For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! Time to grab a cup of coffee, sit back and relax here at Steve’s Country. It’s another cold morning, but not quite so bad, the temperature is -28C (-20F), but with the windchill it’s still down at -35C (-31F). Still too cold for me, but there are people who like this kind of weather. I’m not quite sure why, it’s too cold to do anything outside. But there are things to do indoors, so maybe that’s why they don’t mind the cold. We all have our likes and dislikes and personally, I’m a summer person. Muffin agrees with me, she’s a summer cat.
So today our pics are some beautiful reminders of that warm weather that is ahead of us. This is our last cold day for awhile so hopefully I can walk down to the river again. We have had 5 inches of fresh snow since the last time I went down there and there has been no one walking down that path since that time. Five inches isn’t much snow, but it’s soft, loose snow so you don’t get a good solid grip when walking. So I will need to be a bit more careful on those hills back there. I imagine the river is frozen along the part where I walk.
Closer to the dam it will still be open water, and from the dam back to the lake it is still open water as well. So all the ducks will be down closer to the dam as well. Walking over that way would add some distance to my walk, so that would make it a little harder, and no benches along that section of the path to sit and rest. There are 2 benches the way I usually walk. It’s nice to sit and relax for a bit and enjoy the scenery, even if those benches are cold. I’m starting something new today, a new post, called Steve’s Bird of the Day. I will post a new bird pic each day from Monday to Friday. It will just be a photo with a brief explanation of the photo, not something long like this post, just one or two sentences. Well, I do hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2021 Steve McLeod.
Yay, can’t wait to learn all about birds! π¦ Have a good day! ππΊπ
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Thanks Laura! I hope you have a great day too!
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Hahaha…
I have seen a youtube video from Florida … People sit on the beach because it is warm usually …
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And a lot of them are Canadians! Each winter over 5 million Canadians head south, mostly to Florida and Arizona, plus Mexico.
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Greetings Steve and Muffin! Enjoying some coffee (cup #3) as well. For central Ohio, the late January morning feels more Arctic than usual with wind chill in the single digits. A few snowflakes remind me of the coming weekend winter storm. Hmm, my snow shovel might just be getting excited!
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Good morning Richard! This cold is going a long ways south. That is something we have been missing this winter, is snowstorms, we just get small amounts at a time which is unusual, 10 to 15 inches at a time is more normal! Not that I really miss all that shoveling.ππΊββ
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You have a wonderful day too
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Thank you so much Sheree! So nice to hear a cheery voice!ππΊββ
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Hey that was fast π§πHmmπ€ well people are getting busy here π₯³ that’s nice, welcome everyone, I’m happy so many have been participating βΊοΈ see how many are trying to beat me π€Έππ₯³ Hey look at that temperature π€ cold cold cold π€¨ be careful with your little walks. and why no benches π€ is it because it’s cold π€ and Congratulations on the new plan,π Excited to watch the birds everyday π₯°π Happy writing π₯³ Enjoy this dayπ€Έ
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It’s people that put the benches outπ and no one has put any along that other path since there is no nice spot to sit and view the river along that part.π It is a beautiful sunny day to watch the birds outside from the warmth of inside! Enjoy your Friday Simon!ππΈββπ
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Stay warm!
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Trying for sure!
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Are you jumping up and and flapping your arms??
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Tried that before but I couldn’t get off the ground.
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Just the effort is all thats really needed..π€π€
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Doesn’t work though.π€π
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Why not?π€π
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Think I need feathers to fly.
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Naw…. get up on the bed and jump off! You’ll fly till you hit the floor!π
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The floor is too cold!π³
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Then get back up and do it again!ππ
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The floor is too cold.π¬
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Wear your socksππ
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Doesn’t help, the floor is too cold.π
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That’s it then I guess!! You’re gonna freeze to the floor!!π₯Άπ₯Άπ₯Ά
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Now we’re on the same floor.π€£π€£π€£
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The basement??πππ
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That word came from the old country. The inspector came to see John’s new sod house.
What’s it sitting on John?
Ain’t sitting, it’s a standin.
Okay, what’s it standin on?
The base.
What’s the base?
Under the house.
Inspector looks at John. Ah said what!
Oh, the base.
No, no, not what ah meant.
The base is what ah meant.
The base meant?
That’s it.
And so began the term basement.
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That sounds like an old country talk tale!ππ
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That’s what I said, it’s from the old country.
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Ahahahahahπ€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£
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That reminds me, did you read my posts today?π€
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Someone snuck two more in on me this evening! I will read them before bed!ππ
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Just one this evening, the other one was this afternoon.π
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I will read them both tonight.π
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Thank you. The one is very short.
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Yes I see that.
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My shortest post ever, except for one other.
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It was just right! The picture tells the story! Very good pictures too!ππ
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Thank you. Well, guess I better hit my head and go to bed something I do really dread but off I go like I said. Good night Dusty.π€ͺπ΄π
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Alright my friend! You rest well!! We’ll chat tomorrow alright?
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Absolutely!
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nothing like a purple flower to put me in a good mood!
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Purple flowers are always a nice addition to any garden setting.
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Love the delphinium and iris…especially the colour ! βοΈβοΈππΊβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
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The color is beautiful! Thanks!ππΊββπ
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Thanks for the Pictures Have a wonderful day and God Bless
Laugh Loud and Proud
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Thank you Mr. Ohh! Have a great day and God bless!ππΊπ
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