Updates and Latest bird sightings

I haven't posted here in a while.  Not much is happening lately.  Just trying to pay down the debts and keep us afloat and fed.  Today I got the leaky hose bib in the backyard slowed down.  It is a slow drip instead of a steady trickle now.  Saturday, I got the running toilet in the green bathroom fixed, and look to replace the flush valve in the pink bathroom tomorrow.  Maybe we will soon have the water bill under control.

I had a pretty stout case of the flutters in my chest when I walked Davy in to class today.  I was so out of breath my friend, Susan wanted me to call Jeff.  I didn't happen to have my cell phone on me. ( It's just as well I didn't have it; Jeff is working in the field again and today he is working along the center line of Interstate Highway 30.  I don't want to bother him when he is working a dangerous job like that).  It's been that way all day.  I get up to do something and I am out of breath before you know it.  I got winded drying dishes today.  I think this is related to the cold that has been going through the house though.  The boys were out sick with sinus crap and feeling yucky and I think I may have taken a bit of it.  Yesterday I was a total slug.  I got nothing done.  Just slept and tried to keep an eye on the boys while they were up.  

Also Davy had another seizure on the bus on January 12th.  He was rather out of it when they got here but once he got to sit and rest he recovered well and is all back to normal.  I got some leads to some GP doctors that take medicaid so I am going to make some calls and see where I can get him in.

Also I want to put out a pray request for my friend M.T. She is fighting brain and lung cancer and just heard from her insurance that she has reached her prescription cap.  She also just found out the cancer medication she is on costs (gird your loins for this one) $10,700 per bottle. (Ten Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars)  They are trying to work out what to do next.  Please say a prayer that a good answer that heals her presents itself soon and in time.

On a lighter note, I did get to go to the park with Ryan this morning.  I wanted to see the ducks that have flown into our park.  Some new wild ducks have found the pond down at Foster Park.  Upon consulting my "Birds of Texas" by Keith Arnold and Gregory Kennedy, I believe these to be Northern Shovelers. I got some pictures.

Flock of Northern Shovelers and some turtles

Northern Shoveler male

Northern Shoveler males

Northern Shovelers males and females and what I believe to be a male Lesser Scaup or perhaps a Redhead at the center of the photo

Northern Shoveler male

ducks resting in the sunshine

Northern Shovelers, males far left and right, females center

Northern Shoveler pair

View of the whole flock

 

 

The change of seasons has also brought new birds to the bird feeders.  So far in addition to the usual House Sparrows we have also been seeing a few wrens.  I not 100% sure but I think they are Carolina Wrens.  I haven't gotten any pictures of them yet.

I did get a few (not to great) photos of the Cedar Waxwings that showed up one morning.

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwings

Here you can see why the pictures aren't the greatest.  I was having to shoot through the screen door.

Cedar Waxwing coming in for a landing

 So that's it for a while.  Not much to talk about but I do love to watch the birds.

Peace.