Friday Photos...

We have had two days of nearly summer weather here in central Florida!  Highs in the low 80s and lows in the high 60s.  Last evening, however, the wind started to blow!! Bridges in Tampa were closed to traffic, after-school activities were canceled and a cold front is coming through over the next couple of days.  Wicked weather (for us).

But, we had lovely weather for our trip to the farm (Joe's client) on Wednesday morning! 

We arrived to one cow on the lane.  She was all alone, as far as we could see.

We arrived at the stables to find the Ferrier there working on the horses hooves.

Doc was waiting for his turn, so he got some carrots.

Vanna was in the stable next to Doc so she got a few carrots.

Majesty was on the other side of Doc and was being naughty eating

from the bale of hay.  He also got some carrots and the hay got moved.

Bad boy Pistol was getting his mani-pedi and Aronel was watching.

She is the ranchhand who feeds and cares for all of the animals.

Doc was out of his kennel and got lots of treats. Such a sweet face.

Roho was still in his kennel but got his share of snacks too.

The 'littles' were all in the house so I didn't see them. 

On the way out, there were cattle everywhere. We always wonder

where they were hiding as we came in...

Hard to see but there are two little babies on the left bottom of this picture.

One is black and the other is mostly white.

Our small church group meeting Wednesday night was a blessing. I wrote about that yesterday.  Also yesterday, Joe had his orthopedic appointment about his shoulder (5/6 weeks late).  We liked Dr. Wicks.  He did not require an MRI but with the examination and the x-ray from a month ago he said Joe likely has a tear in his rotator cuff (for which they will do nothing) and that there is a lot of arthritis.  The "frozen" shoulder was due to arthritis and complicated by Joe's diabetes.  Age, arthritis, and diabetes make this malady a common complaint.  

Dr. Wicks prescribed a steroid cream that Joe can use topically if it happens again to help with the pain.  Joe is okay with this diagnosis and is doing okay right now.  As it turns out, I probably could have had my surgery at the end of January, but we didn't know it would only be a couple of weeks for him to start getting better.  When I canceled everything, Joe couldn't dress or get up from any sitting position by himself.  We had no idea how long he would need that much help.  And now, with my hip hurting like it does, I'm glad I'm not dealing with my left knee as well.  Everything happens the way it is supposed to happen.

Today I am cleaning the house, doing laundry, and prepping for our dinner guests tomorrow night. No appointments for a change this week!

Thanks for your visit!!

Peace & hugs!!  God bless!!