Summer natter
Jul. 7th, 2020 03:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennlkNow it's getting hot and humid for the next few days. The weather folk tell us that the heat will break on Friday, and the humidity will break on on Saturday, but between now and then? 90F+ with heat indices close to 100F.
I went to see the sportsmed doc (aka non-surgical orthopedic specialist) today. Cortisone shot to relieve the bursitis (and probably reduce the muscle tightness), a reminder to continue doing the home exercises from the last PT stint, and a referral for another round of PT, now that we know exactly what's wrong with my shoulder. Whether I'll be able to do it at the local clinic remains to be seen, as that won't post until tomorrow. Shoulder feels weird right now - internal novocaine is just odd. (Doc did her family medicine residency at the Chelsea clinic, and I think I saw her then. heh.)
I did errands after - stopped by the bank to pay for J's roof solar panel kit, and two grocery stops. And drop off DB's absentee voter application -- J and I got our ballots sent out in the first mailing, and that reminded DB that he should send his application in so that he'll get his ballot before August and not have to actually go in to the precinct.
The holes in the grocery system are shifting a bit - there are still gaps (PB & J selections limited; rice is weird - the "ethnic" sections have varieties, the Rice/pasta section is long grain white and short grain brown only; bagged beans are similarly weird; flour and sugar stocks are low but there's a little bit of most varieties), but I found most of the things I was looking for.
I finished weeding around the pond, except for where the big pile of rocks is. I found the stack of flat rocks buried in the weeds and was able to build out some waterfalls on the rill, rather than just having the water flow over the edge of the basins. It changed the sound of the rill a bit, but the birdies didn't really care. The Mark ii (Modified) Eyeball frog count is three plus a bloop - the toads have left the pond, now that egg season is over. There was a half eaten small frog in the driveway this morning - don't know if it was a bird or a mammal that ate it.
I went to see the sportsmed doc (aka non-surgical orthopedic specialist) today. Cortisone shot to relieve the bursitis (and probably reduce the muscle tightness), a reminder to continue doing the home exercises from the last PT stint, and a referral for another round of PT, now that we know exactly what's wrong with my shoulder. Whether I'll be able to do it at the local clinic remains to be seen, as that won't post until tomorrow. Shoulder feels weird right now - internal novocaine is just odd. (Doc did her family medicine residency at the Chelsea clinic, and I think I saw her then. heh.)
I did errands after - stopped by the bank to pay for J's roof solar panel kit, and two grocery stops. And drop off DB's absentee voter application -- J and I got our ballots sent out in the first mailing, and that reminded DB that he should send his application in so that he'll get his ballot before August and not have to actually go in to the precinct.
The holes in the grocery system are shifting a bit - there are still gaps (PB & J selections limited; rice is weird - the "ethnic" sections have varieties, the Rice/pasta section is long grain white and short grain brown only; bagged beans are similarly weird; flour and sugar stocks are low but there's a little bit of most varieties), but I found most of the things I was looking for.
I finished weeding around the pond, except for where the big pile of rocks is. I found the stack of flat rocks buried in the weeds and was able to build out some waterfalls on the rill, rather than just having the water flow over the edge of the basins. It changed the sound of the rill a bit, but the birdies didn't really care. The Mark ii (Modified) Eyeball frog count is three plus a bloop - the toads have left the pond, now that egg season is over. There was a half eaten small frog in the driveway this morning - don't know if it was a bird or a mammal that ate it.
