Today was a kind of liberation day for Maria and me. My first outing since Covid.

Maria is cleared to go out into the world; I have to wait a week or two before I can resume everyday life.

I’m still in the famed Rebound that often follows the anti-viral drug Plaxolid. I’m still congested, have trouble sleeping, and quickly get very tired. It may get worse before getting better.

We had a sweet outing at the Moses Farm Stand this morning and came home to rest.  I wrote about the first outing, and I’m now writing about the second.

Around 3 p.m., we decided to go outside, sit in the friend’s chairs, and watch the animals, birds, and clouds.

It is a great gift to live on a farm with animals; it’s always fascinating to sit. I love watching Maria’s interaction with our animals. The chickens follow her around like school kids, and Robin knows his name when she calls it.

Sheep generally don’t respond to their names, mainly because they are never alone, and everyone thinks we are speaking to them. Robin is almost always alone, and his head pops up like a balloon when Maria calls his name.

Maria brought a melon shell for the chickens (I ate the melon) and some vegetable remains for the donkeys. We watched them roll in the mud; we laughed at the Imperious Hens; we talked about the flowers in the garden and our plans for next year.

I called my sister and told her about my Covid. I did a fund-raising pitch for Sue Gilligan’s art design class and posted it on the blog.

I’m so busy looking for beauty I miss it when it’s right in front of me. I enjoyed documenting this notebook about our day’s second outing.

 

We sat outside for an hour. It is hot again, not quite as bad as last time, but too much for me at this point in my recovery.

 

 

The hens make quick work of melon; when they are done, you can see through the shell. We toss it to the donkeys and the sheep; they love the rest of it.

 

 

It’s fun to watch Lulu, then Fanny roll in the dirt. This keeps the bugs off of them and helps them scratch itches. They don’t seem to mind the sun; they love sitting in it for hours. The sheep go into the pole barn for shade. The donkeys are the world’s greatest adapters. Nothing really seems to phase or upset them except being ignored.

 

 

Lul went down and rolled first, and Fanny joined her.

 

I’m reading a ton and sleeping a lot, and after getting home from the Moses Farm Stand, Maria, and after an hour, it just got too warm for me on these medications. It was too hot for Zinnia and Bud, but Fate came along.

Seeing Maria sitting in the yard and interacting with the animals was lovely. That is always something beautiful to see.

We watched the clouds over the hill. We watched birds landing on the fence posts and a Heron learning to fly. We’ll rest now, have some more soup or spinach quiche (we bought some yesterday), read a while, watch something on the Iphone, and then go to sleep.

I could barely sleep last night and was so congested I could hardly breathe in the apnea mask. I slept for about an hour and hoped to do better tonight.

When I left, she stayed outside for a few minutes, I loved looking back at her, so relaxed and at one with nature.

This is all for me today; the blog and the Covid Journal have been my lifesaver; thanks so much.

This is new territory, but I feel strong and clear this afternoon—one day at a time. Maria is almost fully recovered, just tired sometimes.