For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone on this rather cool Monday! It is winter after all, so we have to expect colder weather. And it really is not very cold yet, it was 10F (-12C) this morning, but not much wind. It will get much colder than this over the next few months. I hope to get out this week and get some more early winter photos to share with you. Personally I prefer looking at summer photos year round. As you know, I’m not really a winter person anymore. I used to like winter, though I’m not really sure why.
However, I have always preferred summer and spring as my two favorite seasons, but summer is tops on the list. I know that each season has its own beauty and I enjoy that beauty. But when the temperature is -40 and the wind is howling, the best place to stay is indoors. Yes, I have gone walking through the forest in cold weather, when the temperature reached -50F (about -46C). Only because I like doing crazy things, as most of you know. It is probably all that time outside in the cold that did it to me. Froze my brain. That is why I keep doing such crazy things all the time.
I mentioned one other day that I was going to start showing some of my favorite photos from the last 3 years. So starting today I will be doing that on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You may remember seeing some of them, but I think that most of them will be different. Photos that I kept meaning to use, but never did for one reason or another. It is a beautiful, sunny day, but it really is not going to warm up much. Tomorrow, however, we will be back in the mid 30sF (2C), and then it gets even colder than now. It is that up and down temperature that is hard, at least on me anyway.
I went out shopping today, something that I do early Monday morning when there is not many people around. I don’t really like crowded stores for shopping, never have. So today I’m walking down an aisle, to the side so if someone wants to get past me they can, easily. I stop to pick up something and a young woman talking on her phone rammed into me. I say “rammed” because that’s what happened. She was walking and talking on her phone, not paying attention.
She nearly knocked me down, “(bleep) guy,” she said to me, “some (bleep) guy stopped in front of me, idiot.”, she said to whoever she was talking to on the phone. That is what happens when you don’t pay attention. I am glad she wasn’t pushing a cart though, that might have hurt, she was walking rather fast. Things always happen to me when I go shopping, it does add an element of fun to the trip. Oh well, my excitement for this trip. I hope you all have a marvelous Monday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2021 Steve McLeod.
I cannot even fathom weather that cold!!! I currently live near Phoenix but am from central Oregon and I remember it getting close to zero but not colder.
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I have lived up in this cold climate all my life, and I still have a hard time believing it. It is hard to breathe outside when it gets that cold and exposed skin freezes very quickly. Thanks for reading today, have a great day!π₯ΆπππΊ
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Brrrrrrr. I sure donβt miss those cold temps. We have a low in the 40βs tomorrow and Iβm dreading it already lol.
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I don’t think I would miss them either! The cold weather seems to affect me more each year!π³π
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I can relate!! That was the main reason for moving south!
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A wise decision!π
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Indeed!!!
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You should have told her she really aught to have the collision sensor on her cart looked at!! Then tell her it was good that her airbags didn’t go off!!π³π³π³π€π€π€π€π€π€π€
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She didn’t have a cart, just her walking very fast. It certainly wasn’t my fault she walked into me, she had lots of time to move over and walk around me, she just wasn’t paying attention! As for airbags, no comment.ππ
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Hopefully they cushioned your impact!!ππ€π€π€ππππππππ
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I’m just happy I wasn’t bending over at the time getting something off the bottom shelf. She would have knocked me over for sure and would most likely have landed on top of me!π³π³
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That would’ve been a bit embarrassing π³ π
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Not to mention the fact I would have been flattened! Oh, I’m back, kinda sorta.π³
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There’s a surprise and excitement around every isle of the store!πππ
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Yep, always makes a boring shopping trip more worthwhile!ππ
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I can understand why!πππ
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Yep, I just can’t wait to see what will happen next. Long as I don’t get hurt in the excitement!π³
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Yeah, you know how excited you get!!! Jumping up and down and back handspring along the cartwheels!! Is wonder can even walk sometimes!!ππππ
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I agree. And hitting my head, don’t forget that one, always hitting my head, don’t forget that one, and always hitting my head, don’t forget that one…π€ͺπ€ͺ
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That’s only one that doesn’t cause any damage except to the floor or furniture..π€π€
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The only thing the floor and furniture hurts is my toes!π³π³
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And how can they do that?? They just sit there and watch you kick them all the time!ππππ
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See? Proof that they attack me for no reason at all!π²π²π€―π€―
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Must be sneaky!!π³π²
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yep, amazing how that table moves it’s legs out just as I’m walking past and “kick”, then I do my happy dance.
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It must enjoy you doing it!! I suppose it get’s bored standing there all day and night!!πππ
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I was wondering about that too. It just stands there innocently devising ways to hurt me.π¬
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Gotta give it credit! It’s creative no doubt!π€£π€£π€£π€£
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And how!
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You should do something nice for it… you know like dress it up with a tablecloth or something… you show it some appreciation!ππ
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Not until it stops kicking my toes.
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Ya never know… maybe it’s waiting for you to make the first gesture?π€π€πππ€π€π€π€
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You mean, like an axe?
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That’s one way…π but your history with sharp objects isn’t too good, ya might want to reconsider π€π€π€π€π€
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Hmm, that’s a thought. How about a large heavy hammer?π€
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How’s the thumb healing??π¬π¬ππ
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What’s wrong with your thumb?π€
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It’s still sore after you hit it!π€¨π€¨
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Not at all, that was ages ago, before our snowstorm even. I think.
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Good thing ones body and brain doesn’t remember pain to well!πππ
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I certainly remember pain, it’s with me every day.
Well, time for bed. Good night Dusty! More chatter tomorrow!πππ΄π΄
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Okie dokie arm and hammer!π€π€π€
Sleep Good!! TTYTππ
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Too bad that there are people who have no consideration for others ! …enjoyed your pics ! βοΈβοΈππ»βοΈβοΈ
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The things that happen to me, just for laughs! Thanks so much!ππ»πββ
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Teeth-chattering cold. Stay warm.
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Hi Pene! Nice to hear from you! It is cool but it will get colder.
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amazing how rude people can be; 10 degrees is mighty cold for me!
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If it didn’t get any colder than that I would be happy as could be! Oh well, it will be a shorter winter anyway.
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I’m not happy when it dips below 60…
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We sometimes get summers when the temp barely gets above 60 for a high!
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I don’t think I would last too long there
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I really don’t understand why people actually come here to live.
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I was in Heaven when I lived in Alaska for a year and a half! Had a week of -50F or slightly colder fir the HIGHs!
Had to close schools because no one could drive; axle grease gums up after 3 days.π
Like a Canadian friend told me, you can always put on more layers against the cold, but when summer heat hits, you can only take off so much . . . before the neighbors call the police! π
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You can have the cold all you want. I’ve learned my lesson and much prefer to stay warm.
I’m surprised they close the schools because of the cold. Here they just stop the school buses and only because of insurance. People still like to get out and drive to the store, no matter how cold it gets, plus you need to get to work, how do you do it if you don’t drive?
Have a great day and enjoy the cold!ππ₯Ά
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