Up The Farway Tree

STOP right now!

My clinic appointment on Tuesday was a mixed bag really. The good news was that my chest sounded a bit better and my weight was reasonable, the bad news was that my lung function was exactly the same as it was pre-IVs and I still don't feel on top form. However the doctor told me "you have to accept that sometimes the IVs just don't work as well as they do at other times". Oh, ok then. I now feel much better.

I completely understand the need to avoid frequent courses of antibiotics, and indeed, I don't even want to go back on any just now. I just want to feel better, to have enough energy to get through some simple daily tasks without feeling I need to lie down and to maybe wake up one morning and actually feel ready to face the day. I don't really accept that the way I have felt the past couple of days is the way I am going to feel from now on...after all, I was feeling pretty good only a few weeks ago, and really enjoyed my few days in York. Maybe this is just a getting back to work tiredness, maybe its this miserable weather or maybe the infection is lingering on. I don't really know, but I am giving it until Monday and then....well I don't know what happens then. I will have to wait until Monday.

On a more upbeat note, an odd thing happened this morning. I tried to prevent a traffic collision my holding my hand up in the STOP position, like a police man directing traffic would do, except I was in my car at the time. I was driving along the road, and due to parked cars and some road works, there is only room for one car (mine). I reach the end of the road and another car is turning in, but they do not see me because they are too busy smiling and waving to someone standing at the roadside. I detect a potentially dangerous situation and I do the most logical thing. I adopt my stern 'official' face and hold my hand up in an authoritative STOP signal, and hold it there. (I suspect this may be along the same logic that sees me breathing in very deeply to make myself smaller when parking in a tight space). Goodness knows why I did not toot the horn, although to be honest I'm not even sure I know where my horn is. Fortunately the woman turned round at the last moment and saw my car, and unfortunately also saw me sitting in it signalling her to stop with my hand. I tried to nonchalantly turn it into a waving motion - a kind of friendly 'hello there little lady'. I think it may have been too late though and the puzzled look on her face told me so. The worst of it is, she actually lives across the street from me so I can't even fade into anonymity, although she probably already knew I was weird.

I am going to leave you with some pictures of Percy the Pigeon, who likes to take a daily bath in my garden. Usually for at least 30minutes at a time, during which time Seb has to stay indoors, as in the absence of squirrels, he likes to chase pigeons. I add these photos because I wish my life was as simple as this...

Now, I'll just pop my leg in and test the water temperature..

Now, if I just lower myself in gently, I'm sure I can fit myself into this..err..plant dish...

Ah, that's it. Give myself a good scrub now. It's been a whole 24 hours since I last did this..

Now, I will just lie here sunbathing for another half hour. That will really wind Seb up.

N.B I am fully aware that taking serial photos of pigeons is odd behaviour. Now leave me alone.