For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
“You are wasting your time,” said Mike, “I will tell you nothing. And big boy here cannot do anything to me, that would be illegal and I would have all of you arrested.” He just looked at us with a smirk on his face. “Okay,” I said, “have it your way, you are free to go. And that is exactly what I mean, go. You must leave this property right away or you will be arrested and locked up in the town jail until the police are able to be contacted.” Mike just shook his head.
“I am not going anywhere,” he said, “and you cannot do anything about that.” He started to walk away and go back in the house when he suddenly fell to the ground. I went to look at him. “Sp…sp…spi…rs…,” was all he said and he died. “What was he trying to say?”, asked Rock. Meow,meow.=It sound like he say spiders. “That is it Muffin!,” I said and I called the others to come outside. Val fainted when she saw her husband was dead.
I think she knows some things too, but that will have to wait. “I think he just told us where Carine is being held,” I said, “in one of those cellars with spiders.” “But which one?,” asked Kat, “they all have spiders, and Carine is terrified of them.” “We will look until we find her,” I said, “so we start with the barbershop.” We all ran over there except Jenny, Kristina and Angel, they stayed behind to watch Maggie and Val.
Down went Rock and I into the cellar of the barbershop. Carine was there, tied and mouth taped and literally covered with spiders! Rock is normally afraid of spiders too, which is amazing, but he was right with me brushing the spiders off Carine and then he carried her outside. Galyna pulled the tape off Carine’s mouth and hugged her while Kat and Axelina untied her.
Caren and the cats were standing guard to make sure there were no surprises for us. Rock and I left so the girls could finish removing spiders from off Carine. Then they took her into the hotel to give her a bath. “Okay Maggie,” I said, “what is going on here?” “I wish I knew,” she said slowly, “Sam would never tell me much. He did say this town was going to be a goldmine for us, but he did not mean real gold, just that we would make a lot of money from the business he wanted to do here.
I knew it had to be more than a tourist business, we are just too far from anything for that. So it must have been something bad, something illegal. After he talked with that ghost, that I mentioned before, he was just never the same person.” “Well, that does not really help us much,” I said, “but I do know that Mike was involved too. When we let him walk away, his “friends” decided he must have talked and told us what was going on, so they killed him.
He knew that too, that is why he helped us. I hate to think what would have happened to Carine if we did not find her now.” “She would likely have gone insane,” said Kat. “It is interesting to note,” I said, “that Mike and Mark are both dead, and Sam is missing, but Maggie and Val are still okay. But, Melinda is missing as well.” Maggie put her head down.
“I am sure they are working together,” she said, “Melinda is an old high school girlfriend of Sam’s.” “I do not really know anything more than Maggie,” said Val, “just that Mike said we would soon be millionaires and he always told me to keep my mouth shut about this great business venture out here. But he never said what it was. He just said this town would be a goldmine soon.”
Hmm, I thought to myself, they both mention the town, not the mine itself. Someone was hoping we would leave town and search the mine for Carine, that way they could kill us all easily by just causing part of the mine to cave in on us. “There is one odd thing,” said Maggie, “I used to see Sam go down the street early in the morning and go into the mining office. He said he liked that old building best of all.”
Hmm, not much to go on, but it is worth checking it out more thoroughly. I convinced Maggie to move in with Val at the hotel, that way we could protect the 2 of them better. I am still not convinced that Maggie and Val are telling us everything they know. But I also do not think they are involved in what is going on here, they are just scared…
To Be Continued.
©2022 Steve McLeod.
