Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Wednesday Words, With Coffee. #17
Good morning everyone! It was a beautiful, sunny morning here, until a few minutes ago anyway. Now it is cloudy again. Just when I was going to go sit outside with the birds and chipmunks again. Oh well. It finally felt like a spring morning out there with the sun shining and milder temperature.
I was out to do a bit of shopping and we stopped by the river so I could get some pics of ducks. Not sure how well those pics turned out just yet. But while I was standing by the river, there was a Song Sparrow singing from a bush nearby. I love the Song Sparrow song.
This chipmunk is Pocket.
It really reminds me of summer and when my family lived by a small lake when I was in my teens. Just beautiful. That is solitude. I did sit out on the deck yesterday for a while, birds coming to my hand, chipmunks crawling up my legs to get at the peanuts in the cup. Sometimes a chase would develop if more than one chipmunk showed up at the same time.
This chipmunk is Coffee.
Sometimes a third would come along and get peanuts while the first two were involved in their chase, running around the deck, back and forth. Quite funny really watching them. That is solitude. There are so many Purple Finches around this year, there must be 50 or more of them. They can be a little hard to count sometimes.
Especially the females which basically look like sparrows, and they really blend in to the dull woody surroundings of early spring. There are still patches of snow around, and ice in the bays of the lake. A large water bomber (plane) was flying around, dipping down onto the lake to pick up water, then dump it again.
One of the many male Purple Finches.
They do this every spring to get everyone into practice for the upcoming forest fire season. It is always hard to know what the season will be like. There is lots of moisture in the ground right now, but that can change quickly too. The pics today are from yesterday, hope you enjoy! Have a wonderful day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2023 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 
Loved the photos ! Getting outside is a real chore so I appreciate your “ talks” about your friends coming for their treats ! Sleep well tonight ! 😻😍🐿🐿☕️☕️☕️☕️❗️
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Thanks Sharon! So happy that you enjoyed the pics! Hope you have a good night!😊😻🌛😴☔
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So you’ve always been a fauna magnet
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Ever since my teens anyway!😊😺
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😎
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Great pictures!😃😊
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Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed them Dusty!😊😺
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I did! Very much!
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😃📷
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We’re you able to write today’s chapter?
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Um, well, let’s see, uh, kinda, but only sorta and well…nope.🙄🕵️♂️
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That’s alright, You deserve a break.😉
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Well, I had planned to do it and it is half done, but something came up while I was writing it and so I didn’t get it done completely.🙄🕵️♂️
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No worries. It’s good to give it a break and let yourself
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I hope there’s a part 2, the suspense is killing me.
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I know!!😳 I’m the same way!!😖
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Actually I was referring to your comment, kinda left me dangling.🙄
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I replied, “Did you not see it?” I finished saying what started.
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I replied to your replied about not finishing your reply that you replied. But that was before or after I didn’t see it.🤔
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Right, it was right then!😃 I would retype it but it won’t copy from my original reply and I can’t remember everything I wrote right when I wrote it, so poof! It’s gone!😒
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Happens to me a lot.🙄
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It can be frustrating…😖 but gotta keep things from getting cluttered with all that remembering stuff.😂
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Yep, best to have that minimalist approach these days.😃
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Right after I get back on my diet!😃😂😂
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Good for you! I knew you could do it!😊
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It’s gonna be a long path back to where I was, until I can start walking again.😖
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Yes, I agree, you need to start walking again.
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I know I do, just for my mental well-being and stress relief!😒
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Works good for that too.
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That’s the truth!😊
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Sorry, fat fingers. I was trying to type give yourself a day or two to come up with how to carry on the story.
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Well, I have that idea already, this is just kind of a wrap up chapter and getting things set for the next case. Although I have not quite decided on the next case yet, but I do have some ideas. Just not sure which one to use next.😃
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How about…. eeny meeny miney mo?😂😂
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Hmm, none of my cases are named that.🤔🕵️♂️
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See?? A whole new direction to go in!😂
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I don’t want to go in, I’d rather stay on top for a change.
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That can be a lot of work! It’s not easy to stay there!😬
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True, but we did do okay with the Menton case. And we can do it again. But we have to deal with one or two things first.
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That being one named Toledo!
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Oh, yeah, him too, but that wasn’t really who I was thinking about, but yeah, we do need to take care of him too. Really, he is responsible for MC’s death and that of ______ too. And we will get him too.
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Ooooo…. but you also have to deal with this Kat thing also!🤔🤔😬😬🙄
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Yes, I will be talking about the cats quite a bit.🤔
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It should very interesting 🤔
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I’m hoping so. Now if I can just stop calling Crystal, Kat. People are starting to look at me strange, like my memory is disappearing again.🙄🕵️♂️
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Or is it? Perhaps it’s all coming back?😲😳🤔🤔
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Yep, my thoughts exactly.
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It will be fun finding out!
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Great pictures Uncle Steve😃The spring is back, so it is a warm day😊. Enjoying the Sun 🙂 Stay warm and more pictures for us, okay! 😉
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Cool day today and rainy, but spring is here to stay now, I hope! More pictures coming for sure. Have a great day Simon!😊😻☔📷
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