But the Lantana is looking a mite peaked.
A little dry perhaps. Maybe it needs more water…
The Three Amigos
Home again
I don’t know why several of the vertebrae in my neck crumbled, but the surgeon rebuilt and fused them all together almost ten years ago. I don’t know why, since then, there has been no further degradation, but I’ll take the good news. There have been no discernable changes in the x-rays.
Judy’s knee on the other hand. It was first replaced in 2020, then the revision was done last year. She has full use of it; we walk, hike, and go up and down stairs together. But it still hurts. The doctor found nothing structurally wrong with it today, which is a good thing. We’ll try some more physical therapy for more strengthening and range of motion and see if that helps.
There is a lot of cotton in the fields up around Corpus Christi that is ready to harvest.
It’s Ortho Day
Today, Judy and I drove to Corpus Christi for orthopedic follow-up appointments tomorrow. Knee for her; it has been about a year since the revision. Neck for me; it has been many years since my neck surgery, and I’m supposed to follow-up from time-to-time to make sure everything is still in alignment.
When we got here this afternoon, we were able to pop over to the Birding Center in Port A to see the flamingo.
A wandering lost flamingo, but he looks pretty comfortable here.
Wait
The challenge
Go to every county in Colorado to make sure we’re not missing anything. The method is to record bird sightings in every county we visit, and they’ll show up as satisfied on the eBird map.
Before this most recent trip.
We had a few counties to go. Missing the counties for Durango, Silverton, Pagosa Springs, Lake City, Saguache, Del Norte, Alamosa, Antonito, and Fort Garland.
The final tally.
That makes Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona; we’ve recorded ourselves in every county.