Ah! The Smell of Spring. Love Is In The Air! Hm! Propaganda Too!
Yes, Spring is in the air! Blossoms are popping out. There is a rejuvenation of life. The birds are chirping. Flowers are doing their thing.
It seemed to be a good morning for reflecting. I decided that catching the sunrise on the deck with a cup of coffee and a crossword puzzle would be the perfect way to begin a Spring Day.
God has blessed my morning and I will enjoy my crossword puzzle and espresso.
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But this is how a person's day can go awry.
This is how a perfect day and peace can be thwarted.
One can only take so much.
Now look at the picture above!
The moon is not perfectly round.
It's shaped oblong.
Oh well. I'll deal with it.
Here I am minding my own business.
I've put sunflower seeds and other seeds for the birds and squirrels to eat.
The morning is still pretty refreshing and peaceful!
One of the squirrels comes over.
Good morning Mr. Squirrel!
How are you today?
Now! You see that? Do you see the disrespect here?
I put out seeds for them that I have to purchase.
I don't have a sunflower ranch anywhere!
But just look at what I face most every day!
I do try to get along with the birds and animals here.
I invite them to come over for as much food as they want.
Is there ever a "thank you"? No!
They will even show you their "back door"!
But- it doesn't stop there.
I have asked for them to display a little affection- I don't mind -but come on now!
I don't need to see this first thing in the morning!
I think they're taunting me!
They know I live alone.
And of course I have to closely examine myself.
Am I angry?
Could this be jealousy?
Of course it is!
But why don't they get a room?!
No respect!
That's what could make a person angry all the time!
Plus the absence of "you know".
Now all of a sudden it's, "So what's up Micky?"
Just like that!
They carry on and on and on and think nothing of it!
Then - "Gee, I'm hungry!"
Well, that's enough to make a man angry right there!
Then- these folks come along.
They eat my grass.
They nibble my daffodils!
They'll chew the day lillies off the day lillies later on in the Summer!
But- they ignore me!
They eat my food - okay - grass, flowers, and act if I am not there!
Then? They just saunter off!
Not a "so long Micky" or a "by your leave"!
Mean and hidious animals as you can see!
Nope. Peace is still illusive!
My morning must be shattered, yet again, by this oddball!
Can you believe it?
Endless knocking, tapping, and pecking!
Then- he comes right over in my face!
He's eating my sunflower seeds and is flaunting the fact!
He's constantly looking at me!
I feel like Rodney Dangerfield!
There we go!
Give me the old "back door view"!
And the cycle just repeats!
"Go get another bag of sunflower seeds Micky!"
"You're getting low!"
Well- that's what I imagine them to be saying!
Still - I don't see how anyone can say I'm angry.
~Micky Dee~
More Nature Hubs And Poems By Micky Dee:
Christmas Cardinals
Don't get me started about these Cardinals!
Let's not use psychology and the Bible against our people.
Let's not use terms like "always angry" or "always 'anything'"!
Confusion comes from the darkside.
Lies and psychology have no place to being used against our people.
Our people need to study the "books" a lot more.
God bless!
~Micky Dee~
Spring is in the air!
Comments
Great pictures Micky! Reminds me of my Iowa days.
God has blessed you with such a hugee sense of humor.. I'm sure even He will be laughing reading this article from the heavens above.. A message well delivered as always.. Personally I would like to meet the person who said you are angry all the time.. Don't listen to the Bullshit of others, they're plain jealous...
Take care
Micky, you rock! This was so funny, but lay off the espresso a little bit...squirrels are cool, but that woodpecker, that's a different story.
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Thank you Will! I need to see Iowa someday. They have a great bike ride there - RAGBRAI- Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.
Cracknutcase, you are a dear. We have to step in something too often. God bless you!
Oh Fay! You do crack me up. Thank you!
great hub Micky, you had me laughing at those little buggers.That's all they ever want from us, food, food, food from us.
God Bless
Those little Dickens! Really! But ya gotta love creatures without one care in the world. They do reward us with their antics which shows God has a sense of humor when we see those playful creatures entertaining us. Great spring hub. BTW, NY is supposed to get 5 inches of snow tomorrow, so much for spring right now.
Humoring nature is as close to a blessing as one can get,thanks Micky.;)
I love your sense of humor, always have. I have a problem with people taking me so seriously all the time, makes it hard to joke when you have to tell someone it's a joke! I'm serious about most things, as you are, most things folks like to ignore. But taking it all in stride, because we read the ending of the book. Now I need to go back and read that post that upset the Christians! Then I'll comment again.
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Yo brother man vietnamvet68! They're almost dependents!
BobbiRant - they are a funny mess!
God bless Mentalist acer!
