For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Tiia had alerted me to the fact someone was coming. She could easily hear the footsteps on the stone floor even though we could not. We slipped into a room we had not looked in yet and it was full of stuff, great for hiding though in case that person, or persons, decide to look around. I had left one of our mini cameras behind, so we will get a picture of whoever it is.
Another notable thing is this person came from the opposite direction that we came in, therefore there are at least 2 ways to get down here. Could it be that same maid? She is just a part time maid but is here full time while we are here. Obviously she knows her way around and must be working for Andrew. The person did not stay long and left the same way they had come down.
There were lights in this room too, something I found rather odd since Jim and Anne do not know about these basement rooms. Yet someone had electricity installed down here without their knowledge. It must have happened one time when they were out for an extended period of time. That way it also gave Andrew time to install cameras and listening devices in those six rooms.
I wonder what those extra two rooms are, and where are they located? Kyan hooked up her phone to that monitor in the other room, so whenever it is turned on, she will see it too. She just attached a tiny gadget of some kind to the back of the monitor which relays the signal to her phone. It is something she made herself. I think Baldwin would be interested in that.
We began to look around the room and I downloaded the photos from my hidden mini camera. Amazing how clear those pics are too. Amazing is right. I showed everyone who it was. This certainly throws a twist into our simple case, which is no longer simple. Perhaps Andrew is not the only one interested in this castle. But this new information just does not really add up, yet there it is, very clear. Muffin patted Tiia on the head for doing a good job of listening.
Muffin helped in the training of both Tiia and Snow. MC was the main trainer for Tiia and Storm for Snow. I am not positive, but I think Storm has his eyes on Muffin. Whenever they are in the same room, Storm’s long tail curls up tight. It never does that otherwise. I think he will likely be talking to me soon. I chuckled at the thought. “What is so funny?” asked Crystal. “Oh, nothing important,” I said, “I will let you know later Kat, I mean, Crystal.”
“Watch that,” she said smiling. We continued looking through the boxes, lots of books, very old books, but in very good condition. Lots of old dishes too and a couple boxes of very old papers. They were the most interesting boxes. Too bad we cannot take them upstairs with us, but they might be found by the wrong person, and they might be missed if that person knows they are here.
We spent quite a bit of time going through the papers. They were rather hard to read, some were impossible. We need Sigurbjorn and Cinnamon to figure out those papers. I called Rock and gave the phone to Muffin. Meow,meow?=It okay to talk now? “Yes, we are alone and outside at the moment,” responded Rock.
“Good,” I said, “we discovered there is a basement to this place and we have found some very old papers here, among other things. We need Sigurbjorn and Cinnamon, so I will send you Angel and Kristina. They will meet in our room.” “Okay Steve,” said Rock, “I will send them right away.” They were soon down in the room going over those papers.
Cinnamon was very excited about the papers, some were a type of parchment dating back to the 1600’s and mentioning a lot about the castle and it’s owners. Interestingly, Andrew’s family is not mentioned in those papers, so if they did own the castle, they must have come into possession of it later than that, but before 1850 when Jim’s family bought the castle. We put everything back in proper order, placing the boxes back where they had been.
We did remove some papers however, I did not want to lose them. We will just have to keep them hidden for now. It was time for lunch anyway and we all met in the kitchen. “Where is Anne?” I asked Jim. “Oh, she went to the city for the day,” he said, “she had a doctor’s appointment, so she left right after breakfast.” Crystal looked at me.
This is getting more interesting all the time. We talked a bit, then we went back downstairs. I wanted to see where that other passageway went. It ended in another room which also looked like a bedroom, but we had trouble finding a way out of there. Finally Muffin found a small door about a foot off the floor, and just big enough to crawl through.
Fortunately it opened into a regular passageway but it kept getting narrower as we walked along. Then we came to a dead end and I felt my foot move down a bit and a wall slid across the passageway behind us. “Hmm, that is kind of interesting,” I said. “I do not like tight spaces,” said Crystal, “and this is tight.” She was certainly right about that. Kat never did like tight spaces…
To Be Continued.
