Removal accomplished

I took this picture last Sunday. Even though I was frantically unpacking from our trip to see my son and his wife, trying to clean and finish up getting ready for surgery I couldn't pass up the opportuinty to take a few snap shots.

I am so very bored, sore and sleepy. I hate recovery. I would recover the best if I could take my movies, books and computer and lock me away for a few weeks in some hotel room. Here at home I sit and look at all that can be done and then try and get it done. OUCH! I pay the price every time and I have only been home 3 days. I do not have the patience to sit and wait for someone to pick up /clean something that needs to be done. Drives me CRAZY.

Surgery went fine except they had to take more out than they thought they would. Both ovaries, uterus and cervix came out. I get to wear estrogen patches on my butt now - YEAH~ Makes me want to spit nails. But there is nothing I can do about it.

I shall go take a nap.... Sweet sleep. Percocet gives me wacked out dreams!

Lyrics

I'm not the kind that gets around
Just another face in this little town
An everyday man trying to live life right
You wouldn't know it to look at me
I live in silent misery or I lead a double life

I've battled with the bottle
All alone for years
I've lied a thousand lies
And I've cried a million tears

I'm too tired to fight it
Too ashamed to pray
And I'm sure the Lord must be bored
With the promises I've made
So I sit here with my secret
Where no on else can see
I'll just keep it
Between the devil and me

Monday morning, here I am
Hiding bottles in the garbage can
I take out the trash and pray no one sees
I keep my family in the dark
Lord knows it would break their hearts
To see their rock be so weak

I've had a good old Baptist raisin'
So I've got no good excuse
I wish that I was stronger
But here's the honest truth

I'm too tired to fight it
Too ashamed to pray
And I'm sure the Lord must be bored
With the promises I've made
So I sit here with my secret
Where no on else can see
I'll just keep it
Between the devil and me

Musings

I am not sure if this picture captured what I wanted it to.

This small pine tree, surrounded by tall, mature trunks. Lost among the surrounding crowd. But its beauty is still noted.

It is funny how quickly life changes.

I was reading what I wrote in April.

LOL - nothing the same anymore.

Pix 3

Timp

Mule Day Pix2

Replenish

Draft Horses - Percheron

A friend of mine has asked for help getting his one draft horse to loose 250 lbs. SO - I get to walk and hopefully ride him. He and the other horse also pull a cart. I go out this afternoon to meet them and learn how to harness him. I will have to climb a ladder to reach his head!!

They are so beautiful. I will be trying to get some excellent pictures through out the following seasons.

I need my soul replenished and animals/nature are the cure.

I am preparing my photos to be sold. I will give myself a year to get a good supply etc.

Got a 4 wheeler along with the jeep so I can get higher up in the mountains and more places in the winter to get better photographs. My dream camera is $1,000. So time to save $$.

I have surgery next week and will be off work about 3 plus weeks. I will go through all my pictures and pick out the best. I found a photo lab that I will use so I am excited to get started and excited to get to spend time with the horses they deem "gentle giants"