I TELL me about it!! I took a Californian doe to the vet once cause she had puss and smell coming from her ears. The vet grabbed this long LOOOOOOOOOOONG swab stick and I asked "is that gonna hurt her?" He said NAW and started to dig around. Holey Bologna she let out a scream and I fainted!
Feeling bad for ya Opa, all my chicken tractor building has my right arm aching like crazy. Drill. Screw Driver. Drill. Screw Driver. Never been so sore in my life. Hope the aches and pains settle down for ya. This stuff wasn't near so hard to do 20 years ago, but then, I didn't do this stuff 20 years ago either.
Coffee is a must this morning. I woke with just about every muscle and joint aching from a fall I took yesterday. Old people don't bounce as well as young folks.
Across the front of my house I had a water feature. Near the front steps is a 125 gallon pond from which water flowed 65' to another pond that is 12'x30'. There is a 12' drop between the two. The raceway is rubber lined and rocked with a couple of drops of about 3'. When I first installed it 15 years ago it was very pretty and soothing to listen to the water cascading between ponds. Unfortunately the plastic and rubber materials failed two years ago and it all needs to be replaced.
One flower, I believe a variegated vinca major, has taken over completely obscuring almost everything. Yesterday I decided that I needed to start cutting it back and removing a lot of it. As I worked down the slope I stepped backward off one of the plant hidden 3' drops.
After lying there a few minutes to determine nothing was broken I managed to get up and walk off the pain and finished what I had wanted to accomplish. I was sore but not as much a I thought I would have been.
This morning is a different story. Every joint and muscle has decided to remind me of what they went through. Nothing moves without protest and I suppose I'm lucky that's all I have to endure. I've know others who went through less and wound up with broken bones. Still it doesn't make this aging thing feel like a cause for celebration.
Enough whining. Today is going to be another beautiful day. We're all still here to enjoy the sunshine so life is good. The melons, accidentally planted due to being mismarked seedlings at the nursery, have grown well. The melons on them and huge and are starting to ripen. Both Granny and Hope love cantaloupe so I'm sure they will enjoy them.
Each day is a wonderful thing to enjoy. Just some days you must look a little harder to find the beauty.
Yeah nice site, wish I could do that. Have you put up any pics yet of the Dominiques you got from me?? Can't wait till you are getting your peewee's, they are so fun.
I fainted!They had to revive me. I cannot tolerate a hurt animal crying out.
That is a super nice rooster! And a super cool breed! I sure hope someone gives him a good home!
I'm in Munger if you'd like a NICE rooster, he's 11 weeks and they are crowing now.