Β©2023 Steve McLeod.
You continue getting Kat and Crystal mixed upπ΅οΈββοΈWhy ? π©π© Is there a reason why you do thisπ€ π΅οΈββοΈπ©π©βπ¦°.π©π³
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Well, Crystal started it when she began using the phrase that Kat always used, “the wrath of the Kat”. So I keep remembering that whenever she talks, or at least often anyway. But who went in that room? And how will we get ourselves out of this passageway?π€π©πΌπΌπΌπΌπ»π΅οΈββοΈ
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Who was captured on the hidden camera? Are you going to get out of the hidden passage? It is obvious that you can not go back. Someone is quite sophisticated installing electricity in the basement. What else have they been doing? The story is heating up!
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Yes, I wonder who it was, could be quite interesting. Getting out of this passageway is not going to be easy. Hopefully the walls don’t start moving in on us! Yes, installing the electricity and cameras to watch certain rooms and maybe they have been doing other things too. Andrew is not working alone on this, but how many are helping him?π€π©πΌπΌπΌπΌπ»π΅οΈββοΈ
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Good question!
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Did you try stepping on the spot again? Maybe that would open it back up? π€ And brw… who was on that camera shot? It was his wife, wasn’t it?π€¨
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Yes, I did step on the spot again, but nothing happened. Hmm, who was on that photo? We might have a hint about that in the next chapter. It could be Jim just as easily as Anne, or perhaps none of the household. Some strange things are happening here in this castle.π€π©πΌπΌπΌπΌπ»π΅οΈββοΈ
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Yeah, like Steve calling Crystal Kat all the time!π€¨
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Well, that is purely a slip of the tongue because she keeps uses Kat’s favorite phrase! It keeps getting me mixed up.π€π©π»π΅οΈββοΈ
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I think you keep getting you mixed up!πππ
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Well, that is always possible too. Either way it is a slippery tongue!ππ©π»π΅οΈββοΈ
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Now there’s a visual I didn’t really need!πππ
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Me too, that’s why I gave it away! But just because I call Crystal Kat sometimes, doesn’t mean anything other than I call her Kat sometimes by mistake.π€π©π΅οΈββοΈ
Back in a minute, bird feeders.
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Ok
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I’m back now, it was so nice out there with the robins singing nicely! And, I got bit by my first mosquito of the season!π
Anyway, Crystal is Crystal and Kat is Kat.π€π©π©π΅οΈββοΈ
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Ok… if you say so…π But you’re the one getting them confused π
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Oh yeah, that’s right, but I was just trying to clarify that even though I get confused, they are who they are no matter what. I think.π€π©π©π΅οΈββοΈ
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Are you sure?π
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Well, I know that Muffin always knows who’s who and she never makes a mistake on names.π€πΌπ©π΅οΈββοΈ
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What does Muffin call Crystal?ππ
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Crystal, what else would she call her? Can’t fool Muffin.πΌπ©π΅οΈββοΈ
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I guess not! She would sniff that out right away!π
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Yep, she would know for sure! Unless Crystal is a ghost, then Muffin would not be able to sniff anything.π€π©πΌπ»π΅οΈββοΈ
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You said ghosts don’t exist!π€¨
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Oh yeah, that’s right, I did, many times too. So much for that idea. But that proves that she must be Crystal then.π€π©π»π΅οΈββοΈ
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Maybe she isn’t dead!π²
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Crystal never was dead.π€π΅οΈββοΈ
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And maybe neither was Kat?π³
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I’m quite sure she was.π€π©π»π΅οΈββοΈ
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So you’ve said.π€
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Good morning Dusty!ππ You awake yet?π€
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Hi, yes I am
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Nice! The newest chapter is out and ready to be readied!ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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Ok!
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Okie and dokie!
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Ok, I’m back. Great case so far!π
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I’m back too! Yeah, it’s getting nicely complicated!
