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Daily Pics #147.
Good morning everyone on this cloudy and rainy Tuesday! It was beautiful outside on the deck earlier this morning. It was cloudy but mild and very comfortable sitting there with my cup of coffee, watching and listening as the day woke up. Unfortunately with such a heavy cloud cover this morning it remained rather dull and too dark for taking good quality pics, but I tried, we’ll see if anything turns out well. I enjoy sitting here listening to the different songs of the many birds in the area. That robin begins his singing at about 4:30am, usually the first one up around here. The phoebe isn’t far behind though and there must be a pair nesting close by this year. So he is around quite often, but he doesn’t often sit in a spot where I can get a picture of him. That is one bird high on my list of birds I would like to get a picture of this year. Since they are nesting close by I just might have a chance.
The cat bird is another one I would like to get and they usually nest in the area too. As soon as there is some daylight the many different warblers and vireos begin their songs. And the thrushes are back with their beautiful songs. I saw a pair of Swainson’s thrushes yesterday on my walk, the first I have seen this year. I think the hermit thrush is probably the most common after the robins, which are also thrushes. I really enjoy the song of the thrush, described as flutelike, which I agree with too, it is very nice and most often heard in early morning and late evening.
And now for some more spring wildflowers to share with you today…
In the above picture we have the flowers of the Saskatoon bush. They produce a fairly large and flavorful berry, though it does have a very large seed as well, but a delicious berry nonetheless.
And in the above picture we have the flowers of the blueberry. Wild blueberries are very popular with a flavor that can’t be beat, far nicer than the cultivated varieties. These blueberry flowers are right next to my bench at the river.
There we have our flowers for today, I hope you all have a most wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2020 Steve McLeod.
20/20 Investigations, Inc…Country Estate, Chapter 1.
Well Muffin, we better get a case soon or we’ll be living on the street. We’re 2 months behind on our rent. Good thing we have lots of food anyway. Muffin comes into the living room from the kitchen. Meow, meow?=What you mean, lots of food? I just check, me have food to last maybe a week, you have oatmeal. What’s wrong with oatmeal? I happen to like oatmeal, and there’s lots of it. Meow, meow.=Eating 3 times a day it only last 3 days, that not lots. Need to get case for sure, not want to end up like “skinny”. For those who may have missed our last adventure, “skinny” was a skeleton we found. Meow, meow.=Also don’t like idea living on street, need case soon, or you go get job. Hey, this is our job, we’ll get a case soon, don’t worry. Meow, meow.=Not worried, more like terrified, living on street not good, might get mugged.
We still advertising? Yes, I just paid for more advertising, that’s why there’s no food. Meow, meow.=Finally you admit there no food. Well, that’s not what I meant, we’ll get a case any day now. Meow, meow.=How many times you say that now? Then Muffin moves away from the door. Why did you move?, I ask. Meow.=Mail here. I’m out that door so fast when Muffin said that! Meow, meow.=That why I move, Muffin says to herself, don’t want to get trampled when my human run out door. He get kind of excited about mail lately waiting for new case to come. I think I go lie down and have nap. I come running back in and yell, Muffin, Muffin, we have a case! Muffin pokes her head out the bedroom door. Meow, meow?=Case? What kind of case? I don’t know yet, I just opened the letter. Meow?=How you know it case? It’s a handwritten letter, that always means a case.
Meow, meow.=Handwritten also means they have no money, we don’t get paid, say no, I not pack. Back she goes into the bedroom. Hey, it’s a country estate! Muffin comes out, meow, meow.=Country mean lots of mice, say yes, I go pack. Apparently it’s a very old estate, I continue. Muffin comes out. Meow, meow=Very old? That mean ghosts, say no, I won’t pack. Here’s a picture of the place Muffin. Meow, meow.=Oh, that beautiful place, okay, say yes, I go pack. It says here that strange things have been happening, things disappear…Muffin comes back out. Meow, meow?!=You crazy? Say no, I don’t pack. Hey, there’s a beautiful male cat too Muffin, here’s his picture. Meow, meow!=Wow, he handsome! What you wait for? Say yes, I go pack. While Muffin is packing she calls back to me, meow, meow?=What case all about? We have to find the owners, apparently they went missing.
Muffin comes back. Meow, meow?=Who we work for then? Who paying us? Why you read this stuff? Say NO, I not pack. Wait a minute Muffin, we’re being hired by Jessica to find these people, they are friends of hers. Meow, meow?=Jessica? Why you not say so in first place. And she comes into the living room pulling my suitcase. Meow, meow=Start packing, you too slow, I already packed to go, I help you too, you always forget things anyway. I don’t always forget things…well, maybe sometimes. Meow, meow.= Ha, always forget, important stuff too. We hurry, they might have food. And we get to stay at that fantastic estate too, we just have to look after the cat.
Meow, meow.=No problem there, what his name? Mr. Cat, I say to her. Meow, meow.=I know he male cat, you say that, but what his name? Mr. Cat, I repeat to her. Meow, meow.=You be nice, I have name, he must have name too, what it is? I told you already, Mr. Cat. Meow, meow.=You really looking to get sore feet. Now wait Muffin, why don’t you ask him yourself when we get there, that’s a good way to introduce yourself anyway. Meow, meow.=Good thought, that what I do since you no help. Muffin thinks to herself, he must have hard name to pronounce and my human not want to admit it he can’t say it. Giggle. Soon we are on the plane heading to our destination. Should be a nice relaxing case at that beautiful estate…
To be continued.
Steve and Muffin. (All chapters of this story and previous stories can be found on my home page under 20/20 Investigations, Inc.)
©2020 Steve McLeod.
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