Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
It’s Back…
It’s hard to believe, it really is. I never actually expected to get even one award. And now, here it is again! Thank you to https://wifeblah.com for nominating me for this award! It was totally unexpected and certainly greatly appreciated that you would consider me for this award. Hey everyone, go check out her blog for some interesting reading!
The Sunshine Blogger Award is peer recognition for bloggers that inspire positivity and joy.
THE RULES:
- Thank the blogger who nominated you.
- Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you.
- Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions.
- List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award in your post/or on your blog.
11 Questions that my Nominees will Answer:
- Why are you blogging?
That’s a good question really. It was suggested to me by a few people that I should start a blog because I enjoy writing, even though I really don’t know anything about writing properly. But it turned out to be fun and I have enjoyed meeting a lot of great people along the way.
2. Any person that you wish reading your blog?
I only wish that people will read and get some enjoyment from my blog and maybe that it will bring a smile into their day as well.😄
3. Where’s your happy place?
I guess I don’t really have one anymore, I did at one time, but it’s no longer accessible. But I suppose I could say, in summer it’s outside with my animal friends and in winter it’s inside with Muffin curled up on my lap purring.😸
4. What superpower would you like to have? Just one. 🙂
The ability to fly!
5. Favorite sweets?
Tough questions here. I really don’t eat sweet things anymore, guess I’m sweet enough.😂
6. Something that you wished you’ll have, but you can’t have it for now?
Yes, there is something, but I can’t say what it is. Sorry.😁
7. Favorite Classic Song?
To be honest, I don’t have one.😕
8. Greatest Fear?
Another one of these tough questions. Let’s forget the greatest fear and go with second greatest fear, and that would be having one of these huge 4 inch spiders crawl across me while I’m in bed. If it happened I certainly wouldn’t be in bed for very long!😲
9. What’s the most played song in your playlist?
I don’t really have one, I’m not a very musical person I guess.😏
10. Beauty or Brain?
Well, I certainly don’t have any beauty and my brain went on a hike a long time ago and didn’t come back.😂😹
11. What motivates you?
I’m glad you said what and not who. It depends on what I need motivation for. For example, Muffin sinking her teeth into my foot will really motivate me to fill her food dish.😹 A large spider in my bed will motivate me to get out of bed. In a hurry.🕷🛌🏃♂️ Friends can be good for motivation, especially when they whack me on the head to get my attention ( happened recently, not actually hitting, but with words, worked too).😀
Now I need to nominate 11 blogs for this award, so, here goes;
https://trystwithmind.wordpress.com
https://sunshinysasite.wordpress.com
https://katespage23.wordpress.com
https://growingupsideways.blog
https://dragthepen.wordpress.com
Okay, now for the 11 tough questions;
- What is your favorite color and why?
- What is your favorite food and why?
- Why do you read my blog? Told you it would be tough.
- Would you rather read or watch TV? Okay, that one’s easy.
- If you had an all expense paid vacation to one of these 3 countries, which would you choose and why? Canada, Switzerland, Iceland.
- If you had to move to one of these 3 countries, which would you choose and why? From question 5.
- Would you prefer to live in the country or city?
- If you were offered $5 million dollars for your home, would you sell?
- What one book do you remember from your childhood?
- Could you survive 1 month with no TV?
- Could you stay inside your house for 1 month without ever stepping outside?
Okay folks, there you have it! I hope you have enjoyed today’s read and I look forward to seeing you back here tomorrow with more of Steve’s Country! God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
It’s That Feeling Again.
Welcome everyone! I hope all of you are having a wonderful day. Here it is a beautiful spring day. It’s mainly sunny, some clouds around too, but it is warm. There is a freshness in the air that says ‘spring’. The snow has gone. The leaf buds on the trees are really getting swollen now giving a rather fuzzy look to some of the trees, especially the aspens and maples. The ground is drying nicely in the sun. The grass is beginning to turn that nice emerald green. Insects are flying around, including bees, butterflies and oddly I even saw a dragonfly a few minutes ago while I was sitting on the deck.
I love spring. New life sprouting all over. The daylilies have begun to grow. So have many other plants. Daisies, daffodils, iris, not blooming yet, but they are growing. Wild strawberries are growing also and will soon be in bloom. The violas and forget-me-nots are growing nicely and their bright flowers will soon be filling the area back here.
Dandelions have begun to bloom. Not exactly an exotic flower, but it is nice to see their bright yellow flowers after such a long bitter winter. They do tend to become a pest for peoples lawns. Not sure why though. They are actually amazing plants. The entire plant can be eaten. They are easy to grow. They make a good coffee substitute. Leaves are healthier than lettuce and taste good too. The flowers can really brighten a spring or summer salad.
There certainly isn’t much bird activity today though. Quite surprising. There was a phoebe out here this morning, but it was too early to get a picture, just not enough light. And their color makes them blend in nicely with the background. So brighter light is needed. Or getting up nice and close, which isn’t easy. It is definitely more of a challenge this year to get pictures. But it will get a bit easier as more birds arrive.
Some of you will remember that last summer someone threatened to shoot me. Why? Just because he wanted to. A prank? Perhaps. The police figured it was just a prank. And I’m still here. I didn’t know the man. But he knew things about me. Things that someone shouldn’t know, unless they were around here at some time. Before that happened I got a lot of strange phone calls. Odd times of the day. It’s happening again.
Now, this apartment is not well known. It looks like part of the main house. But it is completely separate. Even people that have lived in the area for 20 years didn’t know there was an apartment here. So how do others know? And how do they know what I have inside. In places that cannot be seen from the outside. It gives me an uneasy feeling sometimes. I admit, I don’t like that kind of feeling. I’m out for a walk. Someone stops me on the street. I have never seen this person before. He proceeds to tell me things about my apartment that no one should know about. But he did. I just laughed and kept on going.
The police have his description, but know nothing about him. This is an odd neighborhood. I would rather put up with all these dangerous animals. Like the squirrels and chipmunks. Oh well. I really think I would like to move. Actually, what I need is a vacation. Get away for a while. Relax. Get rid of some of this stress. One of these days. A nice warm place. Palm trees. Ocean view. That’s what I call a vacation destination.
Well everyone, I guess another day is done. Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit to Steve’s Country. I hope your visit was enjoyable, keep looking ahead and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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