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I agree!π It can go any direction, really!
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Yeah, and there’s a lot of directions in this one!
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A person needs a road map to follow all of the ways this can be connected!π
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Yep, that’s for sure! Hmm, maybe I should do that so I can keep track of things! Might be quite interesting.π
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Never hurts to know where the different roads can take you.π€π
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And they are bumpy roads too!π€π΅οΈββοΈ
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They can be! It’s best to have a good set of shocks!ππ
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Speaking of shocks, it was 69 today! and mostly sunny! And loons were back this morning!ππ
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Ah… the loons! They are a wonderful sound to gear across the lakes! π
Did you sit outside?
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I did stay out for a bit, but it was a bit cool that early. I sat outside this afternoon when it was nice though. I also did my driveway walking again today.ππ
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Hey! Good for you! π I’ll bet the sun felt good, though, huh?
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Yeah, that’s for sure! But I forgot about bringing the suet inside this afternoon and it melted,π slipping through it’s cage and slopped onto the ground! Now there is food out there for the bear!π²π»
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Oh, oh!π¬π¬ which means the scent is there, and he’ll be back again and again!
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Yeah, not much I can do about it either, unless I toss it over the fence into the neighbors yard or flower garden. But they might notice that.ππ»
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And it would still be in the neighborhood π
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And close by unfortunately. Others in the neighborhood have seen this huge bear too and are a bit nervous about it being around.π²π»
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With good reason!π¬
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Yep, such a shame really, just when I wanted to go walking to the river. Sigh.ππ»π²
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Why did you have suet out on such a warm day?
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It was cool and cloudy this morning. I meant to bring it in around noon, but forgot. When I did remember, it was already gone. Sigh.
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It’s time to put the suet back in the freezer until next season.
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Yep, I hate to do it, I really do, it will mean no more pileated woodpecker! Sigh, sigh, sigh.πππ
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Well, you knew he wouldn’t be around much longer anyway.
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I know, I know, it’s just sad to see him go.π
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I can understand that π
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Yeah, me too.π But I have one left so I can try again tomorrow!π
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Of course!πππ
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π
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Speaking of tomorrow…
It’s time for bed!
Good Night Quad!π€
Pleasant Dream!
Until tomorrow!
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Right, good idea.π₯±
Good night Dusty! Sleep well. Chatter tomorrow with more chatter tomorrow!ππ΄π΄π
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Oh, I’m back, had to get the feeders and feed Muffin, and get some water.
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Wow! I didn’t even know you had stepped away! You’re getting faster and faster!π
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That’s me super stepper Steve! Try and say that fast!ππΉ
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AKA, the triple SSS ππ
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Sssounds like a sssnake!π²
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I’ll just call you Trip!π€π€π€
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Itsss okay with me!ππΉ
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Sssweet!ππ
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I thought ssso too!
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What’s the forecast for the weather? More snow?π€
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Very funny! Nice weather for the next few days, but a bit cooler for the next two, then warming back up to the upper 60s for 4 days. Maybe the last of the snow will melt in the neighbor’s yard tomorrow even though it’s only going to be 54.ππ
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That’s pretty warm! If not tomorrow, the next probably.
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I’m actually surprised that snow didn’t melt today since it was so warm. But I think it’s probably more ice than snow.
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Most likely. π
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My thoughts exactly!π
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Yep! Feeble minds, ya know!ππ
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Well, if the hat fits we should wear it!ππΉ
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Hat hair and all!πππ
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Hats come with hair?π€
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And vice versa!ππ
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Terrible thought!π²
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Better than no hair at all!πππ π΄
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I’ll keep the one I have!ππΉ
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Goid Luck!ππ
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Good morning Dusty!ππ How’s things in the tropics today?π€ A new chapter awaits!π΅οΈββοΈπ»
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It’s warm and comfy. I’ll go and read it now.
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Okie and dokie!
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Good Chapter! I am back.
