It's Finally "Springing"

So OK, Spring hasn't officially "Sprung" but it's working on it.  Today I took my first daily walk of the year.  I loved it.  It was warm and although the sun was hiding behind the clouds, it still felt wonderful to be somewhere besides indoors. 

I had a rough Friday and weekend, trying to pass stones.  I took in what I thought were stone fragments, but they weren't.  And I haven't seen anything else.  Although I haven't had "that pain" since early Saturday morning.  I have no idea if it's gone or not.  I am not a good stone catcher.  My bad...oh well.  Hopefully, it's gone.  I have gone back to work and have been driving, just in case.  Although that might not be a great idea either.  But last Friday it worked by small daily miracles that happen.  I got to work at 6:30 am. and busily worked on my curriculum till at exactly 9:17 am, I got this undeniable pain.  The very second I felt it, I knew...oh no, not again.  Too soon since the last one in Poland last Sep-Oct. I told my boss right away that I had to leave.  And I did.  The pain was strong and I thought I could still make it home. 

I called Spencer.  No answer.  Then I called my mom.  Then I called Jamie.  She asked where I was and I told her.  She said she was there, too, with Jake dropping the car off for repair.  So she and Grayson drove me to the ER.  Same routine.  Nothing new.  But the help was not nearly as efficient as the last time.  This time it took so long.  Then I was told the results of my UA.  Which was REALLY amazing because, well, I hadn't done that yet....hmmmm.  What does it mean???

Then they have this BP cuff on your arm that pumps up every 20-30 minutes.  Well, it was pretty "regular" a lot of the time but every 2-3 times it had a hay-day and pumped till I thought my brains would come out of my skull.  The darn thing wouldn't quit.  So I mentioned it to the nurse when she finally came in.  Oh, it won't get too tight.  So I told someone else that came in.  Oh, it'll be fine.  It kept doing it periodically.  I was in more pain than from the stone.  Now that is painful, don't ya think?  Later at home Spence said what is all that on the bottom of your arm?  I looked and I was covered with bruises, one after the other....gee, do you think it was just a bit tight???? 

Anyway, it's been 6 days and I still have a back ache at times which I don't remember from the past episode.  Hope it'll pass soon.

So back to my little outdoor walk.  Here you see:

The last trace of snow in the yard.  That big dark area is where the big tree was till last fall.  And there we had to re-seed.  New grass was popping through, after all it is spring, almost...

Barns...

Horses grazing...

Chickens...clucking

Dogs...dog tired

Texas Long-horns...doing whatever it is they do...

Nests...nesting?  (Didn't know what to say about this one.)  Now that's a nest...

Trees...dressed in their Christmas best.  Showing it was a cold winter after the holidays.

Gardeners...gardening.

Bikes, trikes etc...waiting for riders

Buds...budding.

Crocus...croaking.  OK, that was bad...

Iris...rising...bad...

 

Dogs...jogging.  Oh, yeah...

Sun...shining

Ground cover...growing

Skaters...skating

Gardens...waiting.

Mountains...melting.

And that's what's springing in my neighborhood, today.