Tuesday, 22 January 2013
The snow is
still here, although thawing fast apart from where we have been walking on it,
where it is now an ice slick, which is a little scary when you have a fracture
back. However we, OK John and helpers(!) chucked some salt down on the worst bits,
so I don’t break anything else. I had a hospital appointment today, had my back
X-rayed, its amazing how insecure I felt taking off the back brace during the
day – will have to get over that! It is healing OK and I have another appointment
in four weeks when I might be able to do without it. Four weeks, gosh, most of
me wants it gone now and the rest is nervous about it! How daft is that. |
| Bramley looking wonderful in the snow |
Holly left for
the US today, for her incubation and hatching and rearing experience. She is
going on a course at Houston Zoo – thank you Zoo for helping us on this one, it
is greatly appreciated, and then she is going with Susie Kasielke who teaches
the course to LA and working at the Zoo there for a few days on incubation and
rearing. She has been teased mercilessly about going surfing while she is
there!! I wonder if she will meet the man I once fell in love with immediately
I met him, needless to say he did not treat me particularly well, as have none
of my American loves!! Best to stick to Labradors I reckon they are guaranteed
to be loyal and loving for all of their far too short lives.
Talking of which
- finally the inevitable happened today and Shasta ate the TV remote control,
it had to happen eventually and she managed it this afternoon, it worked a tiny
bit for a short while and then gave up the ghost completely – actually when
John showed me how to change the TV stuff without the remote I found it was a
lot quicker, so I don’t really mind, although I am not sure where the bits
are!!!
My staff knowing
that I was not able to make a snowman and a snow dog, which I really wanted to
do, made me a tiny one, he is rather cute!! Never mind, I will make some next
winter instead and they will be brilliant!
The work here
goes on apace. The new bathroom is going into the flats tomorrow, and I am
going to attempt to get up there and do some painting as well. I need some
furniture for Adam’s ex flat, but I am sure we will find something good soon.
The birds are starting to lay, the African Fish Eagles laid today, which is
lovely, I hope all goes well as it would be so good to breed them again. They
are wonderful birds, although I have to say my absolute favourite of the Fish
Eagles to fly is the White-bellied Sea-eagle, which is quite marvelous. Oh and
I flew a bird today, can’t pick up falcons as I can’t bend down easily with
this brace, plus I am a little nervous about it, however the owls are another
matter and so I flew Bramley today, he went really well and it was great to get
back into things again. Although I do have one problem, Holly washed my
falconry bag after Christmas and it did not survive the experience, so I must
get a new one. Mark’s is looking pretty much the worse for wear as well!!
Everyone has
been so wonderful in helping me with this injury, people have dropped in,
walked the dogs, taken me to the hospital, offered help here there and
everywhere, it is very heart warming, makes you feel that all will be well with
the world.
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