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I’m here too! Another nice day here, but a bit cooler at 63. The next five days are supposed to be cooler, cloudy and showers.π
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Did the rest of the snow melt today?
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Yep, all gone finally! No more winter is visible! And, the frogs were singing up a storm too! I always like to hear them in the spring. And the loons were very busy looning this morning too!π
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Very nice! πΆ π΅
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Yep, I just love listening to those loons! And the frogs! Wish I could get more pics of frogs, but they hear me coming!πππ·
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That’s cuz they have their ears to the ground!π
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Oooh, good thinking!π² What about the ones in the water?π€
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Water transfers sound better than dirt!π
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That’s true enough! That would explain the huge ear drums floating around!
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I suppose it would!πππ
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I wonder if they ever get water in their ears?π€
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They must!!π²π³
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Good thought! Oh, I’m back, had to get the bird feeders and feed Muffin and feed me!ππΉ
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Any big black furry animals around today?
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Only the neighbors cat, and he is sure getting fat!π
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Maybe you should stop feeding it?ππ€π€
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I’m thinking that is why my chipmunk population has shrunk a bit.ππ²πΏοΈπΏοΈ
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It could be that for sure!
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I did have 8 chipmunks last year, and there were 5 around earlier this spring. Now there are just two and one has lost his tail.π²πΏοΈπΏοΈ
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That could be a good indication!
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Yep, unfortunately! Sigh.ππΏοΈπΏοΈ
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Oh well… God will make more!
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True, but it takes so long to get them nicely tamed so they climb all over me and sit on me and play with me and, and, everything!
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I’m sure it does… but the circle of life and all that stuff.
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And what will I do with the 2 tons of peanuts I have stocked up to feed the chipmunks that are not there to feed?
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I’m sure the squirrels will be happy to eat them for you!ππ
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Only two squirrels and only one eats peanuts.π€
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Oh, a fussy eater, huh? Maybe he’s not hungry enough yet?π€ You could eat some of them. Nope, wait, you can’t do that!
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He just prefers sunflower seeds to peanuts for some reason, can’t figure why.π€
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There’s no figuring a squirrel π€ͺπ€ͺ
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That’s what I figure too!π²
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Ya got that right!π
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Good morning Dusty!ππ How’s things today?π€ New chapter done and waiting!π»π΅οΈββοΈ
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Things are good today. I’ll go and read it now.
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Okie and dokie!
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I’m back.
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Yes, me too! Well, I didn’t really go anywhere, but I’m back anyway!π
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Nice to know.π
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Thank you! It was a bit cooler here today, 56 and very windy from the east. We don’t usually get such a strong wind from the east. So sad, the pileated woodpecker was here looking for the suet, but left without finding anything. Sigh.π
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How about brother Bear π» has he shown up at all?
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There was something on the deck last night, but I didn’t get up to check. Muffin did, but she didn’t say anything. But since I could hear the walking, it must have been the bear.π²π»
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Yep! Then the Woodpecker will just need to find lunch in a tree somewhere. Too bad, but safety first!π
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Kersniffle… Yep, I guess so. Still, it was sad watching him out there looking. He even knew the exact spot where it should be. Sigh.ππ’
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He is a wild bird and will survive. But it is sad to see him disappointed as well as yourself. Those bears are the ones causing all the disappointment, though!π€¨ Something needs to be done!
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I know he will survive, it’s just I will miss having him come around.
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I know! Perhaps he’ll be back again in the fall?
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Perhaps, hard to say, but I hope so.
I’m back now, went to get the feeders and feed Muffin. Lots of birds out there still, but it’s the ground feeders so that’s okay. I messed up and will run out of bird food before Monday shopping. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.π²ππ
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One or two days… they won’t starve to badly!π
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No, but they just might leave. Birds are strange that way.π
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In one or two days?π³π²
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Yep, they are just hanging around right now until they start nesting. If the food is not there, they might decide to move on now to begin searching out territories and nest building.
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Maybe you’d better make arrangements to get some more tomorrow?π¬π¬
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Unfortunately no way I can until Monday. Sigh.
