For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning and Happy Saturday to all of you! It’s a beautiful, sunny, summer morning, warm and calm. It’s going to be a hot day. Smoke is in the air once again. The sun is shining a bright orange, casting that orange/yellow glow onto all around. Sometimes the color is so prominent that it’s eerie looking out there. Even the sky can get that same orange color to it. The other day while walking to the river, the smoke became thicker than it had been and the color changed more.
When that happened it became silent in the forest. The birds who had been singing and chirping suddenly stopped. It was calm. Not any sound out there. That was eerie too. It was like suddenly walking into a totally different world. I didn’t even see any insects flying around. Everything stopped. That was about 1/3 of the way to the river, and it stayed like that until I got to Scramble’s home. Even then, it took a lot of calling to get Scramble’s attention. But he finally came to get his peanuts. It was at that point that the sun broke through a little better and the birds once again began their singing and chirping. I found that to be quite interesting.
The only other times I have experienced something like that was when a bad storm was approaching or when there was a total solar eclipse. It has been fairly quiet on the deck this morning. A beautiful morning to sit out there with my coffee and truly enjoy the wonders of a summer morning. The gulls had come early for their breakfast this morning, except for Sir Henry, I haven’t seen him yet today. The chipmunks have been coming regularly, and it’s like they have the timing down perfectly so they don’t show up at the same time and therefore end up chasing each other. Save the energy for the squirrel. Slim has been coming, but so far he has only chased the chipmunks once, and I was inside at the time.
He almost got started in a chase a couple of times, but I pointed to him and said no, and he stopped. Then he would come slowly over to get his peanut and run away with it. He’s sort of learning, I think. At least when I’m outside anyway. He’s chattering again, but he’s in the neighbor’s lot, the lot with the trees, which is right behind me. Which makes this place so nice. It would be terrible to move away from this place with it’s wilderness setting so close at hand and all the little friends coming around each day. And then live in an apartment building with none of this. But sometimes adjustments need to be made, and I’m sure that one day this will happen. I hope you all have a very wonderful summer weekend and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
ยฉ2021 Steve McLeod.
Happy Saturday to you! What a beautiful scene!
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Thanks so much Michelle! Have a wonderful weekend!๐๐บโโ๐
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Thank you!! You too!!! ๐๐
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Thanks!
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I hope the day you might need to move away from all this wilderness is a long-time away…
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I hope so too, but you never know! Thanks Jim.
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Saturdayโs Solitude #12.
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Thank you Cathy!
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Happy Saturday and good rest for Muffin and you – amitiรฉs ๐
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Happy Saturday Francefougere! Have a great weekend!๐๐บ๐โโ
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Take care Steve (and Muffin)
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Thanks Sheree! Have a great weekend!
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I will!
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Happy Saturday, Steve! Scramble is a cutie! Duck Mama and babies also! Hope you never have to find out how it feels to live in an apartment without the wilderness behind you! ๐ฟ
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Hi Renee! Yes, it’s taken me a long time to make friends with Scramble since I don’t see him too often, but we get along great now. Poor Muffin would have a hard time living in a place with no squirrels and chipmunks to watch. Guess we would have to sit and watch each other! Hmm, then again, Muffin likes to watch me, that’s how she gets her laughs!๐๐นIt could happen though, Monday will tell.๐ณ๐
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I’m glad Scramble has finally warmed up to you. Well, Muffin has always liked to make us laugh here, at your expense! ๐น
Goodness me! I haven’t heard about this predicament of your having to move? ๐ค…have you posted why already and I have missed it or is this personal? Will definitely be praying, regardless! ๐๐ผ๐ฟ
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I haven’t made it public yet, mainly because I’m not quite sure what’s going on. But I will find out on Monday. I appreciate your prayers Renee. We have a 0 occupancy rate here, which just means there are no places to rent at any price. But God is able anyway!๐๐บ
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Great pics ! Scramble is so cute ! I noticed that the mother duck had five babies with her ! Sweet ! Rest well tonight both of you ! ๐๐ป๐ด
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Thanks Sharon! Should sleep well, though the smoke is heavy again tonight. Have a good night!๐๐ป๐๐๐ด
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Have a Lovely Saturday Uncle Steve ๐ Beautifully captured Mama Duck and it’s family ๐ Frozen time ๐ง so you did time travelled , ๐ค um that’s strange ๐ฎ so you are a first time traveller ๐ and scramble looking so adorable ๐ thanks for sharing his beautiful picture ๐บ๐ค๐ค Have a good day ๐ฅณ
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Thanks so much Simon! It was so cute watching those little ducklings dive under the water to get their food of tiny minnows.๐ฆ๐ They are so tiny themselves I didn’t think they could dive yet, but they did. Have a great week Simon!๐๐บ๐โโ๐ท
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That is a lovely view ๐ watching little ducklings diving in ๐คฉ Have a lovely Week Steve โจ๐ค
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Thank you so much Simon, I hope you have a great week too!๐๐บ๐
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I’m really sorry to hear you have to move. Definitely not a good time.
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I was talking with my landlord today and she’s still not decided on what to do, so I may get to stay longer. Hopefully by tomorrow or Tuesday I will know for sure. There are no apartments available to rent in town right now, so I’m not sure what I would do. Thanks Rossana, have a great evening!๐๐ป๐โโ
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I hope so.
Have a good evening too๐๐ธ
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Thanks!๐๐บ
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