For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! It’s a cloudy and chilly morning here today, with a temp of 18F (-8C). And there are some snowflakes blowing around out there as well, with a light dusting of snow on the ground. When I put the feeders out this morning it was just getting light and it was quiet, not a bird anywhere. Then I heard some redpolls chirping as they were flying around, likely waiting for me to get out of the way so they could come down for breakfast. They do come early those tiny birds, always before there is much daylight. I guess that way they can eat in peace for awhile before any other birds show up. Then a couple of ravens flew past. Soon the chickadees were here as well. It took a little longer and the blue jays finally showed up also, so I put peanuts out for them. Jasper must have heard those peanuts dropping on the step and he came running through the trees amazingly fast and arrived in time to get some peanuts too. Of course he had to spend some time chasing the blue jays as well, but that came after he got a couple of peanuts.
Then he went ‘crazy’ again, running in circles and then charging after those blue jays! The blue jays don’t seem to be at all concerned about any of this. One blue jay just flew over to the bench beside the house, Jasper came after him, he flew back across the deck to the feeder pole, Jasper ran after him, he flew back to the bench with Jasper right behind so back to the feeder pole. This kept on for awhile and there wasn’t even any peanuts to fight over at that time. So I tossed another handful of peanuts out there and Jasper was first to get one and ran off. At least it stopped that back and forth chasing. Jasper must have been getting tired. I wonder how long they would have kept it up? I think the blue jay was enjoying it but I don’t think Jasper was. The blue jays got the rest before Jasper returned, so I gave him another peanut. Yesterday Jasper took a peanut and ‘hid’ it in the yard. A blue jay was watching. Jasper left and the blue jay came down, grabbed the peanut and was back up in the tree very quickly. But Jasper saw him and he went running up that tree and out on the branch, but the blue jay just flew off with the peanut. Jasper sat there chattering at him.
Speaking of Jasper, that’s him in our featured image at the top, sitting casually on the hanging feeder eating his breakfast on a warm July morning. Then we have a beautiful and bright Asiatic lily to bring cheer on a cool, cloudy morning. Or any other morning for that matter. Thank you all for stopping by this morning, I hope you have a most wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2020 Steve McLeod.
I love the squirrel in the bird feeder.
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Thanks Jeanne! He had a far jump to get there, and missed most of the time, but sometimes he did make it okay. The things he would do for some sunflower seeds!ππΉ
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Lovely, you have a way with the animals.
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Good morning Pene! Thanks so much! Animals just seem to like me for some reason.π Have a great day, hope you’re doing well!ππΊββ
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Lovely πΏ ! Happy Tuesday Steve :))
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Thanks Saania! Have a great day/night!ππΊββ
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Great shot of Jasper
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Thanks so much Sheree!
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Love your paradise on earth π amitiΓ©s π
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Merci francefougere! Have a wonderful day!ππΊββ
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Jasper is a sweetie ! And the lily is beautiful ! βοΈβοΈπ₯π»πβΌοΈ
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Yep, he is alright!ππΊπ
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way to go Jasper π» that’s it play it like a pro, play it just like Steve taught youπΏοΈπ Lovely pictures π and beautiful flower π Have a lovely week Steve β¨π€
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I think poor Jasper’s stress level is still too high though!ππ Have a wonderful evening Simon!ππΈπ
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Yep, a wonderful evening indeed π calm down Jasper’s stress with more peanuts ππΏοΈ Have a lovely Wednesday π€π€
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That’s good, it’s a nice winter morning here.ππΊππ§ Jasper needs more time lying on the couch telling me his problems. I better find my notepad!π€ππβ And a pocketful of peanuts too!ππ₯π₯
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ha ha ha,π π go for it, pocket full of peanuts, while him talking to you lying on his couch and you interviewing him ππ π
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Yes, he hired me to be his therapist,π but I have to pay him in peanuts.π₯π₯ There’s something wrong with that but I’m not quite sure what.π€π I wish I could get him to actually lie down on a little couch, what a picture!ππΉπ€£
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ha ha ha πππ what a picture πΉ Muffin should be there beside to see you both talking, guessing what her reaction would be πππ
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She would probably just shake her head and pretend not to know us!πππΎ
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that’s right, I’m 300% sure she will do that π πΉ
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Yes indeed, you are right about that!
I’m tired, as usual, so off to bed, good night Simon, have a great day!πππ΄ππ
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good night Steve β¨π and today is Ribana birthday the one from popsicle society βΊοΈπ€
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Today? Which today? Your today which would make it today for me? Or my today which would have been yesterday? You have to tell me!π³π³π³
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12th of November that means your today, her end of today π I wished her in one of her latest post πon my 12th morning. now it’s your 12th morning βΊοΈdo what you like π
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There we go, now I’m not confused, well, maybe slightly, hope I’m in time!π³π
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you are in time π in your time π βΊοΈ
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But is that the right time?π€
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ofcourse it was ππ
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Always fun to watch Jasper and the blue jays βΊοΈπ»
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They can really put on a good show!ππΈ
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