Current Accomplishments and this Coming Week's Goals

Obviously having your hip replaced sounds like an aweful and paintful venture. To a certain extent it is and I probably am so blessed to have been able to avoid many of the discomforts. Not that there aren't any, but they certainly have been tolerable. I feel like saying "up to this point", but I know that the pain that I've felt has been from extending my body toward recovery. I'm going to continue to push myself and strengthen my quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteus muscles. 

All of the support from my wife, family, caregivers, and friends has been a large part of my recovery. Another factor is large windows from where I usually sit and where I'm writing this piece. At the moment in front of me is a golden-fronted woodpecker searching for insects around the stump of a large Chinese tallow that died this summer.

 

To my right is the bird feeder which I charged yesterday and is now quickly being emptied by cardinals, black-crested titmice, and green jays. Rabbits scurry around the yard quickly to avoid the attention of a Cooper's hawk which visits early mornings.

I've recovered enough to be able to taste morning coffee. For over a week, I was taking so much medication that the taste of freshly brewed coffee was lost to my deadened taste buds. Not even the aroma of a fresh brewed pot reached my senses. That's different now and Zephyr and I can enjoy our company while I drink my flavored coffee and he chews on his bacon treats.

The goal for the week is to view the photographs taken from my game camera. That means a couple of more walks out to the tree where I set it before the operation. I plan to shoot a couple of rounds of arrows and cast my fly rod toward the end of the week. Of course, this depends on weather and my recovery.