Steve`s Country
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Wednesday Wanderings…Around Town.
Good morning everyone on this beautiful Wednesday evening which is also the first Wednesday of March which is the month of spring! Sort of. Like all the seasons, around here they don’t come and go with the calendar. They just come and go…whenever. The last 2 years spring has come rather late. Very late in fact.
Snow should not be on the ground at the end of April. But that has been the case the last 2 years. Snow should be gone by about April 7, give or take a day or two. I’m strange. I keep track of things like that. Why? Who knows? It’s just me. Plus it goes well with birding. That is the proper name instead of ‘birdwatching’.
A look around town…
I thought you might like to see a bit of what it looks like here in the winter. We did get a bit more snow after these pics were taken, but it gives you an idea anyway.
Fortunately the snow is hauled away from main streets, otherwise it would be single lane traffic only by now. And that would not be much fun. Makes it hard to get around. Now don’t get the idea it looks like this all the time. Sometimes it’s worse. And normally it’s only for about 5 months. Or so. However, winter started a bit early this year with 9 inches of snow arriving on October 10. Really, our winter usually starts with snow arriving around the beginning of November. Sigh.
Enough of that…
I didn’t go out for any photo opportunities today. It was just too cold. So here I sit at my desk, sipping hot chocolate, dreaming of a nice log cabin, with a stone fireplace, the fire crackling away, the heat radiating in all directions, a wool rug in front, with Muffin curled up enjoying the heat as much as me. Dreams can be nice. But, reality is what it is.
And I am cold. Even with the hot chocolate. The sun is very warm now since it is so high in the sky. This apartment has large windows facing south and west. So the sun really gets in here during the afternoon. Amazingly that keeps it just warm enough in here that my heater will not come on. Until now. That’s okay in the living room, but the bedroom gets very cool. Oh well.
It is 6:05 pm…
The sun has just gone down below the trees on the far hill. The last of the chickadees have just left for wherever they spend the night. A raven has just flown low over the feeder to see if anything is left for his bedtime snack. Nothing. So off he goes to his place to sleep for the night.
The small birds will be back by 6:30 am tomorrow for another day of fun and feeding. Hmm, I was hoping for a nice red sunset, but like the raven, I was disappointed. There was just the right amount of clouds to produce a spectacular glow. Oh well. Perhaps another time.
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But…
Spring is coming! I just pray it will be a little earlier this year. Sigh. Oh, that’s right. I meant to talk about break ins today. Rats, gnats and blueberry bats! Okay. Friday for sure. Too late now. Soooo, until then I hope you will all have a fantastic couple of days, bye for now, and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod
It’s Monday Again!
Happy Monday dear readers! I am excited today! I finally have 100 followers! Wow, that is just so fantastic, thanks to all of you for making this possible and I hope that everyone will continue to enjoy my little ‘country’ blog!
Why country?
I have been asked why I call it ‘country’ when I don’t actually live in the country.
That’s a good point. But I really do love country…all kinds of country, from country living, to country decorating, country antiques, country birds and other animals. Besides, it sounds a lot better than Steve’s Town. Really, it does. I must admit my little patch of country is rather small. But it is a busy patch! There is always something going on out there with birds, squirrels, chipmunks (in season) and all the way up to deer, wolves and bears. So it’s kind of like country in town type country. Or something.
Reality is back.
Friday I was thinking spring. Today it is back to reality.
Well, it has been for a few days actually. It has been bitterly cold again. Normally it would be much milder by now. But hey, our weather hasn’t been normal since last September. Oh well. It will warm up. Sometime.
Photo time.
Since March is now upon us, it won’t be long and our winter birds will be heading back north for the summer. Strange critters. I can understand going south. But north?
Anyway, I decided to brave the cold and try for some more pics this afternoon. Sometimes my brain just doesn’t work properly. If it was working I would have stayed inside where it is relatively warm. But no. I had to go outside. Nearly froze. Couldn’t feel my face. Or my fingers. So much for warm gloves. It was that wind that made things even worse. Yet those tiny little birds just kept bouncing around out there, trying to eat as much as they could to stay warm. I have been feeding and watching/studying birds for…well, for quite a while. And I never get tired of it. A wonderful part of God’s awesome creation. So I am once again sharing some photos from today’s frozen line up.
My apartment…
It has been suggested by some that it would be nice to have a photo tour of my apartment. It amazes me that some people enjoy nightmares. Personally I prefer a good night’s sleep. Not that my place is dirty. Or even messy. Though some might argue that last point. My apartment is just, well, it’s full. Like very full. Overly full. Overflowing type full. That’s because my apartment is very small. My last apartment was much larger. And it looked rather empty in comparison. Put the same stuff in here and, and…well, suddenly it’s over full. Sigh.
Speaking of Muffin…
I got home last evening and Muffin greeted me as usual. But she was gone again rather quickly. Odd, I thought. She went over and was looking under one of my shelf units. I called her and she came back to me. Briefly. Then back to looking under the shelves. Okay, that got me curious. She often knocks one of her toys under there, but she never gets that excited about it. She just goes after another toy. So… I had to look. Lying down on the floor is not exactly an enjoyable pastime. But I got my flashlight and down I went. Muffin was even more excited now. That made me a bit nervous. I thought, perhaps it was one of those giant spiders again. It’s a little early for them, but, who knows? And I didn’t like the idea of being flat on the floor with one of those critters on the loose. But…there was nothing. Muffin was sure that something was there. And kept going to that spot several times. So just maybe…sigh. I sure hope not.
Break ins.
Have you…hmm, I think that will have to wait for next time. Until then, I hope you enjoy the next few days and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod
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