I know I had to have told you about the shock I got the night I was going to let Baron out into the backyard. I opened the inside door and discovered we had a coyote on our deck. I'm not sure which of us was more surprised but he ran down the stairs while I slammed the door shut. I hadn't seen a coyote in many years....not since we lived in California. Although I heard that coyotes had spread out all over, I had no idea we had them here in Alabama. But I checked it out on Google just to be sure and we do!
When I told the Beast about it, he said he knew where the coyote was getting into the yard and was going to seal off that area. However, those damn things can really jump and I doubt it will keep it out of our yard until he finds out there's no food we keep outside for it to eat. Baron eats in the house on his special platform that the Beast made for him back when he first started to grow and we found out that big dogs need to eat with their heads up, not down. It has to do with their stomachs and avoiding a kind of bloat issue. It can be very serious. In fact, now Baron won't eat from a dish on the floor....even if it's leftovers from our meals. The Beast sometimes forgets and Baron won't touch it. You MUST put the plate on his stand. LOL!
When I saw the coyote, it answered a question we had about one night when Baron was chasing something around the yard and barking like crazy. It HAD to be the coyote. We knew it was something big from the sounds but thought it was just a big raccoon. We have those around here, too. I'm not sure if the coyote has been back or not but Baron sure makes the rounds of the yard whenever he goes out back at night. He also sounds off like he's issuing a warning. He sounds vicious when he does it, too. I definitely think Baron does NOT like that coyote around here.
Bratfink asked me how I was doing tonight and I told her I was still on my crutches and it was slow going. She welcomed me to HER world....LOL. I know her bad hips and knees make life tough on her even with her cane. I also know how scary the idea of falling (again) is to me so I think I have a clue on how SHE feels. Right now, the leg is setting off my sciatica and that is very painful from time to time. It's not like it pains me all the time. But when it starts, it's always a shock. In fact, that's kind of how it feels. Like electricity shooting from my hip to my knee and around to my buttock. I know an exercise that helps but I can't do it with my leg being so screwed up. I just have to grin and bear it as best as I can. It DOES help when I can get into my recliner and get my feet up (I have to do both). But to see me stack up the pillows and then try to lift that left leg up is not fun, trust me. I don't want to have to do that all the time. I make sure I use the bathroom first so I don't have an *accident* trying to get it back down again. Been there, done that.
The Beast is still being great as far as keeping me in ice water, coffee and food. It's a real puzzle to me. I have NEVER known him to be so considerate. I just wonder if someone at his church brought up the fact that he should be doing it or what? He always worries about what OTHER people think of him so that could actually be the reason. But I don't care. I am not able to carry anything except an empty glass so I can't make myself anything unless I stand right there and eat it without moving. I'm just grateful he is being so good to me.
Love you all. Going to get my legs up now and probably fall asleep in my recliner. I should probably take a pain pill but hate to use up what little I have left. I may need them for when my pain level is higher than about a 5 out of 10. If I can't sleep, that's when I usually decide I need to take one.
Be good. Stay warm and dry. I wish everyone good weather for the weekend, although we are supposed to have some much colder weather. Not cold enough for snow, thankfully. The longer we go without that, the happier I will be. ***Hugs***
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