Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
The Sun Is Shining Again!
Hello everyone on this very wet Thursday afternoon! I am still finishing up the last of my awards, my apologies to all for taking so long to get these done. I wanted to be a little faster than this, however, that idea didn’t work out! Due to the backlog, though I am nearly caught up, I won’t be accepting any new awards for a while. However, Muffin would be very happy to accept any awards so please keep her in mind if you are looking for someone to nominate!
But, back to this Sunshine Blogger Award which has been given to me by my good friend Ilona! If you don’t already know, Ilona is back with a brand new blog full of positively beautiful photos and encouraging posts. So check out her new blog, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. Thank you so very much for giving me this award Ilona, I very much appreciate it!!
The Sunshine Blogger Award Rules:
Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link back to their blog so others can find them.
List the rules and display an award logo on your blog post.
Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you.
Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and notify them by commenting on any of their posts.
Ask the nominees 11 new questions.
Questions :
1)What inspires you to wake up every morning? Muffin. If I don’t get up quickly enough she will sit on me and pat my nose and lips with her paw. 😺 And if that doesn’t work, she jumps on me. That always works.😳😹
2)What is your purpose for your blog? To give people a place to come, relax, enjoy some nature with words and photos.🌞🌳🐿🍁🍂🌲🌼🌻 And perhaps get a smile or laugh a bit.🙂😂😹
3)Do you like to talks walks or jogs? I love to take nice long walks in nature.
4)What is the most important thing to you when it comes to family? I’m single and don’t have my own family, but love, spending time together would certainly be important.👨👩👧👦❤
5)Have you ever took a trip and got stuck there because of the bad weather? No, such an easy one.😀😺I like easy.
6)Do it snow where you live? 😂😂😂😹😹😹Oh, sorry, but it was kind of funny. Yes, we get several feet of snow every winter.
7)What makes you want to keep writing? I love to write. Another easy one.😃😺
8)Do you like to ride horses? If so, have you? I have never been on a horse, but I would like to ride them.😀🐎🐴
9)What is your favorite type of birds? I’m glad you said birds! Chickadees, because they are so small and friendly and can survive our most severe winters. Blue jays because they are just so beautiful. I could pick a lot more, but will stay with 2.😄😀😏😽
10)What month was you born? June, a nice warm summer month.😂😹🌳
11)What is your favorite place to eat pasta? At home. Notice my very imaginative answer to that one!😂😹
Okay, now for my questions!
- What month were you born?
- Do you enjoy winter? I mean winter, like, lots of snow and very cold, real winter.
- Do you have a pet?
- What is your pets name?
- How long have you been blogging?
- What is your favorite wild animal?
- Do you like to eat rice?
- Have you ever eaten wild rice?
- Do you like tea?
- What time of day do you like to drink tea the most?
- Have you ever made your own herbal tea?
And now, the nominees!
https://greathappyliving.wordpress.com
https://sereneluna.wordpress.com
https://amankumar001.wordpress.com
https://fragrantflowersandrecipes.blog
https://sabaniazsiddique.home.blog
https://growingupsideways.blog
Yes, I know, I’m just a terrible person! Thank you once again Ilona for this award! And I hope you all enjoyed this award post today, and don’t forget, Muffin is looking for some awards.😿 Thank you all for joining us here today and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Join Me For A Walk?
Hello to all of you on this rather cool autumn day. It is cloudy and windy which makes it feel a bit cooler than it really is as well. However, the sun is peeking out now and then, and this is autumn so we must expect this kind of weather up here in the north. However, there is some warmer weather coming for 3 days early next week. That would be very nice. I’m a little slow getting my post out again. Sorry about that. Technical difficulties is what I like to call it. Anyway, even though it’s a cool day, how would you like to join me for a little walk today?
It’s actually a good time for a walk down to the river. Most of the path is nicely sheltered from the wind, which is perfect on a day like this. Of course, it is necessary to dress warmly too. A sweater and warm jacket are definitely a good idea. We are not likely to see much bird life now. Mostly all I see these days are blue jays, chickadees, nuthatches and ring-billed gulls. Maybe a woodpecker or two. And eagles are always flying around once we get to the river itself. Quite a difference from even 2 weeks ago, there was still a lot of different species around at that time.
But there is still the fabulous scenery to enjoy and who knows what else might show up for us? Hopefully not a bear though. That is one animal I don’t want to ever see along this path. Not at all. Not me. No one can out run, out climb or out swim a bear. Just can’t be done. A black bear can run 30 mph (50 kph). And it can reach top speed in 2 or 3 strides. And they are amazingly strong animals. It’s best to stay as far away as possible.
Listen. Do you hear that? That odd noise is a flock of sandhill cranes flying south. Unfortunately they are above the clouds so we can’t see them. But they have such a distinctive call making them easy to identify. And that call travels a very long distance too. They will fly in flocks of 200 or more birds. Some days it’s possible to see a couple dozen flocks fly past in just 2 hours.
Did you hear that crackling sound? That’s a large animal for sure. Yes, there he is, just off through the trees over there. A nice young buck. Hmm, he’s pawing the ground, that’s not such a good thing. It means he is nervous. And nervous animals can be dangerous. I’ll talk to him. There. Now he has relaxed. See? He is even coming a little closer. Too bad there are so many branches in the way. Hard to focus and get a good picture of him. And with the cloud cover and thick trees, there just isn’t much light, making for poor picture taking. Oh well, better than nothing.
Here we are, finally at the river, and the sun is shining now a little. And look out over there. Two Canada geese swimming calmly past. I wonder why they are not with the rest of our local flock. Too bad the sun wasn’t shining when we saw the deer. Oh well. Guess we will continue with our walk another time. This is getting a little long. After all we need to tell of all the mushrooms we saw along the way. And other things too. I do hope you continue to enjoy your day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
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