For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Happy Friday everyone!! It is a nice, partly sunny morning here. Yesterday ended up being much colder than the forecast high of 52F (11C), it only made it to 39F (4C). But it warmed up overnight so it started off at 46F (8C) this morning which is very nice for a November morning. Actually it has been amazing weather this week and our snow is now nearly gone, the last of it will be gone today for sure. Then it gets cold tomorrow, but back to warm on Sunday with rain and back to cold on Monday. Then it stays cold. Very odd weather really. But that’s the way it is around here sometimes. We can hit some wild extremes in weather. But this morning the sun is…hmm, the sun was, shining nicely. It seems to have disappeared behind some clouds. Oh well. Our little birds have nearly gone now. There is still a handful of juncos around, the sparrows have gone. And hopefully these juncos will leave while the weather is still nice. There are more chickadees showing up now, and nuthatches. Even while working on the bird feeder yesterday a male pine grosbeak came down to eat, and a couple redpolls, and several chickadees. I think they were telling me to hurry.
They all seem to enjoy Steve’s new restaurant anyway. At least it’s solid again. Theodore likes it too. I notice that Theodore won’t let the blue jays on the feeder while he’s there. He just kind of pecks at them, so they stay away. But he lets the little birds come, like the chickadees. He won’t bother them at all. I have tried to get a pic of Theodore and one of the little birds, but have been unsuccessful. It is quite a sight to see the size difference between these birds. A chickadee is not even as big as Theodore’s head. Yesterday Jasper was on the feeder eating sunflower seeds, something he does every day. So I went out and called him over and he came running to me. I picked out a nice big peanut for him and he decided to sit and eat it there with me. It was nice to have a visit with him again. I asked if he missed the chipmunks. Three loud chips. Hmm, guess not. I looked at him, he looked up at me. I asked if he was getting lonely. One quiet chip. Guess so. You need to find a mate. He looked up at me. Right, none around. That is a problem. Guess you might have to cross the street, but be careful, watch for cars. He chipped. I don’t blame you.
Today I have some of my favorite scenery pics to share. This wasn’t easy since I have so many that I really like, so I just picked a couple from down at the river for you to enjoy. I hope you all have a fantastic Friday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
ยฉ2020 Steve McLeod.
Poor Jasper! Maybe he will find someone soon! Love the pic of the river. Well, yesterday the wind was milder sitting on my porch here, but today itโs downright nippy to me. At least there is a little sun to semi-warm me! The birds are chirping happily this morning, and Iโm having to share my corner of the porch with a crab spider resting in his web. A crow seems to be happy about something ๐นโ๏ธHave a great day!
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Yes, Jasper needs to find someone soon, usually squirrels have their mates chosen by now.
Wow, sounds like you have more action around you than I do here. But a return to the cold will bring more birds around again.
Enjoy your day Renee! I answered your email this morning.๐๐บ๐โโ
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Have a great Friday and weekend Steve
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Thanks so much Sheree!
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Happy Friday Sir ๐
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Happy Friday Aman, nice to see you!๐๐บ
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Your pictures make me long for summer again!! Well Done! โบ๐๐
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Yes, that would be so nice! I hope your day is going well, so nice to have you here Dusty! I’m heading back outside for a bit to hopefully finish my work.๐๐บ๐โโ
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Alright! Yep my day is going well! Good to hear back from you. I thought maybe that bird feeder got the better of you yesterday.๐ฌ๐ Talk soon! ๐
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Yep, it almost did. And part 4 done today so it’s all finished and so am I.๐คช๐คช๐ต๐ต๐
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You should feel good and relieved. ๐ Now Ted will have a nice sturdy feeder to visit with you on.
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Forget it, he can have the feeder all to himself. I’m not getting on there for anything!๐ณ๐ฆ
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Builder isn’t very good eh?๐
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I wouldn’t trust him with a ten foot hammer!๐๐น
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Me either! I like my toes!๐ฌ๐ค
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And teeth. And head.๐ฌ๐คฏ๐ฆท๐จ๐คช๐ค
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Yeah.. me too… not to.mention the fingers trying to hold nails ahhhhhhh
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Yeah, my fingers have nails too, they’re handy.
