For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
“Well, I have to hand it to you,” said the man, “planting a bomb on that helicopter was brilliant. Steve has been giving me a hard time right from the very beginning. Now I will not need to worry about him looking over my shoulder again.” “But I did not do that boss,” said another man. The boss just looked at him. “I did not do it, honest,” he said again, “you just said to scare them away, not kill them.”
“Well, if you did not do it, and the ladies said they did not do it, then who did?”, said the boss. “Maybe it was the Ax,” said the other man, “she is ruthless, and I am glad she is gone.” “What are you talking about?”, asked the boss. “Have you never heard of the Ax?”, asked the other man. “Of course I have,” said the boss, “but I did not know she was here.”
“Sure, she was with the PI team,” said the man, “she was the beauty with the auburn hair.” “That was the Ax?”, asked the boss, “why did you not tell me?” “Thought you knew who she was,” said the man. “Sometimes I wonder how you can be so brilliant and so stupid at the same time,” said the boss. “Just comes natural,” said the man.
“That I believe,” said the boss shaking his head, “now, when they go pick up that machine, we go look for the treasure. But we have to make sure they cannot leave here with it before we are done moving the treasure somewhere else.” “No problem,” said the man, “I will just grab their chainsaw and cut down a tree or two across the road, and without the chainsaw they will not be able to get rid of those trees.” “Great idea,” said the boss, “after they leave you go do that.”
“Not by myself,” said the man, “the Ax seldom works alone, her friends might still be out here somewhere.” “Oh, thanks for telling me,” said the boss sarcastically. “Hey, no problem boss,” said the man. The boss just shakes his head again. “Okay, take a couple men with you for guards,” said the boss, “the rest of us will go treasure hunting.”
Meanwhile… “I am picking up someone else,” said a woman. “Then there really is someone else out here,” said a man. “Here, I have them now,” she said. So they heard the above conversation. “Hmm, now we just need to find out who they are,” said the man, “but first we look for that treasure, and hopefully find it before they come looking for it.” So off they went to the boarding house and down into the cellar. “There must be a door in here somewhere,” said the man, “and we need to find it fast.”
“Down here”, said C. There was a large box sitting beside a wall, but that was not exactly unusual, there were similar wood boxes all over that cellar. But this one did not move. It also had handles on the sides. The man felt them and tried pushing and pulling them but nothing. Then he tried turning them and the one on the right side of the box turned and there was a clicking sound. Then the box pulled open. The man got down on his hands and knees and pointed his flashlight into the dark opening.
“Be careful,” said C, “there might be traps.” “Better let me go first,” said J. But too late and the man was inside. “It opens up to a normal sized tunnel,” he said. Then the others followed inside. The tunnel went about 100 feet, then turned to the right for another 25 feet and came to a dead end of solid rock. “What is this?”, said J. The man looked, “try pushing it.”
J did so but nothing happened, however, when it was turned there was another clicking sound and the stone wall easily pushed open. Everyone went inside. “Wow, look at all this gold,” said C. “And this box is full of bags of gems, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, this is amazing!” said J. “Well, we certainly will not have time to carry the gold away to hide,” said the man, “but we can carry these gems with us before that other group comes along.”
Up they went with the gems but when the man peeked out the door he saw the other group walking down the street. “Well, well, I thought so,” said the man, “quick, we will have to go out the back door.” Meanwhile… “Thanks for coming Jake,” said Baldwin. “No problem Mr. B,” said Jake, “glad to help out with this one. And if Axelina is indeed the Ax, then you may have a lot of trouble on your hands.”
To be Continued.
©Steve McLeod.
It’s getting more and more complicated!! How many people are involved??🤔🤔
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Hmm, not quite sure. There’s the 3 ladies, the boss and his group, 9 of them altogether, the other group which has at least 3 that we know of. And there could be some friends of the Ax around too. There have been clues as to the identity of the boss and his group, though minor.🤔👩👩👩👩👩😐🕵️
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I may need to reread this one? I was so excited to see it was published I was reading very fast, so I could have easily missed some valuable information!🤔🤔
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Might be an idea for sure, there are important details, such as who the boss is, who the Ax is.😁
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I got the Axelina!😉😉 The boss definitely slipped by me!!🤔🤔🤔
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Hehe!😂 Yeah, that one was a bit obvious,🤔 but the boss shows up quite clear too if you pay close attention.😁
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I will go back and read it again. 😉😁😊
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I’m sure you will see it this time.😁
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Ok BRB!
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Me too, going to get the feeders in.
