Monday – January 25, 2021

Well, it was wet, as promised, but more importantly, temperatures were above freezing. We arose at 4 AM (not having slept much, anyway), fed the dogs, and gave the horses some extra hay. Off we went to Mercy Hospital in Washington (Missouri), arriving way early for our 6:25 / 6:40 AM appointments. We checked in, and were standing in line, when I realized I had left my purse in the car. Catastrophe! Off I dashed, out into the pouring rain, then back to a much longer line. The hamsters in my head were running at top speed. But all went smoothly after that, and soon enough, I joined Harry in the “recovery” room, where we had to wait for 15 minutes to make sure we didn’t have a reaction to the vaccine. Then we treated ourselves to breakfast at St. Louis Bread Company – which is to say, we went through the drive through and ate in the car. It was a good morning, and we are most fortunate. Also, we have tickets for a second jab on February 13, Pfizer having shortened the interval by three days, as of last week.

We returned to some wet birds.

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The pasture was under water, so the horses were confined to the paddocks, but they didn’t mind.

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Harry worked hard on a proposal for a sculpture, doing drawings. Roscoe advised.

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A break in the rain brought some bird pictures.

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The horses came in a bit early, it was such a miserable, wet day. They all tucked into hay – slow feed haynets will be hung at night check.

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Finally, Harry and Nettie in the studio at the end of the day.

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Stay safe, stay well. Peace.