Retired Drifters: Bloodletting

Glen Rose, Texas

Weather: low 68 degrees, high 88 degrees, partly cloudy, windy

We were out bright and early this morning, showing up at the Glen Rose Hospital to have blood drawn for our lab work. The lady who did the bloodletting was good! I hardly felt it when she stuck the needle in, and Carolyn said her experience was the same.

Since we couldn't eat or drink before the bloodletting, we headed back home to breakfast. Our doctor appointments were not until this afternoon, so we took care of a few errands around the RV and rested from being on the road the last two days.

About mid-afternoon, we went to the doctor's office for our appointments. Carolyn doesn't have to see anyone else, but I'm waiting for an appointment to see an orthopedic doctor about my left wrist. That wrist has been bothering me for about three months, and is not showing any indications of getting better. Hopefully, it will be something simple that I need to give more time.

We lived in this area for about 26 months, leaving three years ago. We come back on a routine basis to see our doctor for checkups and physicals. We've been fortunate that he understands our lifestyle and works with us to set up our appointments in a way that allows us to get everything taken care of in a timely manner. Also, since both of us are on maintenance prescriptions, he works with us to ensure we receive our medicine, even though we might not see him for six months.

After the appointments were finished, we went for a short drive to see this beautiful countryside we like so much. It reminds us of the hill country south of here, and in some ways, is better than the hill country. Many people recognize this area as the north end of the hill country.

As were driving, we noticed a cactus that looked like a cholla cactus. Seeing that type of cactus wasn't that big a deal. It was the blooms that really drew our eyes. Check out the next two pictures.

Yesterday, I mentioned that we missed most of the bluebonnet flowers this years, but we were seeing a few straggly ones. Here's what I meant.

We were sitting outside today when we noticed that a bird was nesting in the road about 50 feet from the RV. We hope no one runs over the nest, but I would say the odds are against the bird. Check it out.