Wednesday September 10 2008

Horses at Old Tibbals Ranch

Near Bargerville

The Rainbow Near Boulder

Rainbow Over Hittle Ranch Buildings

Horses - Rainbow

Late writing today, just not in the mood I guess, but feeling o.k. Actually I finished up three small paintings that I had started, two pastels and an oil, and did another new pastel of trees and snow. If I think they are finished I can take them to town tomorrow and go the the frame shop to get frames on them.

Yesterday was a lot the same - going to Jackson to Chemo. And a lot of glitches to make it a little interesting. Left to meet the shuttle about 8 a.m. Hurried right along (i.e. driving too fast to get there) and picked up Joe's furnace pipe cap from the shop in Pinedale. Then drove to Stanley Junction. Well.... Al was waiting for me with the shuttle at the Pinedale clinic, so I drove an extra 12 miles or so for nothing. I waited 30 minutes and then told the girls in the store that I was going to drive myself and if the shuttle showed up to tell him I'd gone ahead to make my appointment at 11. Just as I was starting up the suv Al drove up and wasn't too happy with another glitch in his schedule, but my card said Daniel at 9:20. We did have a nice drive up and I enjoy visiting with him. He lost his old horse recently so that was sad. He said he was going hunting tomorrow to get the Hoppity Wapiti. We had a long wait this time in the canyon for the pipeline construction, I bet almost 30 minutes.

Got to the hospital and the port wouldn't draw blood again so Judy got it from my arm just fine. She put something (forget the name of it) into the port to dissolve any clot that might be interfering with the drawing out. That had to sit for 30 minutes before the treatment began. The drip in still works fine thank goodness.

A lady from Marbleton sat next to me, and several other people who are regulars filled the other chairs and talked with them. Had lunch and for the first time it was not good. I ordered the beef stew and before it was delicious, but all I got this time was a big bowl of gravy. So picked out some tiny few vegetables and sent the rest back. I thought I should order a sandwich or something but didn't want to take advantage by getting two lunches, although I know it would have been fine. I took a long nap under the warm blankets in the afternoon. I took the laptop but the battery wasn't charged up so hauled it for nothing. I saw Dr. Meno for a few minutes and he checked me over.

Seems like now that the shuttle is going, they are more concerned with getting me finished in less time than when I drive myself, but still it was after four before we left. Got back to Pinedale and it was nearly dinnertime and I was hungry so I went to the drive in and got a cheeseburger and a chocolate milk shake. Got a little sprinkle of rain, as had several times since morning. The most beautiful, brilliant rainbow came out and I stopped a number of times to get the photos. It lasted from just out of Pinedale nearly until I got home. I got landscapes, buildings, cows, horses antelope and the trailer and tent "town" of hunters that is sitting on the Irish Canyon road all with the rainbows behind them. There was a double and a faint triple rainbows so rainbows everywhere. It was a blessing for sure. It was about 7 when I got home, but I did enjoy doing the photography. An older couple had stopped and asked if I needed help finding anything, they had seen me stopping a couple of times, and they were from Jackson and had their truck loaded up for hunting, I told them I was just taking pictures and they gave me the thumbs up.

Last night we got some rain and I loved listening to it on the roof. Today we started off with very gray clouds which got darker and darker. We had some good rain showers through the day. There was a beautiful sunset this evening, all golden, so tomorrow may be more clear. Fall is definitely in the air, and touches of yellow leaves are starting on some of the trees. This is a little later than it often is so Betty, maybe you will see some good fall color when you get here.

Next Tuesday I go for a CT scan. I might drive myself and take that loop road down Fall Creek Road up at Jackson just for sightseeing after the scan. I've never seen it - it goes from Wilson to the Snake River Canyon. Don't expect any fall trees yet though. Judy says after the scan, sending it off and talking to Dr. Ward they will tell me if I will have another treatment in two weeks. Dr. Ward doesn't come again until the 29th and I have an appointment to see him then. He will tell me if my treatments will go on. I suppose they will.

Today I've felt o.k. a little nauseous so am taking pills for that. Have been having to take them more often last several times. I had a sound nap in the afternoon. We had waffles, sausage and oranges for dinner. I wanted tacos, but had no fresh lettuce. Since it was late yesterday I didn't grocery shop, and will be going into Pinedale to the clinic to get the pump off tomorrow afternoon. There is a luncheon and public conversation at the Rendezvous Point about the Community and Arts Center and I will go to that and then get some groceries. Maybe to the frame shop. Have been watching videos still, no TV yet, so may go in to the Dish Network store and remind them they are supposed to come and check out the receiver. They also do Verizon so will find out about my phone getting messages for "John". I might need a new number. It will be another long day.

I called Betty after dinner and we talked about the dates for her trip up here. She was going to leave here about the 28th, but if I go back to Mesquite with her, and need to see the doctor on the 29th, we need to make an adjustment. She could go to the doctor appointment in Jackson with me and we can head over Teton Pass and down toward Logan and Salt Lake - hit I-15 somewhere. We would stay overnight before we got to Salt Lake and maybe she could see a friend of hers that morning that she planned to see. We will work it out.