Day 895: Paddy poses

Since we were out of town for Memorial Day, we missed tending to our family graves in Forest Hill.  We made a quick run today, before the rain hit hard.  We had to cut short all the traditional stories and prioritize as the clouds rolled in.  Steve dug, Mary planted and I carried plants.  Still no bending over for me.  Just getting out of the car was a trick.  Vacuuming, ironing, cooking were fine, but reaching for the phone, getting out of a chair and sneezing were not.

Nevertheless, I was able to swim 150 lengths and walk 2.5 miles.  It would be so nice to swim in warm water, at least something higher than 65.  Yesterday, I swam the last twenty lengths in the pouring rain.  Today, the water was the same, but a cool breeze was blowing, so it felt better to be in the water than out.

Paddy barely left my side while we were out on the deck so I got him to pose for me.  Usually, as soon as I point the camera at him, he comes to me.  This time, he stayed on the top step, turning his head when I called him, just to catch the wind in his whiskers.