For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning to all of you! It’s cool this morning, but the coffee is hot and ready for everyone just the way you like it! And, of course, tea as well. All my pics this morning will be flowers, with a friendly bee as well, just to remind us that warmer weather is on the way. For us here in the north we sometimes wonder when that warm weather will arrive, but this year at least we did end up with a very early spring. Even though the weather remains cool, the snow has melted, except for minor little patches here and there. But it’s going to take awhile for things to start getting green and for birds to start returning from the south.
We had so many juncos here on Sunday and now there are none, that one I don’t understand. I have been feeding birds for years and have never had juncos disappear once they came back. And still only Coffee the chipmunk coming around, none of the other chipmunks have arrived. But perhaps they decided to sleep late this year. But I now have 8 blue jays again that come around each morning for their peanuts, 4 of them stay all day. Sir George and Lady Pearl have already been here for breakfast, they arrive as soon as it’s daylight. So far there is no sign of bears, which is good, I don’t really want to have them around.
I would like to get some good pictures of one though, but from a safe distance, which means, best at home. I do not want to meet one out walking to the river. That would not be good. Not at all. I guess it’s time to start carrying my bear spray with me. I’m hoping to walk down to the river again this afternoon, might be some new ducks back now. Or some other water birds. Not much happening at the feeders these days, we’re kind of in between seasons right now, just waiting for the summer birds to come back so things will get lively around here again. So I’m going to start something a little different for our coffee posts for awhile, that way I won’t just kind of ramble like I’m doing this morning. Until things pick up outside anyway. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
Good morning Steve and Muffin ! Thanks for the tea…most refreshing ! Lovely hollyhocks to greet the day…and the bee is cute ! The squirrels and chickadees are out…oh…a sparrow is checking the ground under the feeder…isn’t it too early for them ? Have a great day ! Some bears are stirring, so be careful ! ☕️☕️😺😮😮☕️☕️
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Sparrows should be here by now, but the return of cool weather has slowed down the migration. Yes, I imagine that bears could be awake now, but no evidence here yet. But time for the bear spray for sure. Enjoy your day!😁😺☕☕🌞
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You *do* not want bears to visit, even if they’re only after your porridge!
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Not too close that’s for sure, but close enough for a pic.📷 Just not on my walk,🚶♂️🐻 never want to meet a bear out walking.😲 I do have bear spray, but I still don’t want to meet one walking.😬🐻
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I should think not!
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I don’t plan on taking chances!😳🐻
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Bee’s are a Beautiful Creature! I am so glad to see them on this post! Spreading sweetness where ever they go!😁😊
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Yep, they are fun to watch and photograph!😀📷 Um, sometimes.😳🐝
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They do have a bit of sting if one isn’t careful with them!🤭🤭🤫🤫
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A fairly large sting if I remember correctly.😲😲
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Yes indeed! If you irratate them a bit too much or treat them in an unkind way. But if you treat them well and give them a flower garden they will give you plenty of sweet honey 🍯😊😉
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Just getting too close with a camera can make them a bit, um, wanting to get into attack mode!😳📷🐝
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Then use a longer lense..😁 I only remember one time when getting stung by a bumble bee. He buzzing around my head while was working on something in my dad’s work shop. I swatted at him and was I sorry I did!🥴😲😳🥺😫
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Ha and Ha. What kind of camera do you think I have,🤔📷 I need to get close to things. I have been stung only once, think I was around 10. I only remember that it hurt.😳😬😲🤪🐝
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Usually once is enough to teach you to leave them BEE 🐝😂😂😂
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Better to leave them alone totally, eh?🤣🤣
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Well for me it means treat kindly and don’t do things to irritate… 😁 Seems to be working so far!😁
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You didn’t get my joke.😕 Sigh.🙄
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I would never leave them totally alone!🤨 They might get lonesome😁
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You didn’t get my joke.😟 Sigh.🙄
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Okay ya got me..🙄🙄 I didn’t get it😔
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You said to leave them BEE. So I said to leave them alone totally, eh. (pronounced A)🙄🙄
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😜 Are you getting taller??🤔
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I thought perhaps smaller.🤣🤣
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Well… you are really STRETCHING! On you jokes..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😍🤣🤣
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They go further that way.🤣🤣🤣
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That’s why they’re called tall tails😲😳 lol🤭🤭🤭
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As they say in the old country, “having a bonfire in a wood canoe is better than being under the house with a skunk.”
