Sunday June 1 2008

Sunrise over Mesquite

The sunrise this morning was quite beautiful with the lights of Mesquite beneath. I seldom see a sunrise. Yes, I did go back to bed. Betty is feeling a little better this morning, and I'm feeling more rested, although I can nod off at any given moment just sitting in a chair. It's very peaceful here.

Betty has a lot of bird feeders and many kinds of birds of this area show up in her back yard. There are also chipmunk families cleaning up the fallen seed. This chipmunk is larger, with one white line down each side, than the little ones with several lines I remember from when I lived here. I have to look that one up.

Something is getting in to her hanging sunflower feeder and this morning it was broken lying on the ground. Whatever is doing climbs into the tree and down to the feeder and it is a nuisance. She's ready to track down the maurader.

Betty stayed in bed most of the day. This afternoon I gave in and had a nap. When I woke up I walked around the yard and took a bunch of photos, but haven't edited them yet. Maybe later I can show you pictures of the house and gardens.

She felt better later in the day and we took a ride over to her friend Ruth's house so I could meet her. We got acquainted and she showed us her neat home and yard. Her plants and trees look very happy. Ruth is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and has lived all over the world. She is in Betty's line dancing class, which is where they first met.

When we got back to Betty's I made an apricot cobbler out of some apricots a neighbor had brought her from his trees and used a gluten free biscuit mix for the top. It turned out very good with Bryer's french vanilla ice cream on top and we pigged out on cobbler. That was about all to report from the day.

My feet and legs are swelling up, retaining fluid, they do it every time I come down here. Dr. Boyle said it was caused mainly by the change in elevation and prescribed a water pill, so I took one today. I suppose it will have me up several times in the night, but do that anyway. Just hope it works. All I need is another pill.