Steve`s Country
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Saturday’s Solitude #8.
Good morning and Happy Saturday everyone! It’s a beautiful, sunny morning here, though a bit chilly, it was just 50F (10C) earlier, but it is starting to warm up a bit. Had to wear my jacket sitting on the deck this morning. And it’s going to be cool for a few days but warm up again by mid week. I certainly hope so, otherwise some plans will be disrupted. Oh well. It was perfectly still this morning, that strong wind of the last couple of days was finally gone. There are quite a few different species of birds singing this morning too which is nice.
My vireo is still singing, plus some warblers, the chestnut-sided warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, a phoebe, chickadees, goldfinches. Those last 2 were probably looking for some food too. The gulls were here for their breakfast. A loon flew overhead while another loon called from the lake and another answered from the river. Can’t get better wilderness pleasures than that. I hear them almost daily calling from the river, but I have only seen a loon down there once this year so far. Guess I’m just going at the wrong time of day. But going early is not the best idea with the bears around.
There is one bear, a big one, that is here nearly every night now. He comes up on the deck each time and looks around, then leaves without finding food. I keep hoping that will discourage him, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Bears have a great memory, and he remembers finding food here before, so he keeps coming. He was even sleeping out here Thursday morning, just on the ground below the deck. And he has been around right during the day a couple of times, while I was out for a walk. At least if he’s here, it’s safe for me out walking. If it stays sunny I will head down to the river later.
There are so many places to sit down there that are quiet and so peaceful. Aside from the 2 benches, there are many rocky areas with perfect places to sit and enjoy the calm solitude of the moment. Or sitting higher on a hill where the moss is thick and soft, or having a thick layer of pine needles to sit on and overlook the river. Truly beautiful wilderness solitude. I’m going to introduce a few other wilderness solitude locations in the coming weeks as well. The squirrels and chipmunks are here for their breakfast too, and getting a bit noisy. Only the chipmunks were here earlier. Some fun times to share on Tuesday. Have a beautiful weekend everyone and God bless! (😺4 days.)
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
I always like seeing what your weather is since it often seems to head our way a couple of days later 🙂
that bear situation is scary. I guess you can’t wait till they hibernate. And it must be lovely to find that place of solitude down by the river…
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That’s interesting about the weather, I don’t know if you want it this cold though!
Yes, I have never worried about bears before and I have done so much hiking by myself over the years in different places around here. I seldom thought about them since they were never around during the day. But these close to town are different, they are no longer afraid of people which makes them unpredictable.
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no, I certainly don’t want the cold weather heading this way. It will be in the 90s for the next couple of days here.
and yes, that unpredictability is the problem…
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You’re weather is much nicer, we are barely in the low 60s and getting cooler for the next couple days!
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we have a bit of a cooldown coming midweek…
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Just when ours should be warming up again.
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that sounds good to me!
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I like the warming up part, only 62F today.
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Is it illegal to feed bears ?
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Yes, it is.
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That’s safer you walk out, if the bear keeps coming at day time, it’s not good. Lovely day it is, enjoying the spring 😺😍 Stay safe and careful as always.. Have a good day Uncle Steve 🤗🤗
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I’m definitely enjoying the day!😃😺🌞😎📷
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Burt! Lol
Hmm 🤔
My thought is to get a fog horn? But neighbors might not appreciate much 🤷♀️✌️
You could always let fish and game know? Maybe they move him somewhere else if he “too comfortable” with civilization- that can be dangerous for them.
Maybe he will tire after time? 🤷♀️🙏
That’s scary! Be careful up there ✌️😘
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This bear isn’t Bert, he’s the small one. This bear is about 400 lbs,😳🐻🙀 not sure why he has started to come around again. I hadn’t seen him for a long time.