More questions than answers it seems! I think those ladies are involved more than might thought right now 🤔
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Quite possibly. I do know they are not telling everything, but what and why is something I don’t know. But we have to find out before they are killed too. That first note did say that if we did not leave we would all die. But it didn’t say how we are supposed to leave. It’s a rather long walk to anywhere.🤔👩👩👩👩👩👩👩👩😐😾😾😾🕵️
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Hmmm🤔 That’s an interesting point! The only functioning vehicle was the bus! But the battery was stolen if I remember correctly 😕. So how do they expect you to leave?? That, to me means someone doesnt know about the vehicles being disabled!🙄
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Yes, and that could mean there are two different enemies to deal with. That is certainly not good news. How did the people sending those notes know where we lived? Also, how did they know Carine was so afraid of spiders? It isn’t something she goes around telling people.🤔😾
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Another insider possibly?🤔 That’s not good. Baldwins vetting process needs improving!!🤨
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I hope we don’t have any more problems that way. We did make improvements, but nothing is foolproof I guess. We have even given the cats a bigger role in the selection process. But that was very personal information, unless someone who knows Carine is mixed up in this case. But that would be odd too.🤔
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It could be that she was frightened by them in the mine and they capitalized on that against her?🤔
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Well, that is possible, although the girls said they never saw any in the mine. Mine’s are very cold places inside, unless they go deep. And spiders don’t really care for the cold too much. But it could have happened, that’s a good thought. That would clear up that problem.😁
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Hmm.. another good point 👉 👈 👇 😂
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And then there is the old mine office, why was Sam so interested in that particular building?🤔
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You said it yesterday or Friday… it’s connected to the mine by a tunnel!🤔😁
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It might be, although that would be a rather long tunnel, and for what purpose? But maybe it leads to a hiding place, or a way to secretly bring stuff in and out. But even that is odd, this place is so far away from anything, stuff would have to be flown in and out, but why?🤔😲😕
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More questions!!🤔 I need to wait and read tomorrow’s chapter… I’m starting to guess now..😏😏
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That’s good though, that’s how a PI works when he doesn’t have a clue! It’s necessary to try out all scenarios until one fits. Though I have to admit, none seem to be fitting too good.🤔😕🙄
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Yeah… and I’m clueless 😐 🙃 😕 🙄 😂😂😂😂
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Well on your way to being a PI.😁
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Sweet 😋 😊 😁 🤭🤭🤭🤭
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But you have to pass the test still. 6 months on a starvation diet with cars that don’t work and clients that don’t pay!🤔🙄😂😹
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Well… the diet I’m already on…. as far a car that doesn’t run that was most of my adult life!😂😂😂😂
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I mean starvation diet where you only eat every other day, hopefully!😂😂😹😹
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I guess I missed that chapter at the beginning when you did that..😏 and what about all the newbies?? They didnt!!🤨
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Muffin and I had to endure some tough times in those early days! She doesn’t even like to remember them!😲😾
Well, that is one of the improvements to our vetting system.🤔🙄
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Oh lol 😂😂 it is huh?? lol
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Yep, if they can handle the “early days” test, they can handle anything!😁🤔😬😂😹
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I should think so! If they don’t starve to death they can survive anything..😂😂
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Yep, that’s what we tell the applicants!😂😹
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And how many have you lost to this new vetting process 🤔 🙄 😕
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Caren is the first to go through it. It takes one month. Plus they have to do other things and tests at the same time.🤔🙄😬😲
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And she survived??😲😳
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She must have, she is here, so she is obviously a tough girl.
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Except for spiders…🙄
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Actually Caren is not afraid of spiders.🤔
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Oh that’s right it was Carine who was kidnapped?🤔
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Yep, Carine is terrified of spiders. Probably all of us have a weakness in some way.🤔
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Maybe that shod be included in the vetting??🤔🤔🙄🙄
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We do ask what scares them the most, something that really terrifies them. I wonder if someone has hacked our personnel info?🤔
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Ohhh😲😲😲
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I’m scared of falling!!😬😬🤪🤪
Good Morning!😁😊
How’s your day going? Is the sun 🌞 ☀️ 🌤 shining brightly today?
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Ha and Ha!
Good morning Dusty! The sun was shining before 6, since then it has been mainly cloudy, now it is completely cloudy. My legs are a bit sore today after my walk!😂🚶♂️🌞
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Well you should try and get back out again today that’ll help get the stiffness out
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Forget it, I could never do it 2 days in a row. But I will do my driveway walking later. Oh my those clouds are getting dark coming in from the south, just about on top of us actually. I better go and saw my board before it rains. Talk later!😬☔
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Did you get your board sawed? 👀 or is it seed?🤔🤔😂😂
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I seed the board that I saw which I did see when I sawed it. I guess that makes it a see saw!😂😂😹😹
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Hey!! That was supposed to be my line!!😂😂😂😂
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Ha ha! Beat ya to it!😂😂😹😹
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Ooo… I like Beats!😁😋😋
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You like people hitting you???😮😮😮
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Not particularly 🤔 But pickled Beets are delicious 😋 😜 😂😂😂
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Oh, that kind of beets, you said beats not beets so I thought you meant beats not beets and yes beets are delicious, pickled or cooked but beats are not good cooked or pickled.🤔😬😂😂😹😹
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LOL 😂 😂 😂 I guess you’re right! I did type it wrong the first time!😬🙄😂
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hehe. I got my board sawn and sanded with 5 minutes to spare before the rain began. Close.😬
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That is cutting it close!😳
Did you use a hand saw or an electric saw?
