I'm not one to complain. Why? I have no one to complain to, for one thing. It's just been a rough year, so far. I don't seem to be able to catch a break.
To recap: In February I had to have a root canal. The tooth was abscessed and I had to have a round of antibiotics before the procedure. The tooth still hurts to this day. I went back for a six-month check, and the doctor told me it was healing, the abscess being 'smaller' than it was in February.
In May, I went to a dermatologist with the request to check two spots on my face and one spot on my clavicle. The collar bone spot turned out to be a basal cell carcinoma. After 5 trips to the doctor, I now have a three-inch scar and am 'cancer-free'.
The skin cancer caused me to struggle with outdoor activities this summer. Some things must be done (gardening, mowing, general yard work, picking vegetables/fruits, feeding livestock, etc.) I bought three different brands of sunscreen trying to find one that I could live with--one was too heavy and greasy, one was too smelly, and the last one I bought was better than the previous two, still just hard to live with on my body. The results of this dilly-dallying around was an overgrown garden that produced less than average yields.
In June, there was a windstorm that blew a tree over on my gazebo and smashed the roof. I still don't have it repaired.
Then earlier this month, some kind of predator (varmint!) got in my chicken pen and killed all my chickens. One. by. one. Each time I lost one, I would try to patch the fence. Nothing I did worked.
I'm a pretty optimistic person, but I have to admit I feel a little blue now.
So when life goes well for you, please pray for those who are struggling. We need it....
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Winter Pastime
A new hobby....
Here is a white throated sparrow.
I needed a birdwatching book and found one sorta on the cheap.
Tufted titmouse....
Black capped Chickadee
Hope I got these right!
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