Steve`s Country

Daily Pics #162.

Posted on June 10, 2020 by stevescountry

Good morning to all of you on this another very wet day! At least there are no thunderstorms, so Muffin is happy and she has really been sleeping a lot since those storms stopped. She does have good ideas sometimes! The poor birds are certainly looking wet this morning and not much singing happening either. And I am enjoying my coffee inside once again. A bit chilly this morning too, only 52F (11C), and this is our high for the day. Kind of a cool summer day. But we get those, it’s not exactly an unusual thing for us. Mmm, a nice hot cup of coffee to begin the day, just perfect on these cool rainy days. Muffin is curled up on her favorite warm blanket, that’s her way to deal with a cool rainy day. Baxter is calling, must need some more peanuts out there.

There are 3 chipmunks once again, I’m not sure what happened to Rusty, perhaps he died of old age, he was 4 and that’s about the max for chipmunks. Skamper was next in line to become top chipmunk, but Pocket came along and he decided to be top chipmunk instead. And it seemed to be working for awhile, but Skamper didn’t like that arrangement so after a few discussions Skamper is now top chipmunk, Pocket second, then there’s number 3, haven’t figured out a name for him yet. He seems to be identical to Skamper, but not as brave. Guess I will have to wait for a dry day when I can sit out there with them for a while so I can pick out a difference between those two. Meantime, let’s look at some nice bright flower pics…

In the above photo is one of my geraniums again, with a nice color combination.

In the above photo is another look at a nice bright Iceland poppy. And the featured image at the top is the forget-me-nots once more as well. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

The Lockdown Tag #1 and #2.

Posted on June 9, 2020 by stevescountry

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Hello everyone and welcome to a new tag, for me at least! I was very kindly tagged for this tag by two very nice bloggers, Mrs. Holliman and Hilary. Thank you so very much to both of you, Muffin and I very much appreciate the fact you thought of us for this wonderful tag! I decided to let Muffin join in fully with this tag since she doesn’t get tagged or nominated very often, which makes her kind of sad, and she so much enjoys participating in these tags and awards. And Muffin does add a bit of fun to it. And poor Muffin needs some fun right now with all the thunderstorms we have been experiencing. And Muffin has spent so much time under the bed. Please do check out these two wonderful bloggers and give them a follow.

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The Rules:

Thank the blogger who nominated you.
Answer blogger’s questions.
Nominate other bloggers.

Mrs. Holliman’s Questions:

What have you been dealing with Covid-19? Nothing much different really.
How has Covid-19 affected you? Well, I go shopping much earlier in the morning now and not as often. I do more online than before. Probably spend too much time online. Meow, meow.=He spend way too much time online, should spend more time playing with me. Hey, I do not, I mean, I do already, I mean, I’m confused. You were not supposed to answer yet. Meow, meow.=Was my turn, you answer first question, so this one mine. Oh, right, forgot.
When all this is over what is the first thing you’re going to do? Hmm, good question, not sure.
What thing do you miss doing before the lockdown? Meow, meow=My question now. Nothing change for me, eat, sleep, bite feet, help my human exercise. Good routine.
Has Covid-19 affected your working status? It hasn’t.

Hilary’s Questions:

Overall, how are you handling the quarantine? Meow, meow? What is quarantine? I not have any problems. Biggest problem is handling my human. Hey, wait a minute! Meow, meow.=This my question, stay away or I… Okay, okay, I’m gone!
Have you violated any of the restrictions? If yes, what rule(s) did you break? No. I like easy questions.
What viral recipes have you tried during the lockdown? None. Another easy question. Fantastic. Meow, meow!=Hey, this my question! Oops, sorry. You can have the next 2. Meow, meow.=That better.
What activities have you missed the most during quarantine? Meow, meow.=Do all same things, eat, sleep, keep my human in line, help him exercise, listen to his “purring” when he kick his foot or hit his head. Normal stuff.
Do you wear a mask when you leave the house? Meow, meow.=I don’t leave house, I nice indoor kitty. My human wear mask when he go out, but he not go out much anymore.
Are you an essential worker? If yes, what is your job title? Essential? Me? hahahahahhaha! Meow! Oh, right, I am essential to Muffin. Meow, meow.=Right, who would feed me, who would clean litter box?
How do you exercise during the lockdown? Meow, meow!=Me run around apartment and make my human jump up and down so he get exercise too!
Have you subscribed to any new subscription services since the lockdown started? This one’s mine, right? Meow.=Yep. Good. No. Another easy question. This is great!
What did/does your daily schedule look like before the pandemic started? Meow, meow.=No changes. I get easy question too!
Do you think that the pandemic is getting better or worse? I fully agree with that. Meow, meow? What kind of answer that? It’s a good answer. Meow, meow.=It terrible answer, try again. I think it’s a good answer, no I won’t. Meow, meow?=You want to sleep tonight? Hey, that’s not fair! Meow, meow.=Then answer question. Sigh. Okay. Well, it depends on whether you want to believe the news or doctors or conspiracy theories or the guy down the street. So in conclusion I would just have to say that I agree. Meow, meow.=That better. Thanks. Meow.=Welcome.