Steve`s Country
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Coffee At Steve’s Country #31.
Good morning everyone and Happy Sunday! It is another beautiful morning here, so grab a coffee and join us for a few minutes to relax here today. It is cloudy but mild, with a temp of -6C (21F) and we have some fresh snow again this morning. Yesterday we got about 2 inches (5cm) of new snow and this morning it was just over an inch (3cm) of snow. Slowly it begins to add up and there has now been about 8 or 9 inches (20 to 22cm) of new snow since my last walk to the river. And no one has been walking down there lately, of course it was kind of cold there for a while. It will be a bit harder walking now, especially those hills, but hopefully I can give it a try either Monday or Tuesday, before that cold weather returns on Thursday.
We have some wildflowers to share today, the one above is the “pale corydalis”, it’s a very common wildflower and loves to grow on rocky areas with little soil. And even when that soil dried out, these flowers continue to bloom.
And this wildflower above is the “spreading dogbane”, a terrible name for a beautiful flower. They are not large, about a third of an inch (8mm) across and they have a nice mild scent as well. They prefer a bit more soil, but it doesn’t seem to matter what kind of soil.
The first bird at the feeder this morning was a blue jay, which is very odd, they are never first. But that one was here nearly 10 minutes before the chickadees showed up. The birds are active at the feeders this morning, but the evening grosbeaks are absent, which is certainly odd. Yesterday Jasper brought his new mate over to the feeder, her name is Sylvie. They certainly are having a good time together, always playing around in the branches of the trees. I wonder if Jasper will leave his territory to her in the spring or if Sylvie will go somewhere else to have her babies? Have to wait and see. I hope you enjoy today’s wildflowers, have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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Steve`s Country 
Coffee and snow, wildflowers and a blue jay. What a lovely visit!
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Thank you for stopping by Crystal! Glad to know you enjoyed it!😀😺☕☕
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Gorgeous wildflowers
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Thank Sheree, they are beauties!
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Oh it was Sunday today 🙄🤔 I was working 😳😳 damn month end 😅. Forget that, Happy Sunday Steve 🥰 these flowers, look at them 😍 amazing Steve, Pary corydalis is different, spreading dog bane is cute 🎉Jasper and Sylvie 😍 where do you come up with such beautiful names 🥰 so nice and a romantic day for them…☺️😁 And Tmrw is Monday for me, my Betrothal Anniversary 🥳 It is my 8th year, I suppose to make a post, and stuck with month end 🙄 can’t do that 😸 I’m unofficially informing my dearest Uncle Steve in person 😍🤗 HUGS🤗 Enjoy the day…
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Wow, that sounds great Simon and Nisha! I wish you both a most glorious day and I really hope you get to enjoy it together at least for a little while! That’s a wonderful, special day! Haaaaaaaappppppppy Anniversary to you both!!🥳🥳🎇🎆🎊🎉✨💐💐🎂
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Thank You Uncle Steve 🥳😍🥰 Yes, We get a little while to enjoy this glorious day alone 😸😁 It’s a special day, I won’t waste my moments 🥰 ☺️
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That’s good to hear!😀😺🌞
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I’m happy that Jasper has a mate; hopefully he’ll stick around until the Spring, at least
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Yes, I’m sure he will stay around that long, but likely he will be gone after that. Hopefully his mate will get tame in the meantime.
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I guess that’s just the circle of life…
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Yep, just get a squirrel nice and friendly and he’s gone.
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well hopefully another Jasper will come along…
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Yep, maybe when the weather is nicer Sylvie will get more friendly.
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a fair weather friend…
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Yep, some of these critters are like that.😂
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Lovely wildflowers ! We have had blue jays , but still no chickadees ! Very unusual ! Enjoy the rest of the day ! ☕️☕️😺🙂
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It’s a nice day, even with the clouds and snow. Muffin and I mainly relaxed today. Hope you have a good night!😀😺☕☕
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Hi Outosego! How are you these days? And thank you!
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Hi there, Steve. Cold & Snow ! The snowflakes dance like a flag on the air!
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Hey, that’s a good description! Have a most wonderful week!
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Thank you. You too.
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Gorgeous wild flowers! 20 cm of snow ❄️ I guess I was a teenager when I last saw so much snow ❄️☺️
Sylvie? Jasper is always looking to have some fun 🐿☺️ Have a nice and warm day Steve!
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Back along the river path the snow should be about 50cm deep now.😁❄ I really should go for a walk down there while the weather is still mild enough, back to cold in a couple days.🥶
Muffin and I are staying warm, have a great day Ribana!😀😺🌞
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Just be careful if you go ❄️ 50 cm of snow is not easy peasy 😸 Better stay warm and cuddle with Muffin 😻
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It’s going to be our last nice day tomorrow, for a while at least, so I better take advantage of it.😀 Looks like someone has gone over the path with a snowmobile so that will make for easier walking.😃🚶♂️ Until the last part where a snowmobile can’t go.🙄
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Then better stop before the last part 😆
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But that’s the best part!😃📷
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A lovely visit, Steve, and thanks for the coffee! Nothing better than pretty wildflowers, birds and critters to start the day. 🌸 🌼🐦🐭 🐹 🐰 🦊☕️☕️
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Thank you so much Eugenia! So nice to have you join us this morning!😀😺☕☕🌞
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