For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! It’s a beautiful spring morning, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, it feels so nice and fresh out there. But something is missing. Spring birds. There is 2 juncos that have been here for days now, and of course the gulls and crows. The only other spring birds I have seen so far are the Canada geese. I mean, there should be a lot of different spring birds around now. Ducks, robins, grackles, flickers, herons, loons and several different sparrows are some of the birds that should be out here. Plus a lot more juncos. Although it’s possible the juncos moved through quickly this spring since the snow was basically gone when they showed up last weekend. There was a lot that first day. That only explains the lack of juncos, not the other birds.
Yesterday was supposed to be sunny, but it was cloudy instead, and not as warm either as what the forecast had shown. Oh well. I went for a walk to the river anyway. It was very windy so it was hard to hear anything. I did hear a chickadee once and at the river there were crows, gulls and geese. But walking through the pines was fabulous. If you have never heard the wind through the pines then you are missing something beautiful. It’s a different sound entirely than wind through other varieties of trees. Even spruce and balsam, though evergreens like pines, don’t make the same sound.
Only pines have this distinctive sound to them. Like a thousand stringed instruments playing a beautiful symphony. Each size of pine, each variety, playing their own slightly different version but all blending in to produce such an amazing melody. A wonderfully arranged orchestra, each musician perfectly positioned knowing just when to jump in and play rising to a dramatic high, then falling so that they are barely heard as another section begins their part. Nice to just stand there and listen to all of this. Down at the river I sat on the bench looking out over the water. Something was missing, actually a couple of things were missing. One was the birds, or lack of birds would be more appropriate to say. And the lack of sunshine.
Cloudy days can have their own beauty, but on this day it made everything look dark and dull at the river. No leaves on the trees, the water was dark and dull looking. It was missing the sunshine which makes everything look so vibrant. Right then it looked rather barren. Just as I was about to leave the crows showed up making a lot of noise. Then gulls came by briefly. Then two Canada geese showed up, so I got some pictures of them. Otherwise I didn’t take any pics. On these dark cloudy days I find that pictures lose their color, everything takes on a rather gray tone, which can look nice too, but I have enough cloudy day pics. I prefer sunny days for pics, looks so much nicer, brighter and more cheerful. But it depends on the subject too, clouds can be good for certain pictures. But not for what I wanted.
That’s okay though, I enjoyed that symphony so much that not getting many pictures didn’t matter. But…I did find out that bears are awake and roaming around down along that path. Right now it’s easy to see a long distance through the trees, which is especially good on a windy day. It’s not easy hearing things on a windy day. And with bears around I like to hear things too, it can be very helpful. But it was a very enjoyable walk, though it was colder than I was expecting as well. Another good reason for sunshine this time of year. And dressing warmer. This is longer than normal, but it is something different for today. It’s a beautiful sunny spring morning. And right now there is not a bird that I can see anywhere. Maybe tomorrow? I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2021 Steve McLeod.
I’m surprised you went for a walk to the river on such a windy day. seeing the geese made it worthwhile!
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Yes, I was not quite sure about going, but since I hadn’t been out for a while I decided to go. Seeing bear activity almost made me turn back. Yes, I was able to get some nice pics of the geese since they were on the same side of the river as me, usually they are on the other side. Have a great day Jim!
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I hope you have a great weekend as well, Steve!
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Thanks so much Jim!
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Very Good Mrng Uncle Steve π. It is a lovely photography π you are awesome . And, by the way I hope you were warm enough when you gone for a walk. Stay safe, and enjoy the beautiful Saturday βΊοΈπ
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Good morning and Happy Easter to you and your family!!ππΊπ Yep, I was dressed warm,π€ͺ I knew it would be cool by the river.π₯Ά Beautiful day today.πΈπ Thanks so much Simon!!ππ·
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Very Good Morning ππ€ Wish you too a lovely Easter….Happy Easter Uncle Steve π₯°
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I hope you had a great day Simon!ππ Can you still move around after eating all that food?πππΉπ€£π€£
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umm… no not really, I had a great sleep though π it is a beautiful day with lot of foods π Enjoyed it β¨π€ Totally!!
