Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Morning Coffee At Steve’s Country #18.
Good morning everyone and Happy Friday! Coffee’s on, so grab a cup, sit back and relax for the next few minutes. It’s a very mild morning, still cloudy with a strong south wind, and bringing with it a bit of snow for today. Then it’s going to be very cold tonight again. It’s a very up and down type of winter this year. Jasper was here very early this morning and since it was mild I thought maybe it would be good to go out and talk with him. I give him a peanut and he sits there eating it. “I have some bad news Jasper.” Chip? “Yes, it’s about Jenny, she was run over by a car.” He stops for a minute and looks at me, then starts eating again. Chip. “Yes, she was a very pretty squirrel, you picked out a real nice mate.” Chip. “It may not be too late to find another mate, but don’t cross the street please, it’s too dangerous.” Chip. “Thank you.”
“I have been watching you chase the blue jays, I think you are getting faster.” Loud chip. “The blue jays are more annoying than the chipmunks? I can understand that, they fly, makes it harder to chase them. But I noticed you have found their peanuts a couple times now after they dropped it.” Chip? “Yes, I did see it, very well done Jasper!” Chip. “You’re welcome.” I give him another peanut and he scampers off with it. He is taking that one a long ways, probably going back home for awhile. The blue jays have finally arrived. I can’t figure why they don’t show up early anymore. They used to be here as soon as it was daylight, now it’s about an hour later. Very odd. But it’s been odd all around for birds this winter. But for some birds at least, the natural food supply seems to be good for now, that will likely change by about mid January.
I had to redo my second bird feeder pole yesterday, it wasn’t working out too well. And since it was mild, 25F (-4C), it was perfect since I had to work with bare hands. But after an hour and a half, my hands were cold, red and stiff. But I was finished anyway and everything is much better with that pole now. I should have done that work when I fixed the main pole. Oh well, it’s done now and my hands are back to normal. And today we have a couple more of my favorite pics of the year, which is what I will be sharing from now until the end of the year. I hope you enjoyed your coffee this morning, have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
Muffin’s Weekly Mewsings #4.
Meow, meow!=Hi everyone, it me again, Muffin! I was supposed to do part 2 of my cats are good for people’s health post this afternoon, but something came up for my human that he had to do right away so he couldn’t type for me. Before I continue from part 1, I won’t be writing my “mewsings” next week, which is why I’m here today. My human has something else planned for next week, he said it a surprise. Better be good surprise or I bite foot! Now, back to showing why cats are good for human people’s health. Oops, forget what I say about biting foot!🙀 That joke!😹 Okay, let’s talk about purring, cat’s purring that is, not my human’s purring. That not seem to do him much good.
But a cat’s purr is very good for human health. Cats purr at frequencies of 20 to 140 HZ and studies have shown that frequencies in the range of 18 to 35 HZ have a positive effect on joint mobility after injury. Now that a good thing for sure. But it not stop there, purring also help with bone growth and fracture healing plus inflammation and pain reduction! Wow, it get better all the time! Just ask my human, he have terrible pain all the time and he say it feel a lot better when I with him purring. But it not stop there, purring also help with wound healing, muscle growth and repair! It just keep on getting better. Plus purring help with reducing swelling and tendon repair. Cats are really good for human people’s health! These are found in real studies, we cats are amazing!
Having a cat around can also help to lower the risk of heart disease and stroke by up to 30%. Petting a cat can help lower blood pressure as well as lowering triglyceride and cholesterol levels! Petting a cat releases calming chemicals in human body that can help reduce stress and anxiety, a simple petting session is often enough to do the job. Now that really something, right? Having a cat sleep with you will also help you to sleep better which in itself help to improve health. Did you know that having a cat in your house can even help your immunity? By simply bringing pleasure into your lives, which help to produce an antibacterial peptide in body.
Human people sure have odd words, but I know it mean good things for your health. The pleasure we bring also help to enhance various immune components including B cells, T cells, NK cells and immunoglobulins. Wow, I can’t even meow that last word, it a big one. Also, having a cat can help to boost energy levels and just overall make you feel good about things and help get rid of negative feelings. That seem like a good list of things to me to help show how much we can help to improve your health! Well, thank you for once again stopping by to read my little “mewsings”! I be back again with some more fun things with my human and I. Hope you all have very nice and meowvelous day!
Muffin. (as meowed to her human, Steve)
©2020 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 