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Oh, that’s very good!! “cutting it close”!!😂😹 I used my trusty ol jigsaw, then put it away, then realized I still had 2 small cuts to do so I just used a hand saw for those.😁
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How’s the construction coming along??
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Very good. It really wasn’t much, only a new single shelf to add onto one of my cabinet shelves to put insulators on. Whatever doesn’t fit on that shelf gets tossed.😁
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That’s gotta be tough to throw them away after so much work went into collecting them.
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Yep, each insulator tells a story about another adventure with my dad. But I can’t keep them all.😟
Hey, know what I did today?🤔😁
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Besides cutting a board?🤔
The list I have to pick from with you is quite long.. coukd you narrow it down for me??🤭🤭
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Think of something today that I did but didn’t.🙄
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Today’s chapter?🤔🤔
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Wow, and on only your second guess too with only one hint that was a give away hint!!😮😮
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Well… to be honest..🙄 I had been watching and waiting for it, but since you said you were busy cutting it close I suspected that you ran out of time to write it today…. and your hint was pretty awesome 😍 😁😂😂
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Yep, I wanted to get that board done before the rain hit and one thing led to another and then I forgot all about it until supper time and then it was too late. I’ll write a longer chapter tomorrow!🤔🙄😂😹
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Great! I look forward to it tomorrow 😁😊
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Me too, I want to find out what happened to M…oops, almost gave it away again. That was close.😬
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Mr Magoo??😳😲
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Who he?
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An old cartoon I used to watch as a kid.😂😂
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Oooohhhh!😁
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You should Google it… it was a funny catoon..😉😁
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I’ll have to check that out.
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The characters voice was done by Jom Backus. Do you know who else he played?
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The name is definitely familiar but what role he played eludes me at the moment.
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Oh Lovie…😉😁 hint hint😉
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Hey, careful there boy!🤨
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You, can’t tell a hint??🙄🙄
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I got it before the hint!!🥸🥸
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Okay…
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😁😁
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Thurston Howell III
😉😁
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Ha, beat ya! I said that already!😁
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I know!!🙄🙄😏😏
That’s only cuz you took so long to answer.😛😛
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Had to look it up!😂😂
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I thought so..😏😏
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Well, my memory was tired.🙄
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That can certainly happen.😁😊
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Especially wit mee!🤯
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LOL 😂 😂😂
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Good Morning 🌄 🌅 🌞 ☀️ 🌤 😁😊
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Good morning Dusty!😊🌞😎 How’s your day going today?🤔😁🥸
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Great! How’s yours?😁
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Great! Sunny, warm, got my lids stained this morning and got a coat of urethane on that shelf I made, should get a second coat today and hopefully one on those lids too. Also got some pics, took out the garbage which hurt my back again so now I’m trying to get that settled down. So no walking today except maybe driveway walking a bit. I just noticed, clouds are moving in already, supposed to be showers overnight, then sunny again tomorrow and I should do that second coat of urethane while the sun still shines so guess I’ll have to talk later Dusty and I still have to write today’s and yesterday’s chapter as well so it will be a full afternoon and oh I hear they picked up the garbage so guess I better get my container back before it ends up rolling all over the street which drivers usually don’t like and could decide to run over it or smash it all over the place and knock it further down the street making it harder to get so anyway I will be back later so don’t work too hard!😁🌞😎🥸😂😂😹😹🤪🤪
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I’m exhausted 🥵 just reading this!! Try not to over do!! Talk in a little while!😁
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I’m here and I think it’s too late on the overdo part. Sigh.🤔🙄🥸
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Hi! Sorry I missed this when it came in. No alert😬😬
You had a busy day going on!!😲
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I’m here still, just had to do a bit more and bring my stuff inside for the night, still another coat of urethane to do tomorrow. I am tired, worn out, wiped, zipped, wonked and flobbled.
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I’m glad you’re here still.. I felt terrible when I saw it was almost an hour since it came in.😔
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That’s okay, I had to get that stuff inside anyway and get things cleaned up out there.😁
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So, any new birds stop to say hi today??