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Theyβre waiting for the sunshine βοΈ
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Yes and it certainly is a nice sunny day today. Maybe I will go back to the river this afternoon.ππΊππΆββοΈ
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Take care if you do
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Thanks Sheree, had to forget the walk today, perhaps tomorrow I will be feeling better.
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Hope youβll feel better too
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Thanks Sheree! I’m hoping to get out this afternoon, so beautiful today. I hope your day is fabulous!
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Bit overcast but thereβs loads of sport on the television – cycling MotoGP and football.
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Good that you have something to watch anyway. With our new lockdown we can’t really do much, no visiting, which is terrible over Easter. But we can still go for a walk which is what I will be doing shortly though it is terribly windy.
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Take care!
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Thanks, it was a beautiful walk!
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Love your chipmunks, Steve! πΏ π. Thanks for sharing their pics and their antics! Glad you were able to go for your walk (please, be careful of the bears), hope you have sunshine today! πβοΈπ
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Thanks Beverly! I don’t take chances with bears anymore, I pray before going out and I carry bear spray. It’s a beautiful sunny day, good day for another walk!ππΊππΆββοΈ
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Youβre welcome Steve! That is good, so thankful. Yay! Enjoy your walk! ππ
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Had to forget the walk today, too much pain for that walk. Not sure why the pain level is so high today. Oh well. More days will come. Thanks!ππΊππΆββοΈπΆββοΈπΆββοΈ
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That is too bad, pray you feel better soon. Yes, more days will come. πΆββοΈπΆββοΈπΆββοΈ Youβre welcome! ππ
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Did you sing along??πππ
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There was no singing, only instrumental allowed.ππππ
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Not even humming??π²
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Any voices and the squirrels start throwing pine cones!π³π€
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So that’s why they throw them at me?π¬π¬πππ€π€
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Maybe you shouldn’t sing.ππΉ
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Good thinking! Now ya tell me!πππππ€π€
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Very good, I’m glad you noticed it was me.π€ͺππ Did you notice I just posted chapter 2!π€π³ The mystery continues…π²π€―π±ββοΈπππ΅οΈββοΈ
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You must have just posted it..π€π€π²π²
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That’s what I just said. I think, but then, I’m nowhere right now.π€π³π€―
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You’re somewhere! You just don’t know where is!ππ
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But if we don’t know where somewhere is than we are still nowhere. And I’m certainly nowhere until I can find out who I am.π€―π€―
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Ya got to stick to the basics until you get rescued! Besides… you weren’t gone that long.. so you must be near where you were! Start a fire!π
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Well, that depends, we could have disappeared around mid day, this is the next day, so it could be as much as 24 hours. We could go a long ways in that length of time, even if it’s 15 hours and it would be at least that. So we could easily be in a different country, countries in Europe are smaller than here. We just don’t know yet.π€π³
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See?? Now you’re giving clues.π you’ve been gone between 15 and 24 hours! So that means.. unless the out you on a plane… you still need to be in western Europe! And the picture you showed in the first episode is in a forest. So probably near Belgium or Germany. So now you know where you are! In Europe! Problem is… who’s going to get you??π€π€
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Well, that’s not really much of a clue, you could have figured that out yourself. Yes, I’m in Europe somewhere, but in that length of time I could be anywhere from Portugal to Ukraine.
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I’m off to bed, good night Dusty, back tomorrow!π΄π
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Okie dokie! Me too.. very sore tonight. Good Night! Sleep Well!π΄π΄π΄
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Thanks, you too!π΄π΄π΄π΄
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Thanks!π
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I am surprised you went for a walk…it was very windy here…lots of birds and our favourite squirrel came by this evening…she always takes two at a time…peanuts, that is…maybe your muscles , etc. were tense when you walked to the river, thereby having more pain today…whistling wind through the trees…marvellous ! Sleep well ! βοΈβοΈπΊπ΄π
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Yes, that’s a good thought, I think I was a bit more tense than usual out walking, kind of odd really. I sure slept last night, hopefully the same tonight. Thanks, have a good night also!ππΈββπ
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