For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning all! It’s a cool one this morning, 5F (-15C), and it’s windy which makes it feel even colder. But, the sun is shining brightly giving everything such warmth and beauty that even the cold can’t destroy. The coffee is ready and waiting just for you, help yourself and relax for a few minutes. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get out for a few days due to that nasty fall on Monday and it will be awhile yet before I can get back to walking down to the river. And the feeders are not that busy these days, although the blue jays are busier than they have been, carrying away as many peanuts as they possibly can.
The chickadees and redpolls were here earlier but they have disappeared again. They have a new schedule now too, they come early just after it gets daylight, then they are gone for a couple hours and by 9 am they are back again for an hour or so. I’m still trying to get a pic of those hoary redpolls that are with all those common redpolls. They seem to be very shy, when I have my camera anyway. And they always seem to stay on the ground, unlike the common redpolls which come on the feeders all the time. The hoary redpoll is quite white looking compared to the others. Jasper is here right now, but it’s a bit cool to sit around outside and chat with him today, perhaps if he comes later this afternoon.
Now he’s chattering at something, maybe the squirrel from the front yard has come around again. Usually he stays out front, but sometimes he likes to try and sneak in for some peanuts. But he leaves quickly if Jasper is around. Muffin is going wild in here playing with her mouse. She is just flying around, now into the bedroom, onto the window sill, up on my insulator display shelves, across the bridge and into her cave. Her shining eyes are all that is visible as she waits. Wait’s for what I do not know, but she waits, until….she comes flying out down onto my bed and back into the living room and over to her food dish where she devours her breakfast which I had ready for her. I’m learning. Oh well. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2021 Steve McLeod.
You have a great day also!
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Thanks Dusty!
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I am! Thank You!!π
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You’re welcome.π
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You’re welcome !π
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Thank you.π
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Welcomeππ
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Thanks.ππππ
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Welcome ππππππ
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Wanna be that way huh?ππππππππππ
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Oh yeah!!ππππππππππππππππππ
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!
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Ah ha! Seeeeee?????π€¨π€¨ππππ
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Yep, I can see fine.ππ€ͺππ€ͺππ€ͺππ€ͺππ€ͺππ€ͺππ€ͺππ€ͺππ€ͺππ€ͺ
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Cleaned yoyr lenses eh?? Heheheπ€π€π€
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How did you know???π²π²π€π€
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Hmmmm….. I don’t know if I should give away my secretπ€π€π€π€π€
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As they say in the old country, “secrets are like a tree, they always grow into firewood.”
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Okay, okay I give up!!π€
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As they say in the old country, “it’s better to run on hot sand than to sit on a cactus.”
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I think you need to test that theory and let me know!!π€£π€£π€£π€£
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As they say in the old country, “it is better to dance in a rubber raft with spikes on your shoes than to pour syrup on your head with a bee hive close by.”
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ππππ kinda giving the bees a bad name.. I’m not sure they’re goona like that! Kinda like sayin to Muffin she’s not going to fed!π―π²π³π€π€π€
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As they say in the old country, “it’s better to be slow than to bee fast.”
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Better to B careful when takking about B’s!ππ€π€π€
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They still frozen, and so am I, and now to sleep before I cry. Talk tomorrow Dusty, gotta go, good night!πππππππππππ
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Ohhh Really takin it on the run huh?? Just waitπππ€π€
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Ill be right back. I need to go to the store.
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I’ll be here somewhere.
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I’m back!π Sorry for the delay π
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I just said that. No problemo!
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Well, I logged in early, looks like my competitors logged in early than I did π Beautiful pictures, the journey of the spring π the beginning π Muffin is rocking the day with her mouse, have fun watching her. Hope all is well. Hope your pain is reduced π Take care Steve, Have a lovely day π
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Yes, the pain is improving a lot,π should be back to normal pain soon.π€ Muffin had fun for sure!πΉ Now she’s enjoying her sunshine.π» Have a great evening Simon!ππΈπ
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Have a Lovely day Steve π€π₯°
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It was a beautiful, sunny, cold day!ππ They have put us back into the red level for Covid restrictions,π² getting bad in our little town.π³ And more of those UK variants have shown up here too which is not good.π¬
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Here tooπ looks like it is finding its way across the world.π³ Not a good sign though, here no restrictions, due to elections, time to decide who is the best liar and actor for the states, not for country, that election is still far away. π. Have a Peaceful night π€
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Election time, so much fun, no one to trust anymore. Yep, crazy virus, keeps changing,π time for me to stay at home and not go anywhere.π³ Wait, I have to eat, must go out and get food for Muffin.π³πΎ Then I’ll stay home. Maybe.π€
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Stay safe Steve, don’t watch the news, they are just a bunch of lies, and nothing positive π³. So I think we should start making our own news everyday πβ¨π
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That’s why I go out and talk with Jasper and Theodore,π more fun than watching the news and they don’t lie to me.π¦ Well, I don’t think they do.π€ But then…π³
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That ice looks dangerous, take care.
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Yes, it’s bad everywhere now that the cold weather has returned, so I’m not going back to the river for awhile. I don’t want another fall like that. Thanks Sheree!
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Have a great day and rest up. I think all the red polls moved down here
Laugh, and make the world a brighter place
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So that’s where they went. They are coming back here now, getting more each day.ππΊββπ
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Hi everyone ! Hey, Muffin ! You sure are active today…coffee is very tasty…thanks ! Looks like I came in fourth place today…oh, well…rest and be safe ! βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈπΊππ€
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Yes, she does get her active times! She was running this morning too, but she did so earlier. Enjoy your weekend!ππΊββπ
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Muffin seemed all riled up this morning!
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She was having fun for sure! I think it’s the fact spring is here.
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