Our DNR won’t do anything about him unless he is being aggressive or damaging property. Personally I would prefer not to wait until he gets aggressive, that could be dangerous.😲 I’m hoping he will give up after a while when he realizes there is no food here for him.🙄🤔
One evening he came up on the deck and looked in my screen door. I had just finished eating and I guess he could smell food.🐻🌭 I didn’t like that, a screen won’t stop a big bear!🐻😳😬
Yep, trying to be careful. Thanks!😀😺
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Lol Yikes I can see the concern 😮
Hopefully he gives up 🙏🙏 before becoming dangerous
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Yes, I certainly hope so too! I’m nervous just sitting on my deck!😳😬🐻
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Lol … I would be nervous sitting on deck also … I would be ready to run inside lol
You must be way in the wilderness lol
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It seems like it sometimes, but I live right in town. However, the town is carved out of the wild northern boreal forest.😁🌲🌳
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Hahaha lol … well yeah that would also be wilderness if carved out of wilderness lol
You took their spot so they come to see ✌️
Maine is like that
Even here – my foothills will have mountain lions and bobcats 😮
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We have lots of bobcats and lynx here, and we do get some mountain lions too, I have seen a couple of them.🐱🐈
I guess we did kinda take their spot, but still, it’s not my fault!😂😹
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Hahaha no not your fault lol
Happens ✌️ we have to share lol
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Hmm, I wonder if I could convince the bear to share?🤔🐻😬
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Hahaha well I dunno – who could be scarier? Lol
Not sure that would work well lol… unless it was Yogi Bear and Boo Boo ❤️✌️
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Now that kind of bear I could get along with! The real bear is definitely scarier than me!😂🤔🐻
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Hahaha right? Lol share a picnic 🧺 lol ❤️ hey boo boo lol ❤️❤️❤️
Yeah I think the bears win in the scary department …
I don’t think they like to share? And you certainly do not wanna look like a tasty meal lol
I think bears win lol
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Our bears are just not so civilized as that.🙄 Yep, they are more scary, except maybe first thing in the morning when I look in the mirror, now that’s a scary sight!🤪🤣🤣
They definitely don’t like to share. Yep, the bears win. We need nice bears like you have. Yours go around putting out fires and stuff, what’s his name, Pokey the bear. No, that’s not it. Mikey the bear? Doesn’t sound right either. Oh well, you know who I mean.🤔🐻
It’s cold today, right now it’s 54F and might reach to 60F later. That’s cold even for us!🥶
Have a great Monday Trisha!😀😺🌞☕☕
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Hahaha – well me too!! Especially yesterday lol
Ohhhh Smokie ❤️❤️❤️ only you can prevent forest fires ❤️ I love Smokie ❤️
We are in high 80’s for 3 days then we rise again 🤨 enjoying the moment 🙌
Have a great Tuesday lol ✌️
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That’s him, Smokie the bear! We need civilized bears like that.
Well, it was 54 yesterday,🥶 it’s already 57 so maybe we’ll get into the low 60s today, then we get into the 80s starting Thursday. That will be nice.🙂 This is just too cold for summer!😟🥶
Thanks Trisha, I am enjoying the day, baking my birthday cake for tomorrow so Muffin and I can have our birthday party together. She likes the cake too, blueberry maple!😁😸🎂
Have a great day!😀😺🌞😎
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We in 80’s currently … Friday we go to 95… and then Saturday the 100’s start back up … Sunday currently scheduled to be 108 😮 … we are too hot for summer lol ✌️
I have never tried blueberry maple cake – but sounds delicious ❤️
Have a very Happy Birthday!! 🎂🎊🎈
Although I bet I am still older lol ✌️
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We hit 85 today, wheeeeeeeeee!!! It should stay in the 80s until next week which is good for us.😎🌞😺
Blueberry maple cake is theeeeeeeee most delicious cake around. At least Muffin and I think so anyway!😁😸
Thank you, no, I’m older. hehe.😂😹
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Hahaha hmm … that sounds like a challenge lol ❤️
You had a beautiful day – it was beautiful here too! 🙌❤️
The air and skies were smiling because it was your birthday 🥳🎈🎊☀️
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Today is even nicer, so I had a continuation of my birthday activities today! It was fantastical!😁🤸♂️🥳🌲🌳🚶♂️📷🌞😸
Nice to hear is was beautiful there too! Too dry here though, won’t take much to get a fire started and with all the wind we have had this month, that would be serious. Hopefully people are careful, most of our fires are caused by careless people.😬😾
Have a wonderful evening Trisha!😀😺🌞
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Careless people and power companies 😠
I am glad you got to continue your birthday celebrations- you should just do the rest of June.
