What are you doing today?

[Oldspartan]

They are actually two huge turkey vultures that like my back yard and look a lot like a pterodactyl!

Ugly birds (opinion) and protected in Florida.

 

[gwand]

Today I am sweating, or as Linda says, glistening. Our thermometer hit 102F -- Real feel maybe 110F. We washed, in and out, 8 one-liter soda bottles last night, filled with water, and froze them. Today yesterday's problem tanks are running at near normal temps.

Went to the sawmill today and on the way home thought I had a gnat wandering on the Lense of my specs. Took them off, wiped them down, put them back on. Spec was still there and still moving. Something in my eye I decided. Flushed my eyes when I got home and low and behold, I still had what now looked like a worm like creature swimming on my eye.

Apparently, I have a floater. A quick google search revealed at my age they are not unusual and usually not more than frustrating. Called the eye vet and have an appointment Thursday. Seems I have passed some magical threshold that separated reasonably robust health from infirmary. My body parts are beginning to show some age.

I have become a believer in taking creatine in a beverage of choice daily. I’m building muscle mass since starting it and feel mentally sharper. There is an inverse relationship between muscle mass and cognitive decline.

 

[jaylach]

I have a pair of Pterodactyls that visit on occasion.

Dang! And all I have is the cockatiel from Hades.

Ugly birds (opinion) and protected in Florida.

Ya, but wonderful to watch fly. Many actually mistake a turkey vulture in flight as an eagle.

Was rare but, once in a while when living in Jacksonville Beach Florida, I'd see a kite soaring which is another bird that is awesome to watch fly. Never was sure what type of kite they were but think swallow tail kites.

Other than that all I have to offer is Sheridan Wyoming's resident dragon...

 

[GaryE]

Here I was, looking at the animals in Matt's yard, thinking that there was wildlife left in England. His name is "Podgy" eh?

 

[Oldspartan]

I have become a believer in taking creatine in a beverage of choice daily. I’m building muscle mass since starting it and feel mentally sharper. There is an inverse relationship between muscle mass and cognitive decline.

Used to take creatine back in my football days. I am not disappointed with my health or condition overall. I have no major infirmaries other than my back which is apparently the root of my physical issues. It was a long time coming == the original injury happened in 1976. Over the intervening 50 years I repeatedly refused surgery with the comment I will not be sliced and diced so long as I am mobile. That time has come. The eye thing is unlikely to be more than a minor bother that I will learn to tolerate.

I am 75, still wear the same size clothing I did at 50 and feel fine overall. When my yard truck got old stuff wore out, I fixed it. I am now the truck.

 

[Back in the fold]

Busy day but relaxed . Changed the filters in my R/O unit , water changed my guppies , fed the fish and went for a run . Now I’m eating leftover spaghetti and watching M*A*S*H . It’s good to be retired .

 

[Fishmanic]

Fishmanic's ban hammer is getting a bit heavy for me to borrow, so a sword cane would be useful for dealing with spammers

My official ban hammer is a 5 lb sledge hammer. But the head is detachable to reveal a built-in lightsaber. It also converts into a fine fishing pole.