We went out for breakfast this morning, took a ride in the countryside, looked at some ducks, who were enjoying an unusually full pond, and dropped stuff off at the charity shop. It was not a particularly full or active day, but it still left me feeling tired, as I am once again feeling a bit fluish.
It may be corona virus, man flu, ordinary flu, fatigue, cold, or hypochondria. It’s too early to say, but I will keep you up to date with developments.
I’m fairly sure I just need some Lemsip and a good night’s sleep, but we will see what happens overnight.
The day was not quite as bright blue as yesterday but it was still good in places. Similarly, the magpies were not quite to numerous or as perky as they were yesterday. As compensation, we did have three good views of buzzards and two of kestrels. We also watched some frolicking tufted ducks, as mentioned above.
On the plus side, there are more flowers and more blossom.
My sister went out for a walk this morning and recorded gadwall, kingfishers and red kites too. We might have to visit her and see some of her birds next time.
When we returned home we were surprised to have a knock on the door – it was a postman with a parcel from eBay. It was a boxed medallion, and would fit neatly in the palm of my hand. It was in a box big enough to hold half a dozen hardback books. You can’t say they had skimped on the postage.
I will probably take a photo tomorrow but the light is a bit too dim at home.
Finally, because this isn’t going to be a long post, I have just been told that an article I wrote has just been accepted for publication in the April or May issue of Medal News.
All in all, apart from the cold/flu/hypochondria things have been quite good.
Congratulations on the article you wrote for Medal News! Take good care of yourself, Quercus. These bugs can linger if one doesn’t rest, eat good food and stay hydrated.
Thank you. The bug has come to nothing but it’s still made me feel tired.
Congrats about the Medal News article! Hope you don’t have the flu.
Thank you. The flu seems to have been mere hypochondria, and I am feeling better now.
Good!
I do hope it is hypochondria. Good news on the article.
Yes, I’m happy with the article. It looks like it was hypochondria as it has passed off now.
That was good news about the Medal News article. The possible flu is not quite so good. Take care of yourself.
Thank you. I seem to have shaken the flu off without it coming to anything, but have taken it as a warning.