Cassi Creek: The rain
and mist continue. The creek is high and
loud but not muddy. That is something to
be happy about. Just now, 1045, large
flakes of snow are falling along with the rain.
The NWS was correct in their hazardous weather statement.
I’m hoping
for a dry period when I can check the lamps in the well filter shack. I also need a two-three degree temperature
drop to activate the thermostatic switch that controls them.
Normally I
don’t worry about it being overcast but the long duration of this series of
fronts in combination with the weather related pain that they have caused, are
becoming annoying. I take my pain meds,
and try to time tasks and activities to apparent peak levels of the various
meds. For instance, I want to minimize
the effects of my tremor when I am cooking or prepping for meals. I need to be certain of every knife stroke
and every pan movement. I work more slowly
now than I have been accustomed to working.
Better to be an intact home cook than to be missing bits and pieces
because I was trying to work with my former speed. I’ve been lucky over the years and all my
digits are intact.
Intact,
however, does not include prior grip strength and dexterity. Those were measured during the neuro-psych
exam and reported as decreased. That is
hardly surprising, as those parameters have been markedly decreased since 1998. At least, I’m consistent.
It is easy to
watch the creek race by as the knotweed in the pit is mostly broken down for
the season. It is amazing how much water
flows by us and at what velocity. The
noise of passage is loud enough that even I can hear it rush by and move the
larger rocks along the creek bed.
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