We had snow for a while in the morning, but it quickly turned to slush. Yuk.
We shouldn’t complain. We had some wind in the morning too, but not nearly as bad as the folks down south had. 100mph gusts are no fun, I’m sure. We just had snow, not heavy and not the nice fluffy snow that you see on Christmas cards, just wet sleety snow that turned to slush as it hit the ground. It didn’t last. Scamp, however, was amazed to see snow from her bed before breakfast. She kept telling anyone who would listen (me) that she could see the flakes of snow. She had taken the eye patch off while I was making breakfast. I remember just how amazed I was to see things so clearly after my first cataract op. The colours were brilliant. Much brighter than I’d ever seen before and I was telling everyone (Scamp) so I guess it was my turn to listen to her. I put in her drops for her, I remember that too. The drops that nipped and the ones that were just cold. Two different bottles, four drops per day spaced evenly throughout the day.
After breakfast and as the snow flurries were fading away, Scamp got her check-up phone call and got to ask all the questions she’d built up since yesterday. I think that helped her settle down. After that, a knock at the door and there stood a man with a long cardboard box I thanked him as he photographed me holding it to prove that he’d delivered it, I guess. Scamp opened it and inside was a beautiful bouquet of mixed flowers. Scamp was speechless (for once). She just stood staring at these bright flowers she was seeing without contact lenses! I can’t imagine how that must feel. To see without glasses or contacts for the first time since she was about 5.
With the flowers arranged in a vase it was lunch time. After lunch I walked down to the shops to get a pizza for dinner and also various things Scamp asked me to get, boring things like potatoes and cream. I also got interesting things like two fruit and custard Danish pastries! They were delicious, but we really must make the effort now to stop eating all the time. On the way back I got today’s PoD which is a wee bunch of weeds on a barbed wire fence. There was little else of interest.
Today’s prompt was Rocket Man. Just to be different and because I’ve always loved the shape of Tintin’s rocket with its bright red chequer board pattern, I chose him as my Rocket Man rather than Elton John. Tintin probably predates him anyway.
Tomorrow if the weather is kind we may go for a gentle walk.