For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning to all of you on this gray Tuesday! We do get a lot of gray days here during the winter. The clouds are heavy, making things dull, and quite literally very dark at times, particularly inside. So it means using lights indoors a lot all through the day. It is a gray day today. We are supposed to get some freezing drizzle and a little snow as well. It will be mild, for us, with a high of 32 to 34F (0 to 1C) today, with a fairly strong wind. So it will not feel quite so mild, that wind always makes it feel colder.
It would be a good day for walking to the river, but with the moisture it makes it tough for taking pics. Plus it makes for harder walking. I will see what it is like a little later. This is a gray day. However, please do not get me wrong on this. Gray days can have a lot of beauty as well. We have a lot of gray birds here in the winter, usually mixed with white and black. But they are all very beautiful. And they are part of our gray days of winter.
These gray days can even change the color of the landscape. Coniferous trees, like the pines, spruce, balsam fir, all take on a very dark appearance, making photos look like they are black and white, not color. But it is just another look at the beautiful scenery. Sunshine does bring out the colors and makes everything look vibrant and more alive. But still, gray days have a beauty to give us as well. Gray days can also make people depressed, discouraged and increase “cabin fever” for many.
This is very real, and I think these things hit most people to some extent during the winter season. I can feel it too, mostly in the form of cabin fever. Cabin fever is very real. But sometimes it can help to look at things differently. Turn these gray days into something of beauty. Get outside if you can and look at that beauty. It really does make a difference.
My top featured image is a gray day photo. But look at the beauty of that frost. The patterns are just amazing. I don’t even need to leave the apartment to see the beauty of a gray day. Yes, I prefer sunny days, as I said previously, they are vibrant and more alive. They bring out the color of everything. The birds are busy today again. They likely need some more food. And I think more coffee is a good idea, what about you? Have a wonderful gray day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin (who is having her morning nap)
Β©2022 Steve McLeod.
Here , it is around 10 C ( more or less ) and it feels cold …
Blessings …
Would you think of migrating to a warmer place even inside Canada ?
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I.E.Not only migrating temporarily but permanently …
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As previously mentioned, it just would not work for me.
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I wouldn’t mind, but the cost of living in those areas is just too much for me. Just rent alone would be more than I get each month. Even here it’s getting hard.
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Could you buy a land and build your own house n a way that costs much less or you love where you live ?
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It is nice here in summer, but winters are getting hard for me healthwise. Land in the warmer areas is just too expensive. Just an ordinary lot sells for $500,000 to $1,000,000 and then building a house, even a small one would cost another $400,000. These are actual prices in those areas. Too much for me.
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One of my fiends has said that he would buy a land for cents per square meter in areas like Nova Scotia…There are houses that can be built quickly for 40 thousand dollars as some say .
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Nowhere in this country can any kind of house be built for $40,000, that might be a down payment, but it won’t build a house. Someone has their facts very wrong on that one. It was impossible to build a house for that amount even 30 years ago when things were a lot cheaper.
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This two photos of birds and snow covered leaves all so stunning beauty of winter π·πππ»π·
Gray days first hearing , dark days here also sometimes happens ππThe last your coffee
drinking style very nice !! Iβll drink coffee only NescafΓ© Gold ,Have a lovely Wednesday β₯οΈβοΈπ
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Thank you for the very nice comment today! Winter does have a great deal of beauty.ββββ I do love my coffee!ββππΉ In the morning only though, afternoon and evening I like tea better. Hope you have a wonderful day!ππ»πββ
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Thank you for sharing your coffee day nice π·ππβ€οΈ
I’m only coffee morning and evening , no tea π now
The cold climate ok seeing photos !! Here until March
Rain and shine as well π· take care and good night ππΌπ
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You take care as well, good night!ππ»ππ΄
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Summer is not far away, enjoy the gray days and very soon you’ll have warm summer πHave a Lovely day Uncle Steve π₯°π
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Great pics Steveπ
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Thanks so much Dusty!ππΊπ
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There you are!!π You’re Welcome!!
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Yep, I’m here!
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Hey… what the limit on how many aspirin in a day?
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Should say on the bottle.
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They’re generic, but I’ll look..Thanks
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If they are regular strength then possibly 8/24 hours. But I wouldn’t do that too often.
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I just checked the bottle there’s no dosing instruction. I’m at 10 for the day and it’s not helping anyway… so no sense wasting them by taking more.
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That’s a lot for one day. If that doesn’t help then would be better off with something stronger, you wouldn’t have to take so much so it would be safer. They do have painkillers that work as good as tylenol 3 but without the codeine.
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Yeah, I’m down to my last 1/2 pain pill. I might have to send a note to my Dr. to find if I can get more…grrrrππ
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Now there’s a thought worth thinking about thinking about.π
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I know.. I’m afraid Dr Jennifer will say I went through them to fast though. But I only get 14 at a time!!ππ
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14? Did you say 14?π³
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Yes 14
2 per day for one week..
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Oh my. I won’t bother saying how many I use.πππ³π³
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I know… my home state is crazy nuts about prescribing them. But actually it’s the insurance company that’s making them limit them so much.
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Now the light is shining through the snowdrift, as they say in the old country.
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Yep!! Hard to disguise it huh?
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You’re wearing a disguise?π€π³
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They wo t know it’s me maybe I can get more??
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Now that’s something!
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I hope so!ππ
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I LOVE gray days ! Better for my eyes…we had our first rain today which later turned to snow…Larry shovelled our driveway again…have a great sleep ! ππ»π΄βοΈβοΈβοΈ
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We just had freezing drizzle most of the day. Yeah, mom always liked gray days too for the same reason. Have a good night as well!ππ»ππ΄
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it’s nice to be able to find beauty in anything, and that first picture is great. for me, the worst part of walking to the river would be when there is a strong wind. I could take the cold (to a limit), but when you throw in the wind, that makes it much less appealing…
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Thanks so much Jim! Yes, even if it is not that cold, getting a strong wind mixed in there really takes the fun out of it. I like to hear things when I go walking. A light wind is fine.π€π
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good point about the wind making it hard to hear as well. no wonder wind is my least favorite weather condition!
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Yes, a nice calm day is so much better.
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agreed…
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