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Well they should be easy to see when paint them bright yellow! Lol ๐
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Usually they end up black and blue.๐ณ๐คช๐๐คฃ
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Blue suits you… Black not so much! Go with the blue.. lol ๐ ๐๐๐
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I like blue better as well, comes in different shades and sometimes with bright red added in, but the red always runs.๐๐
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I know what mean!! Sticky too! Lol
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And it leaves spots on the carpet.๐ฌ
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Like leopard spots? What Muffin think of that??๐ค
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She doesn’t pay attention to the carpet unless there’s a mouse running on it.๐ธ๐น๐น๐ญ
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So your mice are on health kick huh? Strange mice them Canadians…
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They run around in here and they kick something, but it’s not healthy.
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I can see why๐ค๐ณ
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You have good eyesight.๐ค
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How are you feeling these days? Other than being tired.
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It’s been rough lately. Worse than normal for some reason, but I think it might be because I’m trying to push myself again. And it’s just pushing me backwards instead.
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Yeah that’s never an easy thing.. pushing enough to feel your making progress but not overdoing.. and setting yourself back.
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Yep, especially when it seems to be going slow, that’s when I push too much. I’m slowing down for the next few days though, just relax a bit now that this is done.
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Good idea!! I support that decision!๐๐ Good thinking!๐
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Hmm, what did I do wrong?๐ค๐
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LOL give it a little more thought! You’ll figure it out! Just do it a little at a time..lol ๐๐
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Right, I’ll think about it for awhile and…๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏThat was sneaky.๐
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So I’m making progress?? Woooo whoooo!! ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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I’ll remember that.๐คจ
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Are you sure?๐คญ๐คญ
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About what?๐ค
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I can’t remember… lol ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ
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You’re memory is worse than mine.๐๐คช
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You have a memory? I shoukd get one! Where’d you get yours from?๐ค๐ค๐๐
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Walmart, in the bargain bin. Someone told me I should write my memoirs so I bought a new journal. Now I just have to figure out what memoirs are.๐ค๐๐
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It sounds French! Maybe try a French dictionary!๐ค๐๐
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Why don’t I get these good ideas?๐ค๐คช
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You think too much?? Try not Thinking once and see what happens! Lol ๐คญ๐คญ
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I did that and walked into the wall.๐ณ๐คช
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Good Point! Are you able to walk think and see at the same time? If not then the thinking has to go… hehe
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It is quite the challenge for sure.๐ I’m not good at multi tasking.๐ฌ
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Try just tasking๐
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I tried that but didn’t get an answer.๐ค
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Ahhh… hmmm I’m stumped!
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Maybe you should try sitting inside.
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Inside what?๐ค
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Your house. Or the hollow tree with the squirrels.
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Oh no!! No way! Not the Squirrels! They like you! Me not so much! They would put me in a rotten hollow tree that woukd fall.๐ฌ๐๐ค๐
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If it fell then you could lie down instead of sitting. More comfortable. Shows that the squirrels do like you after all.๐๐
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Uh huh..๐๐๐๐ they won’t share their nuts with me though๐คฅ๐
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That’s because you won’t share your internet with them.๐
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Thats cause they’re nuts!
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But how can they watch their nuttube videos?
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๐๐๐ they’re plenty resourceful! Im sure they’ll find a way lol ๐๐
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Muffin is sending them detailed plans.๐พ
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Muffin!?? Noooooo….. not her๐ฌ๐ฅด oh man am I in trouble now!๐๐
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Yep, just wait till you get back to find the squirrels have been eating your food and sleeping in your bed and watching your TV and…๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐น
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Ask her how much they want to gaurd the place instead ๐
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Depends how long, they said.๐ธ
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Hahaha…. tell them as long ad it takes! lol ๐
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It will cost you 2 lbs of peanuts a week.๐ธ
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Ha!! That’s outrageous!! ๐๐ I let them know when I get back.I ๐
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Sounds good, they’ll keep the paint handy.๐
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Uh oh!๐ฌ๐ฏ
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hehehehehehehehehehe!!!!
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Hey… are my replies coming in batches? Yours are coming to me that way.
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Yes, I notice that too, kind of odd.
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I know.. at least they’re coming through
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That’s true.
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Got to get a snack. Be right back (brb)
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You burp before your snack?
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That’s how I knew I was hungry! Lol ๐๐๐ excuse me….๐คซ๐คญ
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Now you’re making me hungry even though I’m not hungry but I get hungry when people talk about snacks even if I’m not hungry when it makes me hungry.๐๐ต๐
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Huh… I’m not hungry anymore… strange.. makes you hungry and me full I gotta think about that one๐ค๐ค
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All those snacks are getting to you, that’s why I don’t snack like that. If I don’t snack I don’t get hungry thinking about snacking. I think.๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏOne of these days…๐
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Just remember… do it slowly!
