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Today was amazing! I think it was the best day I've had since I got here in October of 2023. The glucosamine/chondroitin - turmeric has, overnight, turned me into a whole diff person.

I was at the park before 11:00 a.m. (it's been rare that I get out of bed b4 10 a.m.) and though I used my walker to rest every 75 feet or so, I spent an hour and a half strolling about.

My encounters included a couple whose 1962 Mustang convertible caught my attention. The paint was perfect as was the interior. I asked who redid them. She said it was their wedding gift and it was all original. And they've been driving it. It's garaged, but I don't know how they kept those seats looking new.

For some reason, I was compelled to ask Krista how far she'd come. 11 miles she said, looking at her watch; she was going for 15. I was impressed & took her picture intending to send it to her somehow. She's on Instagram as Kristafas and is truly an amazing woman! Now I just have to figure out how to work Instagram to get the picture to her.

Fall

The view out the front is of the carport, a small portion of the street and an arbor vitae, an evergreen shrub. Not very exciting.

The view out the back offers a little more. It is, after all, an urban environ. You don't get much.

The view as you pass by...

Remnants of the last bouquet from Trader Joe's -- an urban benefit: cut flowers; and cheap too.

At the bottom are boxes that rode atop Phoebe. Someday I'll empty them.

Pausing, leaves from the elm and two cottonwoods. They're a nuisance to the neighbors to the west; he suffers. In the summer it's 10 degrees cooler back here.

I really like the grasses. Michelle said there are seven or eight different kinds. We mow in the spring and then just leave it. It's a little bit of "the wild."

Leaning against the wall is a memento from my days in the Yukon with Jozien. It was buried under years of woods detritus. I think it's from a late 30s or early 40s truck.

Stuart, the elm

The large mesquite tree in front of the neighbors house is like a thermometer of the seasons. Its changes signal their passing.

Tidbits

O-rings keep the shower curtain on the hooks.

Ascorbic acid is an antibacterial.

A lemon in the cooler...

...keeps the skank water at bay. 

Analgesic/Restorative

I'm not inclined to do food or product reviews, but this is phenomenal!

After gimping around for the last couple of years, I remembered that Sophie (my cat) had benefited from glucosamine and chondroitin. As luck would have it, Michelle had recently bought a bottle of OsteoMove from Sprouts. She doesn't notice how much things cost so I've no idea,  but as they say at the Ferrari dealership "if you have to ask, you can't afford it."

Regardless, when I woke up this morning instead of moaning and groaning and taking 20 minutes to get into position, I swung my legs over the side and stood up; cavorting into the hall, I did a pirouette, mimed shooting several baskets just to see what I could do on one leg, and, in general, made a fool of myself. It was great! I'm rejuvenated!! If only St. John's Wort worked so well!

While discussing it with Michelle and surmisaling it might've been $25, I glibly remarked that I'd've paid $50. That'll teach me; she got the 240 tablet bottle and though she doesn't remember how much she paid, she doesn't think it was $50. But I'm here to tell you, even if it is, this is astounding and definitely worth it (note price in lower left of image above). I'm thinking of heading up to the gym. 

But first a nap. I mean, this is just the first day. 

Hannah - ready for a naaaaaap. 

Inez Park

It was around 3:30. A young couple were napping under the big pine. When I offered money they laughed and said they lived nearby but enjoyed sleeping under the tree. The homes are in the $375k range.

From the CNM Parking Lot

Once known as the Technical Vocational Institute or TVI, after partnering with the University of New Mexico they changed the name to Central New Mexico Community College, or CNM.

The upper parking area overlooks El Oso Grande Park.

Tuesday's Walk