A few more odds and ends. I will add the description that I wrote under previously posted images taken on the same days, as it means less use of my right arm, which has damage to the shoulder rotator cuff, apparently. Have to make an appointment for an ultrasound to check how much damage was done. Had a doctor's appointment a few mornings ago as a follow-up to my trip and fall accident on 12 September. My broken nose seems to be healing well, but I have a huge, really painful hematoma on the right side of my chest, which can take months to heal. Holy smokes, I had to take a taxi as I am not driving yet, which cost $102 for the round trip! For the first time since my accident on 12 September, I drove my car down the road to a nearby small food store - kind of urgent. Did not feel good, though. The young woman staff worker collected the things on my list for me and helped carry them out to my car, which I appreciated.
"Early evening, 21 August 2022 - it's RAINING! At long, long last!!! The temperature has also fallen to 19C.
From The Weather Network:
"Even with La Niña doing its best to keep 2022 from setting new records for global heat, last month still ranked among the hottest months of the past 143 years.
July 2022 was one of the hottest months ever recorded on Earth according to the world’s major climate monitoring agencies. Based on NASA’s records, it was tied with 2020 for the 3rd warmest July, behind 2019 and 2021."
Having problems with the Internet yesterday and today. No Internet or land phone line for a lot of the time - and then they come on for a short while. Also, Flickr won't save comments I write on someone's photo.
A few more photos from another long day, making the most of my car's air-conditioning. We are under a Heat Warning today, 20 August 2022. Our temperature is 23C (feels like 25C) at 2:00 pm. Sunrise was at 6:30 am and sunset will be at 8:47 pm. Forecast is for rain, but we never seem to get it when it is forecast! We desperately need RAIN. Our temperatures are supposed to be a few degrees cooler this coming week.
The day before yesterday, 17 August 2022, I had another fairly long day, 305 km in total. Once again, I travelled S and then SE of Calgary, first calling in at the Saskatoon Farm for breakfast and to buy some fresh fruit and vegetables. Felt good to know that the new potatoes that I had for supper had been in the ground earlier in the day. Same with the broccoli, that was picked before I arrived at the Farm. The fresh fruit, such as peaches and nectarines, comes from BC (British Columbia).
From the Farm, I drove a familiar route southward, seeing a number of hawks - maybe 10 or so during the whole day. Seeing two Ferruginous Hawks was a treat, as always, even though they were far away. Such a lack of smaller birds - it was strange not seeing Vesper Sparrows and Savannah Sparrows on lots of fence posts. Instead, I saw a number of Great Blue Herons, which made a welcome change."
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