the sweet silver song of a lark
No actual larks in this post, but I couldn't find a song about blue tits.
The birds are enjoying both the fat balls and the 'house' of birdseed. We get a couple of blue tits, such pretty little birds; there's also a pair of great tits, like blue tits in evening dress with their elegant black heads and thick tummy stripe. There are two robins-though on one memorable occasion there were *three*, which I had never seen before. And a young gentleman blackbird has figured out how to eat the fat balls. I think blackbirds must usually eat from the ground, as I never saw a blackbird partaking all through last year, but this one has found a handy branch to stand on and now noms happily.
There was a frustrated squirrel trying to get the seeds out of the little 'house', but having very little luck. Oh, and I think I even spotted a sparrow tucking in once, though the sparrows generally stay on the ground.
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I think I'm starting 2022 in a better place than I ended 2021.
I have an arthritic hip, which frequently means I can't sleep properly. But-I'm being referred to a local orthopaedic hospital. Okay, it's just a referral, no springing into action expected, but at least it's a good step.
I (diabetic, type 2) have been struggling with my blood sugar levels for many months. But, I have at last been prescribed something which should help. Because of the way my mind works, being given official help with this is somehow making it easier for me to re-establish useful discipline about what I eat (ie not chocolate). I'm really hoping to improve matters now.
My recent talk with the practice's Nurse Practitioner elicited also a diagnosis of depression, or something very close to it. This... isn't a surprise, and I'm hoping that it explains my recent inability to remember my words, something which has been worrying me a lot as I have always been good with words. Also the prevalence of Death in my head, in various forms. Again, having the problem formally acknowledged seems to be helping me to look at things a bit more positively, and I have a therapy session scheduled. Will there be drugs? I don't know, and I don't know if I want there to be, but as I have been self-medicating with chocolate for a while now, which is not good for me, perhaps there should.
In summary, none of my problems has actually gone away, but there does seem to be a better path for dealing with them now.
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Also, I read a book yesterday! This may not seem like a major achievement-and indeed, for someone who used to hurtle through books at a fantastic rate, it doesn't seem like much even to me, but I have not been 'in the mood' to read novels for a dismayingly long time. Yesterday I had stuffed myself with Yuletide fic and needed a break from the computer, and my son was frustrating himself with the PS5 on our telly, so I snuggled into bed with Scalzi's "Red Shirts", which I enjoyed quite a lot.
There are so many books piled up waiting for me, I'd like to think I will get through a few this year. This entry was also posted at https://pensnest.dreamwidth.org/721239.html. Please comment at Dreamwidth if you can-you don't need an account.
The birds are enjoying both the fat balls and the 'house' of birdseed. We get a couple of blue tits, such pretty little birds; there's also a pair of great tits, like blue tits in evening dress with their elegant black heads and thick tummy stripe. There are two robins-though on one memorable occasion there were *three*, which I had never seen before. And a young gentleman blackbird has figured out how to eat the fat balls. I think blackbirds must usually eat from the ground, as I never saw a blackbird partaking all through last year, but this one has found a handy branch to stand on and now noms happily.
There was a frustrated squirrel trying to get the seeds out of the little 'house', but having very little luck. Oh, and I think I even spotted a sparrow tucking in once, though the sparrows generally stay on the ground.
*
I think I'm starting 2022 in a better place than I ended 2021.
I have an arthritic hip, which frequently means I can't sleep properly. But-I'm being referred to a local orthopaedic hospital. Okay, it's just a referral, no springing into action expected, but at least it's a good step.
I (diabetic, type 2) have been struggling with my blood sugar levels for many months. But, I have at last been prescribed something which should help. Because of the way my mind works, being given official help with this is somehow making it easier for me to re-establish useful discipline about what I eat (ie not chocolate). I'm really hoping to improve matters now.
My recent talk with the practice's Nurse Practitioner elicited also a diagnosis of depression, or something very close to it. This... isn't a surprise, and I'm hoping that it explains my recent inability to remember my words, something which has been worrying me a lot as I have always been good with words. Also the prevalence of Death in my head, in various forms. Again, having the problem formally acknowledged seems to be helping me to look at things a bit more positively, and I have a therapy session scheduled. Will there be drugs? I don't know, and I don't know if I want there to be, but as I have been self-medicating with chocolate for a while now, which is not good for me, perhaps there should.
In summary, none of my problems has actually gone away, but there does seem to be a better path for dealing with them now.
*
Also, I read a book yesterday! This may not seem like a major achievement-and indeed, for someone who used to hurtle through books at a fantastic rate, it doesn't seem like much even to me, but I have not been 'in the mood' to read novels for a dismayingly long time. Yesterday I had stuffed myself with Yuletide fic and needed a break from the computer, and my son was frustrating himself with the PS5 on our telly, so I snuggled into bed with Scalzi's "Red Shirts", which I enjoyed quite a lot.
There are so many books piled up waiting for me, I'd like to think I will get through a few this year. This entry was also posted at https://pensnest.dreamwidth.org/721239.html. Please comment at Dreamwidth if you can-you don't need an account.