“Beautiful as a dandelion-blossom golden in the green grass, this life can be.”
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
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One Second After
“Where were you when the nukes fell?”
-Mackenzie Noel
What I Have Learned…
The Urban Dictionary defines Cabin Fever as: A type of hysteria brought on by spending too much time indoors.
It has now been forty-one days since I had surgery on my ankle. Due to the layout of our yard (it’s on a hill) and the steps leading in and out of my house, it has been next to impossible to leave my humble abode. That is where the Cabin Fever comes in. Being stuck in the house is no fun. The danger of doing nothing was, and is always there. You tend to get a little wacky sitting around. Luckily, I can say that I have had a lot of time to think and can tell you that I have learned many things over these last six weeks.
I have learned that:
- No matter how many precautions you take when you are hiking, things will go wrong. Case in point being I was the third person in line the day I fractured my ankle. I heard my friend say to #2, “Watch out, it’s slippery, move to the left.” #2 then turned to me and said, “Watch out, it’s slippery, move to the left.” So what did I do? I moved to the left and still ended up with a busted ankle.
- Even if you think that you drink a lot of water, drink more. I drink a lot of water. I mean a lot. But somehow I still ended up in renal failure. Think and Drink!!!!
- At 53 , you can learn to speak another language. One of my biggest fears in coming home was that I would sit in front of the boob tube all day. I went ahead and bought Rosetta Stone and have been pleasantly surprised to find out that an old dog can learn new tricks!
- I could rekindle my love of reading. Not that I sopped reading, but I have read more books this summer than I can remember. Old books, new books, short books and long books, nothing has been off limits!
Finally and most importantly:
If it hadn’t been for my friends, I would have been in serious trouble. They immediately knew that my ankle wasn’t the only issue and called 911 immediately. As my condition worsened, they didn’t panic and kept me calm. For this I am forever grateful!
Needless to say, these six weeks haven’t been easy. But by making decisions that would keep me moving mentally, it has lessened the effects of my perceived cabin fever.
Happy Hiking!!!
Breathe In The Air…
“Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish.”
― Munia Khan
The life blood of a tree.
The Electric Tree In Three
“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.”
Kimberly Bridge
“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.”
-Elliott Erwitt
Ossining High School
Ossining High School
Spring in B & W
“I could never resist the call of the trail.”
-Buffalo Bill
Happy Hiking!!!
The Cast Is Off!
My repaired ankle on its way to recovery!
The cast is off and man that’s great!
It feels much better but can still bear no weight.
So the doctor says no walking or hiking, not for many days,
The thought of this has me in a daze!
The scar it left though is really cool,
It tells the story of a hiking fool.
The tale it tells is simple and true,
Stay hydrated and sure footed and you won’t ever be blue!
The Zen Hiker 