Thye last month or so has been very trying in so many ways. I have my own health issues to deal with, my own struggles in getting around but it has been a lot more than that.
My wife had been having bad moments, up to nearly 20 of them a day. Her BP would suddenly drop like a rock and she would p[retty much go down, wherever she was. She has never slept good and I finally got her to commit to using a CPAP. We have been going to Cardiologists, Neurologists and numerous Walk in clinics.
In the middle of all of this, I manage to total out my truck on a big bodied deer. So, using a borrowed car to get her to her appointments. My 87 year old father somehow managed to get out and meet another elderly woman (under a month) and get married.
I had gone to the VA and ended up with a shot in my only good eye, ended up pretty darn miserable. But we finally found out that my wife didn't need a pacemaker after all, she was in fact, suffering from all of the side effects of her blood pressure med.
So she is off of it now and slowly getting better. Her CPAP finally come in and she has actually slept 4 nights in a row, 8 hours solid!
Then my dad and his new old bride got covid, so that was it's own journey. I finally got a replacement truck, a 2013 F150 XLT with only 71,000 miles on it. Got a brush guard ordered for it.
Did I mention that we had a puppy that we were and still are house breaking? Daisy has been for the most part, a very good dog and worth it just to see my wife playing and loving on her.
And those were just the high lights, I managed another hard fall and this morning we barely got up in time for my wife's MRI.
But, After helping my dad with some stuff, I was caught up. I managed to get a couple of things taken care of out in the shop with the new Shop Inspector quietly lying at my feet.
And then, I got to sneak down to the blind, well, mostly sneak. The Shop Inspector had to come inside to check it out. I shut the door and she soon settled into her spot and it got quiet.
I had a selfbow hanging in it's spot, a quiver in another spot. I was sitting in my big folding steel director's chair and looking outside. The sun was still very much upand nothing going on except the birds that were out and about.
The sound of a mosquito buzzing didn't even faze me. I was in the zone, just soaking in the quietness, staring out at the trees and bushes, hoping a deer, anything would pop out. I glance back down to the dog, my eye adjusting better to the darkness inside.
Suddenly, all was okay with the world, at least inside here. I could see that I needed to bomb the inside soon to thin out the small critters. But the peace and quiet was so calming. I even strung my bow and held it as if really hunting. No worries inside here, no health problems, nothing.
A mug of hot chocolate and a donut would really have taken it over the top (I never do that but today it sure sounded good.) I didn't want to leave, the dog was sleeping good too but the wife was looking for me. I guess that this blind is a refuge for me, an escape from this hectic world.
As I closed and latched the door, I've made plans to sit next time until dark, or maybe watch the dawn come to life. Daisy is excited to be on the move again, I wish that I had her energy and abilities.