Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Smile Today!
Hello on this beautiful sunny autumn morning in October! We have enjoyed 2 lovely days here in the north, though for most of you it probably sounds cold still. But on Monday it was 15C (59F), and yesterday it was 18C (about 64.5F). And the sun was shining both days, just absolutely beautiful. Especially after all the cold and rain we have had lately. And there is a lot more cold and rain coming, starting later today actually. A lot of rain. That will raise the lake level and river level a lot as well. But it is so nice to see that sun shining again. Just adds such an amazing brightness and cheerfulness to the day.
It would have been so nice to get out and walk down to the river on those sunny days. But if I managed to walk down there, I probably would have fallen into the river! Just one of those things that happens sometimes. I’m just in too much pain for that kind of walking right now. You know, it would be easy to sit around, grumble and complain about not being able to get out walking in such nice weather. 😠 But why?🤔 It doesn’t do any good. Certainly won’t help anything, just make me feel worse. That’s no good.
It’s better to just enjoy the beautiful sunshine. I can still get outside, sit on my deck and enjoy all the birds coming by for peanuts. Instead of grumbling, put on a smile and enjoy the day! That’s always the best way to do things. A smile and a good attitude will always make grumbling take off and run away. Works the same with worries too.
There are 3 raccoons that come around now, and all 3 decided to go on the bird feeder at the same time Friday night. Not a good idea, it’s made for light weight birds, not fat raccoons. So it broke. It was raining on the weekend so I couldn’t fix it. But a nice sunny Monday was the perfect day to get that done, and it’s better than before. And I was outside enjoying that sunshine at the same time. Perfect. Much better than sitting inside grumbling. Do what you can to enjoy the beautiful weather, with a smile.😃
Speaking of chipmunks. Mine seem to have gone off to their little homes for the winter. Smart little critters. Spend the winter in their warm homes eating and sleeping. Sleeping and eating. Not so bad. Although it wouldn’t be so good for people to do that. Still, it sounds a lot better than freezing my face off during the winter!🥶😂
Oh well, it’s still nice and mild this morning. Hard to believe we are looking at some snow coming later this week. But that’s autumn. Hard to predict, quick changing weather. Always been that way. But the sun is still shining, no matter what the weather. So greet each day with a nice smile and watch it spread to others until it’s as wide as a country sunrise! I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Autumn Coffee Time.
Hello everyone on this very beautiful autumn day in October! For some of you this will still feel cold, with our high reaching 17C, or 63F, today. But after our blast of cold weather, this feels amazingly nice. So I figured this nice warm day would be perfect for one last outdoor coffee time. After this I think it will remain too cold, so we might just have to move inside.
But where to go? Hmm, I thought this nice little park by the river that we visited in the spring for one of our coffee times would be just perfect. Sitting here in the sun, looking out over the river, enjoying the beautiful fall colors is just a perfect relaxing location for us. This spot is further downstream than where my walking path is located. 
I would have liked to have our last coffee time over there by what I call “picnic rock”, but I am unable to make that walk right now. Unfortunately I injured myself even more the other day so walking that distance is out of the question for now. Terrible that I am unable to take advantage of the last of our nice weather for a good walk to the river. 
However, I can still enjoy the weather by coming to this fantastic picnic spot. There are picnic tables here for us to use also, which is very nice. Plus it is a nice sheltered spot from the south wind that is blowing right now. Looking over the edge of the rock here it’s not nearly as far down to the river now. And many of the smaller trees that were growing by the river are now underwater. Notice, you can just see the tops of those trees now.
And the view along the river here is just so beautiful now that fall is showing all it’s wonderful splendor for us. The people living across the river are able to enjoy the beauty of all 4 seasons from a great vantage point. Though it may not look it, even here the river current is very dangerous.
There is still a couple of ring-billed gulls flying around. Although most of the gulls have headed for warmer places, a few always remain until the lake begins to freeze, or until there is snow on the ground. And directly above us, just a little higher than the trees is a beautiful bald eagle. We usually get some of these magnificent birds staying all winter.
There is even still a couple of wildflowers blooming over there by the edge of the grass. Amazingly there is still a lone buttercup and a brilliant white and yellow daisy. They are so common that most people don’t give them a thought. Sitting here at the picnic table looking at these gorgeous colors, a person could be lost in thought at the wondrous beauty of God’s painting.
But, although it is beautiful here, the time has come to pack up for another day. I am so glad that you were able to join me here today at this little park for our coffee time. We didn’t get a walk out of it, but sometimes that’s okay too. Enjoy your day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
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