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There was a warbler, but he stayed to high in the birch tree for pics. It’s going to be hard getting those little birds now that the leaves are getting bigger. They will have to come down low which is not normal for them. Oh, I did hear a thrush early this morning, I love thrush songs, another real sound of summer for me. This was a solitary thrush.😁
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He was calling and no answer? That’s kinda sad!😔
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Oh, that’s too bad, I had no idea.😥 Um, which one?🤔🙄
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The poor bird high in the tree calling for a mate and no one answered or came to keep him company 😕
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I came, but he flew as soon as he saw my camera!😂😂📷🥸
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Poor guy was camera shy 🤭 🤭
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I put on my new disguise, I even put a moustache on my camera so he wouldn’t recognize us!🥸📷
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The big nose scared 😱 him!!😲😲😲
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Hmm, maybe I should use a fake nose.🤔😂
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I think it was the big nosed camera 📷 🤔 😅
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Maybe a beard would help.🤔😂
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Really uncomfortable in the summer ☀️ 🥵
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I meant the camera.😂😂
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I’m sure it wouldn’t bother the camera😂😂
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Still, it could overheat.🤔
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That’s true… and it has been a good camera 🤳 📷 😁
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Right, don’t want it to go on strike now.
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Oh… I wouldn’t hit it! That’s not goid for them..😬😬
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It has never hit me yet, why would it start now?
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It might if you overheat it!!😉
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Me? It was your idea!🤨
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I didn’t say you had to do it!!🙄🙄
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It was still your idea, so if I did it you would be to blame.😛😛
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But I know you would never listen to any of my silly ideas 💡 🙃 🤪 🙄 😂😂
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I always listen to them.😛🙄
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Really??😳😲😊😁 I am so honored to hear that!!
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You are ever so very so welcome to be welcomed!
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Thank You 😁 😊 🙏
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I hope I didn’t miss you?😬😬🙄🙄
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Nope, still here, hope you are getting alerticated now.
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For some reason if my phone is closed, and a text or message comes in the alert won’t go off. Once it’s opened then they all go off one after the other which is what happened. I went to look for today’s chapter and boom… 2 of them but the first said 47 minutes ago! Anyway.. I should have been checking more frequently..😬
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Hmm, you need to have a talk with your phone about that!😂😂😹😹Get it, get it?
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I do that everyday!!😂😂😂 I threatened to have It replaced!😁😊😂😂
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Oh good thinking, that usually helps!😂😂
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It hasn’t so far!!😏😏
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It must be working, you still have it!😂😂
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It’s using reverse psychology on me!!😳😲
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I never could figure out that reverse psychology, it always leaves be backwards.🙄🙄
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That’s why it works so well!! You go forward while looking backwards 😂😂
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Good way to get dizzy!😵💫
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Yeah.. I know😵💫
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Have you been in swimming yet?
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No…😔😔
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lying in the sun by the pool?
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No😔 but I have been getting a tan on my walk everyday 😁😎
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Good, don’t forget those dark glassesssss too. Have to get the feeders in, back in a minute.
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Ok
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See, only took a minute!
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That’s pretty fast! See?? All the driveway walking 🚶♂️ is making you faster!😁😁
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Or it could have been that loud crashing in the bushes out back!😮😬
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Barney stopped by again?? 🐻 🐻❄ 🧸
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Not since the last time I saw him.😬
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Still have the alarm setup??🤔
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Sure do, yep, for sure, absolutely. I’m thinking of making it even better!
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Good Idea!!😁😊
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I thought so too.
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Now if you can get Barney to dislike it you could have a nice snow free season!😁😁
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My only hope is for him to go on vacation. There is a lot of blueberry flower buds coming, no flowers yet, but the buds are in abundance. Hopefully we don’t get a late frost like last year!🤔😬🙄
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Yes… I agree!! Last year wad horrible! That kept you inside all season!!😬
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Yeah, I know, it was horrible all season!😬
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I deed it was!!😬🙄
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oh my oh my oh my, tis time for bed for this here guy.
Good night Dusty, sleep well and more chatter to chatter about chattering tomorrow!😁🌞😴😴
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Good Night 😴 🥱 🌃 🌙 ✨️
Sleep Tight
Don’t let Barney 🐻 Bite!!
Pleasant Dreams 😴 🥱
Talk Tomorrow 😁
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😴😴
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Good Morning 😁😊 🌞 ☀️ 🌤 🌅
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Good morning Dusty!😁🌞😎
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Hi! How was your day.🤔😁😊
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It was a beautiful day, sunny, warm (74), almost no wind, there was a few clouds around, but nothing serious.😁🌞😎 However…
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However??? Did you go to the River?