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Maybe portion Out what you have left to make it stretch?π
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Yep, I started that today, but I still don’t think it will last. But it might get closer at least.π
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Might be just enough!π
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I’m hoping it will be! It’s amazing how much a hundred hungry birds can eat each day!π²ππΉ
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That’s a lot of empty gizzards!!ππ
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And they’re rather chubby birds too!
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That’s cuz you’re always putting out more food!ππ
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Yep, because it works. Other people keep saying they can’t get birds to stay at their feeders and it’s simply because they don’t feed enough.
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I guess even birds are victims of inflation!ππ
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Speaking of inflation, I got a letter today telling me my doctor is quitting his practice here, so after July I won’t have a doctor again. Sigh. There are over 6000 people here without doctors now.π²π
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That’s terrible!π€¨ They’re paid by the government, correct? How can they leave that many people without medical care?? That’s just crazy!!
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Yep, but some have retired recently, others are only here for a year to fill their requirement before they can set up a practice in a better place. Some don’t stay because our winters are too long and cold. Yep, the government pays them but they are only required to stay one year in a northern community. My doctor stayed nearly five years.π
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Socialized medicine is not even a “good” system! I think it’s terrible!π€¨
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Yep, it definitely has a lot of faults! Never could figure why the US would want it.π€π
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Hi, sorry I won’t be online tonight. Battling a headache again.π€
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Okie and dokie, hope you feel better and sleep well tonight!π
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Good morning in the evening Dusty!πβ How are you feeling today?π€
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The headache seems to have eased. How was your Sunday?
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Good to hear. Cool, very windy and now rainy here.πβ My arthritis is really bad today and I am just so stiff! That huge bear came by just before I put food out for the birds this morning and smashed my main feeder and pole! Didn’t seem like he strained himself doing it either. Sigh.π²ππ»
Otherwise it was a great day! Oh, new chapter ready too.ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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Yes, it was very marm and humid here this morning, and I the change in weather is what caused my neck and shoulder to get inflamed, which caused the head ache. It feels like it’s right there ready to come back, so I may keep it short tonight.
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No problems if you have to leave early tonight.
Those 2 squirrels have been around for about 4 hours now. I finally gave up trying to chase them away. With only the one feeder left I have been trying to keep it free for the birds. Sigh. I think I might just have to give up. Of course that means giving up photography too. Sigh.πβ
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Only until you can go out walking again.
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I am really wondering if I will be able to go walking again. I have been away from it so long now and sitting way too much during that time which is bad for me. Unfortunately when I get too far behind I am never able to catch up completely again.
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Yep! I completely understand that. But you just need to do what you can and accept that things are changing and this is what you have from now on.
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Yep, that’s the hardest part. Trying to find another hobby though is not going to be easy.
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Yep, that’s what I’ve got to figure out before I retire.
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Most definitely! Too many people go into retirement without thinking about what they are going to do with all that extra time they will have.π
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I have a few things in mind. It will all depend on my physical condition at that time. But… there’s always fishing on the lake!
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Hehe, nothing wrong with fishing as a good hobby!π I did that for a while too until my back could no longer handle bouncing around in the water.ππ
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Yeah, there are a few lakes I’d like to try yet.
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Lakes to try, fish to fry!π
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Yep! There’s a bunch!
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All for your lunch!
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Mmmm…. Walleye!!!πππ
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(ππ) There ya go, dreaming all the way!π
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Gotta have an attainable dream. Plus, it will help with the grocery bill!
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Very good thinking if I do think so myself!π
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Thanks
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Always glad to help out!
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Much appreciated.
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My pleasure!
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Good morning Dusty!πβ How you feeling today?π€
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I’m good! You?
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I’m soggy, it rained a lot today and it’s cool, cool, cool.βπ²β And I’m barely able to move around. Good thing I don’t have to right now! Oh, another chapter is ready to be read!π΅οΈββοΈπ»
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Okie dokie! Brb
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Okie and dokie!
