For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! I hope you are all well and enjoying your day! The coffee, and tea, is ready for you all, please help yourself and relax with us for a few minutes. Heavy clouds are here again this morning so it is quite dark still. The chickadees and one red-breasted nuthatch are here. Jasper also showed up nice and early, with no sign of the ‘other’ squirrel. Perhaps Jasper finally scared him off for good yesterday. But we’ll have to wait and see on that one. We are supposed to get a little snow today, maybe 2 inches (5cm), right now we are getting some freezing rain. There is already a light layer of ice covering everything. If we do get the snow then it will stick to that ice and it won’t be so slippery.
But if we don’t get the snow then it will be treacherous walking down to the river. I did go for a walk to the river yesterday since the sun was shining and it was a nice day with a high of 32F (0C). But even with that temp it felt cold down at the river. The other day there was less ice then usual and yesterday there was a lot more ice than usual. However, it was very thin ice. But with the colder weather moving in beginning tomorrow, then the river will begin to freeze, at least on the wide portion where there isn’t much current. The water level on the lake is low and because we had such a dry fall there isn’t much water coming through the dam.
Because of that there isn’t much current in the river so it freezes more easily. It will be interesting to see how much of the river will freeze this year. From the lake to the dam the river doesn’t freeze and below the dam it won’t freeze, but how far down the river changes from year to year. I didn’t see any ducks yesterday, but there was 2 nice eagles flying around. Oh well. Maybe I will write about yesterday’s walk later. Certainly not many birds around this morning, rather odd with bad weather on the way. Maybe that means we will miss that snow. But then it means it will remain slippery. Oh well. Jasper seems to have gone back home. There are 6 blue jays here right now, that’s nice for sure. I hope you enjoy today’s pics, have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
Freezing rain, yikes! Sunny and 14C here so sending you some ☀️
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Oh my, such a nice temperature! Thanks for the sunshine! Some snowflakes beginning to show up now. I don’t think I will be going for a walk today.🤔🚶♂️☕☕😺
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I know! I enjoyed sitting on the terrace in the sunshine with a coffee.
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I think it might be a while before I’m doing that again. Sounds so nice, enjoy yourself!
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Thanks Steve, I did!
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😁😸☕☕
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I am so happy Jasper is holding his own with the interloper. Please becareful with that ice… It looks like my house and area are about to get clobbered by about 8 inches or more of snow today and tomorrow. Now I need to find a snow plowing service to clear my driveway.
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Looks like the snow has stopped here, only an inch for us.😁 It’s heavy wet snow so I’m glad there’s not more of it.😬 There is ice underneath it though. Glad the worst is heading south.🙄
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Ahhh… Thanks…. I think??🤔🤔😛
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You are welcome!😁😁
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Are you sure??🤔🤔
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Positively.😛😛😛
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Well that settles it! I sure wish I coukd remember what it is though 😕
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I totally agree!🙃
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Do you stand on your head often?? When agreeing?
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Sure, better than sitting on my head!🤪
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Hmm.. interesting visual there… 🙄 Anyway… Pictures today or shopping or just walking? What did you do for busy work?
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Busy work?🤔🙄
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Must have froze your brain.. You’re having trouble with your comprehension. That’s okay, I know how to help, Run you head under hot water,, it will thaw right out.😨
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Okay, hot water treatment done, but my head didn’t run, just stayed put.🤔🙄
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How about your nose? Condensation…? Gotta be careful, don’t wanna drown in your sleep😴
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My nose is fine.
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😂😂😂 Are you sure?? You did check right? hehehe
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Are you making fun of my nose?😒👃
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I don’t think so.. Does it smell?🙄
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It honks.
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Ohhh… That’s not good!! 😮🤧 Give it a day or two then see the doctor to fix it.
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Then it will be harder to cross the street.
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But it may never stop honking… That could be bad.. Muffin won’t be able to sleep
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She’s used to it, just throws the blanket over her head.
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Maybe she should stu ehh… never mind! She knows what she’s doing
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Seems like it.😸
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I’d trust her! She is your beneficiary right?
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She is definitely beneficial.😀😺
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Keeps you out of trouble that’s for sure
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That’s debatable.🙄
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I don’t like debating.. Get worm guts all over my fingers and under my nails 🤑
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Good point.