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I sure wanted to go, but, I was sick this morning, not sure why that was although I have a guess. Smelling that fresh urethane all night could have done it. Also…
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Ugh😝 Yeah, that urethane smell is not good to breath.. did you open the window?🤔
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I couldn’t leave it open all night, cools off too much still for that so everything was closed tight, so the smell was kinda strong. But I opened the windows early to air out the place. And then…
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Ok… tell me what happened..😏
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Well, I guess I hurt my back worse than I thought yesterday taking out the garbage. So, today it has been hitting me with sharp pains all day. I can barely walk around and I can’t bend over. Sigh. However…
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I guess you’re leaving me hanging today, because there’s no chapter today which I’d Friday and usually a cliff hanger of story until Monday…. so tell me what happened..🤨
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However, on the plus side, an indigo bunting showed up out here today and that is only the 4th time I have seen one!😃 Plus, I got some very nice photos of it too!!😊😊📷 Now that made my day,😃 even with the pain! Actually it made this a super fantastic Friday!😁😁😁 I know, simple things amuse simple minds,🙄🙄 but that’s okay, for someone like me that is jumping up and down exciting! Minus the jumping up and down part.😂😹
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So you saw a Bluebird?🤔🙄
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Sigh. No, not a bluebird, bluebirds are blue on top and rusty orange underneath like a robin. Indigo buntings are indigo blue all over and are about the size of a purple finch.
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Huh🤔 very cool 😎 I have never actually seen one! That’s quite a treat!!😁😊
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My former landlord was here to pick up her mail and I told her, she said it was probably just a tree swallow. The two are not even close in looks. Sigh.🙄🙄
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Lol🤭🤭 She’s entitled to her own opinion 😂 🤣
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Yeah, I explained the difference to her but it didn’t look like she believed me. She said, “how do you get so excited about seeing a bird, they’re all over the place.” Sigh.🙄🙄😂😹
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Do you get shallows up there?🤔 They can have a blueish color also
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That’s tree swallows, yes, they are a common bird up here though I have not been able to get a photo of one.🤔😥📷
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They’re pretty quick!
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If I could just find a nest, then I could get some nice pics.😁📷
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If you don’t get dive bombed getting near the nest! But they do eat a lot of mosquitoes 😁😊
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Oh, they’re not so bad really once they get to know you. Yep, they do eat those mosquitoes right and left and in between too!😁😂😹
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We had them by the hundreds on the farm when I was growing up!! They can be kinda messy too!!😳😝
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Oh, that was probably cliff swallows, they love to nest under the eaves of barns and other buildings. Barn swallows will nest inside the buildings, tree swallows need a bird house or hollow tree.
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Ah…. you’re right they built their nests under the ceiling of the porch..
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That’s them it is!😁
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Yep that’s right!
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BTW..🙄 I haven’t seen today’s chapter..🤔
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What do you know, neither have I. Well, I have seen part of it, but it kinda got put on hold due to excessive pain this afternoon.😬😬🙄🙄
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Understandable completely!😁
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Really? I think we should kick him right out of his chair!😂😂😹😹
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I’ll leave that to Muffin 🐈 🙀🤭🤭
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She knows how to kick too. Oh, dandelions are out now too and daffodils, just getting started though, very late this year.😁🌞🙄
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Dandelions are very hearty!! And grow overnite!!😳😲
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Here they usually grow over grass.😂😂😹😹
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That’s pretty much everywhere!!😂😂
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Yep, here too, they are a fantastic food except everyone keeps spraying poison on them so no one else can eat them.😬🙄
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You go ahead and have your dandelion salad 🥗😋😉😂😂
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They are so good and extremely healthy, full of vitamins and minerals of all kinds! And they brighten up a salad with those bright yellow flowers on top!😋😋
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I know people do eat them, just not for me though..😬😬😝😝
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They are very very good indeed,😋 just hard to find a place where they haven’t been sprayed with poison.😬🤔
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That’s very true😬😬
Oh… I forgot to tell you yesterday on my walk I met a very large healthy Doe, not more than 15 feet from me! She just stood there looking at me walk right past!! It was very exciting!!😁😊
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Hey, that’s cool! First squirrels, then vultures, then snakes, now deer! You get a lot of wildlife down there, that’s great! Did you stop for a pic?🤔📷
