The Quack Shack

[HuffleClaw]

What’s so funny?

 

[Trimurtisan]

One of the reasons I love this place is there is no need to hide the addiction!
"Need a co-signer on that addiction? No problem, step right in to my thread and drool over these"

Kayla is quite the enabler...

Oh come on, I’m not that bad!

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Yup, that's exactly what I was talking about!

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[rjohns39]

Best played loud with plenty of rump (bass) to it.

In my mind, in my head
This is where we are going.​

So today has actually had a crap start. Pain levels are high, my back is wanting to lock up, my knee doesn't want to do its job, and I think I'm getting arthritis in my right hand. I only slept for 2.5 hours and justifiably (to me) have enough reasons to complain. But I'd rather take the explain route vs the complain route. Not enough energy to go waa waa waa all the way home.

At the age of 21, I was diagnosed with arthritis in my knee. I was still indestructible at the time, so I never did anything about it. Besides work in jobs that required me to be on my feet for the following 9 years. In hindsight, I probably should have done something about it. It's all spilt milk at this point though.

I was only 30 when diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my L4,L5, and L6 vertebra. In all honesty it crushed my mental. We just had our son, and I was sure I'd never enjoy all the dad stuff I was looking for. I'd been having pain for a couple of years thinking it was an injury, and would go away. Well it hasn't, but neither have I.

I had to learn to adapt to my new settings. Besides the physical pain which is relatively constant, it hasn't bothered my mental aspect in a very long time. I don't take any form of prescription medication for it, I'd like to still have my kidneys and liver by the time I'm 70. I mainly just treat it through a healthy diet that I try to keep on a higher pH (acidic, or low pH causes inflammation), loads of exercise, and sweating toxins out almost every moment I'm awake. It's one of the rare occasions that working harder is working smarter, at least for me. If anything, it's provided me with the option to be able to work hard, and for that im grateful.

So how do I keep my mental in check while my physical is on a constant field trip? Everytime I want to stop, I go look at all the beauty nature has to offer me. It's not an instant fix, but more of a nice reminder that I'm here to enjoy it, life that is. Touching and talking to my plants, wild or planted, just invigorates me keep on going. Some of them need me, some of them don't, but I need all of them .

These are from this morning's pain walk...

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I won't be able to get nearly as much work done today as I would like to, but it's going to be a beautiful day nevertheless.

I hope you all have a beautiful day as well.
Till later, toodles!

Trim, I love the pics and fully understand the concept you describe. Have a great day.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Trim, I love the pics and fully understand the concept you describe. Have a great day.

Thanks bud, but you know Kayla is right...
Silkies are fun!

By the way folks, my name is Chris.

 

[HuffleClaw]

I have 13 silkies. White silkie (named Milky) mom with 7 babies (unnamed), Ellen (partridge silkie), Porsche (partridge silkie), Ruby (blue silkie cockerel), and 2 silkie Chicks I raised named Sugar (not pictured) and Syd. And one awkward Satin Silkie named Dolly. So technically 14 silkies.

I’ll have to go out and take some more pics later. But for now here’s these:
Ellen:

Ruby:

Milky & kids:

Porsche, Milky & kids, and Ruby:

Syd:

Dolly:

 

[HuffleClaw]

Thanks bud, but you know Kayla is right...
Silkies are fun!
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By the way folks, my name is Chris.

It’s precious!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’ve always wanted silkies.

 

[rjohns39]

They are beautiful eye candy

Hi Chris, I'm Bob.

 

[HuffleClaw]

They are beautiful eye candy

Hi Chris, I'm Bob.

Eye candy?!

Kidding. But seriously they lay pretty much daily for me when they’re not broody. =_=

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’m Patti. Broody is what I don’t need between my Muscovy’s my bantams I have enough Broodys and then I had a Salmon Faverolle go broody too and they aren’t suppose to be a broody breed. We even had little wrens join in an brood here the little ones just fledged yesterday!