Hi Brynda dear! It's just that it's people like Newt Gingrich, George Bush, Dick Cheney, Richard Nixon, etc. that are the problems. Throw Obama in there and whoever else you want, but the American children are not the problem. It's the American adults. Religion is just way too personal and some people and their religion are way too crazy for me to endorse the religion of anyone, to put in a school-house, until we get the boundaries nailed down. Thank you dear.
Just a couple of things ab't that other hub: KKK claim to "light" the cross, a positive thing in their eyes,not burn or destroy. Just saying.
You really don't know for sure who is who. Maybe that person who tried to hit you WAS a Muslim, we really don't know the truth about where people's hearts really are. Major problem w/ Christianity is that even they don't know what true Christlike living is or what they are supposed to do to know God. We have so many diversions in daily life and divisions in the churchs, it takes time to find the truth and most won't give it any effort. That's why you've been taunted by Christians because they really aren't labeled correctly. Even Satan himself once was an angel and therefore knows how to make himself appear as an angel of God. We shall know them by their fruits. Actions speak louder than words, huh? Great hubs, Michael. There is one mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ. Everyone has their path and their time to know. It can be different from the next person.
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"KKK claim to "light" the cross, a positive thing in their eyes,not burn or destroy." I do apologize for slandering the KKK. I've heard that they are a sensitive bunch.
"Maybe that person who tried to hit you WAS a Muslim"- no.The dozens or so have been mostly Southern Baptists. Let's see- there were a couple of young fellows between Cope and North. They threw sodas at me. No - they were local good old boys. One KKK member is Free Will Baptist - or relatives would be. His brother's children are actually raised Catholic by the mother though.That would be the Woody boys.
Now the guys at the auto parts store in Micaville are supposedly KKK, but I can't verify that. Now these folks will put deer heads in your mail-boxes. They will drop off deer carcasses in your driveway, etc.
The fellow Saturday was drunk. He was a professional alcoholic. Alcohol was not on his breath but he was definitely inebriated. But then - it's March Madness. There is some basketball on the TV and sports always go better with booze. Course I'm imagining some stuff here but not near as bad or as confining as what some Christians have done. Not one Muslim has ever framed me for a crime that I did not commit. Christians, as a group, have. No Muslim. Now prison or the chain gang is worse than being accosted by a driver of an automobile.
Again, please extend my apologies to the KKK.
If only black people had known that the KKK were only providing illumination.
What would they be emphasizing if you received a deer-head in your mail-box, a rotting deer carcass in your driveway, and an illuminated cross in your yard?
Mickey, if you ever do decide to ride RAGBRAI. give me a shout and I'll be there with some cool water and a handshake. I would ride along with you for awhile, well I would if I could ... really. But cheering you on would be my honor in any forum or bike ride for that matter. Iowa is my place of residence and I will say the riders are treated very well and most welcome.
Please excuse me for misspelling your name, my brain does not connect to my fingers some times and even when I think I know what I've typed it comes out wrong.
up up and up all the way. all things to all people. and animal friends also. yes, still hanging in there, Have a wonderful spring Luv. hugz
Micky I hear you loud in clear, one day is great then ops something comes along a pull that old rug from under your feet, I am here if as always to say, you are awesome and a great friend. Not to mention a fantastic writer and poet, love this hub, rate you up up love &peace darski
"Don't Blame God or Christ"
What a statement, when Christ Blamed God in his great time of need, as in fact did every other prophet of God. The Bible the Torah and the Qur'an are full of examples of even the greatest and most blessed men "blamed" God, I don't know of any examples of any one blaming Jesus in any of these works but yes they did "blame" God on many occasions. In fact I think to an extent God expects and even may in some cases want us to blame or question Him, so that he may show us the "light". Hey maybe that is the goal of the KKK as well, to just simply show some light.
But as you know God is sometimes to blame. Look at the story of Jonah and the Whale, it certainly was not Jonah's idea to live in a whale for a couple of days. Though, God was to blame for this certainly horrible experience, he was also to blame for the rewards in Jonah's life. Not saying all bad is from God, just simply laying out the facts as I see them from my very short years in this life interpreting them.
You know how I feel about the other stuff you covered on religion and to be honest, it is a lovely spring day here also and i would prefer not ruining it by stoking the fires in my belly for these people.
As for the animals thanks for the awesome laugh. The squirrels were great, and what a beautiful speckled woodpecker, I have one here that always eats out of the bird feeder i made, he loves it cause i cut down a cedar tree to mount it on and he is able to not only eat my sunflower seeds but also the termites from the log, as i left branches for the animals. We don't have many squirrels here where I live. But I use a nature mix for the local wild life that is like trail mix, i mean it looks good enough to eat it has peanuts, sunflower cracked and in shell, millet, grain sorghum, oats, raisins, and corn. Kind of pricey but it attracts all kinds of wildlife.
