Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Little Critters. And Shopping.
Good morning everyone on this nice evening of the last day of November! It is dark. But still early. Sometimes it’s hard to get used to it being dark so early in the evening. I like summer when it stays daylight until 10:30 pm. That’s much better. The days are short now. And getting shorter. Sigh. But Christmas is coming and that brightens the winter for a while. Then comes January. But we won’t talk about that yet. Too scary. Sigh. It’s a bit warmer now. Unfortunately there has been some light freezing rain/mist. So when I went out to feed the birds this morning I didn’t notice at first that there was a layer of ice on the deck. I stepped out there. And…AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! I slid across the deck and landed against the railing with a thump. Out comes the sand. Sigh. That deck is slippery enough with that glossy paint on it. Oh well. Only another 4 months or so. But it’s fun to watch these little critters.
No matter what the weather they are out there without a complaint. Hmm, maybe we should learn something from them.
Mama comes around each day now. She is usually by herself these days. Always so nice when she comes to say ‘hi’. And she is just as friendly as ever. Just take a look.
No, there is no food in my hand. She is just licking my hand. Her way of saying ‘hi’. She is a very nice size deer. Oddly the various bucks haven’t been around for a while. They just don’t want to cooperate this year so I haven’t been able to get a good pic of any of them yet. Sigh.
Going to the ER is never fun. I was at our local ER the other day. Only had to wait 2 and a half hours. Not bad. It can be much longer. But I did go very early in the day. That helps. There was no one waiting when I arrived. Four people still got in ahead of me. Sigh. I don’t have a doctor anymore. That’s why I had to go to the ER. People are told to go to the ER if you don’t have a doctor. At the ER the doctor says I need to get a doctor. There are no available doctors. That’s why I’m at the ER. I certainly don’t go there because it’s fun. Now I don’t have a doctor and I can’t go back to the ER. Sigh. But these little critters brighten up the day. That’s why God made them.
Speaking of shopping. As I entered the store, the greeter greeted me and handed me a cart. Before I had a chance to take the cart this young woman came running, grabbed the cart and literally ran off with it. That wasn’t nice, said the greeter. True. But Christmas is coming. Must expect things like that. Sigh. As I was trying to reach something on the top shelf another lady came up behind me and pushed me against the shelves with her cart. Rather hard. Just kept on going. Never said a word. Amazing. I wanted to buy a new Christmas decoration. The one I wanted was at the back. Right at the back. Naturally. I proceeded to remove all the ones in front. One stuck. I pulled harder. The whole rack, which was sitting on a shelf, fell over toward me. Decorations started going everywhere. Amazingly nothing broke. I finally managed to put everything back. Left without the decoration I wanted. I bought a different one. Sigh.
Muffin is sleeping. We had a good playtime this afternoon. She just went wild! What were we playing with? A peanut. Why buy toys that she won’t play with? Amazing. Anyway, enjoy your weekend and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Winter Moon.
Good morning everyone on this very cold November day and the last Monday of the month! So what does today’s title have to do with today’s post? Nothing really. I took that pic this morning. It was cold standing out there. But the chickadees and nuthatches were busy at the feeders getting their breakfast. The crows had not yet arrived. The blue jays were waiting impatiently for me to get out of the way so they could haul off their breakfast.
I was standing right over their peanuts. One almost came down anyway. That was Baxter. He’s the bravest of the bunch. There are 10 blue jays now. The hairy woodpecker came along as well. He didn’t seem to pay any attention to me. He was only paying attention to the suet.
It was cold out there. And still is cold. It is now dark once again. The birds and squirrel have gone to their different spots to spend the night. And they will be back before it is completely daylight. I make sure the seeds are out there while it is still dark so they will have food as soon as they arrive. Very important for those little birds. Whether in the country or town, the birds are the same. One of my most enjoyable country pleasures.
Unlike shopping. That is definitely not a country pleasure. For me at least. Especially now. The stores are busy. Crowded. Slow. Not fun. I don’t really care for shopping. You can probably tell. Some people enjoy it. Amazing. But not me. One day I was shopping. I was pushing my cart along, came to the end of an aisle. WHAM! A lady came around the corner fast. Nearly spun my cart around backwards. She didn’t stop. But as she went past she said, ‘I’m in a hurry’. Good thing she mentioned that. Otherwise I wouldn’t have known. Sigh. Something I usually buy was on sale one day. Four for a certain price. Not bad, I thought. But there was only 2 on the shelf. I asked if there was more. The person said no. Naturally. Oh well, at least I have 2 of them. At the checkout the price came out normal. These are on sale, I said. Only if you have 4, she said. There was only 2, I even asked, I said. Then you have to pay normal price, she said. Sigh. It could only happen to me.
For breakfast Muffin likes a certain kind of canned food. That’s fine. I don’t mind. So I opened the can and proceeded to spoon it out and onto her dish. I do this all the time. Except this time something different happened. The food on the spoon flipped off the spoon. And slid down my leg. And landed on my foot with a splat. Muffin was at it immediately. Don’t, I said, it’s on my foot. She didn’t seem to mind. I did. I bent down and grabbed it with my hand. Not smart. Just squished it. Made things worse. Muffin just sat staring. She didn’t seem impressed. Neither was I. Sigh. I got her some more. Then proceeded to clean up my foot. And hand. And floor. And changed socks. I just put these socks on. Sigh. Sometimes my days start rather oddly.
But that moon looked so nice. Bright. Calm. Beautiful. A real country pleasure. Most people don’t even notice. It’s just something that’s there. Good thing it is.
Muffin is sleeping on her wool blanket. She loves wool. So do I. It’s warm. And cozy. Wool is country. Which I like. My apartment is country. A bit crowded. But country. Lots of pine. Most of my furniture is pine. Which I made. That way I know it’s not going to fall apart. It’s not perfect. It’s country. Pine is country. I also like oak. And, really, most wood I guess.
I’m kind of rambling today. That’s due to technical difficulties. Meaning me. Which makes it hard for me to think. I think. Although that’s actual quite normal for me. Hard to think, that is. Sigh. Guess I will stop. Enjoy your week and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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