Steve`s Country
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Coffee Time! #21
Hi everyone! Nice to be here with you all again! Time for a cup of coffee, or whatever you prefer right now. It is a bit cooler here today with a mix of sun and cloud. We actually had a few light, actually very light, showers yesterday afternoon, barely enough to wet the surface of the street.
We need rain and lots of it in order to stop those raging forest fires. The smoke is not bad today, but yesterday it was thick and at times it was hard to see much more than just across the street. I was coughing all day long and still coughing today. And my eyes were so sore yesterday as well.
The smoke wasn’t so bad as we headed east along the highway.
Our neighboring province has lost more than a million acres (about 450,000 hectares) to forest fires already this year and nearly 25,000 people evacuated. We’re doing quite well here so far, our largest fire being about 87,000 acres (about 35,000 hectares). There is a much larger fire from our neighboring province that has moved into our province now and it is about 465,000 acres (about 188,000 hectares).
Hmm, more smoke seems to be moving into our area I see. The deer in town are busy with fawns being born all over town. Right here one was born in front of our building and another doe had twins out back of our building just a couple days later. Other fawns are being born all over town. Unfortunately I always seem to miss these events.
The smoke was mostly staying higher.
I would love to photograph a fawn being born, that would be just amazing! But I guess it won’t be this year now. Oh well. One of those things. As mentioned before, my friend and I went for a drive down the highway last Thursday and stopped at a few lakes along the way. I was hoping, among other things, to see some of our early dragonflies to get some photos.
There are some early ones that I don’t yet have in my collection of photos. We never saw even one dragonfly. That was very odd indeed. When I got home I was talking with the lady that cleans this apartment building (hallways and common areas), and she mentioned that they have had dragonflies in their backyard for quite a while already. (Steve bangs his head against the wall)
Even with a smoky look, the lakes were still nice.
I go and sit out behind our building for a couple of hours and see nothing, not even a robin. I hear birds singing, but I don’t see anything. So I come inside. Half an hour later I’m talking with another tenant and he asks if I saw the bear. When was that? He says just 10 minutes ago. (Steve bangs his head against the wall)
Someone tells me there are a lot of butterflies outside right now so I grab my camera and go out and sit…and sit…and sit. An hour later I still haven’t seen one butterfly. (Steve bangs his head against a tree)
A bit more smoke showing up in this photo.
Anyway, it’s a beautiful day and I am showing more photos from our road trip last Thursday. Enjoy! Have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2025 Steve McLeod.
Muffin’s Fun Time! #22
Hi, hi everyone out there in blogging land!😻 Wow, it so smoky out there today, not can see very far, even with my good eyes. And smoke smell so strong it hurt little Muffin’s nose. And my human go around apartment sneezing so loud it scare fur right off me!🙀 He bend down to rub my head and sneeze right in my face, almost turn head right around in circle! So I go sleep somewhere else. Not going to sleep on his lap and let him blow all my fur off with all that sneezing. Then he cough, cough too, very hard on delicate ears like mine. I go sleep on my bed in closet. Nice and quiet in there. Sigh. Here is funnies today…
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A collection of documentation statements actually found on patient’s charts during a recent review of medical records;
The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately.
The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.
I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in daycare three times a week.
She is numb from her toes down.
Patient was alert and unresponsive.
The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
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Jacob, age 85, and Rebecca, age 79, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding. On the way they pass a drugstore. Jacob suggests that they go in. He addresses the man behind the counter:
“Are you the owner?”
The pharmacist answers, “Yes.”
Jacob: “Do you sell heart medication?”
Pharmacist: “Of course we do.”
Jacob: “How about medicine for circulation?”
Pharmacist: “All kinds.”
Jacob: “Medicine for rheumatism?”
Pharmacist: “Definitely.”
Jacob: “How about Viagra?”
Pharmacist: “Of course.”
Jacob: “Medicine for memory?”
Pharmacist: “Yes, a large variety.”
Jacob: “What about vitamins and sleeping pills?”
Pharmacist: “Absolutely.”
Jacob: “Perfect! We’d like to register here for our wedding gifts.”
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I pulled a muscle digging for gold. No worries though, it’s just a miner injury.
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A new soldier was on sentry duty at the main gate. His orders were clear: no car was to enter unless it had a special military sticker on the windshield.
A big Army car came up with a general seated in the back. The sentry said, “Halt, who goes there?”
The corporal, who was driving, said, “General Wheeler.”
“I’m sorry, I can’t let you through. You have to have a military sticker on your windshield.” The general said, “Drive on!”
The sentry replied, “Hold it! Hold it! You cannot come through. I have orders to shoot if you try driving in without a military sticker.”
The general repeated, “I’m telling you, son, drive on!”
The sentry walked up to the rear window and said, “General Sir, I’m new at this. Do I shoot you or your driver?”
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That all for today everyone, I hope you have great week!
Muffin. 😽
©2025 Muffin McLeod.