As always I have enjoyed this hub, thanks Micky you know how to make me smile, and I do enjoy that in a friend.
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Thank you all! I've gotten so way behind in reading your comments. Thank you!
God bless you nephew pintails! I do appreciate you so dear brother man!
Thank you all - Darski, dear dear Sa'ge, Poohgranma-if I get to that one it would be the coolest ever! God bless!
Micky- Thanks for the laugh, great photos! I am a bit behind in reading all my favorite hubs, and am heading over to the hub you are referring to right now. God Bless
yeah well buddy, the pine pollen down here in South Carolina is killing us this time of year. LMAO
Good job and you got my up vote!
The Frog
Micky you made me laugh this morning and i needed that. I'm putting out my Humming bird feeders today. I took a spin on my bike yesterday. I'm going to plant flowers today. I am happy. It's warm. What more could we want? You got your grove back, woopie.
Love and Peace
Micky,
This was such an EXTREMELY ENJOYABLE read! Thank you for this today!
Oh Micky, I am bookmarking this one as one of my favourite hubs. Your talent is so unique and of course everyone else thinks so too. We only have to look at all the followers to see that.
Thank you so much for sharing this gem Micky and take care.
Eiddwen.
I loved the pictures and you must live in a beautiful area as I love the animals too. What a wonderful day you had! I loved this hub. Rated up
From reading your hubs I would say you are someone who believes in God. Which hub did the so called Christians not like?
My experience of people who judge others in how they believe in God, are not believers themselves. They just want to look good in front of others and the only way they know to make themselves look good is to criticize others.
So ignore them and carry on as you are.
You are lucky to have so many animals coming to see you. The thank you is implied. If they could talk you would hear them talking about Micky all day long.
Mickey...You have the soul and wit of Yossarian...Voted up, way up and funny, as in hilarious...Larry
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Thank you all so much! Oh my! I am so glad you all liked this.
FYI Hummingbird, the hub was "Let's Put Christ Back In School. I'm against any interpretation of any religion from anyone in any school. I believe in morality. I believe in God. But I do not want crazy fascism religion or twisted concepts from "varying" sources. What day would snake handling day be? Colonel John Chivington was a former Methodist minister. He was also a racist who believed every single Native American should be wiped out. He murdered men, women, and children brutally. I don't want that old time religion anywhere.
God bless y'all!
just a vote of support brother. be well!
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God bless you arb! God bless you!
Spring is always beautiful. And I liked your presentation. My uncle, you made this hub so special as usual. I also enjoy stunning pictures here. Vote....vote....vote...vote up! My pray always for you. Cheers....
Love and peace,
prasetio
What a lovely place you live in, Micky, with all that free entertainment from the respective wildlife. No respect, perhaps, but lots of friends/company. Till the sunflower seeds run out, that is. Thanks for the great photos. :)
Gret Hub, great photos. It's nice to watch little critters at work and play. I'm sure you enjoyed it more than you say.
O Micky. That was wonderful. (I´m sure God does not think of you as an obedient moron) You have a huge heart . No wonder so many of us love you. Thank you for the poem, the pics AND the videos. Beautiful. Take care.x
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prasetio- God bless you nephew.
drbj thank you dear one!
charmgirl God bless you dear heart.
Dim Flaxenwick thank you for all your kindness. God bless you dear!
Spring is such a beautiful time of year. Your photos are wonderful and you write in such an amusing way, you always make me smile. Thanks Micky, voting up and pressing those tabs as always.
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Thank you acaetnna. God bless you.
I was wanting to make a spring comment to always exploring and to any others doing the same.
I am not a tree hugging hippy but I love nature. Please stop your use of humming bird feeders, plant natural flowers instead. Not only will the flowers attract more humming birds and other beautiful creatures, they also will not play a huge role in the destruction of this species we all love so much.
there is an ongoing study that will soon outlaw the use of hummingbird feeders and rightfully so. It is proven fact that numbers have dropped drastically in the years as use of these feeders become more and more widely used. It takes away their drive to migrate to follow the flower bloom's, not only does this cause them to stay in weather that is too cold for them, it also prevents them from mating and the pollination of not just flowers but fruit trees and many other things we all love so much. If you see a hummingbird in your area when there is no flowers around, that bird is going to die, not only that but it is not breeding. They can not survive cold weather, no matter how much sugar water you give them. Yes they are beautiful to look at, but not worth killing so you can see them when they should not be in the area. PLEASE STOP USING THEM. Plant flowers, then you have 2 beautiful things to look at with out killing one of them.
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Thanks for the heads up pintails. The cardinals are the birds most attracted, wrens, year round birds eat my sunflower seeds. Cardinals are down in NC. I didn't know those feeders were bad. I see people in the mountains of NC and TN with hummingbird feeders and I just assumed that they were absent in the winter from migration. I've seen hundreds of them in the mountains (hours from here). Thank you brother man!