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Sounds good!😁😊
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Had to wait a few more minutes, the chickadees and chipping sparrows are still out there and since it’s cold I don’t want to take away their food. The poor hummingbirds have sure spent a lot of time at the feeder today too, they need that sugar water when it’s cold like this and not many flowers around yet.😬😬
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That’s good thinking 🤔 Poor little things use so much energy just to fly around not to mention the cold!!🥶
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Yeah, and they use even more energy flying around in that strong wind! Speaking of cold, it is cold out there! If it clears tonight we will have frost.🥶🥶
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Oh no!!! That means no Berries and that means no food for brother Bear which means he’s gonna be coming to Steve’s house for his snacks!😳😲😲😬😬😬
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Only if it clears, it’s not supposed to but there are some clear spots showing up. Thursday night could be frost as well.🥶🥶
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Such crazy weather this year!!🤪🤪
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Yep, hard to believe it’s the last day of May!😯😯🙄🙄
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I know!! The year is almost half gone!!😳😲🤯
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And summer just begins!
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Let’s hope it’s a nice long warm fall!!😁😁
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I would like a nice long warm summer, but it’s supposed to be cool and wet.😬
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Maybe there will be a few weeks of nice warm weather…🙄🙄🤔🤞🤞
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I hope there will be, summer is too short as it is. But cold and wet is normal after a cold wet winter. But we will undoubtedly get sunny days too. I will have to grab those when they come along for walking to the river.😁😁📷
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That’s the right attitude!!😁😁
Make the most out of the warm ones you do get!😉😊😁
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Precisefully! Get out and walk, get out and run, get out and enjoy all that sun!😂
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Hey hey hey!! Nicely Said!😁😁😊😊
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Here we are, time for June,
Have some goals, reach for the moon!😁😁
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It’s all within reach ✨️
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Exactomundoposilutely! How’s the day going?🤔😁🧁☕
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Great! How about yours?😁 I your sun shining 🌞 ☀️
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There is some sunshine, but mostly clouds now, nice this morning with mostly sun. Cool though, only 48 with a very strong wind again. I’m just heading out to see about getting some pics.😁📷🌞
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Oh… I hope you get some nice ones!!😁😁
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Howdy, howdy, anyone home?🤔🏡
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I am! Just waiting for someone to say hi!1😁😊
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Oh, sorry, “hi!” How was your day? Did you go for a walk? Did you work hard?🤔🌞😎🚶♂️
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No… No walking today (sigh) I helped my friend put his pontoon in the lake today.
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Oh well, what’s one day? Try again tomorrow. Supposed to rain here again tomorrow. Sigh.
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Yeah… same here..🙄
Did you get any good pictures today on your walk?
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I didn’t go walking, can’t even get on the path right now, too much water right at the beginning. Sigh.🙄😯So I just stayed out here to get pics. Didn’t get anything new though. I was trying for hummingbird pics but just about every time the hummingbirds showed up the sun would go behind a cloud! I wanted them in the sun. I haven’t checked yet to see if any turned out.🤔📷
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Hopefully you got a few!! It was a nice afternoon until this evening then the clouds moved in and it’s supposed to stay cloudy and rainy ⛈️ until next next week sometime. What a waste of two weeks vacation 😏😏😒😒
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Wow, you had a sunny afternoon! We have had clouds since early this morning, but sunshine too. Vacation time, no wonder we’re having bad weather!🤔🙄😯😂☔
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LOL 😂😂 you don’t need to remind me!!😬🤪🤪
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Oh, okay, just thought you might forget or something.🤔😂😹😏
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I’d like too🙄🙄😂😂
No it was a nice day for the most part.😁
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I had a cramp in my right ankle this afternoon, that was a new one for me, lasted for a long time too.
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Those hurt like crazy😖😫
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Yep, I have had lots of leg cramps over the years, but this was a first ankle cramp for me. Oh well, at least I can get first in something!😂😹😏
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You’re number 1 in my book!!😂😂😂😂
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ooooooo, I made it to page 1!😁😏
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I didn’t say page one!! Maybe in the prolog??🤔🤔🙄🙄🤭🤭🤭
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Did you just call me a log?
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Yes but you’re a pro!!😁😁😊😊🤭🤭🤭
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I’m having trouble keeping up!
