7/19

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row red

juvenile eagle tottering along branches of tree

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row red

wood

kayak w Roger and Oscar

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row red

watched small bird drive the adult bald eagle off a tree top and far away.

could only hear the juvenile eagle.

wood later

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row red

stretching

wood later

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7/6 row red

7/7 row red

along with all the other usual stuff.

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row red
wood
etc

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7/9 row r- wood - etc.

7/10 row r - wood - mowing - etc

guests

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row red

etc

visitors

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yesterday row red

today row yellow

stretching

some wood.

hands not good.

[Smoke]

What’s with your hands?
Knees.... hands.... next?

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4/16 got that infection in the finger that almost killed me.

a week of daily visits for antibiotics and treatments.

didn't work

then

4 days in the hospital

then

weeks and weeks of IV antibiotics using my PICC line.

getting that PICC line in was a lot of fun, i can tell you.

since then left hand has been compromised.

tests show carpal tunnel in both hands, but the left is worse.

they want to cut, i'll wait until i can't stand it.

have to restrict use, but this time of year it is not easy.

moving and stacking wood is hands intensive.

garden work is hands intensive.

rowing is hands intensive.

all of which i did today.

row red

mow, cut brush, and blow at 62

wood at 81

so my hands are sore.

and my knees, of course.

i am trying to be careful and to limit time at each task.

but my 72nd birthday reminds me that i don't have a lot of time left for these kinds of things, and i want to do what i can do while i can still do it.

[Smoke]

I remember the infection.
Turmeric, manukau honey, b-6 and a brave have kept my carpal tunnel at bay.
Copper bracelet and insoles have also helped.

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i've tried some of that stuff, and sometimes the magic seems to work.

row red

wood

stretching

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row yellow

breezy, but in this boat no problem.

the problem is swapping the boats out.

the yellow boat is 22 feet long 40 lbs.

the red boat is 26 feet long 33 lbs.

the racks on the truck are just under 7 feet off the ground.

so to get the boat up, i have to military press it to the limit of my reach

it can be a real balancing act.

did i mention that i have to carry the boat on my head either to and from the water or to and from the slings ?

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row red

stretching

clubs