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I’m back
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Me too, just got the feeders in.π
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Any bears today?
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Not so far anyway. But I don’t want any more bad news right now anyway. Sigh.
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We’re you able to repair your other feeder after he pulled it down?
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No, it will take a whole new everything and I don’t plan on doing that right now. I can still put up 2 hanging feeders, that will have to be sufficient for now. I bought more seeds today and once those are gone, that’s it, I’m done. I need money to feed Muffin and me for the next 2 months, plus pay rent and other bills. I might have to put myself on a diet to make it.
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Yeah, you have to take care of yourself before helping others.
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Especially when I no longer have an income. I was cut off my disability May 1st. I just found out today.π
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Oh boy! How can they do that? Do you go onto another program then?
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Nope, in two months I go on Old Age Security, but in between there is nothing. It’s all because they lost a letter I gave them, but now they say I never gave it to them, so they cut me off without any warning. That also means no coverage for my medication. It would have been nice if they would have given some warning that this was going to happen, maybe we could have talked this out and figured out a solution. Now there is no chance of that. I would have to appeal and that would take at least 2 months or more.
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How much of a loss in income from disability to old age security?
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I wish I knew, so far they have not told me what I will be getting. I should get a letter next month letting me know. It looks like I might get a little bit more with Old Age Security, though I don’t think it will be a lot different.
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Other than waiting a month, hopefully, you won’t take too much of a cut.π¬
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Well, I don’t get my first check until the end of July, so that’s three months. Sigh.π
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Hopefully, you have a little food saved up?π¬π
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Yep, definitely a little food.ππΎOops, sorry Muffin.π²πΌ
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I’m sure she will eat fine! I heard she likes toes!π€π€π€
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Me too, but I like them on the end of my feet!π€¨
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You won’t miss one or two of the larger one!π€π
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Hey I need those to keep my good balance!π€¨
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So why are you always stumbling through the apartment π€ π π€
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Actually it’s the furniture that jumps out at me while I’m walking around and trips me!π€¨
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Well then, a few less toes will give them less to trip you with!ππ
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Then those table legs will kick me in the shin!π€¨
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1st world problems!πππ
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Why are world problems first?
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1st things 1st!ππ
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Sigh.π
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π€π€GN
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Good morning Dusty!ππ How’s things?π€ Weather nice?π€ In swimming?π€ I’m here!π New chapter ready too!π΅οΈββοΈπ»
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Cloudy muggy and warm, so no swimming today.
I better go read today’s chapter.
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Okie and dokie!
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Cloudy and cool here, but it has cleared nicely now. I hope it will be sunny tomorrow.
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Yep! It’s about time for you to see a little sunshine π βοΈ
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Yep, looks so beautiful out there right now. Guess I should go get the feeders in now.
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Ok, I’ll be here when you get back.
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I’m here, are you back?
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I am!
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Good, it was busy out here today with birds and birds and chipmunks and squirrels and, well, okay, not that much really.π€
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Still only 2 chipmunks πΏ?
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There is Pocket, Scooter, GPS and Skamper right now. I did see Coffee and Skitter much earlier, but they haven’t been around for a long time now. I think something caught them.π²πΏοΈπΏοΈ
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That would be too bad. But you still have 4 of them to visit with!π
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Yep, that’s not so bad and maybe the others are just digging out new homes for next winter, with bigger storage rooms!ππΏοΈ
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Doing a little remodeling!π
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Precisely! I notice they are all looking a bit skinny this year, so maybe they need to store more peanuts for next winter. Except Pocket, he looks quite chubby.ππΏοΈ
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Maybe he haf a hidden tunnel to the others food stashes?π€π€π
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He kind of lives off on his own in the neighbors yard. GPS lives across the street, Skamper lives in a rocky area of the empty lot behind me and Scooter lives up the hill in another neighbors yard.ππΏοΈπΏοΈπΏοΈπΏοΈ
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Probably not then.πππ
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They would be rather long tunnels!ππΉ
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But he did have all winter to work on them!ππ
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But all chipmunks do is eat and sleep. They sure know how to deal with winter!ππΉπΏοΈ
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Maybe a black hole β«οΈ and lots to eat is the answer to cabin fever?ππ
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And don’t look outside, definitely don’t look outside!π²π How did you find a black hole?π€
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I’m not sure!π€ But I think you need a big telescope!π
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Very funny. Ha and ha ha.π
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Just the facts!!ππ
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And facts are facts are facts!π
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Yes they is!ππ
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Good morning Dusty! Beautiful day here, beautiful day there too? New chapter available now!π΅οΈββοΈπ»
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Yes, it was a very nice day here! I’ll be back.
