For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning to all of you on this somewhat frigid Christmas Eve day! I made sure there was extra coffee this morning, we will definitely need it. First thing this morning I get dressed to go outside, that takes about 10 minutes with all those extra clothes so I can put food out for the birds. Then a loud “CREEAAAK” as my door slowly opens against that mass of cold air. Then “CRUNCH, CRUNCH…” as I walk on the snow across the deck to the feeders. Then “BOOM, POP, CRACK…” as the wood deck complains about the polar air enveloping everything this morning. I put the food out as quickly as possible today and return inside to warm up from that bone-chilling cold that penetrated right through my clothes within minutes. Such is life with a temperature of -31F (-35C).
I pity those poor birds living outside in that numbing cold. Especially those little chickadees, nuthatches and redpolls. There isn’t much to those tiny birds. Chickadees were here bright and early this morning as usual, quickly getting at those seeds, though I think all of them went for the suet first. That’s a quick source of energy for those little birds, helping them to stay warm while they start working on the sunflower seeds which are a longer lasting source of energy and vitamins for them. Chickadees and nuthatches will often, if they are able, hide some food close by where they roost for the night so they have some food available first thing in the morning to give them a good start for the day. I have watched them both take a sunflower seed with them when they head off to their roosting spots in late afternoon.
This morning Theodore showed up the same time as the first chickadees and he was certainly fluffed out trying to keep himself warm. While he stood on the feeder eating he kept one leg up hidden under his feathers, then after a bit he switched legs. Not easy keeping those long legs of his warm in this weather. He will spend the day switching legs like that except for when he has to walk around. But he had himself a good breakfast then disappeared somewhere else for awhile. He will be back again later I’m sure. Heloisa, the female hairy woodpecker was also here very early today, she’s getting a bit braver so hopefully I can get a pic of her soon. On a warmer day. Muffin and I thank you all for stopping by today and we hope it’s not so cold where you live. MERRY CHRISTMAS to each and every one of you as well from Muffin and I!!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2020 Steve McLeod.
Iβm sure your feathered and furry friends were pleased to see you.
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Yes, even Jasper got here early today. Too cold for me though!ππΉ
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-31π π₯Άπ yikes! I wish you plenty of hot coffee and sunshine through the window, Steve. Merry Christmas to you and Muffin and all the creatures. Mr. Cat also wishes his kitty-friend naps in the sunshine. π₯°ππ» spring is right around the corner…π±πΈπΌπ
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Good morning Nina! Yep, too cold for me! The sun is trying to shine through the clouds but I don’t think it will happen.π¬π₯Ά
Thanks Nina! Merry Christmas to all of you!πππ»π
Muffin meows Merry Christmas to Mr. Cat!π»π
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Hello! Steve πββοΈHow are you? Hope all is well.π Muffin π» How are you tooπ
Wishing you and your family Merry Christmas π from the bottom of my heartπ. Spend this day surrounded by your loved ones!
With loads of Love π
Simon & Nisha
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Good morning Simon!πββοΈπΈ I’m doing fine, surprisingly I’m not doing anything to hurt myself for a change!
Meow, meow!=Me fine too!!π»
Thank you so much for a beautiful Christmas wish!π
Merry Christmas to you, NIsha and your family from Muffin and I!!ππ»
It is just Muffin and myself for Christmas but I’m sure we will have a great day together, with all the outside critters too.
With love from your cold friend in Canada,
Steveπ (πΊme too!)π
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Thank you so much Steveππ» Hope you and Muffin had enough fun on this special day π Stay warm my dearest cold friend Steve ππand warm friend Muffin π»π
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We had a very quiet day, except for playing twice, so it was nice, and not so cold today,π but too cold for a long walk,π¬πΆββοΈ so a short walk had to be done today.π Have a nice weekend Simon!ππΈπ
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That’s great Steveππ Walk, even if it is short, a walk is still a walk π Enjoy your short walks and stay warm my dearest Blogger ππ€π€
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Yes indeed, don’t want to stop those walks completely! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and now happy Boxing Day! And I’m talking boxes, not fighting!πππΉπ
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Oh yeah| Happy Boxing day ππ Now I remember last year we talked about it ππ
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Yep, a big shopping holiday!ππ€ Not so much this year though except online.ππ
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A big holiday of course π lot of online shopping from my side tooπ corona safety measure π
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Yep, mostly online shopping here too, not many stores open because of the lockdown.ππΊ
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Here stores are open, almost back to normal except Wearing masks π· so online shopping is way better and safe nowπ
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I like this online shopping more and more, never thought I would.ππ€ They are finding more cases of that new virus strain here in Canada,π³ shows it’s been here for awhile.π¬π¬
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Be careful, have that sanitizer spray and keep yourself safe β¨π€π€π€ and do more shopping
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Yes indeed, I’m doing what I can to stay safe around here. I don’t go out much into public places anymore. Enjoy your evening Simon!ππΊπ
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Merry Christmas, Steve! God bless you!
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Merry Christmas and God bless you all Ryan!
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Good morning, Steve and Muffin! Wow! π₯Άπ₯ΆStay warm inside! Hope the best for the animals outside. Again, so glad you are helping them with food.
Merry Christmas to you both!! π²π¨
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A very Merry Christmas to you Beverly!ππΊπ
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Merry Christmas Steve and Muffin.
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Merry Christmas Correne!ππ
Meow,meow!=Merry Christmas Teddy!πΈ
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Merry Christmas Steve and Muffin! Happy Friday π
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Merry Christmas Saania from both of us!!ππΊπ
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Merry Christmas to you and Muffin!
Here it was a rainy day with 9Β°C. A little too much even for our place…
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Merry Christmas Rossana to you and your family!ππΊπ
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Love the pics ! Hot strong coffee helped me to get going ! Thanks ! Since we can only have our household for Christmas because of Covid-19 , it will only be Larry and me….first time for 54 years ! Take care Steve and Muffin !
MERRY CHRISTMAS ! π»πβοΈβοΈπ
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Yes, we have the same restrictions now as well. Glad you liked the pics and coffee!
Merry Christmas to both of you from both of us!ππΊπ
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stay warm, and those poor cold birds…
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Not quite so bad today, the birds actually have feet again! Merry Christmas Jim!ππΊπ
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Brrrr! I haven’t experienced cold like this since I left the Arctic cold of Montana. This morning we have windchill cold in single digits (F). My snow shovel is begging to go to work.
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Our temp warmed up overnight from -15F last evening to -5F this morning, and going up to 15F. That’s above normal for us and it’s supposed to stay with similar temps right through to New Year’s day. I’m surprised you’re getting it so cold down there. Good coffee weather though!ππΊββπ
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Merry Christmas to yall !
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Thank you so much and a very merry Christmas to you as well!!ππΊπ
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