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Cross at the light.. Look both ways!😉😊
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Light? What light? What about the third way, you want me to get run over?
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Oh no…. no no no… the deductible would be way too high to afford.
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We have lots of ducks up this way, I saw de ducks last time I was at the river.
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you saw the da ducks huh… ahahahaha kinda the same
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Yep, they were definitely all the same.
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Mallards? Canvas back?
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Goldeneye. That’s usually what we get every winter. Some winters we get other ducks too, like mallards, mergansers and, and, hmm, maybe that’s it.
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A merchandiser?
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Sells eiderdown to the ducks.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Good One!!
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Thanks.😁
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How was the walk on the ice today?
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Walk?🤔
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Okay did you go sliding instead?
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Hey, that would be a great way to get down to the river, have the walk is downhill.
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Always here to help
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Of course there is a slight problem about stopping before getting in the river.😳🙄
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Yeah, good point! 🤔 Hmmm… Gotta really long rope? Tie it around a tree at the house. then pull yourself back when you’re ready?😁
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No trees around the house, besides, the rope would cross the street.🤔😳
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Hey… let’s try to see the positive side here… We don’t want you slipping..🤨
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How can I drink my tea if there’s no sipping?🙄☕
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Straw?
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Too many mice with straw.
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ehh true..
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Was that a sneeze?🤔🙄
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Allergies hehehe
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Good thinking. I think.🙄
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ahahaha… careful there..
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I thought I was thinking about thinking about what I thought, but it seems I was thinking about what I thought I was thinking instead.🤯🤯🤯🤯
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it’s tough, but I know you can do it!
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Do what?🤔
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Thinking
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Not until February, remember? Time to sign off and head to that nice piece of furniture for the night. Good night Dusty!😁🌙😴
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Good Night Steve! Chat tomorrow! It’s Friday!!
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How odd, it’s only Thursday here, you’re a day ahead.
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Not tomorrow! then it will be the day after today which is Friday!
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You’re getting mixed up, the day after today is Saturday which makes today Friday.
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But not if it was yesterday, today. Then it would be Friday the day after today!🤪🤪
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You there? Is your internet working?
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Sorry, just came on briefly to check comments, have to leave again, not feeling well tonight. Hopefully I’ll be around tomorrow though.
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Yeah, my day will be full. Traveling and car shopping and prepping for the funeral on Monday. I check in from time to time.
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That is a full day, hope everything goes smooth. I’m signing off, good night Dusty.😴🌙
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Gn
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Have a good trip.
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Yep! Thx. Made it to the tundra. Lots of snow, and plenty of cold 🥶
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Really? It’s cold there? Only 14 here, but dropping down to 9 tonight.😁😳
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Is that suppose to make me feel warm? 🥶🥶🥶🥶
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It’s not working very well. My teeth are chattering😁
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Try a cup of tea.😋☕😄
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Now why didn’t I think of that?🤔 btw.. that’s enough of that.😉
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Because it’s January. No, wait, it’s me that’s not thinking this month. Oh well. I see you have a new pic.😃📷
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Right, bound to be warmer down there in the warm south part of the north.😁😁😁
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Uh huh… How are you feeling today? Back better?
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Better than yesterday, but now my sciatic nerve is going wild today.🙄
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That sounds very painful! I tweeked mine today carrying my laptops and suitcase. A little Better now though. I had someone recognize my old picture of my walking path on my site, today. 😬
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Got to be careful carrying stuff. This is the worst pain in a long time, don’t know what I did either, unless it was shoveling snow that did it.😳🙄
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Hmmm…. that will definitely do it. Do you use ice then?
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There was a lot of ice too, made it hard for shoveling.😬
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Use salt then😉😊
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My landlord doesn’t want me using salt, so I use sand instead.🙄
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That works.. kinda..
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Yep.
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Gives some grip but it won’t disolve it though
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In this cold nothing is going to dissolve.
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Spring will come and the sun will shine and the ice and snow will go away.
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The sun shines now but the ice and snow stays.
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Thats true… but the sunlight will get more direct and it WILL melt
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The sunlight will melt? What will happen then?
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I don’t know… im just makin it up!!😂😂😂😂🙄🙄🙄
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I never would have guessed.😳
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You’ve been taking your funny pills again.🤭🤭🤭🤭
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And here I thought I hit my head.🙄
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Well ya could have… How would I know??