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So true, savor the moment.๐๐ฟ
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I thought you didn’t snack! It makes you hungry๐คฏ
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That’s right, I forgot again, amazing how that happens.๐ณ๐ค
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Sneaky… I know!๐
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I’m not the sneaky one, you are!๐คจ
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But I’m learning from you! ๐๐๐ Am I good student or what?? ๐๐๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ
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Or maybe I’m just a good teacher.๐๐จโ๐ซ๐จโ๐
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That’s it!! You’re a great teacher..
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Hey, good for me. I did it, I finally did it!๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
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Does that mean I’m not a good student??๐๐ฆ
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If I’m a good teacher then you must be a good student, just figures. I think.๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏRats, did it again.
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I think you’re right! But… just so you know.. I don’t do a lot of thinking so I don’t know If I would believe me.๐ฅด๐ฅด
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Neither do I.๐
Neither do I.๐
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Well.. I’ll believe you if you believe me.. that we can trust each other and not worry about what we think! What do ya think?๐ค
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HA! you want me to think again, it’s not going to work, I’m not thinking anymore tonight!๐ณ
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Have you thought that decision through?๐ค๐
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I refuse to think. Only gets me in trouble.
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Ahahah…. lol ๐
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Oh my, I’m worn out again, better head to bed. Thanks for the chat Dusty, good night!๐๐ด๐
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No.. Thank you.. sleep good you could use the rest! ๐ you worked hard this week.
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I slept good, this morning I am amazingly stiff and sore. But I can type.๐๐น
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Just keep the dancing to minimum when you’re making breakfast, you should be good ๐ ๐
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How about just trying to slowly move?๐ค
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That’ll work also.. just take it easy๐
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Right now I don’t have much choice.๐๐น
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See?? no sense arguing with yourself lol ๐๐๐
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Aww, but it’s so much fun doing that.๐๐๐
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I always lose those arguments though ๐
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That’s the challenging part which makes it fun!
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Oh…. no wonder!๐ no one said it was fun!! In that case! I’ll do it more!hehehe ๐คญ ๐คญ ๐คญ
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That’s the way! I knew I could count on you!๐๐๐
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Hey… is that Social Distancing??๐ค
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We call it physical distancing up here.๐ By the way, did you remember to lock the house?๐ฒ Turn off the stove?๐ณ Did you remember to bring everything?๐ค
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I knew it!! Rats gnats and bubble gum snacks! Everything! How could I forget that??โน I left the gas on the squirrels in case they wanted to cook!๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ
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Muffin is letting them know so they can have their popcorn party tonight. But because of the distancing rules there will only be 50 squirrels.๐บ๐น
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Hahah… have ger tell them to turn the burner on for a good 30 minutes before they light it!๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐๐๐๐
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Trying to scorch their little tails?
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Good morning Dusty!๐๐
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Good Morning.. sorry for the delayed response. I’ve been packing.
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Packing? Packing? You’re leaving already?๐ณ๐ฒ
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Naw… this evening. But I have to pack early so I don’t forget something… problem is I never know what that something is.. it’s different every time!!๐คช๐
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That is true, I used to be like that until I started making lists. That solved everything. I only forgot things I didn’t put on the list.๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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Paper!! That’s it!! Thank you!! Now why did I need the paper? I should make a list! Yeah that’s it!
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Yep, always bring paper, notebook, something like that. Never know why you might need it. But you might need it. Pen too, take two.๐
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Okay.. good idea! You’re full of them today๐๐
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Always.๐๐
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Really? Huh! I ๐๐
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What are you working on today?
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Relaxing today, just relaxing. Did you leave yet?
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Yep at the airport watching American Football ๐
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I never could make sense of that game. It’s called football but they barely touch it with their feet, mostly it’s in their hands or they throw it or they jump on it. Very strange game.๐ค๐
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I know!! The strange thing is… Whenever it’s a Minnesota Team thay always lose! I guess the other team always needs someone they can win against ๐คญ๐คญ๐ค
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Just think, if they didn’t have teams that lost, they wouldn’t have teams that win.๐๐๐น
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Wow! Did you thonk that up on your own or did you read that someplace?๐ค
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Hey, that was mine! All mine!๐๐๐คธโโ๏ธ๐คธโโ๏ธ๐คธโโ๏ธ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐
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Easy now… don’t want you to overdue it and be sore tomorrow!๐ง๐ฅบ
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Oh, right, slow down.๐ณ
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I need to board here in about 10 minutes, so if O miss your replies I’ll respond when I can.
