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Liebster Award #16.
Hi everyone! Welcome to another award post today, I hope you will enjoy this one. I was given this award by my friend Jessica, and I’m sure most of you know her already, but if not, check out her blog! Jessica loves to laugh (at me), and takes Muffin’s side all the time (what chance do I have?). Thank you so very much Jessica for giving me this award, I very much appreciate it!!😃😺 Sorry it has taken me so long to get this done!😔
Award rules
1. Thank the blogger(s) who nominated you.
2. Share 11 facts about yourself.
3. Answer the 11 questions the blogger(s) asked you.
4. Nominate 11 bloggers and make them happy!!
5. Make up to 11 questions and ask them to your nominees.
11 Facts About Me and Muffin:
- Muffin will be 8 years old in January.
- I actually like snail mail.
- I enjoy sending out real Christmas cards, not ecards.
- I enjoy sending out real birthday cards.
- Muffin enjoys biting feet.
- I don’t enjoy getting my feet bitten.
- I love🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟🍟
- I love☕☕☕☕☕☕
- For health reasons I don’t like winter.😬❄❄🌨🌨🥶🥶
- I would love to live in a warm area.😁🌞🌴🌴🏝🏖Hey, it’s a fact.
- I enjoy nature photography. People just don’t cooperate.😂😂📷🌲🦊🦝🦌🦆🦅
Jessica’s questions:
- What’s the best thing about blogging? Being able to meet and talk with other bloggers. 😃🤸♂️ And writing of course!😀✍ And awards.😄🏅🏆
- What kind of post do you like the most? Why? Meow, meow!! Muffin says, any post that is nice about cats.😸😻🐱
- How long do you stay away from your phone? As long as I want. I like easy questions.😀😜👍
- Do you prefer the pool, lake or beach? Lake or beach!😀🏖⛱
- What countries do you want to visit? Okay, tough one, there is many. France, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, Italy. Just to name a few. Take too long to name them all!!😃😄✈
- Do you like camping? YES!! Although I never do it anymore.😂🏕🏞
- What is your favorite color? BLUE!!! Next would be blue, then blue!😃😺🥳☕🤪
- Name your favorite book? I get this one a lot, so I will be different this time and say Psalms.😀📘
- Your favorite blog? Are you trying to get me in trouble?? No way. Not me.😂😹😜
- What type of post annoys you? Meow, Meow, Meow! Muffin says posts that say humans are smarter than cats.😹😹😹
- Favorite oldie music? Um, don’t have any.🤔🤪😳🙀
My Questions:
- Why did you start blogging?
- Do you like long or short posts?
- Do you like to write about real life or fiction the most?
- Do you have a pet? What kind?
- What is your pets name?
- What is your favorite food?
- Do you enjoy cooking a real dinner?
- Or do you prefer to make something quick and easy?
- Do you eat sandwiches a lot?
- Do you enjoy traveling in your country to visit new places?
- Do you enjoy traveling to other countries?
My Nominees:
https://penonsite.wordpress.com
https://greathappyliving.wordpress.com
https://fragrantflowersandrecipes.blog
https://poetrybyarchangelwhitewolf.wordpress.com
https://growingupsideways.blog
https://sereneluna.wordpress.com
Well, that’s it for now everyone, hope you have enjoyed this award post and thanks once again Jessica, I really appreciate the nomination!! Have a great day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Rain, Rain, Rain.
Hello to all of you on this rather cold and rainy morning. Seems like I say that every day. But it’s true. Sigh. In September we actually set a new record for rainfall for that month. And it still rains. That’s not good this time of year though. Our dam is fully open and yet our lake level continues to rise. The high river level is at a new record for this time of year.
So what’s the problem you ask? When the lake freezes next month that will cause some serious ice damage to shorelines and properties. That will also mean poor ice conditions on the lake, especially in areas where they need ice roads. Yes, you heard right, ice roads. They plow the snow off the ice making roads many kilometers long out onto the lake. This makes it easier for people who live out there year round.
Plus people are able to get building supplies, gravel and soil hauled in much easier and cheaper than using barges in the summer. Very seldom does a vehicle actually break through the ice. Though it does happen. Almost every year. But with high water levels at the start of winter, that creates problems. They have to keep letting large amounts of water out of the lake in order to handle the spring snow melt.
In years like this large volumes of water must be let out, then areas on the lake won’t freeze normally. And maybe not at all. Which can make it hard for ice roads if the ice isn’t good. Yes, there are areas on the lake that never freeze, no matter how cold it gets. The river around this area never freezes either. Too much current, which prevents the ice from forming. It is quite interesting to see open water when the temp is -40 (same for both C and F).
And if we get a lot of snow, or even just our normal snowfall, this winter, that will make for a lot of water in the spring when it melts. The ground is saturated now, and it will stay that way, even if we don’t get anymore rain before winter. So all that water from the melting snow is just going to run off into the lake, raising water levels much higher than normal. Plus, all this water in the ground will produce a lot of ice and deep frost this winter.
Not quite what I was going to write about, but something different anyway. Pictures taken almost 2 weeks ago, I can’t go to the river now due to health. I hope you all have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
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