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Monday’s Munchings.
Good morning to everyone on this somewhat chilly Monday! It’s not really that bad compared to our bitterly cold of winter, but it was still chilly at -2F. It should be much milder this time of year, but the good news is, the temp is rising! Supposed to be melting tomorrow with a high of 38F to 41F. Not bad. And two days of that.
And then…more snow. Sigh. We just had 6 inches on the weekend. I still haven’t recovered completely from shoveling that snow. It’s getting deep out there. Sigh.
The birds…
Are definitely not so busy at the feeders right now. At least I don’t freeze standing out there taking pics. But, there isn’t much action. I have been trying to get pics of the hoary redpolls. There are 2, male and female. They look cute, so very white compared to the common redpolls. But they won’t cooperate with me. The female was here this afternoon and I was out there camera in hand. She landed right in front of the camera. I mean right in front. Blocked the lens. Too close for a pic. Sigh. She looked right at the lens. I think she was trying to see me. Or laugh at me. Then she flew away. Amazing. I don’t have much time left before they head back north. Sigh.
Flying lessons…
Believe me, it was involuntary. I think I may have mentioned before that my landlord painted my deck last summer with a high gloss paint. That paint was not meant for a deck. It is amazingly slippery. Especially with a little wet snow on it.
Like Saturday evening. I went out to shovel some of the snow. I stepped on the deck. That was it. I was airborne. Not a nice feeling. Arms and legs waving about in every direction imaginable. Why? There is nothing to grab hold of. So why bother? I still landed just as hard. I think that hurt my back more than shoveling snow. Which I didn’t bother to do right then. I came in to lie down. And do some moaning and groaning for a while. Sigh.
Shopping…
I have said before I don’t like shopping. But it’s something I have to do. Muffin gets hungry. I don’t like that look she gives me when she’s hungry. So I’m shopping. Hey, they actually have the crackers I buy on sale. Not bad. Usually they don’t even have them. But…they are on the top shelf. Naturally. Stacked two high. Now really, who would do such a thing? But, the store always says ask for help for items on the top shelf. And there was an employee working on that aisle. Amazing. I went and asked for help. She came and looked. Now there was a problem. She was shorter than me. She says, I can’t reach that high. I kind of figured that already. So she goes back to her work. That’s it? She isn’t going to get one of those step ladder things that they have? Or call for someone else? Guess not. So I shook the shelf. A whole bunch of boxes fell down. I took what I wanted and left. I did put the remainder on the shelf. Just not on the top shelf. Sigh. I don’t like shopping.
Always me…
I bought a bag of potatoes today. I left it on the floor until I figured out where to put it. I needed to get in the cupboard. So I moved the bag of potatoes. Behind me. I wasn’t thinking. But that’s normal. I turned to leave. Sigh. Tripped over the bag of potatoes. Ended up inspecting the floor to see how clean it was. My was of saying, I fell. Sigh. Back to that moaning and groaning again.
Spring cleaning…
Is not really my idea of fun. But it has to be done. Of course it means moving furniture, getting under things, behind things, on top of things. And it’s best to do before those huge monster spiders decide to wake up. I hope there is none inside. But you never know. And I don’t want to put my hands under something and find one of those things! Anyway…hmm, getting late again. Better stop for now. I will continue this little adventure next time. Unless I’m too busy moaning and groaning.
So I will say good bye to you for now from Muffin and I, enjoy your week and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod
I Have Been Inside.
Here it is another Friday and here I am saying, GOOD MORNING to all my faithful readers! True, it isn’t morning for some of us but it is for others. And, as I have said before, I LOVE mornings! Everything is fresh, new and just feels absolutely great. If you are not a morning person, well, you’re missing something. Being awake as the sun begins to peak over the horizon, listening to the birds singing their morning chorus which is absolutely wonderful to hear.
So full of life, so soothing, so rich, it’s one of those amazing country pleasures that I enjoy so much. Being in the country makes it even better of course, but even here in town it can still be beautiful.
A beautiful day…
It really was today. Even though cloudy it was much milder, actually reached 20F today and that’s not bad considering the bitterly cold weather we had just last weekend. But, with the good comes the not so good, namely, more snow is arriving tomorrow.
Sigh. I had to shovel snow today. My landlord had someone clear the snow off the roof. And it covered my dryer vent. That snow was packed in hard and I had to clear 3 feet of that snow away. The pile of snow along my path is now about 6 feet deep. And we are getting more. Only one place left to put that snow. Oh well. It’s milder. And that makes me feel good. Even if I can barely move right now. Sigh.
Poor Muffin…
She did not like all that stomping on the roof when the man was clearing the snow yesterday. She hid. I’m not sure where. Couldn’t find her. She may have been under the bed, behind all the stuff under there. Or she may have been in her cave. It was about half an hour after the noise stopped before she came out again. Poor cat.
Ever had…
A break in? You know, someone enters your house and steals stuff. Or enters your house but doesn’t steal anything. It does happen. Or maybe enters your house and makes themselves at home, kind of messy types, and then leave. Or perhaps they enter your house and leave without doing a thing so you can’t even tell someone was inside. Okay, that last one is a tough one. But it can happen. I have had each of these happen to me.
Thieves…
Come in and steal things. Happened to me twice. In two different places. Amazing really. The second one, yep, guess they were looking for something particular which I didn’t have. I think it may have had to do with the previous tenant. Or not. The third one, yep, they used the shower, left it dirty, even used my towels. Actually they left the whole bathroom a bit messy. I am certain that had to do with a previous tenant. One time a guy broke in to my apartment at night while I was home. He fled when he saw me come out of my bedroom.
The last one…
Is interesting. How do you know someone has been inside if there is no evidence? Quite simple. I got a phone call from a pleasant young lady stating she had been inside. Right. Like I will believe that. But…she went on to tell me all the things she saw in my apartment. Things she could only know about if she had been inside. Now that one was a bit unnerving. Made me feel odd. Knowing someone had been inside my apartment is one thing, but knowing they had searched through all my stuff, well, that just plain made me feel odd.
All these break ins…
Happened at different places I lived. Although I had two in one place. Changing the locks helped. I think. Made me feel a bit better anyway. Also made me feel these people might have had a key. Except twice where they definitely broke in. Of course, picking the locks would have been easy, especially at a couple places that didn’t have good locks anyway. Good locks are a must these days. Not foolproof, but it helps.
Speaking of…
Spring cleaning. I have started mine. It takes me a while. So I decided to start now. It can be…hmm, maybe I should leave that one for Monday. Some things just seem to happen to me. Odd things. Funny things. Like…no, I’m saving that for Monday. Sigh. I hope you all will have a wonderful, exciting, relaxing, weekend and God bless!
Steve and Muffin. (featured image above from beautiful Hawaii, supplied by Candace)
© 2019 Steve McLeod
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