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A pro log!!😂😂😂
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I think I’m rolling up hill.😂😂😹😹
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Something only a Pro can do!!😁😂😂
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Or someone who is too stupid to know the difference!😂😂😹😹
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If you insist it can be your way!!😂😂
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Okay, that works for me.😂😹
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I fine with it also!!😂😂😉
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Good Morning 😁😊 🌞 ☀️ 🌤 🌅
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Good morning Dusty!😁☕☕🌞🧁
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Good Morning in the afternoon!😁😊😉
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There’s always one in every crowd!😂😹
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Yep! And I’m yours!😂😂😂😂😂
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Hmm, you’re not big enough for a crowd, so you’ll have to be the one in. And now I’m gone out!😂😹📷
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Ok😂😂😂
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Mostly I think I was just gone, which is quite normal. I think. Sometimes anyway. Probably why I have a headache now. Sigh.🤔🙄😨
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I hope it is a passing thing?😬🤔
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I wish it would pass, it’s been around all afternoon until now.😯😟
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😬😬 is it better now?
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Nope, still with me.
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Uh oh!😲😲😂
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Talk later
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Alligator!😂
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It is later!😁
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Later than I planned.
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No worries! I’m tired today anyway. 😴
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This headache slowed me down, I was hoping it would go away before coming on tonight but when it didn’t I decided to come on for a while anyway.😁
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I’m glad you did it’s nice to hear from you😁
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Thank you. Me too, um, you too, I mean, me you too. Sigh. Something like that.🙄🙄🤔
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I’m glad we’re both here!😁
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Me too. This time I’ll stop before I mess it up again.😂😹
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Not to worry!
I have another doctor appt tomorrow at 11 am. I went to one on Tuesday and now have two more one tomorrow with a cardiologist and another next week. I can’t win!😳😳😣
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Wow, that’s a lot of appointments in a short time. A cardiologist, are you having problems with your cards? I wonder where they think up these names. It should be heartiologist.
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My cards are fine.. My heartbeat on the other hand is a bit slow… 38 beats per minute caught their attention..🙄🙄 oh well… not much I’m able to do about that..😏😏
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With all that walking you do I thought it would be great. Um, what is normal supposed to be?
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60 bpm I thought so also!! Hopefully it’s the blood pressure medicine making slow down. They had me stop that to see if it changes but apparently there’s a murmur or something they want to check out also… who knows??😒😒
It ridiculous… go in for one thing and have something else pop up!😖
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I have a heart murmur, have had it since I was born, though it is not as bad now as when I was a kid. But perhaps this will help your case for working from home.🤔😊
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Ya never know for sure.. Hopefully! I just want to get this done with and get back south where I feel better.
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I don’t blame you, all that warmth and sunshine and warm days and sunshine and heat and sunshine…🤔🌞🌴🌞😎🌞😁
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I know.. stop teasing me with it! Not to mention a much more peaceful and less complicated way of life.😉😁
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And more relaxing, don’t forget that, and less stress, those year round summer mornings.🙄🙄
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How could I forget those??🙄😴 They’re the bestest part!!😁😁
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That’s why I reminded you to remember!😂😹😏
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And I thank you very ever so much!!😁😁😉😊
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I did it!😁😂😹
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You certainly didlyduded!!😂😂😂
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Just got the feeders in, it has cleared off completely now that the sun has set. Kind of strange really, I was sure it was supposed to get cloudy.🤔 The ghost wolf was outside too.😁
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Was it howling?? 🐺
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Nope, it was quiet as a wolf.🤔🐺
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Like a Ghost!!😲😲😲
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Like a wolf!
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They can be very quiet when they need and want to be!😉😉😁😁
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Yep, that’s a for sure and certain! Well, it’s that time of night again even though it’s still daylight but it’s also night. At least for us young ‘uns. Good night Dusty, get some sleep, more chattering tomorrow!😁😴😴🌙🌛
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Can’t wait until then!!
Good Night
Sleep Tight
Don’t let the bed bugs bite!😉😊😁🥱😴
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EEEEEEEEEK!
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😂😂😂😂😂 Good Night!😉😁
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Good Morning 😁😊 🌞 ☀️ 🌤 🌅
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Good morning Dusty!😁☔☔☕☕
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Good morning how are you doing today
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Pain from head to foot. Well, mostly my back and arthritis. If this kind of weather keeps up all summer I’m in trouble! My heater came on today!😮😬😟How is your day? How did your appt go?
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More tests scheduled… they put a heart monitor on me for a couple days,
That’s all I know
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They just want to measure your heart for a longer period of time to get proper results of what is going on if anything. I have had one of those on me a couple of times. Just don’t knock it off.
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Nope I won’t. The cardiologist is thinking it may have been the blood pressure medicine.
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Aha! See, that’s what I said too, didn’t I , didn’t I?