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That is absaposilutely true! I didn’t tell you about the Skunk that was right outside my apartment in the south country when I was there last! He must have tangled with a dog or cat! It was a very long night sleeping with that smell! I wore my covid mask all night!😂😂😂
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When that smell gets in, it doesn’t leave quickly! Yes, those masks are great for many things!😂😹😷
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Maybe I’m reading the wrong replies?🤔😔
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Which can only make you wise.😂
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True! But how much is the question!😛
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How does $5 sound?😂😂
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Wayyyyyyyyyy tooooooo much😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Well, you asked for it.😂😹
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I’m going to have to be more careful!!😳
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As they say in the old country, “If you sleep outside in the rain, make sure you have a good umbrella.”
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How about a rain suit?🤔🤔🙄🙄
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As they say in the old country, “a tree makes a better house than a mushroom makes a mouse.”
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Oh boy!!🙄🙄🤭🤭 have you been spending time with Alice, in wonderland?🤔🤔
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As they say in the old country, “never climb a tree at night when you can be in a canoe eating pizza.”
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Cansdian Bacon I assume?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I have never been sure why they call it that, since no one up here ever eats it.🤔
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Could it be… it’s not really bacon either?😲😳
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Certainly not bacon as far as I’m concerned. I like bacon that looks like bacon, so does everyone else I know. So that makes 3 of us.
Time to hit the hay, not sure why, it never did anything to me, but I’m off anyway. Now there’s one for you. Good night, talk tomorrow!😁😴
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I agree you’re off alright!🤭🤭 off of what though??1🤔🤔🤔
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Good Night!😁
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Did you sleep well last night?
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Actually I slept in my bed,😁🛏 but it was a good sleep for sure,😴 seemed to go by too fast though, but I guess that’s good.😀 I think.🤔
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Well it was a little late to jump into it!!😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I usually just belly flop into it anyway.😁😁😁😁
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I’d like to see that one!😂😂😊🤭🤭
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If Muffin learns how to use my camera I’ll send you a pic.😂😹📷
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Okay! She’s pretty smart so you better BEE careful😛😛
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We’ll C about that!😂😹
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You grew an inch on that one alone!!
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One is always alone.🤣🤣
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Yes, but never crooked! HA!
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But they can be cheap.
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Most definitely!!🤔🙄
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Good Morning Steve & Muffin 😻 That’s a lovely morning… Beautiful flowers Hollyhock 😍 Hope more birds are coming to entertain you as the summer is getting close 🥰😍 Have a lovely morning 🤗🤗
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Hi Simon! It might be awhile before more birds start to come, this return to cold has stopped the migration.🥶 Have a nice Friday!😁😺🌞
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Hope you had a lovely night , time to wake up, did you feed Muffin 😸😸😜
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Feed Muffin? She’s stuffed!😂😹😻
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😸😄😂 She might look like one…but not stuffed enough though 😁
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You haven’t seen her eat!😳😹
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😂🤣 maybe I shud see that first 😜
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😂😂😾😳😾
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Thank your, and good morning for Steve, Muffin, and others 🙂
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Thank you for coming Francefougere! And good morning to you!😀😺☕☕🌞
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if it’s not snow, it’s bears. that path to the river is a scary one.
I’m curious what your new coffee posts will be like…
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That’s why I don’t think about the scary part. It’s not so bad right now, I can see a long distance through the trees, once it leafs out, then you can’t see much at all. That’s when I really don’t like windy days!
I’m curious too.😂
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🙂
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