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Okie and dokie!
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Twists and turns! Holy Toledo!π³π²
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Yes, kind of interesting how things turn out sometimes, isn’t it? And it’s not over yet either!
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Good thing I got the feeders in earlier, Boris the bear is out here now. Sigh.π²π»
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Oh, oh!π¬ It is good you got them in! We’re you able to get outside today?
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Yep, I was out quite a bit today, it was so nice, sunny and 74!ππ The forecast is for some severe thunderstorms for us tonight, possible super cells even.π²
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Oh my! That would not be good! But there is nothing better than a good thunderstorm and the sound of rain hitting the roof and windows! Something kinda soothing about it!π
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A nice rain is nice, but severe storms and heavy rain and hail are different matters. I’m just not a storm person I guess.
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I guess,
I’m kinda weird that way! Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved to sit and watch a storm come in! The different colors of the clouds, how dark it gets, how still it is right before it hits! I still love that!π
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Lots of people like storms. I used to like them before that one storm that flooded my apartment. That was a super cell that dumped 4 inches of rain in half an hour. What a mess!π²
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They can cause problems no doubt about that!
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Every now and then. But all that lightning is a good thing for producing nitrogen for the soil so everything grows nice and green and smells nice and clean. Hmm, there is dark clouds moving in I see.π€π²
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Oh, you’re so lucky!π²
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I know, I know. What? Why? What do you mean? That’s a riddle, right? What am I going to do now? Speaking of time…It’s time to think about my bed again!π₯±
Good night Dusty!π΄π Sleep well, enjoy the storm!β I will be back on the morrow with more chattering to chatter about!π
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Alrighty!π
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G’night Stormy Dusty!
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GN π΄
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Good morning Dusty! You awake or asleep? I’m late today!
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I’m awake! I think π€
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Me too! Though I’m not thinking right now. I’m taking a break from that sort of thing. Oh, new chapter awaits, although…π²ππ΅οΈββοΈ
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“Although” is never a good way to end a sentence π
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Oh, I must remember that for next time.π€π΅οΈββοΈ
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It leaves one guessing what’s coming next.
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Oh, good one! I am back now, went out to feed Sir Henry and get the feeders in before Boris shows up. Never know when he might come around now. Sigh.π²ππ»
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Yes, he’s becoming a regular fixture at your house. You’ll have him sitting on your lap eating peanuts soon!πππ
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If he sits on my lap, it will be flat Steve! But he does like peanuts.ππ»
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Maybe if you’re really nice to him, he could give you a ride down to the river?ππ
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Well, he is certainly big enough to ride, and he is not even the biggest one. Speaking of big, that was one big storm last night! There was so much lightning it looked like daylight out there!π²π
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Awwww…. you lucky duck! π² Did you take any pictures??π
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With all that rain? Too much rain for pics, a nice dry lightning storm is needed for some good pics. Or being in an area where you can see a long way off. Too many trees here. Just a little west of us they had golf ball size hail and one town had so much hail it was piled up several inches deep, looked like snow!
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Wow! Hail is not good. It does a lot of damage!π³
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Yeah, one town with that large hail had lots of damage to roofs, siding and windows. There may have been two tornados touch down in Manitoba, but they are unconfirmed yet. Both were in rural areas.