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Okay.
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You still up
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Naturally, it’s morning.
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Uh huh๐ด๐
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Sleepy is awake!
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Yep, you are right again!๐
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Yay me!!!๐๐น
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Well… I’m easy today.. so.. ๐
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Maybe it’s that jet leg they talk about?๐ค๐
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I don’t have jets on legs though๐ but you could right lol ๐ ahahah ๐
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Good thinking, I never had that problem either.๐โ๐ธ๐คช
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Hehehe ๐คญ
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I’m getting that headache again. My eyes are a little fuzzy today too.. this getting old is getting old! Ahahah
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Yep, the joys of aging. As they say in the old country, “Once you pass 50 walking uphill is like pounding your head on a tree”
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So that’s why I have a headache๐ค lol ๐
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Does it every time! A good headache cure from the old country is to put a handful of wet mud on your head, leave it there for 8 hours, wash off and your headache is gone!๐๐คช๐
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So you’ve tried it? Sounds fun anywY! ๐
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You think I’m crazy?๐ค๐คช๐คฃ
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Do you really want me to answer that?๐๐๐๐คซ๐คญ๐คญ๐ค
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Careful now, remember, I’m watching. And don’t forget those squirrels!
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With any hope the house and them are all nice charred… uh uh I mean warm. Yeah warm!๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ
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Speaking of warm, it’s sunny and 66 here today. I’ve never seen it that warm in November before.๐ณ๐๐๐ด
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I know!! It a very strange year so far.. typically means a bunch of snow but who knows for sure
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Yep, normally there’s lots of snow by now. Further west they are getting snowed under today with 12 to 20 inches of snow!๐ณ๐จ๐จ
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Ohhhhh…. hey! Im happy for them! Aren’t you??๐
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Most certainly!๐๐
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Better them than us… im sure they need more than we would.๐
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I could be agreeable to agreeing to that most agreeable statement.๐๐คญ
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Ya know.. when the snow is done it usualky brings in cold air behind it! Eeekkk!
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Yep, the wind has changed and the temp has begun to drop. It will be 43 by morning, 35 by mid afternoon and 20 by midnight.
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Did you get out your heavy quilt?
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It’s on the bed now.
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Is Muffin sleeping on it warming it up for you?
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No, she’s sleeping on me.
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Awwwweeee that’s nice
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Yeah, it’s her pre bedtime nap time.
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I need one of those I think!?๐ค
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Me too, I’m off, good night.๐ด๐ด๐ด๐
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Alright Good Night!๐ด๐ด
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Are you in bed?? No wonder yourgetting old
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This time of day?
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It is Sunday morning. This would be a good day to do it..๐
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And waste all this good daylight?
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Of course not! You should get out and go for a walk!๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ
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Wish I could, just no strength today.
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Oh that’s right… you get off your shift @ 9. Oh well… good night
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Good morning.
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Hey!! You’re awake! Wow! You slept late today๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ๐คญ
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I was just thinking the same thing about you!๐๐๐
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I know! But I’m me…. I always do that stuff. You on the other hand… not so much! You just had too many replies to answer this morning, so I understand..๐๐
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Yep, there was a few comments this morning for sure.๐
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Now I need to decide where to spend my day. I think I’ll find a park to take a walk..
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Stay away from those alligators.
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There’s Alligators here?๐๐ณ๐ฒ Oh no!!
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You mean they didn’t tell you? Stay away from water.๐๐ณ๐๐
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Nope! That wouldn’t be easy for me… I like to be near the water. ๐โโ๏ธ
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That’s the way, if those alligators come near, just punch them in the nose!๐ ๐
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Yep, right on the end of their Beek! lol
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They have beaks?๐ณ๐๐
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Yeah! Sore ones if they mess with me!
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Amazing.๐ฒ๐
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On the plane! Check in to see if you’re still up later.๐
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Okay!
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Great pics Steve ! A restaurant for your critters and birds…they must be happy ! Rest well ! โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ป๐
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Thanks Sharon! A good night’s sleep is needed for sure!๐๐ธ๐๐ด
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seems like all is good in your world!
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It is for sure.๐๐บ
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๐
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