Whole Lot of Stupid Still Going On

 It makes me mad when I hear intelligent people, repeat really stupid information.

Have we become a super stupid nation of people who only read Facebook on the internet. Do they ever read a good book, discuss art, and beauty? I do not think so.

They are missing so much beauty in life. Beauty in the little things around them. A Flower, a smile, or even a small bird flying around the neighborhood. They are so advanced internalizing their thoughts of others, and not processing their own thoughts, cares, and values.

Life is short. Life is too short to cut oneself off from knowledge, information and education.

People todays, are busy publicizing their deeds, life and actives. All very mundane information that is dull, respective and unimportant. Do they realize how boring this information is. Its all about me, me and me.

Aren't I wonderful. What ever happened to caring about your neighbor, a hungry person, or just a very sad person. Get out of your shell and look around you. Care about people not things. Care about helping people.  Life is not about just you. There are millions of us around this planet who need help and caring.

I woke up grumpy this morning. 

Feels like a normal day .

This is the first day without record breaking  heat or rain since June first. I am sitting on our back deck watching the feeding hummingbirds tank up and protecting their territory.

The baby cooper hawks are out trying to scream their dinner to death. I hate that they hunt so close to the house. We stopped putting any seeds in the feeders. I did not want them to be sitting ducks. 

A fabulous day yard rated A plus. I am soon to leave  as the mosquitoes have just found me.

Feeling somewhat normal again. Seven weeks from my complete knee surgery. Exercising with weights, and PT will sadly be ending soon.

I am so ready to get back into my life. Prior to the pandemic. Darn that Delta Variant. Speeding quickly around the country and world. Will France stay open and allow us to finally take our Normandy trip. Cancelled twice...I think the third time should be the winner.  But, I have no control. No control 2021.

Black and Blue All Over

 Waiting for my old energy, curiosity and optimistic old self to arrive home again.

July 15,2021

The traveler, adventurous, and darn fine spirited person left for vacation and has yet to return.

The pandemic blues, surgery recovery and the need for isolation or really quiet time is still with me.

July 16th,Friday. PT with weights......

Time to get back to my cross stitch pattern. More gardening. Forest bathing, coopers hawk next viewing, and hummingbird watching to put on a hug smile in my face.

View from Medical Office Window in Newburyport. A hot and cloudy rain. It has rained almost every day in July. The scene could be in the mountains of New Hampshire, or even near the sea coast in Maine, but, no, no this is from the Medical Office Window in Newburyport..

I always say that as a photographer, I need to look for scenes that catch my eye.

Music the Great Ladies sing Gershwin....Ella Fitzgerald,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Dinah Washington

Sarah Vaughn.....................Shirley Horn

Nina Simone........................Betty Carter

Fabulous music and I bought the cd for .50.

                                                                 

Woke up to pair of fledged copper hawks talking to their parent, our blueberry tree ripe with blueberries attached by a family of racoons, and nesting ants under front outdoor entrance deck.

 

After a week of rain, hurricane Irma pass by and hot then cold weather.....this has been the July of Julys.

One big setback, pulling the thigh muscle of my new knee side. Picked up a soaking wet large birthday present left on our front deck. I used the wrong leg (leg) to walk over the threshold, and my left thigh went into a cosmic muscle spasm. The only words that came out of my mouth was ICE,NOW!!!

My knee confidence was destroyed. Going up or down stairs was a long and painful task. Today, a week later, the muscle has calmed down. My new knee has not calmed down. To make maters worse, we have had a week of record cold, hot, raining, storms weather. So, my arthritis has kicked in. They say you can learn from bad experiences. I have learnt that I MUST BE MORE PATIENT. Healing is a long process. It can not be rushed. Rest when the body calls for sleep, there is healing going on.  Respect this healing. Learn from this experience. There are things you can not rush, control or be in charge of. Let the body be your teacher and experience self healing for your body.