I take the whole month of July lol 🙌❤️✌️ I have a story – I will tell you later lol
Enjoy the WHOLE birthday month 🙌
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The whole month?🤔 That’s a great idea!😃🤸♂️🤸♂️ You should have told me the beginning of June.🙄 Hmm, I could take part of July instead.😄 Look forward to the story!😁
Continuing the birthday!!🥳🥳
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No you can’t have July – I own that lol 😘✌️
I will try to share my story this weekend ❤️ it’s very funny … at least to me 🙌❤️
Happy Birthmonth 👏👏❤️
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Thanks Trisha! I’m going to remember that for next year, a whole month, fantastic!😁🤸♂️🤸♂️
Hmm, I’m still taking part of July since I missed the first half of June.😂😹
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Well my celebration starts on the 4th then I claim July.
You know the saying – you snooze you lose lol ✌️
But next year you got 30 days lol ✌️
There was a guy here in the United States recently who had a winning lotto ticket but didn’t realize that until it expired 😮 he got nothing 😮
So no snoozing in life lol ✌️😘
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Aha! That gives me 3 days!😄 I’ll take it!
Who’s snoozing?🤔 I didn’t know the rules. Oh well. That’s okay. I get more days than you anyway. I get 33 days, since I get 30 for June and 3 in July. Not bad.😁🙄
I don’t snooze, I sleep. Then everything goes racing past me and I don’t even know it.😂😹
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Only for this year … lol next year June only so remember lol … I am sharing lol ✌️😄 only because you didn’t know the birthday rules but then could just be my rules lol ✌️💋
😄😄 I know all the old sayings thanks to my mom and grandfather lol ✌️
lol … well don’t snooze because then you lose … with sleep you are at peace at least lol
The world races anyway. ✌️
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EEEEEEK!!! Don’t say “sleep” and “at peace” in the same sentence.😳😂😹 Let’s go back to snoozing.😬😴
Thanks for sharing July this year, I’ll remember next time. Good rules though.😃
Yep, always racing,🏃♂️🏃♂️ why can’t we just walk slowly?😁🚶♂️
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Hahaha ok I won’t … well I rest my eyes a lot lol
Because everyone wants to be first lol …and best… and whatever … and time slows for no one… tick tock lol ✌️
Ps I also drag my feet and be slow a lot ✌️ when able
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I could smell smoke earlier this evening,🤔 then a forestry helicopter flew past with a water bucket coming from the lake,🚁 making several trips, dropping it on a wildfire that started up only about half a mile from where I live.😬🔥🌲🔥🌳 It stopped now so I hope they put it out. The fire rangers are likely there now making sure it’s out.😳 That’s too close! I’m glad those guys race around!😳🚁🚁
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Oh wow 😮😮 I’m glad they got that out!! That is too close for comfort 😮
Hahaha yeah you don’t want THEM dragging their feet ✌️glad they have hustle also lol ❤️✌️
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Yes, they do move fast when it’s so close to a town.🚁👨🚒👩🚒🔥
We have lots of smoke now from other fires further north. None are too big though, the smallest is 10,000 acres,🔥 the largest is 15,000 acres.🔥 But that can change fast.😳🔥🌲
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Yikes 😮 we do not have any major fires yet.
Yes they do move massively fast and can change in an instant 😮 which makes them really scary!!!
Only the weather has massive heat currently
Stay safe 🙏😘✌️
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I’m definitely watching the weather and the fire situation right now.😬 Supposed to be getting up in the 90s this week,🌞🙀 that will make it worse for fires.😳🌲🔥
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I’m so hot and sweaty right now omg 😱 I am dripping wet from fricken sweat – yuk!! Omg sooo hot 🥵
I don’t know what temp was today – it was hot!! It is still hot – I just got home
Stay safe up there!! 😮🙏
We do not have fires yet – but we have the heat!! 😳🥵
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We are in for some cold weather too…one day next week will be 30 cel….too hot for me ! Having a bear sleeping by or under your deck is too close for comfort…take care ! ☕️☕️😺🙂🐻😴
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Not getting quite that warm here unfortunately. Yes, that is too close for sure. Terrible to always be on the look out whenever I go out!😳🐻🙀
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