Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Happy Mother’s Day!
Hello everyone! Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers out there! It is Mother’s Day here in Canada, I know in other countries it is on different days. I wrote this poem a number of years ago and I shared it once before on my blog, but I wanted to share it again this year. It is one of my first poems and I wrote it for my mother with words from my heart, not trying to make a perfect poem. My mother passed away later that year.
MOTHER
She carried me gently all through
The time when nothing I could do.
She held me in my time of fear;
I thank you, Lord, for mother dear.
She helped me learn how to walk,
She taught me carefully to talk,
She guided well as none other;
I thank you, Lord, for my mother.
She helped me all the way through school,
And helped me learn the ‘golden rule’.
She prayed for me when ’twas needed;
Thank you, Lord, that mother pleaded.
A lot of time with me she spent,
Most precious time that she lent;
She gave so much, as no other,
I thank you, Lord, for my mother.
Here I sit and often ponder,
My love for her still grows fonder,
We shared a lot with one another;
I thank you, Lord, for my mother.
Have a wonderful day day everyone and God bless!
Steve. ©2026 Steve McLeod
May Photos. #7,8,9
Greetings everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend so far. It has been a cloudy, windy and very cool day here. The temperature did reach 41F (5C) today, colder than what had been forecast for us but with that strong NW wind it was not unexpected.
It was a good day to stay inside and make a mess, I mean, do some sorting of things. Someone on my floor, and in my wing of the building, was burning their food today. Someone else was smoking, actually in two apartments.
A look out across the lake from one of our parks.
One was tobacco and one was marijuana. Quite the mix really, and it all came in here, hurting my eyes and giving me a headache. Oh well, it could be worse, at least everyone was quiet today. It’s always nice when it’s quiet. I enjoy times of quietude.
Not too far from me was Mrs. Canada Goose watching me carefully.
That’s why it was always so nice walking down to the river and sitting there watching the water flow past, listening to the birds singing and watching the ducks and pelicans swimming on the river, or sitting on the rocky shore preening their feathers.
Although Mr. Canada Goose continued munching, he also kept an eye on me.
Well, I have finally caught up on my May photos and I will try to stay that way. I am sure not taking many photos since living in this apartment. So different from where I was living before, I was taking pictures every day. The pictures today were taken the other day when I was out, hope you enjoy them! Have a great weekend everyone and God bless!
Steve. ©2026 Steve McLeod.
