Update

 

 

Had the date with the orthopedic doctor.  It is a hamstring tear, and probably in two different places, but no surgery is required.  The hamstring is made up of four separate muscles, and while the injured muscle may never regain the form of its former self, there is plenty of other muscle for the leg to function normally for me.  Imaging and corrective surgery would have been a possibility had I been a young professional athlete.  Since we’re not going that corrective route, this probably ends my prospects for a pro career .  Letting it heal on its own over the next month or so should be just fine.

 

We’ll keep rolling along.

 

 

An ancient cedar tree

 

 

 

With a story.

 

It was believed to be a thousand years old when it died in a fire in the 1800s.

 

More family

 

 

Matt and Lindsay got here Friday.

 

Elise, Conner, Cameron, and Taylor.

 

Elise already lives here in the Pacific Northwest with Tony and Teigan.  Conner and Cameron came from Colorado.

 

Brian and Becky, Tony, Teigan.

 

Tony and Taylor.

 

Mister Kitty.

 

Elise and Teigan test driving the zero gravity recliners.

 

 

We’re all gathering for Kyle’s wedding tomorrow.

 

Ribs for dinner at brother Bill’s

 

 

 

 

The ribs were wonderful.  Ate till I was full, then a little while later, had some more for dessert.

 

Good company.

 

Tom and Kathy, Bill and Pat, Suzanne.

 

It’s always worth a walk through the garden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now there is a convertible in his garage for the summer months.

 

Evening light.

 

Had a mechanical issue

 

 

Suffered a blowout a week ago.  The hamstring on my left leg popped.  I’m otherwise wonderfully healthy, but the muscle injury is restricting my mobility.  We’re sure it’s only a partial tear because I can still use it if I’m careful.  Suzanne got us in to the E.R. at her hospital to see a physician and get a referral, then used her superpowers as a patient advocate nurse to get us in to see a sports orthopedist in the U.W. system next week.

 

That should keep us rolling.

 

 

We were chilled on the coast

 

 

Temperatures in the fifties and sixties with a breeze off the Pacific.  It was good to get a little inland.  Less wind.  A few degrees warmer.  In fact, there is a heat advisory in effect here.  It’s going to be 80 degrees, or almost 80 degrees for three days in a row!

 

I can tell you what we call temperatures like that in South Texas.  Morning.

 

 

Edmonds, WA

 

 

Summer Solstice.

 

2026 Summer Trip Map

 

Christie and Andy’s house.

 

The van fits right in their back driveway. 

 

We can hang out at their house for home base and still retire to sleep in our own bed.

 

Had a family get together at dinnertime.

 

Teigan and Elise, Tony, Kyle and Alexis, Christie and Andy.  Teigan, Elise, and Tony, all from Colorado, share an apartment together here now.  Close by, so it’s easy for this group to congregate.