Soggy, but improving otherwise
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♥Nov. 3rd, 2014 // 04:25 pm♥
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This morning, we didn't put the boys out in the field because it was too soggy. Instead, they spent the morning in the stableyard, as it rained solidly....
Inevitably, shortly after we'd put them back in their stables it stopped raining (at least for long enough for us to mostly stay dry while we took Jo out for a walk). We've just had a lovely sunset, complete with rainbow over the autumnal woods.
I'm still worried about Esme, although possibly slightly less so than I was yesterday. She didn't lay again, today, and when I picked her up last night she was both noticeably lighter and a lot easier to catch than Magrat (picked up for comparison). On the other hand, today she's been spending a bit more time rootling in the grass, and she did nibble a bit of corn when I carried it over to the tree she was lurking under. The vet, inevitably, hasn't actually called me back as (twice) promised (and I doubt he'll do so in the next couple of hours), but if she's looking better again tomorrow then I'll just put it down to a cold (bird 'flu!) and leave it.
Edit: As I was typing, the vet called. He does think she's got a bit of a respiratory infection, so I'm off to get antibiotics, to mix with some porridge for her!
My shoulder is *much* better, I'm very pleased to say. It's hardly bothering me at all, either during the day or at night, so I'm hopeful that next week will be my last physio session, in which we just make some additions to my Pilates routine and note down a few exercises to keep up with for a while / do if it starts to be bad again. Mike's finger is also a lot better, and healing more cleanly than we'd expected. Remember, kids, don't get distracted while cutting up home-made pancetta....
Jo is now on antihistamines, but they don't (so far) seem to be making much of a difference. We'll keep it up for a week or so and see what happens. |
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Country facts
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♥Nov. 3rd, 2014 // 05:46 pm♥
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Pilling a duck is a two person job, although I suspect one person could manage it with practice and a towel. |
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