For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! It’s cloudy here again this morning with some light snow, snow pellets and freezing rain, all mixed together. A nice mixed up bunch of weather to begin the day. At least it wasn’t slippery, guess there is enough snow mixed in to keep it from being too slippery. Driving around might be a bit different though, but it can’t be too bad, the street is as busy as usual. Speaking of streets, I caught Jasper running across the street yesterday. So when I was outside working on the new bird feeder Jasper came along and I said to him that we needed to have a talk. He just looked at me. Have a peanut and sit for a bit, which he did. It’s dangerous crossing that street, I told him, those cars and trucks are big. Chip. Yes, I know you’re fast, so are the cars. Louder chip. I know, there are no squirrels on this side of the street. Have you checked down the hill? He just looked at me. Yes, I know you live over that way, but maybe if you went further down the hill. Chip. Oh, you’ve done that already.
Still, the squirrel that lived here before you got run over by a car crossing the street. Chip. Oh, he was your cousin? Sorry to hear that. And there was another squirrel…Louder chip. Oh, she was your mother. Very sorry to hear that. But that’s why I don’t want you to go across the street. He looks at me. Sigh. Just be extra careful, look both ways before crossing the street, and don’t try to outrun a car. Chip. You’re welcome, I want you to stay around for a long time. Oh, ready for another peanut? Here you go. He takes it and off he runs back home. Now if I could just convince Jenny to come and live over on this side of the street. She and Jasper would make a good pair. It’s dark this morning. I’m not sure if that’s a light snow falling or a light rain right now. There was a chickadee out here this morning very early, just beginning to get light, perhaps he didn’t get enough food yesterday so he had to get up early. So I rushed out there with the feeders.
That big buck finally showed up a couple days ago, during the day that is, so I got some pics of him so today I will share a couple of them with you. He’s getting a bit more friendly now. I hope you have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
ยฉ2020 Steve McLeod.
Hi Steve wonderful click !! ๐ญ๐ฆ
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Thank you so much Suni! I will be writing a post later titled, “Warning!” Please read, I will be explaining some things that have been going on lately. Thank you.
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Sure I will read. Have a great day Steve โ๐ท๐ณ
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Thank you Suni!
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Beautiful picture ๐ Deer looks so nice and what you looking at ? pose ๐ค. And Jasper, good warning Steve, he should be careful around โบ๏ธ. Have a lovely day Steve โบ๏ธ ๐ค๐
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Thanks Simon! That deer is a nice big fellow, maybe he will get friendlier as the days go by. He doesn’t come around much during the day though. Have a nice evening!๐๐บ๐โ
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Lovely photo
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Thanks so much Sheree! He’s nice and big, I hope he gets more friendly.
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Jasper is a good listener! I hope Jenny moves over toward him. It wouks do them both good! They could watch out for each other… I hope she isn’t the stubborn type.. Jasper seem so nice and innocent.๐ Nice post Steve๐
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Yep, Jasper seems to like our little talks. I think.๐คฏ๐คฏ Hard to tell sometimes.๐ Have a nice evening Dusty!๐
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Early Night?
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Usually comes at the same time. I think. Rats.๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ
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Are you certain? It kinda messed up your getting the feeders in when the time changed!! Hehehe ๐คญ
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Feeders?๐ณ Now you tell me!๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
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Becareful!! Could be slippery!๐ฌ๐ฌ
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Now you tell me.๐ฌ๐ค It’s okay, I’m fine, I’m okay, wait, I said that already, I’m fine.
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Are you okay? I mean are you fine? If you’re fine… are you finer than a frogs hair??๐ค๐ค๐
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Of course I’m fine, I’m finer than fine, I’m, well, fine.๐คช I think.๐๐คฏ๐คฏ Good night Dusty.๐
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Hehehe I knew you were! Just had to check!๐
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Oh that’s so nice, but you don’t need to send me a check.๐
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Check!๐๐๐๐
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Check what? Tell me, what is it, what is it??๐ณ๐ค๐
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Check on what you forgot to remember when you were thinking about the check I was checking on thinking about! See? Simple!๐๐
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But I don’t remember what I forgot to remember so does that mean there isn’t anything to remember that I forgot?๐ณ๐
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I think so… but if there was nothing to remember how could you forget to remember? I wish I could remember if you forgot or if I forgot that you forgot. Remembering is so hard to forget!๐๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฅบ
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Steve, thank you for sharing your buck photo and talk with Jasper. Have a blessed day!!!
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Thank you much! It has been a good day!
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Love the pics ! Does the doe still come with her young ones ? Ah, that Jasper…hope he listens to your โlittle talksโ ! โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ป๐ฅ๐โ๏ธ๐
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Yep, the does and little ones still come around too, more often than the bucks. At least they come more often during the day anyway.
Thanks so much for your ongoing support Sharon, have a good night!๐๐บ๐๐ด
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Dang Major is huge!
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He is a big one for sure! Beautiful to see in person! I’m trying to get him more friendly and he is getting better. But he doesn’t come around during the day much so it makes it harder.
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I bet he is a sight to see in person and relatively up close๐ฎ
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Yep, maybe one day I will be able to stand right next to him. I actually had one 5 years ago, bigger than Major, that I was able to rub his head and hug him after awhile. He was huge but he became very friendly. I didn’t have a camera at that time though. It is quite amazing to be so up close and personal with such a large animal.๐๐บ
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Wow!
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