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It is it is!!😉😁😊
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😁😁
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You were right again!😁😂
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Oh good, um, right about what?🤔😬🤯
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I don’t know… it was yesterday, it’s ancient history already 😂😂
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Did you just call me ancient?🤨🙄
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Hmm..🤔🤔 no… I don’t think so??🙄🙄🤭🤭
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Sure sounded like it was you didn’t do it that you did.🤔🙄
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If I did it was not on purpose but I think I didnt…🤔🤔
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That’s what I’m thinking too, but you never know these days! Hey, the sun is shining!😊🌞 I was just out giving food to Sir Henry and it was raining.🙄☔
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That is very unsettled weather!!😳😳
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I know, it’s been like that all day. Except the sun part, that’s new. Gone now though.🙄
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Crazy weather I deed! 🤪😜🤪
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Tomorrow was supposed to be sunny, now it’s going to be cloudy with showers. Sunny Saturday. Rain Sunday. Sunny Monday. Rain Tuesday.😬🤯🤯🤯🤯
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That’s some pretty big swings in weather!!
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Yep, and it’s hard on the ol body and pains and joints!
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I will agree with that for sure for sure!!😂😂
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At this rate it will never dry up enough for walking to the river. Sigh.🙄🤯
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Oh I don’t think it’s that far away..😉
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It’s going to take a while to dry things up along the path. I can’t even get started without walking through knee deep water, and it’s too cold for that. The lake level is supposed to rise another 6 to 8 inches over the next 5 days, more depending how much rain we get. The river is already another foot higher than when I was down there last and it will rise more as the lake rises.😬
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Have they opened the gates on dam?
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It’s been wide open for weeks already. Even dams further downstream have had to open wide. Just too much water going through right now and nothing more they can do about it.
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That’s not a good thing! 😬😬
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They said even if we had no rain for the next week the lake level would continue to rise, because inflows are so great right now.
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It is amazing how much run off there really is!
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Yep, and every bit of rain we get now just runs off since the ground can’t soak up anymore.
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It could put those dams at risk also if the ground doesn’t get a chance to dry out.
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Yeah, I was thinking about our dam here, it’s kind of old, if it suddenly collapsed that would be a real problem!
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I’m sure it’s being monitored carefully everyday 🙄 😒
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One would hope so, especially since there’s a big heavy cement house sitting on top of it.🙄
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Yep! It’s not the concrete that usually gives way. The earth around or underneath them are the culprits 😁
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It just takes a little bit to start moving, then wham! It’s gone. Speaking of gone, I guess I am too. It’s almost dark and time for bed, hope this time I don’t hit me head. Good night Dusty, sleep well, back tomorrow with more chatter!😁🌙🌛😴😴☔
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LOL 😂 😆 🤣 😹 😂
Good Night 😴 🥱 🌃 🌙 ✨️
Pleasant Dreams 😴 🥱 😴
Talk tomorrow 😁😊
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I have been way off of my routine since getting back. Due to the weather…ugh..
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A change in climate can do that, but once you get back to the heat you’ll be running in no time!😁🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🌞😎
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I hope so!!😬😬 This weather is just no good for me!! I ache all over.
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I know the feeling, I ache all over too!😟😬
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It’s tough.. no doubt. Not sure how you do it up there!😬😬
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I’m not sure myself. If I could do it I would move to Nice, now that’s a good climate.🤔🌞😎🌴
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Yep! I know… it’s not easily done!😂
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That’s two ways to put it!😂😹
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Ya just need to make up your mind and get it done! At least that’s what I’m told!!😂😂😂😂
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Someone told me that too. Gave me a good laugh anyway.😂😂😹😹
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It’s always easy for someone else to say… 😂😂😹😹
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I’ve noticed that too, I really have.🤔🙄🙄
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Yes.. I have also!!😂😂
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They said I coukd possibly need a pace maker.. I’m betting on the medicine causing it.🙄🙄
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Yep, I second the medicine plot.
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I’m hoping for just less medicine.😁😊
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That will probably do it, I second that motion.😁
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Yeppers indeedlydo!!😁😁
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It sounds like the original villain from your first c a se as a PI??😁😉😊
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You just could be right! It makes sense he would be in on this, there is treasure to be had!🤔🕵️
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Indeedlydo!😉
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It appears that more people are involved in killing you off ! 🤔😲Be very alert ! I do believe that your enemies are closer than you think ! 🕵️♂️😼😼😼👩😕
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Yes, it would appear that the Ax is the one who did it, or someone working with her anyway. Then there is the boss and his men, clues were given to figure out his identity. Then the mystery group, at least 3 of them. Everyone wants that treasure it seems.👩👩👩👩👩😐🕵️🙂
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