This Is Me Taking It Easy

I’m obviously sick, with that viral icky feeling and a big ole sore throat. But, taking NyQuil last night and drinking plenty of fluids helped me get some good sleep. I honestly tried to take it easy today. I napped!

But I am not good at sitting around. So, when I was feeling good, I walked out and went up the trail that leads to the Burro Trail, the one I really want to go on. It was a fun trail, very narrow and moist. There were little springs popping out that ran down to the Sawmill Creek. I just took it slow and stopped a lot to take pictures and look at the little animals.

That little walk didn’t result in many birds at all. I heard a few, but the water drowned them out. That’s fine. It was lovely, but it did tire me out! I spent the afternoon watching pre-season football and sleeping.

I woke up from my nap realizing I was feeling feverish again and my throat was burning. Aha! I know that symptom! Strep! I can’t just wait for that to go away, so I brilliantly remembered that my insurance has a tele-health feature. In no time I video chatted with a nurse practitioner who listened to my symptoms and called in antibiotics. Spare me the lecture on the evils of antibiotics. They are useful when necessary, which is not as often as they used to be prescribed. I’m hoping as soon as I can pick up the prescription I’ll be on my way to total health. I have people to see and things to do!

After the good football game was over and I took some medicine, I felt well enough to go back out, so I headed toward the same area I walked in yesterday, and went up a little higher. The ski trail there is more gently sloped, so I didn’t have any trouble. It helped that I got to stop rather often to listen to birds.

There were so many to listen to! I finally found a quiet spot and enjoyed some White-breasted Nuthatches and dozens of Chipping Sparrows who kept flushing as I walked by them. I hated disturbing them!

The highlight was a brushy area that was a real headquarters for tiny birds. There were so many hummingbirds! I was surprised to see a couple who were much brighter, and I saw that Merlin identified them as Rufous Hummingbirds. They and the Broad-tailed ones had some territorial disputes and I had a blast watching them (they also liked my red shirt). I even got a photo of a Chipping Sparrow and a Hummingbird hanging out together. Fun times.

So, I managed to have a fun time today, even though I had my ups and downs with how I felt. I’m hoping to have fun tomorrow, since I’m getting a visitor!