
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I would guess it’s coming this way then
yuck!
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Maybe it will miss you.
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Nobody ever misses me! hehehe! Let’s hope the weather will!
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In that case, don’t stand in a field where they are having a pumpkin throwing contest.
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Hey.. at least I would be outstanding some field! hehehe
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But a good way to get squashed.
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I like squash.. the kind the you eat, not the game.. too much running for me.
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That reminds me, what do you do with the squishy brains of your pumpkin after you scoop them out?π€π
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Throw them away? Some people dry the seeds in the oven and salt them. Kinda like sunflower seeds
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Here I thought you were supposed to eat the stuff.
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I’m not any kinda cook.. so that I couldn’t tell you..
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I didn’t call you a kook.
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Didn’t need to! It’s just kinda understood with me.. hehehehe
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I don’t get it.
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You better hope you never do.. it’s worse than covid just ask me
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I’ll take my word for it.
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Good idea! It looks like severe weather warnings west of here about a 100 miles or so..
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Your gonna get whumped.
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By the big bad wolf??
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By the big bad weather.
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Naw.. hey I go pick out some new ears tomorrow afternoon.π¦»
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Don’t throw out your old ones until you see if you like them. And make sure they are new and not refurbished ones. They seldom fit right.
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Yep, I hope it help stop this ringing in my head!π³π₯Ί they told me it’s because no sound us reaching my brain so the brain creates a ringing to replace the lack of sound. Crazy!ππ€ͺ
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Wow, I would never have thought of that!
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Yeah, it leaves me with a headache also. I’ve had this one for several days now.
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I’ve heard that can happen. Those electric ears can get expensive.
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Yeah… I’ll get something I can afford. Insurance only pays a portion so I need to pay the rest.
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A man went in one day to get some hearing aids. After looking over several, he asked, don’t you have something cheaper? The doc said, we have a $10 model, you put this end in your ear and this end in your pocket. Does it work good?, the man asked. Doesn’t work at all said the doc, but when people see the part in your ear they’ll talk louder.
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Ha!π€£π€£π€£ that’s a good idea!! I just huh? Alot then they speak up! Makes everyone else think I’m being yelled at!π€π€π€πππ
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Hey, not bad thinking,π I think.π€π Hmm, thunder has begun in the distance, but Muffin is still curled up with me sleeping.π³β
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That’s her comfort zone
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Until the thunder gets closer. I’m going to have to sign off, my back pain is getting unbearable.π³ Thanks for the chat, good night Dusty.πππ΄
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Good Night Steve! Stay dry..
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Like Dodge Ball?
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How did we get talking about cars?
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I don’t know! I was trying to find out how we got to your shoes!!
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Just follow the scent.
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That’s the smell of your feet?? Yikes… Is muffin wearing her respirator??
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Hmm, so that’s why she wears that thing.ππΉ
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I can’t blame her!!
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Funny.
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Thank You! I worked on that for a long time!
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That was time well, um, well, uh, it was!
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Aww that’s alright thank you… π
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My pleasure.
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I’m sure it is.. hehehe
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Yep, I like to laugh.
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You laughing at me??π
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Do you see anyone else around? Besides, I’ve been laughing at me all day.
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You’re right.. nobody else around.. ah go ahead and laugh it up !! It’s good for you!!
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Thanks.ππππ€£π€£π€£
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Anytime!π
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Are you getting the kind with remote control?
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I want the kind I can pair to my phone. If I can afford them. It didn’t know they had remote control ears..π€
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My landlord has a remote for her hearing aids, raises and lowers volume, blocks background noises, all with this tiny remote she can barely hold onto. She dropped it her coffee once. It’s got a whole bunch of buttons on it for this that and the other thing. Why do you want it to look like your phone?
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Second thought.. you’re right! I don’t want it to look like me phone. I already have two I need to carry!π
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And they would look odd hanging on your head.
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You should the ones hanging there already… could get much odder than those! Might even be an improvementπ€π²
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I think you missed a word or two.π€
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Well it’s kinda like my hearing.. spotty..heheheπ€
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You’re a leopard?
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Yeah, but not near as fast or good looking ππ
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Good thinking, I think.ππ€
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I stayed just like you said! I waited..(not so patiently)
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I was the same way.π¬
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That’s okay.. You just wanted to get back on line!
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Yep, I was nearly ready to break.π€ͺπ³π
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I know that feeling!
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Yep, I get that feeling every time I fall. Or winter.
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That’s the worst!
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What is?
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Winter
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Too much ice, snow, cold plus cold, snow, ice.
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The snow cold and Ice are the worst! Short days I don’t care for either
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And those long nights, don’t forget those.
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Nope! I would like to!!
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Me too.
Meow, meow=Me three!
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Let’s all move south where it’s warm.. π
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As long as it’s Hawaii.
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I got no problem with that!
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Too bad they don’t allow Canadians.
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I’m sure muffin would send you a card now and then
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HA, she would be spending her days climbing the coconut palms and dropping the coconuts on people.πΉπΉπ€ͺ
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That would be fun to watch!
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Just don’t stand under the tree.
Oops, time to get the feeders, it’s getting dark fast out there with those dark clouds moving in. Back in a minute.
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Okay
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I’m back.
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No way!
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Yep.
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I can be packed and ready by the weekend..
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HA, I can be ready tomorrow.
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I was allowing for you to pack Muffins things
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True, she does have a lot of stuff.
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You know girls!! π
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Which ones?
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Well I did kinda make an assumption…You do know some girls right?
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Too many to count.
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Ohhhh…. hey!! Look at you..
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I’d rather not.
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LOL yeah, ya got a point there..π³π€
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Glad you agree! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
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Did I wake you? Sorry if I did.
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I think I was awake, hard to tell sometimes. Supposed to be thunderstorms moving in shortly.
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Better get your umbrella ready!π©βπͺ£
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What’s an umbrella?
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It’s a brella with an um!
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Oh, you mean those mini parachutes.
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Um.. yep!
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Thought so. When I was a kid a friend of mine wanted me to jump off a garage roof using one of those as a parachute. I said, you first. He looked, then jumped. Parachute turned inside out and he broke an arm. So I said, nope.
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So you didn’t want a broken arm? You could have had a broken leg or ankle instead!
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I don’t like broken anything.
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Good Point! Smart!
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I thought so.
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Beautiful fall colours but chilly
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Definitely chilly even though the sun was shining so nicely today. But cold weather will be hitting in a few days. Have a great weekend Sheree!
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Thanks and have a great weekend too
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Thanks Sheree, it is going great!
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Lovely pics Steve ! I hope you are getting some rest…βοΈβοΈπΊπππ
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Thanks Sharon! Mostly, sometimes, a little!ππΊπ
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Beautiful pics, Steve, and how nice to have such lively critters for you to enjoy! We now have trees that look like the one in your pic! We had some ugly weather yesterday and last night with lots of rain and tornado warnings. Today, it’s still raining and we’re under a flood advisory, however, where we live flooding is not a concern. There haven’t been many birds lately, maybe because of the stormy weather. Give Muffin a hug! πͺπ»π πππ¦βοΈβοΈ
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Hope that weather clears up for you. Yes, birds will hide when the weather is stormy. Thunderstorms are moving in for us this evening. Muffin meows thanks for the hug!ππΊπ»ββ
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Autumn colours are wow vibrant Steve, I love Autumn π after seeing so many pictures of it π
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Autumn is a beautiful time, usually, like this year it was nice, but it is so very short.πππ
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π Yes indeed, so beautiful ππ₯° but short π
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