A New Life In Costa Rica

Another first

 
Here's a first, a butterfly eating ... well, shit! I was stunned. And it wasn't just one butterfly. There were two. They wouldn't leave it.

And who left these uh packages that the butterflies loved so much.

 

It certainly wasn't this one. She did have fun chasing away one of the butterflies.

We also discovered the yard had been torn up by the armadillo the same night. It could've been him but I didn't know they ate fruit. There had to be some fruit content in that poop for the butterflies to like it so much.

Odds and ends

Where did last week go? It went by in a blur. I barely took photos all week which is odd in itself.

A few memorable moments in the dog world.

Tutti-fruity has started to steal bananas and bury them in the garden. Bones I get. He used to run off to bury a bone as soon as we gave it to him.  Bananas? That's a new one. Guess he's afraid the birds will eat them all now that the migrating birds are arriving. He does love bananas.

 

We had a new visitor. An adorable female beagle mix puppy showed up one morning and decided to spend the rainy day with our little Tutti. She ran him ragged. The poor guy wanted his afternoon nap but she wouldn't give him a moments rest. He was glad when the visit came to an end!
 

 
 

These shoes were made for walking

 
Shoes, shoes and more shoes! I'm always fascinated watching shoes go by during public gatherings.  Personally, I'd never wear heals while walking in a parade. NEVER! I'd break an ankle. The local women are experts. Kudos to them!

 
 

What's gotten into my head?

I woke the other morning feeling like someone had hit me in the back of the head with a baseball bat. The lumps were there at the base of my skull and so was the pain. This was no crick in the neck.  I felt like a bobble head all day. Having had a fractured skull in the past I don't mess around with head injuries.

Since I already had a scheduled visit at the clinic the following morning for lab work we decided to see about an appointment with the doctor as well. Bill and I arrived at 6am for our 7am cattle call blood draw. While I got in line for the lab, Bill got in line for doctors appointments. He was fourth in line and I, tenth. One has to arrive early on twice monthly lab days.

We received an appointment with the doctor at 9am, completed my lab work, went into town for breakfast and to run a few errands before returning for my appointment. I'm thankful for our clinic, the ease of getting an appointment and being seen the same day when I have a concern. No time to let crazy, outlandish thoughts develop in my mind. I was able to explain my issue and was given pills for the swelling and pain.  No answers for the issue but I got relief.

I did some checking on-line this morning and realize my intuition was/is probably right. My immune system was compromised and I caught a head cold so to speak, a virus. Don't recall ever having one at the base of my skull but it happens. The fear of hatchlings in my head have been dismissed.

Thanks to my wonderful brother and programs we've seen on television I've got a hidden fear of worms eggs being embedded in my head and later hatching. Waking one morning to a swollen, throbbing head ...well, you can see why I wanted to see a doctor, just in case. Had this thought not been in the back of my mind I probably wouldn't have gone to see the doctor over this. But... it was a possibility since we live in a rural area.

The doc confirmed my fear. Worms eggs CAN get inbedded in your head to hatch later. It happens more often in children than adults, uh thank goodness? She actually checked and said I didn't have any "entry" wounds. YUCK! And unlike the guy on Discovery channel my lumps weren't moving. WHEW! Will I ever get that latent fear out of my head?

 

 

Internet issues

This is a strange situation. I can access my blog, post to it but I can't get into either my gmail or hotmail accounts. Can't get into any other site but this one. Strange, very strange indeed.

There has been some hoopla about Amnet and Racsa separating their formerly united service. Today was "D" day, decision day. Clients were supposed to have made a choice by today which company they wanted to go with. We did nothing. Hmmm perhaps that's the problem.

Still doesn't make sense as to why I can get into this site and not the others. You'd think my service would be completely cut off. Maybe it will be? If you don't see any posts for a few days at least you'll know why. Guess we better make a decision soon.