An update of sorts

I have been having some issues with pain. I ran out of painkillers and I was able to get more from my doctor. I have pain in my feet and was referred for x-rays on my feet and may get injections in my feet for said pain. I also had to stop in for bloodwork because no matter what you see a doctor for they seem to always want your blood. I had to take pain medication three days in a row. I have not had to do that for months. I am hoping this is a temporary thing. There is also pain in my knees that has been building which if it continues I may see if I can get a follow-up with the surgeon that put me back together.

Whatever half developed plans I had have been derailed by the rain. Rain over most of my home province and the provinces on either side of me this weekend and the next week. Once again there is some flooding, parts of some backroads and some secondary highways are underwater. Things do look very lush and green though.

There were a few days of sun last week. On a whim I drove to Derwent, Alberta because the old hotel supposedly had great pizza. Once I got there the building look abandoned with no signs of life. It looked questionable enough that I declined to chance it. Actually Derwent itself does not look like it has far to go to reach ghost town status. I almost ran across a garter snake that zipped across the road in front of my car. I stopped to talk to a local and found out there are a few snake dens there. I had never seen a live garter snake before. If nothing else I learned something. I got a pizza when I got home.