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Hey, you know sunlight melts!🙄
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I’ve heard that!! I wouldn’t believe it though.. 😂😂😂😉
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I knew it, that helps promote my theory for why snow melts.
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And why does it melt??
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Ants running around under the snow carrying torches.
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Ahahahah ah man… 🤣🤣🤣
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That’s why ants are the first bugs to be seen in spring.🐜🐜🐜🐜
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Torches?? I did not know that..🤔🤔
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I think your a comment behind.😂😂
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Then I feel lucky!😁 with you that’s the same as keeping up!
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I’m not sure, was I just insulted?🤔
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No…. it was a compliment! Silly! You’re usually 2 or 3 steps ahead of me!
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So I don’t get run over.
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That’s my concern😳
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When I get back where it’s warm… I want to go see the Gulf of Mexico!
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Is that a new gas station?
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Are you going to be around tomorrow?
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Sometimes I feel round every day. But I’m sure I will be.
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I thought you hurt your back
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How could I do that hitting my head?🤔🤕
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Head bones connected to the backbone hehehe
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You might have something there.🤔🤯
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Yes, you’re right!! A headache and back ache 😫 😂😂😂😂
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That’s because of all that thinking.
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I know.. can’t wait for February… so you can think again..🤕🤯
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I might go another month. Thinking gives headaches and it also makes your head heavier with all those extra thoughts and that gives you a backache.
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How about we share the load?? Make it easier on us both..😁😁
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Now there’s a thought to think about…next month.😂😂
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I thought so!!😁😂
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😁😁😁
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I was surprised at how busy the airport was this morning so early. Bunches of people
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Maybe it was due to all the planes?
Did you know that bunches of people are called ‘groans’?
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No… is it because when you see bunches of people you want to groan??🤔🤔😂😂😂
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Rats, you heard about it before.😒😛😛🤪
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Nope… just know how I react when I see them… does that make me normal??😮😯😲😳🤯
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No, just makes you a groaner.
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I am as groan as I want to be!!🤪🤪
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Speaking of groans, I heard a good one today…but I can’t remember it.
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Ohhhhhhhh………🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😒😒😒😒😒
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I see you liked that one. Oops, time to say good night. Talk tomorrow.😁🌙😴
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Alright then… don’t let me keep you..😂😂😂 Good Night Steve!
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Hey, someone has a good memory.
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Yeah she does.😏
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I knew it.
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You did?
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Yep.
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Okay..😁 Surprised me that’s all.
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Really? I did?🤔
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No not really… she did..
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Oh, that makes more scents.
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😂😂😂 yes, it’s stinky… I know. It doesn’t matter does it? It doesn’t to me anyway.
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Good thinking.
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It’s all good
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Didn’t you just answer this one?🤔😛😛
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I guess I did
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No need to guess.
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True
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Or worry
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About what?
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Exactly!! Nothing.. 😁
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I knew it.🤸♂️
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You are something else
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Thank you.
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😛😛😛
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It supposed to be in the low 80s here in SoCal today.
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Oh my, how nice, it’s 30 here right now, getting colder tomorrow.
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I spent the afternoon down at the beach. And it was quite nice in the mid-70s. Tomorrow it’s predicted to be in the mid to high 80’s where I live.
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Hmm, I think we should be around 15 tomorrow, it’s 30 right now but getting colder throughout the day.
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im wearing shorts and t-shirt. have windows open and ceiling fans on. had a/c on in car. checking calendar…yep is says its middle of january. lol it is to be very warm all weekend. we are also in a red flag warning which means windy dry weather. just right for fires. ;(
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Hard to imagine fires in the middle of January, but right now it looks like we’re heading for a dry spring which won’t be good. Hopefully we get more snow yet.
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👍👍
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We might see a skiff of snow in the next couple of days, nothing to get too excited about. On the other hand, I am never a fan of freezing rain and ice.
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Yes, I would rather have snow than freezing rain. Right now there is ice all over everything. That makes for dangerous walking.
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It is very slippery outside…had freezing rain and then some snow…not much tho’…sure do like your pics today ! …good for Jasper !…☕️☕️🌨❄️😻🙂
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Yep, that’s the same here. Thanks so much! Jasper is doing good for sure.😁😻☕☕
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let’s hope Jasper is king of his domain again!
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I think he might be!
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