The Empty Nest

We've all heard of the proverbial empty nest. Well, today I saw with my own two eyes the real deal. I was somewhat disappointed to peek in and see an empty nest but I was also relieved to know that the little bluebirds have survived and hopefully I will see them feeding at our feeder this winter.





Attention to all bluebirds:

Miller's Bluebird Motel is currently vacant! Room for 4 - 5 chicks with splendid views and wonderful feeding area. Very few predators so hurry while it lasts.

Bluebirds

I recently stuck a bluebird house up in our backyard. I had noticed some activity and thought I would walk over and have a look-see. Here is what I found...



Last summer we had a family move into this same birdhouse but none of them survived...I wonder if it was too hot for them. I have much higher hopes for this batch. These are already older than the batch last year and look healthy...more later when they leave the nest.

Back Pain

Those who know me know that I suffer from back pain. Every so often, usually around twice a year, my back will go nuclear. This past December was the worst case yet. It was my lower back this time which is a bit unusual. I have always had some chronic lower back pain but this episode was unusual in that it was a crippling injury. I was carrying a piece of plywood when I felt a sharp pain in my lower back and it was downhill from there . I kind of hobbled around for about 30 minutes and finally told the guys that I was going home. I laid around for about 2 weeks and it didn't seem to make much improvement. Anyway, it has never quite made it back to what it was before. I am afraid I did some damage to the nerve or something. It seems sitting around just aggravates it.
I am working for a guy right now that has a broken vertebrae in his back. He showed me his MRI pictures and it doesn't look too good. We got to discussing back pain the other day and I mentioned wishing I had some pain medication for some of my bad days. He went to his truck and gave me ten of his pills. I was familiar with this medication before and knew they were the good ones. It is called Hodrocodone and it is probably my favorite for pain. He had this huge bottle and he can get them whenever he wants. Three cheers for Hydrocodone and the wonderful relief it brings.

Tired

I was going to post something this evening and realized I am too tired and would rather crawl in bed.
Busy life= slow blog
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