Painfully restless nights have
been showering me in abundance of late; how I yearn for those times when bed-rest
actually proved restful and, one had the joy of waking refreshed to the new
morn, albeit assisted by a strong caffeinated beverage.
My beloved OH generally manages to
sleep soundly, unperturbed by the thrashing of my restless legs or the wildly
uttered expletives, emanating uncensored from my brain out through my mouth, as
the aches and pains attempt to take total control of limbs and torso.
A supply of wrist, elbow, shoulder
and knee supports remain in attendance by both bed and armchair side, never
quite sure when they will be summoned into action! Much the same applies to the
omnipresent box of medications. And yet …
Oh yes, there is fortunately an “and yet” addendum to the
above summation of dis-ease. Enjoyment, revelling in the music I listen to via
vinyl, cd and the airwaves; movies we watch both broadcast and via dvd and
even, dare I utter, VHS tape. Piper, our wonderful hybrid hound, some part
beagle, some part podenco (and whatever else) went into this wonderful creation
that provides entertainment, love, frustration, and simple amusement. I am
fortunate that at present I am able to manage an evening walk with the boy
(canine variety) as we let him run freely down squirrel alley, through the wild
verges of the local playing field and the adjacent grass tussocked, cow parsley,
tree and sapling sprinkled, hound scented haven.
This year the birds have returned
to our garden feeding stations, nothing exotic but a rewarding mix of blue tit,
coal tit, great tit, house sparrows, goldfinch, starlings, collared doves and
also wood pigeons, jackdaws, and bullying magpies. It has, once again, been a
delight to watch the always hungry, newly fledged starlings being fed by their
elders.
There’s just so much to enjoy in
the world around us, just wish the sundry bodily ailments would take a vacation!
