Day Trips And Doctor's Visits

This one's for you Ry. Certainly an old piece of steel running down the tracks.

Our days this week have been spent driving through the mountains. I could drive these same roads over and over again and never get bored with the views.

The windy route we took down this particular mountain.

We actually drove high enough up to be at snow level.

Our eagle eye guide Mikey spotted this coyote resting on a hillside. When Mikey spotted him he was laying down and all Mikey could see were his ears sticking up.

I love this church that we found in one of the mountainside towns. These mountains looked like a painter's color pallet.

And then there are the fields (yes fields not gardens) of vegetables being grown. I guess I just always think of cabbage and lettuce being grown in gardens. Sure some of those gardens are large but I just never think of them being grown in fields like we grow corn and beans! What a sheltered life I lead huh?

We have seen cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and many other fields of greens. It's pretty incredible.And grape fields with the gorgeous mountains as a backdrop

I liked this as it shows a growing product in front with one that has just been planted directly behind and the one behind that looks to have just been worked up; then hedges, trees and as always the mountains.

Orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit trees....they all have no trespassing signs but we wanted our picture taken so we braved it. I did not go so far as to pick one of the tempting oranges though.
And then there were the doctor visits. I woke up Tuesday with horrible flu symptoms, body aches, chills etc. And then the rash came. It was all over and itched like crazy. I went to the doc who diagnosed contact dermatitis. In other words I came in contact with something that I am allergic to and I developed hives...oh they are not fun. She prescribed cortisone pills and Benedryl. That nasty case of the hives fought the meds so back to the doc I went yesterday. I got a different doc who is from England originally but from 2000 to 2003 he ran the hospital in LeSueur MN of all places! Anyway he decides that it was something that I ingested (I have no clue what) and because it was not clearing up he gave me a shot of cortisone as well as two different pills to take over the course of the next month. My flu cleared up within three days but here I am 7 days later and the hives are finally starting to fade as well as the itching. I have been so doped up on steroids that I have not had an ounce of pain...no fibro no nothing. I remember now why I liked the dose that I got when I received my chemo....took away all of my pain! Anyway I think I am on the road to recovery for now!

We are having an absolute blast and cannot believe that almost two months have passed.