Cats

Well, this neighborhood cat has adopted us. Oh joy! I'm allergic. He's a very sweet but also noisy critter. He meows constantly for attention. I'm not sure what to make of this guy.
I do hope my allergies can go away. Anyone out there want a black and white kitty?

There are Bears out here!

I almost forgot! BEARS really are out here! Hah! I went for a long walk in the woods the other day. It was peaceful, serene and much needed. I went the long way that takes me down hill for about a half hour and then up hill for another half. At that point, I'm 2/3 of the way and I hear noises smashing and crashing through the brush above me.
Oh MY GOD!~ Yeah, it was a bear cub about 10 - 15 feet above me and off to the left. Where was Mama and the other cub? No where I could see or hear, but OH CRAP! I was out there with no communication devices, no sticks, and my right arm in a big fat sling! I turned around and walked fast the other way, hoping that they never really saw me. I don't think they did, but I also knew that my exit to the housing development above was blocked. Unless I wanted to cross their path, I had no choice but to turn around.
I turned around and made noise~! I started yelling, then singing, then calling out for other humans as I beat feet back the other way. Oh my! I saw a couple joggers heading up that way. Warned them, and they continued on for a few feet. Hah! They turned around and went back the way they came too.
It was a lot of excitement for this recovering adventurist!

Good days, bad days...

Just as we blasted forward, life gave us a small set back. Just before we did the shoot at Solstice, I took a header smack into some pavement. I fell off the road, literally. After the blood dried and the cuts and scrapes healed, I still had to contend with a torn rotator cuff. It turns out the only way to regain and maintain full use of my shoulder is surgery. And if I don't do that, the results will be a life of physical limitation. Of course, as fate would have it, I injured my right arm and of course, I am a righty.

Surgery recovery sucks. For 12 days, I felt ok but needed pain meds at night and sometimes during the day. The meds prescribed make me testy!!!! Just ask Rick! I've felt rather negative the last few days. Anyway, last night I used none and today I hurt. Plus I didn't sleep. But I am feeling more positive and real today. Yay! I was also reminded to seek the source of my irritation and make amends . Ah, the root cause is identified and I am on better ground.

A once positive and spirited lady awaits the recovery point where I can be happy and pain free again. I'll be able to work with grace. I'll actually sit at my keyboard and type without pain. For now, I need some more ice. :(

Friends, it could be so much worse that I know I am truly blessed with an easy solution. Rest, Reflect, recover, rebuild. Delays are not denials. I need not fear that all is lost. Actually, everything is still in motion. Delays are not denials and there is no such thing as failure -- only feedback. Forward, at whatever rate, is still forward.