January Afternoon – Country Park
I got up this morning noted the condition of my joints, flexed a bit, groaned and then went back to sleep. It seemed the logical thing to do. It was just after 8.00 when I finally thrust my head out from beneath the duvet like a disgruntled tortoise and blinked. At least, I noted, my eyelids weren’t hurting. This was a start.
Unfortunately, it was destined to be a day of aches and pains. Some days are like that.
It was also a day of phone calls. One was from a man who told me that my telephone SIM card was going to be blocked in two days unless . . .
I’m not actually sure what he was going to ask me to do as I stopped him there and told him I would talk to him in two days as I wasn’t going to speak to anyone ringing up out of the blue as there are a lot of fraudsters about. He didn’t protest, so he is either a poor scammer, or he is from the phone company and they are going to cut me off. Time will tell.
Robin
Then I had a call to organise the delivery of my new supply of anti-arthritis injections. I have mixed feelings about them. I don’t like injections, but I really don’t like the regime of ten pills once a week. They are tiny and fiddly, they taste horrible and they often upset my stomach. I also have to order them every month and this doesn’t leave much room for error when ordering.
Later, I had a call from rheumatology asking if the delivery company had rung.
Bird report – nothing new. We refilled the feeder and adjusted the arm that gives the squirrel a foothold. It has not tried anything yet, though I have no doubt it will be back with a cunning plan.
Julia and my sister went for a walk in the country park this afternoon. They are just back, reporting seeing parakeets on one of the feeders near the bird hide. I wonder if I can tempt them down here . . .
Header Photo is from Julia’s walk.
Parakeets! Now that is a non-native species. Must be mild enough there in winter for them.
They are a bird that can arouse strong feelings. 🙂
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/ring-necked-parakeets-in-london-and-uk.html#:~:text=There%20are%20around%2010%20locations,the%20wild%20parakeets%20flocking%20together.
I enjoyed the link. “You can get extremely close to the parakeets in London’s Kensington Gardens, not far from the Peter Pan statue, as the birds there have been ‘habituated’, meaning they are so used to interacting with humans they will take food from your hand.” One of my father’s sisters used to be able to feed chickadees that way.
I suspect chickadees take a lot more patience than parakeets. 🙂
I look forward to reports of parakeets in the garden. They are very noisy. Are you sure that you want them?
They are spreading so I suppose they will eventually enter gardens. I have, I admit, mixed feelings.
Are there any pain-free days? Lovely pics from each of you. You did well with the scammer.
I’m becoming politer but more efficient with scammers. 🙂
Some mornings I virtually bounce our of bed, looking for adventure. It doesn’t last but it’s nice at the time. 🙂
Oh sorry to hear about your aches and need for strong meds. My daughter has psoriatic arthritis and yes, mornings can be a challenge. That is a wonderfully wintry shot and I love the birds and feeder attempts to stop those pesky squirrels! Hope 2025 brings you better health.
Thank you. I have a mixture of osteo and psoriatic arthritis. When the immunosuppresants work I am in good shape, but on the days they don’t work so well the word “challenge” is appropriate. My sympathy to your daughter, it’s a frustrating condition. 🙂
Yes, I am beginning to understand more about this on/ off nature with the inflammation. Not everyone does and think that also makes it challenging.
Definitely. I think the weather makes a difference, though that might be psychological, turmeric capsules made a difference before I got proper medication, and I’ve never noticed diet making a difference despite various claims – so confusing!
Indeed, my daughter tries hard with diet but also needs sunshine doses so winter can be challenging! Think so much can be individual body’s responses too. Take care of yourself in this icy spell!
Just been looking at the forecast – two days of staying inside with my new heating system seem to be just teh ticket. 🙂
Definitely! Am not fond of being out in nature at the moment. We have a new heating system too from Monday so lets test it!
🙂 Yes, definitely a good time to test the ehating.