Steve`s Country
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Summer Ramblings. #2
Hello everyone! Well, summer is certainly here now and it is so nice. We are finally getting some nice sunny days and hot weather. It is supposed to hit about 95F (35C) today and it is staying warm at night too. That part makes it a bit hard living in this apartment. If the nights stay cool, like they have been, then I can keep it cool in here for most of the day.
But nights are warming up so it is getting hot in this apartment too. However, there is the balcony and it is cooler feeling out there. That helps Muffin. We both sit out there in the afternoon. Muffin likes to lie down on that cool, cement floor of the balcony and sleep. I did put something out there for her to lie on, but she prefers the cool cement.
Orange-Belted Bumble Bee enjoying a summer flower.
There is a nice breeze coming in the window this morning. There were lots of birds singing out there earlier, but not now, guess they are all out eating now before it gets too hot. There are not even any gulls soaring around this morning. That is unusual, normally there are a lot of them. There is a heavy haze in the air today as well, just caused by the heat.
Sitting beside a lake on a hot summer day is so inviting.
Forest fires are getting to be a problem out west again. It has once again become very dry out west, so there are many fires burning. There are only 11 fires burning in this region, none are close to us, they are all further north. But that can change quickly. None of the fires are large yet either, the biggest is only 120 hectares, which is almost 300 acres.
Or perhaps heading out on the lake by boat.
On days like this it is nice to sit in the shade of a large tree and enjoy everything around you. That could be the flowers in your garden, or perhaps the bees visiting the flowers. It could be the butterflies floating around the flowers, or your yard, or perhaps among the branches of the tree that is providing your shade. It is also great weather for going to the lake and sitting along the shore enjoying the expanse of water before you.
A stroll along a shady forest path is also a great summer activity.
Whether it is a large body of water, or perhaps just a pond. Either way, it is beautiful weather for enjoying the water. And, of course, all the wonderful things that water will bring, in a pond, or lake, or river. All share many of the same things to enjoy, but each of them also has unique things to offer. But whatever we choose, there is much to enjoy during the summer and we should get out, if possible, to enjoy the summer months.
Or sitting beside a river watching the water slowly flow past.
For those of us in the north, summer can be very short. We have had years when there was a very sudden change in the weather about mid August, summer was gone and autumn had begun. Hmm, that’s only about a month away. Well, I hope all of you have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2024 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 
Let’s hope you have a nice long summer, and no fires.
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Yes, that would certainly be nice!
By the way, I am unable to leave comments or hit the like button on your blog for a while now. I will try again tomorrow now that my blog seems to be working, at least partly. Sigh.
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One or two bloggers have reported similar issues and I too have this problem from time to time but then it rights itself – WP!
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Things are slowly getting back to normal although I have to do things a bit differently to post anything now. Sigh.
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Oh dear!
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Seems to finally be working now, though still can’t get at other blogs to comment or like. Sigh.
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It is wonderful to be able to enjoy nature on a nice summer day! Hopefully no fires! Stay safe and healthy you two!
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Hi Ribana, thanks for stopping by! I cannot visit your blog right now, or any other blogs. Having a problem with WP, I was even blocked from my own blog and spent hours trying to get back on. It is still not working properly and I cannot contact WP to get help since their help button does not work. At least I’m back partly now. Have a great weekend!🌞😊😻
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I’m sorry to hear! Mine is not working properly either 😅 I hope you’ll manage to fix it
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It finally fixed itself it seems, everything is working normally now.😊😻🌞Hope yours gets working correctly too!
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Enjoy your summer while you can. We had sunny skies and temperatures about 75 F or 24 C. Then it got warmer and we had about a 100 wildfires in the area. Then it got cold and rained several weeks. Now it is sunny and beautiful with no wildfires or thick smoke!
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Yes, this hot weather is nice but the next couple of days will be much cooler with rain, then back to hot weather. I’m glad that fires are not a real problem this year, hopefully that doesn’t change. I think my blog is back to normal again, finally, after a few days that I have not been able to even get on my own blog! Oh well, glad it seems to be normal now anyway. There was a new chapter last night, hopefully another today.😊😺🌞
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Congratulations on getting back on your own blog! There is satisfaction in interacting with other bloggers and visitors. May your blog function well with no further problems!
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Thank you! Yes, I hope there are no more problems. 😊😺
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Back to square one as problems came back!😒
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May WordPress resolve their issues, so your blog works properly!
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Thanks so much P. G., it is back again today and seems to be working fine again. I pray that it stays that way now. Have a great day and God bless!😊😺☕☕🌞
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God bless you and you blog stayin online with no problems! 😊
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