I am a big fan of summer. That is when I feel the best. That is when my allergies seem to go away. Today something new was added. I don't know what it was for sure but I think it's the pollen from the fir trees starting. I had to take double doses of my OTC meds because my sinuses went NUTS and started to drain down my throat causing me to choke a lot.
I had NO appetite and didn't even realize I hadn't eaten anything all day until the Beast came home from church and had stopped at Burger King to get us something to eat. I actually got nauseous and had to go lay down until I stopped sweating. I checked my blood sugar and it was down to 60! Did I eat? I sure did and had to take a glucose pill to bring up my blood sugar reading. I was finally able to eat without feeling like I was going to barf.
It actually got up to 85 degrees here today. It felt wonderful! The chickens were having a ball out in their *yard*. The cats kept going over to the fence and going nose to nose with the chickens. The little female (I checked and she IS female...LOL) actually climbed a tree just outside the coop and you could see her thinking about jumping into the coop. I was watching her from the deck and wondered if I was going to have to rescue her or the chickens. But she didn't have the nerve and finally started the climb down, then jumped back down off the tree.
It's funny how fast cats can climb a tree. She almost zipped up there so fast it was incredible. But coming back down is different. They have to back down because of the way their claws are bent. Since they can't see where they are going, they are much slower and cautious. When they get to what they consider a *safe* spot, then they make a slight turn and jump down.
I had seen a program about just that on Animal Planet. Cats that climb too high are the ones that have to be rescued just because they don't want to make that backward trip DOWN the tree. For an animal so smart most of the time, that seems incredibly stupid to me. Thankfully, only a few of our trees have reached any great heights and I haven't seen the cats try climbing those....yet. The Beast has plans to cut down a couple of those because the fungus has started spreading over their bark. *Sigh* I wish we had better ground here, without the fungus in it. If only we had known.......
Dennis and Diane have planted several dogwood trees along one side of their long drive to their *barn* that they originally built for their RV. I've seen several homes around here that have done that and it looks spectacular when they get bigger and fuller. It's amazing how beautiful they look when they are in bloom. The blooms stay for 6-8 weeks. So pretty. Right now, they look more like big sticks with branches because they are young plants. But in a few years....wow! I can't wait to see that.
I actually haven't been on FB for three days. That's the longest for me in many a moon. I just didn't feel like spending the time for some reason. But I will check it out after I post this tonight. It's how I keep up with what is going on in everyone's life. I miss that.
Today is my niece, Tara's, birthday. I'm not sure just how old she is at the moment. I know she's now over 40..LOL...what I used to think was middle aged. Now I would love to be that young again. If she reads this, *Happy Birthday, Tara*. May you have many more and much happiness. I DO love you.
Time to post this. Love you all and know that I feel much better now. My OTC meds seem to be working well now and I should be able to rest much better tonight. Remember, be happy. It's your choice. Don't let negativity get to you. Surround yourself with people that you love and those that make you laugh. We all deserve happiness. ***Hugs***
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