Steve`s Country
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Fantastical Friday! #29
Good morning everyone and Happy Friday! It’s cloudy, windy and 23F (-5C) right now, but it is going to warm up to 28F (-2C) by this afternoon. Not too bad. The birds are busily eating their breakfast, lots of chickadees and nuthatches, plus the blue jays. There is not as many blue jays around now, I figure maybe 12 or 14, down from the 22 that was here a couple weeks ago. There is a few evening grosbeaks as well, but nowhere near as many as yesterday. And they have flown away again for some reason. I just put out some peanuts for the blue jays again, so they are quite happy.
So is the male hairy woodpecker who also enjoys peanuts. He came and got one and is now in the birch tree enjoying his prize. Yesterday there was about 30 common redpolls out here through the sunflower seed shells left behind by the grosbeaks. There are always bits and pieces of the seeds left in those shells, just perfect for the little redpolls to eat. They can open the seeds too, but it’s a long process for those little birds. Their beaks are small so it’s hard for them to open sunflower seeds, but that’s the seeds they want.
When it gets real cold I will smash a bunch of sunflower seeds with my hammer so the little birds, like the redpolls, don’t have to work so hard. I will do that with peanuts too since the little birds like peanuts but can’t open them. And peanuts are excellent food for the birds, a lot of nutrients, plus oil to help keep them warm on the cold winter days and nights. I’m still in the process of changing things around in here. It is going slower than I thought, and also not working out as good as I thought.
So a couple of my ideas needed some changing. I do not quite like the new changes however, but maybe after a while I will get used to it and like it. It is always best to leave things for a few days, just to see if it really is going to work that way or not. Mostly things are going well, but there is something I don’t like yet. Rearranging the furniture can be fun though and gives a whole new look to a place. Oh, Bruiser and Browser, the twin bears, were back again last night. But there was no garbage for them this time so they didn’t stay long. Maybe they will be around all winter. That would be terrible. Oh well. That reminds me, time for another cup of coffee and get back to my rearranging. Have a fantastical Friday everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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Steve`s Country 
Great photos Steve ! Suppose to snow this morning, but so far there is nothing…must go and have some coffee…have an interesting day ! ☕️☕️🙂😻☕️☕️🐻🐻
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Thanks Sharon! No snow out this way, maybe some flurries tomorrow. Have a nice peaceful evening!😃😻🌙☕☕
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Happy Friday Steve!😁
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Happy Friday evening Dusty!😃
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Happy Friday to you too!😁
How are you?
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Flat on my back in the chair.😬🙀
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Oh no!! Well that’s better than in the Hospital!!😳😳
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I will agree with that.😳
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Yeah…🙄🙄 is this an extention of the last fall?
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Um, no, this is, um, something different.🙄🙄🙀
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Oh… slippery Deck?
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It is, and the driveway, solid ice, but I put sand on all of it so I wouldn’t slip and fall.😲 See?🤔 I think sometimes.😁
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But the lifting and carrying the sand around was a bit too much?🤔
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I will admit, that didn’t help any. It’s like this, sometimes I need to stand on a stool to reach things. I don’t normally use the stool I did because it’s not to stable. But it was handy, so, I used it and stood too close to the edge. The stool flipped and so did I.😲🤸♂️🤯😖😞😱🤕😟
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😲😲😲😲😲😲😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
Whoa!! You’re lucky you didn’t break your neck!! Well now you know NOT to use it again!!!🤨🤨🤨
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Yep, the last time I fell off of it I told myself that very same thing, don’t use it again. Yep, I did say that. Didn’t help though.🙄🙄
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Maybe you should invest in a ladder for doing that job?🙄🙄🙄🤔🤔
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Not a ladder, too big, but I did buy a nice two step folding ladder which is perfect, nice and stable.😃
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Hey now you’re using the brain of yours!! Good choice!!😉😁
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Yep, I like it, had it about 2 weeks now.😁
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So ah…
If you don’t mind me asking..🙄 why were you using the stool if you had the step stool??🤨🤨
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Because the step stool was in the kitchen and I was in the bedroom and the stool was in the bedroom.
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Ummm hmmmm I thought so..🤨🤨 just a few more steps!!! What to do with you???🤨🤨🤨
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That’s quite a few more steps actually. Be right back.🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
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Okie dokie!
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I’m back, took a little longer to 😲 than I thought.
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Slow and steady… steady and slow… that’s the way to always go!!😁😂😂😂😂😂😂
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I think my pillow has a permanent impression of my face now.😂😂
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I can here it screaming from here!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Those echoes really carry sometimes.😳😬🤣🤣
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That and that brisk North wind helps alot too!!🥶🥶😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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You have a north wind down there? It’s a south wind here.😂😂
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Soon I’ll be going where it’s a warm south breeze 🌴
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Don’t count your breezes before they blow!😂😂🌪🌴🌴
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Really??🤔🤔
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Yep. Really. I fell asleep, so guess it’s time to fall into bed! Good night Dusty!😁🌙😴😴 Talk again tomorrow!😃🕵️♂️
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Okay sleepy..😴 🥱
Sleep Good! Talk to you tomorrow!😉😊😁
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😁😁🌙🌙😀😀
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glad the bears didn’t wreak any havoc this time – it’s time for them to go to bed!
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Yes, I certainly hope they have decided that sleep is best this time of year!
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