For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning and Happy Friday! It’s wet again and a bit cooler, but not as bad as what was originally forecast. Out west, however, they are certainly getting some cold weather. I’m glad it’s staying there on the prairies though. It is going to be a bit on the cool side tomorrow however, and we are in for a lot more rain today and tomorrow as well. There’s a robin singing right now, he has been singing for more than 3 hours already and it sounds so nice. A white-throated sparrow is singing as well and a purple finch. But none are close, it’s quiet around here. Sure makes a difference when not feeding the birds.
The blue jays have been here all morning, they actually first showed up before 5am. I got up at 4:40am. I don’t normally, but I woke up and I was thoroughly awake, so there’s no point staying in bed when that happens. There are 2 male ruby-throated hummingbirds coming to my feeder now. They don’t get along too well, so one has to sneak in whenever the other isn’t around. I hope Bert the bear doesn’t discover the hummy feeder. Bears do like sweet things. My poor flowers. First they get munched on and stepped on by Bert and some didn’t survive that. Now with all this rain they are getting rather…flattened…and drowned. They are in good well draining containers though so they should be okay once the sun shines again.
The cherry tree next door is coming into full bloom now but the flowers are already falling off every time we get a heavy downpour. The flowers are really drooping this morning on that tree. My landlord’s apple tree is starting to bloom as well. Amazing it’s still alive. It has rotted so bad it’s gone almost right through the tree. But it’s still producing a lot of flowers. The cedar waxwings should be arriving soon, they always do when the apple tree blooms. They love eating those flower petals, must be good tasting and nourishing food for them. It doesn’t hurt the flowers or apple production. With the heavy clouds and rain I likely won’t get pictures of them this year.
I did get some really nice pics last year though. But I always figure that pics can be upgraded in one way or another, by just getting a better picture, or getting the birds in a different/unusual pose. Like hanging upside down, which does happen, and I missed getting. The bird moved a bit as I took the picture so it got blurry. Happens sometimes. And it only hung upside down the one time. Naturally. It’s going to be hard getting any new pics for a while, so I will be using some older pics, but they will still be different than ones you have seen, even though the birds and other animals will be the same. However, some new ones are likely to pop in here and there, like today. Have a fantastical Friday everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
ยฉ2021 Steve McLeod.
You have a great day!๐๐
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Thanks Dusty!๐๐บ๐โโ
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You are so Welcome!!
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Thank you!
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Fab photos
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Thank you Sheree!
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Pretty flowers ! Glad you are staying safe ! No rain yet…โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐บ๐๐ฟ
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Yep, staying locked up. No rain? Wow, we have had lots, a couple of bad storms, more coming tonight.๐๐บ๐โโ
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Enjoy Steve!
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Thanks Kim! Hope you have a beautiful weekend!๐๐บ๐โโ
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Thank you Stevw and you’d well๐
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Thanks Kim!๐๐บ
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Anytime Steve have a good night.๐
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You too, storms moving in here right now.๐ณ๐
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Thank you. Oh nice love nighttime me storms as long as ng as there not too bad. Stay safe๐
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Yes, storms at night can be nice.๐ Muffin hates thunderstorms though!๐โโ
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I was going to ask how Muffin feels about them. Aww poor kitty๐
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Yep, storms scare her a lot, so she will probably have a sleepless night.๐๐ณ
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Well then, I hope the storms don’t last too long๐
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Yes, that would be nice.๐๐บ
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Steve, I enjoyed the conversation and your photos. Summer here in central Ohio while it’s winter for a day back in my native home of Montana.
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Thanks Richard! After having our nice summer weather for a few days we might be getting flurries tomorrow! Not too far north of us they got 16 inches of snow on Tuesday, I’m sure glad we missed that one.
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It looks like a nice day outside! I donโt have a view of the window and I spent the day in the hospital. Iโve been here since yesterday.
Baby boy was born this morning in Calgary. Because of the pandemic, Becca canโt be here and nick canโt stay which is kinda sad ๐ Otherwise Iโm doing OK. the worst part (childbirth) is over! Have a good weekend, Steve ๐ป๐ป
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Hey, congratulations Hilary!!๐ฅณ๐๐๐ฅ So nice to hear all is well!๐ Yes, it is too bad that Nick and Becca can’t be there with you right now. How long will you be there in hospital?
Have you got a name for your baby?
I hope you have a wonderful weekend with your new little addition to your family!!๐๐บ๐ผ๐น
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They released me yesterday afternoon after I requested to be released if baby was okay. As soon as I got home, I got a call to take him for some more tests tomorrow at a clinic ๐ but at least Iโm home now. Having a semi-private room was just plain awful, and not having my husband or daughter there certainly didnโt help.
His name is Baby Aaron. We donโt have a middle name as the name we originally had didnโt fly with ppl when he told them prematurely. So now we are 20+ potential middle names deep and havenโt made any progress – itโs a huge mess.
Thank you so much, Steve. I will need for write a blog post. The previous blog post I had prepared isnโt going to work now lol I didnโt get around to uploading but I might have to scrap it completely and start over! If you would like a pic of Baby Aaron, I can send an email. Let me know if youโre interested ๐
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I can understand about the semi-private room, they are certainly not the best, especially if you want/need some extra rest.
Aaron is a nice name Hilary. But why change his middle name? Who cares if people don’t like it, how often does a person use their middle name anyway?
Yes indeed, I would love to have a pic of Aaron, send me one please and thank you too! I hope you can relax more now that you are at home. Have a great remainder of the weekend!๐๐บ๐โโ
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it is fun to watch a hummingbird in action… and we’ve had no rain for about 12 days…
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Yes, I enjoy having the hummingbirds around, they can certainly move fast! I’m sure we could go that long without rain now.
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I’m sure that would be a welcome break…
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Yes indeed, still more rain today though more just a drizzle, thunderstorms back tomorrow.๐ณ
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hopefully that means the end is in sight…
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I hope so anyway.
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Gorgeous photos, Steve! ๐ท
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Thank you very much Saania! Have a wonderful weekend!๐๐บโโ
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Yes we did have that cold last week
Not this coming week though – can we rewind again? Lol … I donโt wanna heat up this year!!
Your poor flowers lol … Bert stepping on them, sitting on them and then the rains ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐บ
Iโm glad you staying away from that bear – hopefully he is not the accident you referred to?? ๐ฎ๐ฎ
Hope you having a good weekend ๐๐๐
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