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No, I figured she would bolt if I did and it was near a street so I didn’t want to chance it. I tried to open my phone and get one as I was walking but I couldn’t do it quick enough 🙃
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Good thinking, that can happen and then they get hit by a car. Practice getting your phone out more quickly!😁☎️📱🤳
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I will do that!! It’s not so easy though. Although I should setup my shortcut button then all I’d need to do is push one button and the camera 📷 would open!!😁
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Oh, that’s cool! Great idea, you should do that, then all you would need to do is press one button.😁📱📷
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Yep! If I can remember how to do it!😬🙄🙄😂😂
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That would be helpful too, if you remember, let me know so I can do it on my phone too!🙄🙄😂😂😹😹
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I will do that!! Well.We’ll.. I have to be up at 4 am to get to the airport in the morning, so I am going to say good-night 🙃 😅 🥱😴
Sleep Tight, Don’t let the bed bugs bite 😁😊😴🥱
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Oh, that is early, okay, good night Dusty, have a good trip!😁😴😴
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😊 Thanks! 😁
I’ll send you a good Morning from the airport 🛫 🛬
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Do you put bird houses out along with the feeders?🤔
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Nope, no where to put them where they would be safe from the squirrels.😬🙄
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Squirrels?😳 Do Squirrels raid the nests?😲
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Yep, they sure do they do for sure!😬😬
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That’s crazy 🤪 😳 😜 I would not have imagined that!🤔🤔 Although… it does sound like them😏😏🤭🤭
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They will even attack and eat adult birds. I have seen it a few times. Once a squirrel faked an injured leg while crawling slowly to an evening grosbeak sitting on a branch and when he was close enough, wham! He had lunch!😬😬😬
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Vicious little critters!😳😲
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That’s why I keep saying they are the most fearsome beast in the north woods!😮😮
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I think a Bobcat or Wolf might disagree 🤔 😏 🤷
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That’s there problem. I say squirrels and I’m sticking to it!
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Well ok then!!😳🤭🤭
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Hmm, it has gotten cloudy, I should go get the feeders in. Back in a minute or two.
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Alrighty!😁
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I’m back already! I woke up Muffin when I went outside because she was sleeping by the door. So when I came in she wanted food. Then that made me hungry so I got some cereal. It was so nice outside that I had to stand there for a bit and enjoy it!😁
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Good for you!! Nothing more relaxing than a warming quiet spring night 🌙 😌 😴
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What surprises me this year is the lack of birds singing. Normally there would be lots of birds singing in the late evening and early morning, but this year it is silent.🤔
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It could be because of the cold spring? Maybe some didn’t stop on their wY north and some may not be there yet..🤔🤔🙄
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Possibly that could maybe be it.🤔
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Ok I’m sleeping now 😴 🥱
Talk tomorrow!😁
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Good Morning 😁😊 🌞 ☀️ 🌤 🌅
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Good morning Dusty!😁 How was the trip? Or did you go to bed already?🤔
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Nope I’m here my friend Dick was here to visit and he just left. The trip went well except for thousands of people at the airport going thru screening!!😳😲 it took an hour and a half waiting in line to get thru security screening!!
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I’m here too, sort of, but I have to leave again I see, I’m sick, back shortly.
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Ok
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I’m back again. Sigh.
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So not feeling well today huh?😬😬
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Yep, that’s it, too much to do sometimes.🙄
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Hopefully a good night’s sleep will help some. 🙏
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Yes, I did lie down to nap this afternoon hoping it might help, I slept 10 minutes, but it did feel better lying down though.
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That’s a good sign.🙂 How’s Muffin today?😊😁😺
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She’s quite energetic today, had two run times and considering how warm it is in here that is good for her.😺
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It was warm here in Minnesota today. Any good bird pics today?🤔😁
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No pics today, hardly any birds around at all today.🤔📷
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Maybe tomorrow 😁😊
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Good Morning 😁 😊 🌞 ☀️ 🌤 🌅
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Good morning in the evening Dusty!😁☔ Did you have a good day?🤔
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Yes I did!😁 Thank you very much for asking!😁😊
How are you today? Feeling better than last night?😁
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Yeah, I just kinda took it easy and relaxed today, slept a bit more than usual. My back at least is back to its normal pain now instead of that terrible stuff. So my stomach is normal again. Is it rainy down there too?
