Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Sunday 26 March 2023

Sunday Selections #621

 


 

 
Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 
 
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
 
As usual I am running with a theme.  In my absence, as well as the Balloon Spectacular, my city held its annual Enlighten Festival. Many of the buildings in our Parliamentary Triangle were illuminated and food and music were also there. I will take you there (probably) next week.

This week I am going to share some inflatable fun from the festival that was installed in a usually dull area of the city. I have no doubt they were lit up at night, but I saw and enjoyed them in the day time - with no crowds.



















They had even added (fake) grass to the area, though during the day at least it was fenced off and couldn't be walked on. Signs about the exhibits were also unaccessible. Sigh.

And in other news:  We took Batty back to the vet last week for his first post surgery check up. We got good news and bad. His kneecap is much improved and the tendon appears to be tracking well. However on the night before we took him back he opened the wound and is now on antibiotics. Fingers continue to be crossed. His next check up is in ten days time.

Odie misses him but is bonding strongly with us.  He also seems to like not having to guzzle his food if he wants any (Batty is a very food oriented cat).

I also had medical appointments. Shortly before Christmas my neurologist told me that my MS was active again, that there were new lesions on my brain and the damage was permanent. He prescribed new medication to hopefully stop the progression. When I went back to see him this week the news wasn't great. The MS is still active and he believes it is now in my spinal chord.  Another MRI (which I loathe) to track the extent of the damage and new (heavy duty) medication. Which I cannot start taking until the results of extensive blood tests (8 vials) are back and I have had the MRI. It appears my 'new normal' is yet to be defined.

I hope your weeks are filled with health, and quirky fun.

Sunday 19 March 2023

Sunday Selections #620

 

 

 
Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 
 
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
 
I am back.  In my absence Batty had expensive surgery that we hope has fixed his dislocating right patella.  Sadly the vet flagged that it is likely he will need the left one operated on as well.  For the next six weeks we have to keep him away from Odie and he is not to run, climb, jump or play.  Which is difficult.  Keep crossing your fingers please.
 
I am still adapting (not very happily) to my new normal.
 
Back to Sunday Selections.  Yesterday my youngest brother (another balloon tragic) and I went to watch the balloons from our Balloon Spectacular take to the skies.  We were lucky.  Lots (and lots) of photos follow.  We headed off just before dawn on a cool autumnal morning and delighted in the spectacle.  A few lucky people take to the air, and lots and lots of us watch the balloons inflate.
 
This years feature balloon is Buster the Bulldog, who came to us from the UK.  Photos of this drooling charmer are included in the post.

Less talk, more photos.  Lots more photos (sorry).  For reasons best known to itself Blogger has changed the order in which the photos appear (sorry again).






















 
I hope you have an uplifting weekend too.

Wednesday 1 March 2023

Where are the Words for Wednesday

Where are the Words for Wednesday?

 

Huge thanks to  lissa who provided the prompts last month.

MARCH:  Susan Kane will provide the prompts.  Her family is having medical issues at the moment so the prompts will appear on River's blog.  Charlotte (MotherOwl)'s colour of the month is Salmon.

APRIL:  T Powell Coltrin  Teresa (another new volunteer) has offered to provide the prompts.  I am not certain whether they will be on her blog or here - and hope that she will let me know.

MAY:  David M Gascoigne is providing the prompts and they will be here.

JUNE:  Hilary Melton-Butcher is providing the prompts and they will be here again.

JULY : Charlotte (MotherOwl) is providing the prompts on her blog.

AUGUST:  messymimi is providing the prompts on her blog.

SEPTEMBER:  River is providing the prompts on her blog.

OCTOBER:  Sean Jeating is providing the prompts which will appear here.  He often plays, but has never provided the prompts before.

NOVEMBER:  Alex J. Cavanaugh is providing the prompts again and they will be here.

DECEMBER:  Wisewebwoman is providing the prompts on her blog.