The afternoon get-together

I'm so anxious.

I’m so anxious for Mom and Dad to come home. I want to show them how I chase toys and carry them back to my doggie bed.


Sometimes I stop and rip them up right in the middle of the floor.

I even growled!

Hopalong

 

Exploring our options with the doctor.  Change Judy’s nickname from Flash to Hopalong?  Staple, scope, cut?  Leave everything alone?  Her ankle will get better on its own.  Her shoulder and knee won’t.  Minor tears in both than can be fixed.

The knee will recover faster than the shoulder.  The knee will be pretty good within a couple weeks.  The shoulder will take months.  It would be good to get them both done before we leave here in May, so we’ll do the knee first; April 1^st followed by the shoulder April 15^th.  Hopefully the shoulder will be rehabilitated enough to travel comfortably by mid-May.

 

 

Weather

Now that winter has lost its grip we can share our weather forecast and no-one will hate us. Right? (You might have to click on it to be able to see it.)

The odd couple

For the last couple weeks this Snowy Egret and Neotropic Cormorant have been best buddies. They’re always together. They stand on the bank together. If one naps, they both nap. One goes fishing, they both go fishing.



The cormorant swims underwater right next to the bank, chasing fish. The egret runs alongside, snatching up scattering minnows.


The cormorant is so fast, sometimes he gets ahead, but the egret runs to catch up.


They’re an odd couple, but it works.

Judy

 

Back to Corpus Christi this morning.  CT Scan on Judy’s right shoulder.  Contrast dye.  They showed her the picture after.  Dye all over inside where it’s not supposed to be.  It looked like a blow-out.  Rotator cuff.

 

We have images of her left knee and her right shoulder.  Her right ankle is still in a wrap.  We have an appointment with the Orthopedist on Monday to see where he wants to start.

 

 

The Burrowing Owl