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It stormed this morning and rained but when that passed it was very nice comfortable with the sun playing peek a boo with the clouds ⛅️ ☺️ 😎 😊 😁
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That’s the same it was here, except it was a bit cool with a high of 63. I was able to sit outside for a little while with the chipmunks, several of them were here today.😊🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️
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Oh fun!!! Was chip with them today!😁😊
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Chip? Who’s Chip?🤔 There was Skitter, Choco, Crunchy and Pocket, although Pocket didn’t venture onto the deck.😁🐿️🐿️🐿️🐿️
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Oh yeah… Chip was my suggestion for the newbie🙄🙄🙄 but he didn’t get chosen😔
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Your memory is slipping, your suggestion was Alvin.😁
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Yeah… you’re right!! I should have said Chip instead🤪🤪🤪🙄🙄
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Oh well, look at the bright side, you still would have lost.😁
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Yeah, so I can’t be disappointed…😏😏
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That’s right, see how good it turned out?😁
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Well… I wasn’t really expecting for mine to chosen😏😏 It just never works that way for me..😒
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You’re not saying that Muffin rigged it, are you? She was open and honest, in front of the camera and only picked one paper ball. And I had them crumpled so she couldn’t read the names on them.😯🙀😾
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Oh no.. I believe it happened exactly that way! But I never get anything chosen when I choose to get something chosen…😔
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Maybe next time suggest something you don’t like and maybe it will get chosen.😁🙄
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I’ve always want to name something or someone Josè 😁😊
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Okay Jose! Hey, that would be a good squirrel name. I do have a new squirrel, but she’s a female not a Jose. I also don’t know how to do the doohicky.🙄🙄
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How about Josie??😁
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Hey, that would work!
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😁 I guess I’ll wait until you ask for more suggestions!😉😊😁
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That might be a while.🙄
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Oh well… no biggie😃
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Don’t lose that name though.
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It’s not going anywhere.. unless I get a dog🐕 or a cat 🐈 but then it would need to be a female….
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Not if you named it Jose with a doohickey over the e.😁
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Well…. that’s kinda the whole difference 🙄🙄 the doohickey thingy..🤭🤭
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That’s what I was thinking too, I think.
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Josie doesn’t have a doohickey thingy and Josè does! See??😁😂
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That’s not nice.🙄😂
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Hey… it wasn’t up to me!😳😳🤭🤭
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Are you in bed or did brother Bear 🐻 eat you for lunch?🤔🤔
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I’m just very worn out today. I was out longer than normal this morning, extra shopping, voting, plus an appointment. Then planted my flowers when I got home. Oh, there’s a big thunderstorm happening at the moment, so I might suddenly disappear.😬😯⛈️⛈️
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You had a busy day!! No wonder you’re tired!😬😳
We’ve had thunderstorms come thru here twice today! Lots of rain 🌧 which is good because it’s been very dry here and the lake water level has been low. But it’s getting better.
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Wow, dry there and much too wet here. We are supposed to get another 2 to 3 inches of rain by tomorrow. In a lake this size that means a lot of water into the river which will raise the water level another 12 to 20 inches!
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Well too much can be just as bad as too little. But the fire danger should be better this year.
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Yes, not likely going to be much, if any, fires. But this rain is going to stop my walks to the river for a while, I won’t be able to cross even the first stream! The rain caused some huge chunks of rock to break off and fall on a passing freight train causing it to derail. I heard the noise, since it’s not far from here and wondered what it was.😮😮🚂
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That a huge rock 🪨 😳😲 I’m sure the rain will slow down in a week or two to a more normal pattern.
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Well, June is our rainiest month normally. But often following a long cold winter with lots of snow we will get a cool and wet summer. Not always, but often. This is a strange thunderstorm, still going, lots of rain, lightning, thunder, but it has remained calm. The wind is just starting to blow now.
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There’s a cool front coming in down here over night, supposed to be cool all week.
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Yep, that’s the same for us, that’s when the worst of the thunderstorms are going to hit us. The wind is supposed to hit 60mph tonight, it is quite strong already. That changed fast.
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Yep! Hopefully the wind won’t be as bad as predicted.😬
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Very true, the lightning and thunder is getting worse right now though.
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I hope your hydro doesn’t go out!😬
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Is the pain overwhelming today??
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It wasn’t doing too badly until mid afternoon, then it just went crazy.
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I’m sorry to hear that😔😔.
Did you overdo today?
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No, I just did too much.😬
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What did you do today? Walk to the river?
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No, just more or less my usual Saturday stuff, plus some cleaning and planting flowers. Now I have a bad headache.
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Oh no!! What did I do??😳😲
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haha. I have to sign off, sorry about that, but my head is pounding and I need to get to bed. Good night Dusty, hopefully I will be feeling better tomorrow and can chat more.😊😴😴
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Alright.. sleep well and feel better!