Mic' a great article of fun uplifting pictures and good words from you making my morning coffee with a smile. I see Nephew Pras, jumping the divide, he seems to have a giant curved sewing needle with cable for thread constantly sewing trying to pull the divide closed, with Ms.Ruby planting flowers of smiles close behind hiding the scars.
It is fantastic to get you three in one place! God Bless you Brother man, I love you, Dusty
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I love you bud! My 911 hub just got "denied". It was a good one too. The repubricks killed it. God bless!
Micky, fantastic fun hub. Loved every bit. How do you get the woodpeckers to come right to you? When I go out they will not come. Then as soon as I go in they are back. Do they get used to you being there if you are out there all the time? It has been too cold to sit out for a long time.
I wish my camera could take good shots like yours. What kind do you have?
Sorry too much coffee! LOL
Tina
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Hi Granny's House! My camera isn't expensive. I bought it several years ago. It's a KODAK. It was just under $200. They're probably better now. I like the easy buttons. I am a little partial to KODAK . I just bought a tiny tripod. Also - a 16 gig card. I put the camera out on the deck awhile ago. That card will video an hour at least.
The way to draw them in is to be very still. Maybe almost napping. Don't move the arms a lot or stand or make any sudden movements. Thank you Granny!
Hello, King Micky. I love the part when the Squirrel showed you his back. There where we are different: you angry for getting butt show, but I really happy when my baby cat turned her back at me and showed her butt, where her 'seems never stop wagging' tail attached, because that is mean I can start playing caught and run with her tail. Caused her bit her own tail in her effort of biting my hands! LOL
You do always 'angry', King Micky! Unless in the sight of those who stand across your way of life. They not able to appreciating your sarcasm mostly when they think it is had been directed to them. Made they think you are angry. I won't called it as angry, but fiery seem more fitted with it.
Everything come from God: Angel and Demon, good or bad, life and death, heaven and hell, luck and bad luck, etc and etc. If we blaming God for the problem or the disaster we get inside our life, we will miss the real meaning of the event, because I believe God created light and dark simply to make us grow and mature while have to face the colliding fate between two side.
By the way, did my favorite Hub finally gone inside your save box too?
micky, did I tell you I have been going over to nomoretrucks? Thank you for turning him on to me . I love his hubs also
Thanks
Tina
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Hey darling Freya. The hub about the idiot bigots was pulled. It had too much truth on it. There is no "program" that took these hubs off of hubpages. The neo nazi foksw report it and it's taken off. Same with the 911 hub.
America is the land of censorship. It sure is to me. I've never had a newspaper "letter to the editor" published and if I tell the truth - it's censored. It is NOT a program that does it - it is the meanies- Satan's littler helpers. These folks are making an "end run" on the Earth.
God bless you Freya. I love you dear!
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Granny's House!!! nomoretrucks is pretty cool! God bless you dear!
Micky, I loved this so much, I had to come back. Just looking at the pics give me a smile, cause then I remember the words DO you see the disrespect! and I chuckle all over again. hahahaha
Tina
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God bless you dear Granny!
...well I am glad to say that over the past year I have sent a lot of people to see your hall of fame/world class hubs of fun and enlightenment - and the 4 best words that anyone has ever said to me here at the Hub is from you (naturally) "God bless you brother"
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Yoyoyo!!! God bless you brother man Epigramman!!!
Hi Micky....you gave me smiles....thanks. :)
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Hi Tom. God bless you brother.
Beautiful Hub, brotherman! Love it. Down here the weather is turning cooler by the day. Had lots of rain yesterday which hastened the cooling process. Fitful sun today. In a little while we'll be frucking feezing! But we don't get snow like you do, for which I'm grateful.
I am rather envious of those deer coming to your place. Would love to have some like that!
Thanks for sharing and I wish you lots of birds, squirrels and sunshine! Not to mention a favourable wind at your back while you ride.
Love and peace
Tony
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Hey brother Tony. I forget that your winter is our summer. I am so glad to be on the cusp of HEAT! God bless you Tony!
Voted up and funny and useful - it made me smile, I guess the bill for squirrel food will be costing more soon :) Keep up the good work those 'critters' need someone to look out for them. :)
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Thank you dear 2uesday. God bless you.
You do have a reason to smile every day when just going to your back deck and watching the antics of your resident birds, squirrels and deer. Any others like possums or racoons in the evenings? Looks like it would be a great place. Isn't nature great! Thanks for sharing these pictures of your Springtime from your backyard. Lovely!!! Up and beautiful.
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Hi Peggy. Yes ma'am. The possums and raccoons come by. I try to "exhaust" the outdoor supply of seeds for night-time. The possums and raccoons destroy my feeders. God bless you Peggy dear.
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