Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Coffee At Steve’s Country #78.
Good morning everyone! There’s some nice hot coffee waiting for you while you sit back and relax with us for awhile this morning! It’s another beautiful morning with a temp of 30F (-1C), beautiful bright blue sky and those golden rays of sunshine lighting up the surrounding trees. The look and feel of spring is definitely here. And as I was putting out seeds for the birds I heard a gull flying around, took a bit to spot him as he was quite high but what a joy that was. When the gulls arrive then spring is definitely here. Of course, that was just one gull, but there are likely others. There is always a few that show up early, they are the scouts, checking out the situation, mainly to see how much open water there is.
Now I just need to wait for my gulls to show up at the feeder. Oops, just remembered, I forgot to buy bread for them when I was shopping this week. They like bread. And it’s cheap bird food. And considering how big those birds are, cheap is good. We had a cute visitor to the feeder last night, Muffin alerted me to it. A flying squirrel. Those are beautiful little animals, same size as our red squirrels, but their fur is so totally different, thick and soft. And they only come around at night. They don’t actually fly though, they glide their way between trees. Now I need to get a picture of these critters, problem is they don’t show up at the same time.
Speaking of squirrels, poor Jasper. He had a tough day yesterday. Chase showed up again, that’s the other squirrel from before that nearly took over this territory. Jasper was chasing Chase for over 2 hours straight without a break. And were they ever running fast! They also got into a few fist fights as well. But watching them running through the trees was just amazing. Finally Chase gave up and left. Sylvie was here eating while all this was happening, she’s Jasper’s mate. Territory fighting is strictly for the males, unless it’s the female’s territory. Anyway, Jasper just got back here and…he spotted another male squirrel.
A new one showed up, never saw him before, smaller than Jasper so he didn’t stick around to fight but the chase was on! He chased the newcomer for half an hour before the newcomer gave up and left. Jasper comes back. I’m sure he couldn’t believe his eyes…Chase was coming back through the trees and Jasper was off again. Poor Jasper, Chase had a nice long rest but Jasper didn’t. Another almost 40 minutes chasing Chase before he left again. Good thing that Sylvie has been keeping Jasper in good shape with all that running. Hmm, no time to tell about Jasper and Coffee, perhaps tomorrow. Have a fantastic Friday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
what a tough day for Jasper – glad to know he came through it OK. Sylvie must be proud of him 🙂
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Yes, I’m sure he ate his fill of peanuts after all that running around. Tough when 2 other males show up. Sylvie, though eating, was watching all the time too. I’m sure she would have gone to help Jasper if needed. But he sure must have been tired after that. Jasper and Sylvie were out here this morning playing together.
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hopefully they had peace and quiet this morning…
They both know what a good deal they’ve got going with you around… 🙂
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Yes, it was quiet for them this morning, just enjoying the sunshine in the trees, and eating a few peanuts!
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a good day all around…
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Yes, Jasper and Sylvie had a quiet day. Today didn’t start off so good however.
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I guess they have their ups and downs, just like we do!
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Yes, most likely that’s true.
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Have a great weekend
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Thanks Sheree! You as well! Guess it must be getting quite warm there now.
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Yes although it’s bitterly windy today
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That’s interesting, very strong wind here too. But it’s helping to melt that snow!
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That’s good
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Yes indeed!
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Atta boy Jasper!😁
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He certainly had a full day!😃
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Hehehe! Is the Sun shing there today?
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Sure is, it’s a beautiful day, south wind blowing, be in the 50s this afternoon.
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That’s wonderful! You deserve some sun shine and warm breezes! Be sure to get out and enjoy it!😁😎
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Yep, I’m going for a short walk to see how the path is doing down to the river. But I’m only going as far as it is safe to do so.😁🌞🚶♂️🌲🚶♂️🌲
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Sounds like a great plan! Don’t forget the sunscreen😎😁 I think I’ll take my walk around our lakes this afternoon.
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Sunscreen? It’s not that warm. It was beautiful out there however.😁🌞 Met people.🙄 And a man eating dog that is supposed to be on a leash.😲🙄 Geese were back.😃 Probably have been for a few days but I haven’t been out. Are your lakes ice free yet?🤔
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Nope! Still lots on my lake. The ice hasn’t turned dark yet. So a few weeks yet before ice out.
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Yeah, it is a bit early yet. Our snow is nearly gone, just patches now, even back along the path. I was surprised that there was only patches back there too.
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Well that’s good! No worries about slipping!😁
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There was some icy patches on the path, but I could easily walk around them, so no problems.😃🚶♂️🌲🚶♂️🌲
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That’s good. Felt good i would imagine after being holed up for so long?
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It was definitely nice to get back out again.🤸♂️ It’s supposed to be even nicer tomorrow so maybe I’ll go out again.🌞😃 However, depends how I feel tomorrow.😁😳
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Day to day is a good plan. Im gonna start on my garage I think. Throwing out the junk!
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Yep. Good idea, need to make time for that too or it won’t get done.
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Absoposalutety!!😉😁
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Took the word right out of my hat.🤔😁
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That’s quite a hat!🤭🤭🤭
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It’s where all my thoughts come from!🤪😛
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That’s what Abe Lincoln said!😂😂😂
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Wow, I never knew he wore my hat!😃😃😃
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You’re in good company pal!😂😂😂😁😉
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Really? And here I thought he was dead.🤔 Shows what I don’t know.🙄
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He is! That’s how come you can have his hat 👒😉🤭🤭
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It as a great day here except for my ongoing war with the tree rats. Of course they’re winning. But today they ripped down a bird feeder and busted it open to get the seeds. I’m going to have to get out my squirt guns soon.
Laugh because… Why not??
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You have rats that live in the trees? Must be strong critters. We don’t have rats, too cold I guess. Well, we do have the 2 legged kind. Maybe you need stronger bird feeders. For me it’s the raccoons and bears that always break my bird feeders. Sigh.
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I mean the squirrels not real rats. I just call them that in anger
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I kind of figured. Are they gray squirrels?
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No they’re bigish redish ones
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How strange, I thought you would have the gray ones, those red ones are clever, hard to keep them away.
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Our reds are almost as big as the grays. I don’t know breeds
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Hmm, not like our little red squirrels then. Oddly, though our red squirrels are small, they are tougher than the gray squirrel and will keep them away.
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Looks like Jasper will lose some weight ! Has to eat more peanuts, a lot more ! Spring is here for sure ! Loved the pics and the hot coffee ! Thanks ! Say hi to Muffin ! ☕️☕️😺🥜🥜🥜🙂
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Muffin says Hi to you! Yes, Jasper will need to eat a lot to keep up his strength. Yes indeed, spring is here now. Thanks for stopping by!😀😺☕☕🌞🥜🥜🦃🐿🐿
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