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That’s kinda unusual for up there, isn’t it?
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Manitoba usually gets several tornados each summer. Still not common in our area though.
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I guess I didn’t realize they were that common in Manitoba.π€
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It surprises a lot of people. I think Manitoba gets more than any other province. But Saskatchewan and Alberta get them too.π€―
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Huh, only goes to show you how much one doesn’t know about our neighbors to the north.
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We are a rather secretive society. Must be the cold weather.π
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That could be it!ππ
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Quite possibilitabley! I would certainly agree with that agreeable deduction!π
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I knew you would!ππ
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Naturabobbly!
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Do you know what time it is??π€π
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It’s time already to say good night!π₯±
Good night Dusty!ππ΄ Sleep well Dusty! Don’t sleep late though or the boss won’t be happy.π²
I shall return with more amazing chattering chatter on the morrow!ππβ
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Yeah… ya had to bring him up, didn’t ya?π€¨
Good Night π΄ π₯± π π
Pleasant Dreams π΄ βΊοΈ
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GN
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Good morning Dusty!π How’s things in the tropics?π€
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Steamy today. I have tell you upfront that tonight will be,a very short one for me. I have a long drive tomorrow and I am leaving between 3 and 4 am. Also, because I will be busy working on my house this summer, I won’t be available at night. During the week in the afternoons I should be able to carry on a chat for a while. Sorry, it’s such short notice, but the work has got to get done.
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Ya mean you’re heading north again already? Wow, brave man you are! No problem, gotta get that work done. I’m usually around in the afternoon, just have to train myself for a different time is all!ππΉNew chapter ready!
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Okie Dokie! It was a great ending to the case!
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Except it’s not quite ended yet, still one chapter more before our most weird case yet begins! It was 78 here today, might be warmer yet on Sunday and Monday.ππ
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That’s really warm for this time of year! Wow!
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Yeah, it is and Monday could hit 85! Then it should settle down to more normal temps for a while. But everything is just bursting out with new growth right now!
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I’ll bet it is! The lilacs will be blooming soon also!
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Not up this way, usually the beginning of June for us, though I can remember a couple of times it was the end of May. Daffodils are just starting to bloom, and of course, those beautiful dandelions!π
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Yeah, those dandelions!π€¨
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I saw so many today when I was out, such a beautiful sight! All that pretty yellow showing up everywhere! And that meant hummingbirds should be showing up soon and there was one here this evening!! whoop whoop!ππ
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Wow! He’s early!!π³ Does the bear bother the humming bird feeder?
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They always come once the dandelions are blooming good. Oddly the bear never bothers it.
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Well, maybe you get a whole flock of hummingbirds this year?
Well, I’ve git to get to bed!
Have a good night!
Sleep well… talk next week sometime.
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Okay, good night Dusty! Just got the feeders in.
Sleep well, and look forward to hearing from you whenever!πππ΄
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Well, I think it’s time to say good night again.π₯±
Good night again!ππ΄π₯± Sleep well, sleep late, back with more chattering tomorrow!ππββ
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Good Night π΄ π₯± π π β¨οΈ
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I think it’s time for bed again. I’m yawning π₯± π΄ and my eyes are getting droopy!
Good Steve!
Pleasant Sleeping π΄ π€
Talk again tomorrow.
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Good thinking, me too.π₯±π
Good night,π΄π sleep well and I’ll be chattering tomorrow again tomorrow!πβ
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Sounds Good
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Oh, I see it’s time for bed again.π₯±π
Good night Dusty! Sleep well, sleep well and sleep well!π΄π΄π΄
Back tomorrow with more chattering to chatter about!π
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Just noticed the time and that means it’s time!π₯±π
Good night Dusty!π΄π΄ Sleep well and I will be back with more chattering tomorrow again tomorrow!ππ
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Okie and Dokie π
Good Sleeping π΄ π€ π
More of the chatter chatter tomorrow! Good Night π΄ π₯± π π β¨οΈ
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