I will be available anytime 😊
Good Night!🥱😴😁
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Your power went out again?🤔🤔
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Nope, it’s working fine. Wait, let me check.🤔 ZAP!⚡⚡😱🥴😵💫🤪🤯 yeeeep, woorrkking ffinne.
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That’s shocking!!😲😲😲
My power was out for about 4 to 5 hours last night. Guess what doesn’t work when the power goes out??😴😴
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Oh, your computer, your fridge, your lights, your stove, your AC, and your breathing machine.🤔
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Forgot my TV! 🙄🙄 it’s really boring at night when you can’t sleep, watch TV or listen to music…😝
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Oh, right, TV, I forgot that one. I thought you had a laptop, you could watch a movie on that, or Gilligans Island or something.🤔 That should take care of at least 4 hours.😁
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No DVD drives on the laptops anymore… but you’re right I could have watched YouTube on my laptop, I didn’t think of that.. so I tried to sleep instead… didn’t work very well though..
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Yeah I know, I bought a DVD drive for my laptop for emergencies since we lose our power so much up here, especially in summer.
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Maybe I should consider that?🤔 was it expensive?🙄
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$45 here, you can probably get it cheaper down there. It works great too.😁
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I’ll check it out.. Thx!😁
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Welcome! This laptop doesn’t have an SD card slot, no one uses them anymore apparently, it’s all done with Wifi now. But downloading photos with Wifi is slow and it uses a lot of battery power too. So I bought a hub with an SD card slot, works great.😁📷
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So you take it from the camera and plug it in the laptop?
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I plug it into the hub which is plugged into the laptop via the USB C port. All my old laptops had the SD slot in the laptop, but it works this way and it is much faster than using Wifi to download pics. It will download 400 photos in about a minute instead of an hour with Wifi.🙄
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Wow! That’s pretty amazing! 😃
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It works anyway.
Oh, oh, I know, I know! Just remembered who Jim Backhouse is, he plays Thurston Howell the third on the all time best island of the southern seas, Gilligan’s!😁😁🏝️🏝️
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Are you still there?🤔
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I was trying to get my hair to lay down flat.
Actually I was out feeding Sir George and Lady Pearl, they were both there, you know what that means don’t you??😁😁
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Just one or both of them??🤭🤭
Lots of squawking??😂😂
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No, time to pass out the minnows!😁😁
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You raise minnows now??
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No, no, it’s what gulls do when babies are born!😂
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Minnows?
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Instead of handing out cigars.🙄
Oops, have to get the feeders in, back in a minute.😁
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Oh!!!!! Now I understand!! Miniature Gulls!!😂😁
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Right! Of course it is dangerous leaving the youngsters alone, so they don’t do it until they are a bit older. Other gulls in the colony will help look after them, but, if one strays from the nest the babysitter often goes “gulp”, bye, bye baby.😬😬
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Gulp!😳😲
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That’s the main reason not many chicks make it to adulthood.🤔😬
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I can see why!!😬😬😳😲
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Yep, then the babysitter gull says a fish ate it.
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Does it taste like chicken?🤭🤭
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I think they say it tastes like turtle!🙄🐢
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Which tastes like Chicken 🐔 😂😂😂
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Really? I’ve never eaten turtle. I always thought they were supposed to taste like crocodile, which tastes like hippo, which tastes like elephant, which tastes like giraffe, which tastes like buffalo, which tastes like deer, which tastes like rabbit which tastes like chicken.🤔
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Well I have.. and it does!!😋😋😊😁😂
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Wow, did you catch it yourself?
Oops, getting late again, no wonder I’m getting tired. Must say good night again.
Good night again Dusty!😊😺
Hope you sleep better tonight!😴
Back with more chatter tomorrow!😁
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Okie Dokie 👍
Sleep Good 😴 😌
Pleasant Dreams 😴 🥱 😴
I’ll be watching for tomorrow’s chapter 😉😊😁
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Covered with spiders ? I would not have survived !🕷🕷🕷…there must be a secret stairway leading from the mining office to the mine…possibly to other areas as well ! 🤔🕵️♂️👩👩👩😼😼😼
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Yes, Carine likely would not have survived either if it had been any longer! Yes, there might be a way into the mine from there, or leading somewhere important anyway. And if there is something, we need to find it quickly before anything else happens!🤔👩😾😾😾👩👩👩👩👩👩👩😐🕵️
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