For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Good morning everyone! It was another beautiful sunrise again this morning. It was beautiful and clear early on, the sun rose at about 8:12 and it was cloudy about 20 minutes later. Again I had trouble capturing the whole sunrise in photos, but I have a couple nice pics to show you anyway. The sky, color and clouds kept changing the whole time which helped to give a different look about every 3 minutes.
We had more snow yesterday, I think it was close to 2 inches (5cm). I will need to make a trip down to the main floor a bit earlier to check how much snow we get. The guy that shovels the sidewalks starts quite early in the morning. I think all of our gulls are gone now, I have not seen any for a few days now. It is very slippery out this morning, cars are having trouble stopping, they just slide through the intersection.

Sunrise this morning, from my window.
That new snow yesterday did not help things, it just made the icy conditions worse. Oh well. I have not seen any birds this morning, not even a raven. But, I guess I will not see many birds this winter. I finally finished fixing my fall wreath, it was damaged during my recent move. It is a little late though since it is now winter. Time to dig out my Christmas wreath instead.
I could actually have a small Christmas tree this year, there is room for it by the door to the balcony. But then I would have to buy more decorations too. So I probably will not do that. But, you never know with me, I do strange things sometimes. At least, that is what people tell me.

At this point the sun was just beginning to peek over the horizon, I could not get it in the pic though.
I never think of what I do as being strange. I always think of what I do as being normal. My mom would always start to put out Christmas decorations on November 1, or when the snow arrived, whichever came first. Maybe I should start doing that as well. Hmm.
Well, my geraniums have transitioned to indoor life very well again. They spend more time indoors than outdoors. They do not usually bloom too often indoors though, but that is okay. My African violets bloom most of the time anyway.

Here is another look at part of my insulator collection, sorry it is so dark.
I only have 3 of them left though, 4 others did not like the move and they wilted completely. These things happen. Of the ones I have left, one is dark purple and the other two are purple and white flowers. I might get some more of them, but no one has them in stock right now.
I might have to wait until January for new ones to show up at the stores. It is the last day of October, winter began 6 days ago. Time flies. Well, I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2023 Steve McLeod.
What a wonderful sunrise! π€©
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It was great to watch as it changed colors every few minutes.ππ·πΊπ
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Stunning
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It was a beauty, glad you enjoyed it Sheree.ππΊπ·π
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“Winter began six days ago!???” Autumn began on September 23rd down here in Kentucky with the autumnal equinox! Just today I posted Autumn’s Peak in Kentucky pics.
Winter doesn’t arrive until the winter solstice, December 22 this year. Even then, sometimes we get better than 50β°F even in January.
Send SNOW! We need help experiencing winter!!π
β€οΈ&π, c.a.
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Up here the weather doesn’t follow the calendar, our seasons start when they start. Kind of silly to say that winter starts the end of December when snow has been on the ground for 2 months already by then!π€ Winter here lasts at least 6 months, not 3, sometimes 7 months. So we forget about the Solstices here, seasons start and end whenever they do.ππΉ We basically have 2 seasons, one with snow, one without!ππβοΈβοΈ
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Beautiful sunrise photos, Steve! Winter arrived at our place last night at 32 F. No snow, but then you never know when it may arrive. Some winters we don’t get any snow, and some winters we get more than we can handle. Hugs to you and Muffin. πΊπ₯β
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Thanks Eugenia! We don’t usually get such nice sunrises so it was nice to capture it at least partly. A winter without snow, what a nice thought! Have a wonderful day tomorrow!ππ»βββοΈβοΈ
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You’re welcome, Steve.πΈββ
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