Where are we today ?
Now today is once again wonderful, cool nights and hot days, what's not to love about that? About 6:30 am a lovely sunrise out our dining room window.
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| love it |
Then the walkabouts this morning are especially wonderful I can hear all the birds making all kinds of noise. Something I have missed since my one hearing aide quit, a few weeks ago. Now that it's back and working , these walkabouts are even better. Of course I can hear people talking and some traffic and the trains in the distance, it's like a new life all over again!
Mind you part of my hearing loss is speech recognition so sometimes I can hear you but not understand what you saying. Frustrating yes but that's just the way it is will not get any better. Another reason we don't like to get together in large groups. One on one is not too bad though. So if you are young enough and actually reading this, make sure you wear hearing protection, in loud places, car races, concerts, bands, dances, chainsaws, leaf blowers, lawn mowers, you name it you will loose your hearing over time, slowly but it will happen and believe me it's not fun. I know, been there done that. Oh it's fun at the time but....
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| this bird posed for me too |
I even went to Walmart this morning for a few things and could not believe how loud the store is again.
One cool thing here in Benson is the BAT (Mobile) I call it. Benson Area Transit. They come through this park 4 times a day to take people into town. Bus stop right across from our site.
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| here is the BAT |
Before lunch Suzie and I took a nice walkabout this park, probably a couple miles, was nice that she joined me today a rare occasion
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| nice cactus garden with blossoms? |
Now after a light lunch we do what we do best, read in the shade. The intense sun here requires some shade and we do have the technology.
I can only read for a bit and have to do something, today I went over our vinyl graphics again with
Protectall something I do 5-6 times a year. It seems to help keep them looking like new. They are still in pretty good shape for 16 years old.
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| easy to use wipe on wipe off |
Then time for supper preheat our Weber Q and grill a couple Mahi-Mahi burgers to add to a salad.
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While cooking supper, can see the sunset,
on the mountains to the east of us |
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| sure was tasty and did the trick |
Now just time to kick back and relax after a great day outside enjoying this amazing fall weather.
Thanks for stopping by again and I just know y'all had a wonderful day too, no matter where you are.
Check out the interactive map below to see where we have been this Fall and Winter..
My hearing in my right ear is going. Won't be much longer til I'll be looking at hearing aids. The weather really has been cooperating and I really get happy when I see pictures of the snow back in Montana.
ReplyDeleteHearing loss is no fun, but does happen and we adjust.
DeleteThe weather has been amazing sure glad we are here rather than up north.
Not only but also...my hubbie had a concrete business and inhaled much too much cement dust - along with grain dust during harvest.....all paid for in latter life.....can't tell the young...it's like "don't tell me about boats"...what goes around comes around for sure....
ReplyDeleteThats for sure these things do take a toll on us eventually.
DeleteWhat a blessing to hear the train whistles and birds chirping...something lots of folks just take for granted!
ReplyDeleteThat is so true, for years I did not realize how much I was missing.
DeleteI wore hearing aids for years and after they wore out, I couldn't afford two new ones, so I keep practicing saying the word "what?" a lot. I blame my hearing loss on working at a railroad car building plant and doing a lot of shooting of firearms when I was younger. It couldn't just be old age, right?
ReplyDeleteI worked in very loud workplaces too but have had my hearing loss for over 20 years. And after saying "what" a few times and I still don't understand it was very frustrating both for me and the other person.
DeleteLuckily these are paid for by worker's compensation.
I've always used double ear protection and still have hearing loss. Especially can't hear when my bonnie bride is telling me what she wants me to do... ;c)
ReplyDeleteOld age and selective hearing will do that as well. :<)
DeleteWhen you can't hear well, you miss a lot!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right much better now.
DeleteBill & I both wear hearing aids and neither of us have gone to concerts and the such. Whatever happened just happened.... Anyway, now that I have the hearing aids I'll admit there are many times I'd just as soon not wear them... too much noise cluttering up my life. I'll even admit that when I give a tour to a grade school group I take the hearing aids out... those high pitched little kids voices drive me nuts. Maybe I went too long and got too complacent with the hearing loss. BUT... yes... the birds, the wind, the sound of leaves rustling in the trees... a waterfall.... even the chickens running around in the yard. Nice! (I could do without the guineas screeching, though). Glad yours are back and doing you good again!
ReplyDeleteEven mowing lawn, heavy equipment etc. can cause hearing loss.
DeleteBoth our mothers need hearing aides and were never exposed to loud noises, sometimes it just happens.
Yes there is times I take mine out too for the same reasons.
I think my husband has selective hearing. However, he does have some hearing loss so it's not all selective. It sure is nice to hear the birds chirp though. I'd sure like to turn out some other noices though.
ReplyDeleteThat can be a problem too. Most selective hearing is actually a form of hearing loss.. But then that is another debate that could go n e forever....
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