WE'LL BE HEADING BACK TO LONDON'S VICTORIA HOSPITAL

When Kelly started the Plasmapheresis treatments a month ago they told her there was a 50/50 chance the treatments would work, and if they did work it would probably be temporary.  Kelly had two weeks 'itch' free until last night when the itching returned and interfered with her sleep.  This morning she called her Plasmapheresis Doctor and tomorrow we head back to London's Victoria Hospital where Kelly will begin another round of treatments twice a week for the next two weeks.  After that, it may be once a week for an indefinite period of time. To say she is discouraged would be putting it mildly.  Our calendar is quickly filling up again and we will be on the road for four out of the next five days. 

 MANY SHADES OF GREEN

 MARSH MARIGOLDS

A gravel road walk for Pheebs and I this morning before branching out a little farther on a few country roads we hadn't been on much lately...So nice in the countryside with the forests greening up more and more each day.  We are so fortunate that we do not live in a big congested area or a city.

 I DON'T KNOW WHAT THESE DITCH FLOWERS ARE SO I WILL CALL THEM 'DITCH FLOWERS

 MARSH MARIGOLDS AND DOGWOODS

 FARMERS ON THE LAND

 HOW NICE TO SEE A BARN RESTORED INSTEAD OF BEING TORN DOWN

 MARIGOLD VALLEY

Home again, I parked the Jeep in the driveway with the intention of cleaning and vacuuming the interior but after hooking up the utility trailer and loading up some yard waste for the Park's recycle area I unexpectantly ran out of energy.  I dumped the load, cleaned and re-watered our two bird baths, filled up the feeders, and that was it.  I love watching the little birdie guys splashing around in the birdbath.

 SPLISH SPLASH I WAS TAKING A BATH

BLUE JAY

It was a disappointing afternoon walk when Pheebs and I checked on the Canada Goose nest at the Park's pond.  I knew something was amiss as soon as I saw both Mama and Papa Goose on the pond.  Walking over to the nest I could see it was empty with broken eggs shells scattered about.  So disappointing for the Canada Geese pair and I felt disappointed as well.  I figure it's a Raccoon getting at the eggs all the time.       

 A QUIET AFTERNOON AROUND THE POND

 I FELT SAD FOR MAMA AND PAPA GOOSE TODAY

 BY THE LOOKS OF THOSE FEATHERS OUT OF PLACE I WOULD SAY THIS GOOSE WAS IN A CONFRONTATION WITH A NEST RAIDER PROBABLY LAST NIGHT

 SPOTTED THIS LITTLE FELLOW BY THE WATER'S EDGE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS

 NOTICE THE SMALL AIR BUBBLE FROM THIS SURFACING PAINTED TURTLE

 THE IS THE FIRST FROG I'VE SEEN ON THE PARK'S POND THIS YEAR

Ellens Groove:))  Ellen, her Dad, and a couple other remote location musician friends do a tune called My Angel.  Actually, what they are doing here is checking out a new concept in microphones.  Ellen and her dad talk here about Audigo - The Magic Microphone. 

 SPOTTED THIS BALL OF FUR ACROSS THE POND

 I WAITED FOR THIS LITTLE CRITTER TO TURN AROUND

 BY THE LOOKS OF THIS TAIL IT'S A MUSKRAT AND NOT A BEAVER

 IT'S FEEDING

 LOTS OF FRESH GRASS IN IT'S CHEEK POUCHES

Al's Music Box:)) "It's Too Late" by Carole King from the album 'Tapestry'.  1971

GROANER'S CORNER:((  In the men's room at work, the boss placed a sign directly above the sink. It had a single word on it: "Think!"  The next day, when he went to the men's room, he looked at the sign, and right below it, immediately above the soap dispenser, someone had carefully lettered another sign which read, "Thoap!"

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 A Geography teacher asked if I could name a country with no R in it.  I said, "No way."

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My dental hygienist is cute. Every time I visit, I eat a whole package of Oreo cookies while waiting in the lobby. Sometimes she has to cancel the rest of the afternoon's appointments.

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