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Morning Coffee At Steve’s Country #15.
Good morning to all of you on this chilly and snowy morning! The coffee is ready, nice and hot! The beautiful aroma fills my apartment which automatically gives us a wonderful, cozy feel. It isn’t quite so cold this morning, the temperature being 0F (-18C), though for some reason it still feels as cold as yesterday. I was out early, it was just getting daylight, to put seeds and peanuts out for the birds, and there was the first chickadee to greet me. Amazing that he could see to fly around, they are not exactly a night bird. But he was able to get some food before anymore chickadees showed up. I had to sweep away some freshly fallen snow, not much, just about half and inch (1cm).
Yesterday I bought the chickadees a new feeder, well, other birds can use it too however it’s meant for smaller birds like chickadees and nuthatches. I will put it up today. I would have done it yesterday but I have to do this with bare hands and it was just a little too cold yesterday to work outside with bare hands. Today should be okay, though I notice the wind is getting stronger out there, that can make things uncomfortably colder too. Oh well. Muffin and I were watching out the window together as the number of birds continually increased this morning. Still not many birds, so I guess that’s the way it will be for now. Soon the natural food supply will become less as winter continues and then birds will make their way to feeders. I see the hairy and downy woodpeckers are here now and of course, my 4 blue jays. That one is still a real puzzle. What happened to my blue jays? There was 14, the most I have ever had here, and now there is just 4. I won’t ever know for sure, just ideas floating around, but it is a puzzle.
Jasper and Jenny haven’t been around yet, but I’m sure they will be here later this morning. Hmm, looks like the blue jays need some more peanuts, better toss some more out to them. Good timing, Jasper just showed up too, so more peanuts were definitely needed out there. I didn’t see Jenny anywhere, but maybe Jasper will take a peanut home to her, breakfast in bed on a cold winter morning. Well, it could happen. Today’s pics are a couple different Bohemian waxwings, there are a lot of them around this winter, even more than last winter. And I thought there was a lot then. The white streaks in the pics are snowflakes. Thanks for coming, have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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Steve`s Country 
Good morning Steve. Fresh coffee in the morning can’t be beaten. Have a great day pal 👍
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Good morning John! Actually I guess it’s afternoon for you now. Yes indeed, love that morning coffee, a great way to start the day! Thanks for stopping in this morning!😀😺☕☕
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I forgot how you manage to walk on ice and snow …Do you throw some salt on them and put on a special shoes for it ?
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I usually use sand in the colder weather and a fake type of salt that is environmentally friendly, when the weather is a bit warmer. I do have special winter walking boots as well, though nothing seems to work good on ice. Oh yes, some ice grips that strap onto boots, they work fairly well on ice.
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Are there some kinds of salts that fertilize the soil at the same time to use on ice ?
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I haven’t seen any around here.
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Epsom salt helps the soil and the plants . You can Google how to use them …
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Thanks.
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You spoil your local wildlife Steve
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I will agree with you on that!😂😹
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It’s ana amazing day again, cold and wind😁 Bohemian waxwings are simply beautiful 😻😍 Muffin would love to watch them taking bath😋😜 or may be dancing 😐😻 Fresh coffee, have more, stay warm, Hey! You heard this? I’m having this strange thing happening, water starts to come from my face shoulder hands😳😳😳 people call that sweating, i call them my skin is crying to stop me from working out.noboys is listening 🙄 Good Morning 😎😁😁😁
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Muffin doesn’t even pay attention to the waxwings, she likes the smaller birds like chickadees and nuthatches, they get her excited!😼😼 I agree with you, your skin is crying,😥 it needs some chocolate🍫🍫 to make it feel better!😂😹
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Exactly, you understand my feelings better, why my master never agree to it 🙄🤔 People are cruel these days… Oh my chubby skins… Where have you gone… 😕.. I’m looking for you…..I have a box of chocolate hidden my bag…😋😋😋
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Good for you Simon! Just make sure you don’t get caught with the chocolate! Now just sit back, relax and enjoy!😃😁🍫🍫
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That’s right, never get caught, Now someone is rolling some dumbbells beside my legs. Here I go… Good Night Steve ✨🤗
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hopefully Jenny is ok…
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Oddly I never saw her all day, but Jasper was here several times.
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Watch that frostbite! Especially working with metal. Sorry I’m late getting here today. Busy day qith work and trying to organize for the trip. Loved the bird picks today those wax wings are sure pretty
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Busy days can be good days at times and that trip is coming up quick.😁🌞🌴 Yes, waxwings are very beautiful.😃 This variety is from the far north but they like to head south to our area for the winter.😳🙄
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That’s a whole new meaning to going soyth for the winter!😂😂😂
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Yep, I would hardly consider this south, but they are a cold weather bird.😬🙄 Get any snow today?🤔
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Not today, Sunday we got a little so the ground is covered, just cold now!🥶
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We got a couple inches Sunday, another inch today, supposed to be another couple inches overnight. Not large amounts, but it keeps coming. More coming Thursday too.
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It all adds up when it doesn’t melt in-between
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That is very true, amazing how fast it adds up!
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Is it thelight fluffy stuff?
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In between light and heavy, we get 3 kinds here. I try to shovel once there is an inch, that way it’s easier for me, however, if it snows at night then I’m in trouble. I couldn’t handle more than 2 inches of this stuff. But it’s preventing my back from settling down.
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Can you hire a local neighborhood boy to help you?
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Well laughing at the snow certainly won’t get it shoveled!😛
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Doesn’t hurt. The kids around here are under 6, no help there. There are 2 teens but they don’t want to shovel snow.😳 Might take them away from their phones too long.🙄 I’m terrible, but when they answer the door with phone in hand and never take their eyes off of it while talking, it gives that impression.😳😳
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I understand that 1
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The lake here is still not completely frozen over yet. If it stays cold it will be by the weekend.
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Our lake froze completely up this way on Sunday, it was mostly frozen anyway. I imagine further south it’s still not frozen yet. The river isn’t frozen either.
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It’s just odd to be so late and not frozen over yet. Typically aroubd Thanksgiving it freezes up
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Here it’s normally mid November, but the odd time it goes into December. Depends how warm the lake gets in summer and how cold it is in fall. The smaller lakes freeze earlier. Still, the ice on the lake isn’t good and some spots will open up again this week as the temp rises.
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We have been getting some really late ducks and geese using the open water so I think they’re helping to keep it open also.
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Yep, they can actually help.
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They’ve left now so it should freeze now.
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Everyone is staying put inside until the restrictions are lifted…still have to go out for essentials once a week…we have little snow, not as much as you have…your Waxwings are very pretty ! Thanks for the hot coffee ! ☕️☕️😀😺🎄
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Thanks for stopping in Sharon! We don’t get much snow at a time, but it’s adding up. Waxwings are a beautiful bird from the far north. Have a nice day!😀😺☕☕
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