Today about 4PM we drove to Frisco to run some errands. Around 2PM it was around 80 degrees outside. When we left, it was raining and the temp had dropped over 20 degrees. I mentioned to Helen that maybe we might get our first snow in Jul this year.
When we drove back home, we could see a dusing of snow on the ridge on the Continental Divide. Any snow before the 4th of July is "late snow" and any snow after is "early snow".
On May29th,while playing tennis, I felt a pull in the back of my left knee. Felt like a muscle pull. I continued to play but had to stretch it out. That weekend I did a 9 mile hike and my left leg gave me some issue while coming back down the trail. I played tennis again the next Monday and Thursday but found it difficult and had to really stretch to be able to play. I did another 7 mile hike and my leg was sore. I stopped playing tennis for a couple weeks. Went to the Dr. when my left knee was double the size of my right. After an xray, I had a steroid injection in my knee cap. I started playing tennis again but after a few times my left leg continued to hurt.
On Jul 20th, I had an MRI. What I thought was a muscle issue was now a torn cartilage. On Jul 21, I had "microfracture" surgery and will be in a "peg leg" position for 6 weeks. Then another 6 weeks of PT. Then ski season.
Discription of: Microfracture is a surgical procedure aimed at cartilage regeneration. The arthroscopic technique involves clearing damaged tissue from the knee joint and creating tiny holes ("microfractures") in the bone area where the cartilage is defective. The underlying bone marrow seeps out through the holes and becomes part of a blood clot that forms over the area. The marrow contains stem cells, which have the ability to form replacement cartilage between the bare-bone surfaces of the knee. Appropriate rehabilitation of the knee after surgery is critical to the success of the operation. Continuous Passive Motion (CPM), where the knee is moved gently by a machine for 5-8 hours a day for several weeks, keeping weight off of the joint for a period of 6-8 weeks, and strict adherence to an aggressive physical therapy program following surgery all appear to enhance the success of the procedure.
We have over the past several years tried to get Blue Birds on our property and in our Blue Bird houses. Last year we were sucessful but we never saw any baby blue birds. This year we have 4 new baby blue birds (2 male 2 female). Today appeared to be "Flight Training Day".
We starting seeing them very early this morning out of the blue bird house. We think one flew into our large dinning room window but luckly survived. Later we spotted one on the ground outside our kitchen window with the mother sitting in the tree watching over him.
Then this afternoon, Vino (our cat) spotted one male sitting on the outside window ledge of our family room. Then we spotted one male in the tree and two females on the rocks. Mom and Dad would come an go and the little ones would fly with them.
It has been a really exciting day and we are very happy to been able to view "Blue Bird Flight Training Day".
