Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Scattered Thoughts.
Good morning everyone on this cold November day. It’s a good day to be inside drinking coffee.😀☕ Certainly don’t want to be outside drinking coffee. It’s too cold for that. The coffee would freeze. So would I.🥶⛄ Muffin is at her window. Now she looks at me with those cute kitten eyes saying, “please open the window?” No, it’s too cold. “Please”, she says again. No, it’s much too cold. Now she’s looking at my feet. 😼 Don’t bother, it won’t get the window open, I said. She jumps down and puts her paw on my foot.😾 “Please”. No, that won’t work. AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!😲 Bandages, bandages! NO open window, I say. She swishes her tail. Okay, let’s play.😀
Cold weather can be dangerous to a person’s health.😬 Even when they stay inside.😳 Oh well. Winter. It’s here to stay now. And it’s cold already. Colder than normal for this time of the year. That’s not a good sign. But, I’m still hoping for a short, mild winter, with less snow than normal. Okay, so I like to dream. Now that winter is here I will be talking about it a lot. Kind of hard not to do that. It’s life in this area for the next several months. But I will toss in some other things, warmer topics, now and then, to help break up the winter chatter a bit. And I do mean chatter!🥶
And hopefully this injury will heal completely so I can take you on a winter forest walk down to the river.🤔🚶♂️ That way you can get a better glimpse of what it’s like here during the winter months. 😀📷 It will certainly be a lot different than my summer walks. And hopefully the bird situation will pick up a bit too. Right now there is very little bird activity out there, which is kind of odd. It will definitely be a long winter without my birds around! But there is always something positive to find if we really want to look for it. Even when all around looks cold and bitter. So stick around and we will continue to enjoy all that goes on at Steve’s Country!
There is a lot of ice around right now. Treacherous walking outside.😬😳 Welcome to winter, that’s the way it will be from now on. Yes, I know. I’m not really saying anything. That also happens in winter. But at times winter can be fun.🤪 At least that’s what I have been told.🙄 I haven’t found those times yet.🤔 I think they got lost somewhere.😂😹 I did go shopping this morning, have to do that sometimes. Anyway, I…wait, think I will save that for another post. I will stop for now. I think “Cabin Fever” is definitely starting early this year.🤒 Have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Sunshine Blogger Award! #15.
Hello everyone and here we are with my 15th Sunshine Blogger Award! Wow, this is absolutely great making it this far. And, it’s another goal reached here at Steve’s Country! I was hoping to make it to 15 this year and who knows, maybe it will go beyond that too! Thank you so much Richard over at Bigskybuckeye for this nomination!! I’m sorry though that it has taken so long to get it done. But I certainly do appreciate that you thought of me for this fantastic award!
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.
For the nominees who wish to participate, here are the questions for you to respond to. You are all amazing with the inspiration you bring to others.
- Name one person who always finds a way to inspire you. Wow, name just one person, that’s tough. You’re not trying to get me in trouble are you?🤔😳 Hmm. Meow.😺 No Muffin, it says “person”. MEOW!😼 Chomp! AAAAAAAA!!!!!!😲 My foot! Muffin inspires me!😺👍 She always finds a way to do it too!😸🙄 How does she know when I’m doing one of these awards anyway?🤔🙄
- How has blogging benefited your life? By making many new friends around the world, growing in my writing.😁 Meow!=by allowing me to share my point of view, meeting new cat friends.😸😻
- Do you like to experience nature? YES!! For both of us!😁😸 If so, what is one of your favorite activities? Walking in the forest, sitting by the river or lake and writing poems, photography, feeding birds, making friends with various animals.😃 Muffin adds, watching chipmunks,😺🐿 sniffing fresh air in summer.😸
- How important is family to you? Well, I don’t have my own family so…MEOW!! As I was about to add, so Muffin is my family and she is very important to me, sharing, playing, cuddling.😁😸 Whew, that was close.😬
- What is your favorite season of the year? SUMMER!!! 😃😂🤸♂️ Why is it your favorite? It’s warm, everything is growing, it’s warm, flowers are blooming, it’s warm, all the amazing animal life, and it’s warm.🌞🌞🌼🌼🌳🌳🙄
- What month were you born? June! A nice warm month. Have I mentioned that I like warm months? 🤔 Well, I do.😁🌞
- If you could visit any place in the world for the first time, where would you want to go? About 550 places, so I’ll use the short list: Sweden, England, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Australia, Hawaii. Now, places within those places would be the long list.🤸♂️🥳👍🏝⛱😎
- Who is one of your most favorite authors? Actually, I don’t have one. That was easy.🙂
- What is something which you have a great deal of passion for? Nature, photography, warm places. He asked.😀🙄
- Share a favorite verse of Scripture or an inspiring quotation. Psalm 103:2 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” For a quotation:
- Tell us one interesting facet about yourself. Hahahahahaha! Oh my, you’re funny! 😂😹 Now if you hadn’t put the word ‘interesting’ in there it would have been easy. Hmm, this is hard, really it is.🤔 Oh, I’ve got it.😃 Wait, no that won’t work.🤔 Oh, right!😀 No, that’s no good either.😕 I know!😄 Hmm, not interesting. 🙄 Okay, I’m a bit crazy,🤪 but in a fun sort of way.😜 Proof: I love warm places🌴🌞 so I live in the coldest place I could find.🥶⛄😂
Now for the nominees:
https://fragrantflowersandrecipes.blog
https://greathappyliving.wordpress.com
https://yonniewordpresscom.wordpress.com
https://growingupsideways.blog
https://mischiefandmjolnir.wordpress.com
Yes, I know, short list, I’m not following the rules. Told you I was a bit crazy!! Now for;
My Questions:
- Name one person who always finds a way to inspire you.
- Do you like to experience nature?
- What is one of your favorite outdoor activities?
- What is your favorite season?
- Have you ever experienced temperatures of -40 or colder?
- Why did you start blogging?
- How often do you post something?
- How much time do you spend blogging?
- Do you enjoy blogging more than when you started?
- Has your writing changed at all since you started?
- Do you like Brussels sprouts?
Yes, I borrowed some of the same questions, hey, they were good questions. Thank you once again Richard for this award! Thank you all for reading, I hope your week is off to a great start and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
