It was a strange night with periods of being awake and others of dozing off. I have no idea why I was so restless. Well, maybe I do because I had an upset stomach which was painful enough to keep me awake. This has happened a few times recently and maybe a trip to the Doctors is in my future. As it began to get daylight, I lay there feeling sorry for myself before deciding to get up. Incidentally, I had taken several stomach pills and I suppose that in the end they worked as the discomfort went away. 

At that point, I got up and wandered around The Caboose pulling up the blinds to let the morning in. Then it was on with the harness and out the door to be met by a frigid blast of very cold area. The temperature was 31 degrees with an absolute howler of wind making it feel even colder. 

We wandered around just long enough for the dogs to do their business and then made a beeline back indoors where I fixed us all breakfast. It was nice and warm inside the RV, so different than outside and I had no plans to go anywhere even though the sun was shining. Dog walking was the extent of my outside activities, and they would be short. 

I turned my attention to writing the blog to keep caught up as much as possible and even then, I had to wrack my brain to remember what had happened in the past 24 hours. Most days are very repetitious with very little change in our routine, Sometimes, I will go into town grocery shopping or to my doctor’s office but most of the time, we walk for entertainment and exercise. 

The rest of the day was spent in the same way and was very restful and come to that, very peaceful. At one point when I was sitting on the couch making a fuss of the dogs, I dozed off for a short time. I even seriously considered taking a nap but, in the end, just lay there with my eyes closed, relaxing. 

Then it was time for the afternoon walk around the park. In the end, we got in exactly a mile for the day. Better than sitting but still not far enough. I used being as cold as it was as the excuse, and it had nothing to do with my laziness. 

I brought in the feeders noticing how empty some of them were. I had filled them this morning, but I guess the birds were hungry. I have a flock of sparrows that use the feeders. The flock is probably 50 birds strong, so I am feeding a big family. I know what one of my chores is tomorrow morning… 

We went back indoors for the evening meal followed by the usual television. This time, I did not drink anything as I usually do in the hope of helping out my stomach. It worked this time around and as I suspected; the wine is a part of the problem. Darn, it looks like I must forego my evening nightcap.at least for a while. 

Just as I did the night before, I dropped off to sleep in the middle of a movie and so went to bed. 

Written February 17, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Sunday 02/18/2024

I awoke at a reasonable hour following a good night’s sleep without an upset tummy. So, it appears that alcohol may be the cause of the problem, darn it. Now, what do I do? 

I lay there for a while noticing how cold it was anytime, I poked out from under the covers. I figured that the gas bottle was empty, which always happens at night. Eventually, I crawled out from under the covers and dressed and went outside, braving the cold blast that hit me when I opened the door. Sure enough, one of the bottles showed zero gas and I switched to the other bottle after changing out the empty for the spare I usually carry. The only time I don’t have a spare is if I am waiting for Daniel to refill the empty bottle which, by the way, is never longer than a day or two. 

With the gas hooked back up and the empty placed where Daniel can see it, I went back indoors and waited for the heater to kick back on. Sometimes, it needs persuading to do just that which usually consists of shutting the gas off and then reopening it again. Generally, though, turning the thermostat off and then back on, will do the trick. 

We went out walking as we usually do and just wandered around. It was very brisk out and Mikey wasn’t too happy being out in it. Sandy was in her element and pulled and tugged us in every direction. I had forgotten the phone and guessed we covered around a half mile before heading back to The Caboose.  

There, I refilled every feeder and rehung them using up my supply of seed which means a trip to Tractor Supply for more. At the rate the seed is disappearing from the feeders, that means today. 

Back inside the RV, I fixed breakfast all around. Mikey ate his and Sandy ate half of hers. I had a burrito which was OK and the all-important coffee, which was also, just OK. Then, it was blog time as I racked my brain trying to complete yesterday’s blog. Luckily, I managed to remember the important stuff. 

I watched as the birds swarmed all over the feeders. Most of them were sparrows and the flock was at least 40 birds strong. No wonder, the feeders are empty every evening. They are a pretty jumpy lot, and the flock is always taking off and then re-settling as something real or imagined, goes by. I have eight feeders that are basically open holes in a tube with perches for the birds. These are very popular with the birds as they squabble over whose turn it is. There is one feeder that has a long perch the length of the feed tray on either side and for some reason. is not as popular as the others. Oh well…It means that I do not have to fill so often. 

Incidentally, this is the feeder that I drove into Tractor Supply to get different seed for. I am going to put nothing but Millet in it and leave all the mixes in the other feeders. Maybe, I can get more birds to eat out of it. There was a non-stop stream of birds around the feeders, mostly sparrows. We did have a pair of doves and even a friendly squirrel today. 

We went out for another walk and just wandered down as far as the Giant Oak before heading back. Altogether, we have been out walking three times today and covered about 2.5 miles. I say about as one walk, I forgot the phone. 

After the last wander around, we adjourned back to The Caboose and brought in the bird feeders. At least, I remembered this time. With all the outside chores taken care of, we shut up shop and settled down for the evening meal and to watch the English Premier League At least, that was the plan but an hour later, I woke up from dozing and figured that if I was that tired, we should go to bed. It was only 8:30 pm but I guess I needed to sleep and so we did. 

Written February 18, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com