For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! Happy Saturday to all of you as well! Well, it seems like Jasper has listened to my advice and has stopped chasing the chipmunks. He does do the customary chirping and sometimes the angry squirrel dance. But that’s it. He no longer wastes his time and energy chasing the chipmunks. He saves his energy for chasing the other squirrels that come around. For their part, the chipmunks don’t bother Jasper but instead have turned their attention to Freddie, the other main squirrel around here. And Freddie chases the chipmunks which gets him tired out and then Jasper can easily chase Freddie away. Otherwise it’s a very equal fight between those two.
Like yesterday, Jasper was eating some sunflower seeds and Freddie came along and attacked Jasper. What a fight between those two! It was a wild time! And Freddie won with Jasper running away. That’s bad. Enter the chipmunks. First it was Skamper. Freddie spotted him and it was hate at first sight. Freddie began the chase! Skamper ran around the boxes with Freddie right behind. Then came Chester just as Skamper ran around another box. Freddie took off after Chester who quickly went in and out of a box. Freddie tried, but it was the small side doors and Freddie didn’t fit so well, so it slowed him down. Enter Pocket who likes to bite, and…chomp. That made Freddie move and run in circles! He came out a larger door and ran after Pocket. Skamper came back out and Freddie turned quickly to chase Skamper and slid into the corner of a box. He shook his head, then spotted Pocket again and the chase was on! Pocket went over the edge…so did Freddie.
He didn’t land too well. Up he came, spotted Chester and the chase was on! Chester went down the stairs and Freddie was going to follow, but Skamper came into view at the last minute causing Freddie to turn abruptly, hitting a post and tumbling down a couple of stairs. He came back up, spotted Skamper filling up with peanuts and began the chase. Skamper went over the edge and so did Freddie. But, like Jasper, he just hasn’t learned to land right. He came back up, no chipmunks in sight so he went back for some sunflower seeds, since there were no peanuts left. Jasper comes back. Freddie turns and leaps on Jasper, they fall to the deck in a ball and roll around chirping. Finally they let go and Jasper chases Freddie away. It almost looked planned, but I know it wasn’t. I think. It was quite amazing though. I tried for pictures but that was a totally wasted effort, those critters move just a little too fast. Very fast. But it was fun to watch. I hope you all have a great Saturday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2021 Steve McLeod.
Good morning, Steve! Great pictures and fun antics! Thanks for the smileπ
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Good morning Nina! Glad you enjoyed this little bit of fun. It can get quite humorous out here sometimes with these little critters.ππΊββπ
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You donβt need a tv with all this action in your garden.
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Yes, that’s very true. It can get quite hilarious out there watching them. And there is something going on every day!ππΊββπ
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What a great β movie β Steve ! Hopefully Jasper will win every fight…the only chasing around here is between our gray squirrel and a pesky red squirrel ! Our gray squirrel is at a disadvantage since she has only three legs to work with…poor thing ! Have a good day Steve and Muffin ! βοΈβοΈππΊβοΈβοΈ
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Well, with the chipmunks helping, Jasper should do better! But Freddie is persistent, so he just might win in the end. Have a great Saturday!ππΊββπ
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Happy Saturday, Steve! Well, I had to refollow you again and noticed this happening a lot with others. Anyway, great photos, especially the one of Skamper! π₯π₯βοΈβοΈπΏ π¦π
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Happy Saturday Eugenia! Wow, had to refollow again, this is odd. I wonder what is happening?
Thanks a lot!ππΊββππ·
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Something is going on because I’ve had a few that have refollowed by blog several times.
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Some kind of WP glitch again.
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Yep, seems to happen frequently when they release an update.
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Yes, that’s true enough.
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So cute. Our kids always love seeing your animal friends. Always enjoy your posts, Steve. God bless!
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Thank you so much Ryan! Glad the kids enjoy them, and you too! God bless!
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Jasper and the Chipmunks, sound like a new boy band name! πππ
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What if the chipmunks are girls?π€
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Ah huh..π Then it would be the Chirpmunks! ππππ
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πππ€£π€£Um, I don’t get it.π€π
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Keep it up and you will!π€¨ππ
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I still don’t get it.π€ππ
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It’s a good thing that your memory3 faulty…π€₯π€₯
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What’s a memory3?π€
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A really bad memory!ππ
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Are you saying I have a really bad memory?π€¨
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Well… it’s not as good as it once was..ππ
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Hey, I’m just as forgetful now as I’ve always been!
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Are you sure??π€π€ππ
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About what?
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I don’t know…ππ did you have a good day?
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It was a beautiful, sunny, warm day.ππ I was inside doing laundry and cleaning.π¬ There’s something wrong with that picture.π€π
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I agree with that!π€¨ it was cool cloudy and windy here.. ugh…π can’t wait to go back where it’s warm..π
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Terrible really, just wasn’t feeling up to walking today. I did spend time on the deck with the chipmunks though. What, and leave that paradise? Hmm, time for bed again, today went by way too fast. Oh well. Good night Dusty!
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Good Night..ππ΄
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They are so cute! They show that smiles and laughter can be found all around us, we just have to be willing to look and be open. Thank you Steve! ππβοΈππΏ
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Yes indeed, they always provide a good smile each day!ππΉββπ
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It was a great Saturday, hope your day went well.. it was an amazing wild chase… π Have fun watching…βΊοΈπ
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It was a beautiful Saturday here,ππ much different than today!π³ There was another wild chase today too!πββοΈπββοΈπββοΈ I think this was the best one yet!ππΉπ€£
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Another one π can’t wait to read that too… This will still stays the best ππ
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good to hear about Jasper taking your advice. Sounds like there may be many Jasper vs Freddie fights in the future…
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Yes, I think Jasper and Freddie will keep at it until one finally wins. Freddie is just too persistent.
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I’m rooting for Jasper!
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I will definitely let him know that!
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Sei un privilegiato poter vivere a contatto con la natura e tanti simpatici animali ,gli unici veri amici che non ti tradiranno mai. Buona settimana a tutti.
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Thank you so much Rosatea for such a wonderful comment! Yes, these are remarkable little animal friends that bring joy every day. Have a wonderful day!ππΊββπ
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