It’s Saturday and the wind is blowing. What’s new? It blew hard all day Friday. I missed the cues and opened the Truck door while parked in the direction that maximized the force on the door as I opened it. At least the hinges held. That was only about 20 mph. Today, Saturday, the maximum gust has been 44 mph at 2:20 – I was inside, so missed it – or it missed me.
I have a few daffodils blooming, and an obnoxious weed, Bur Buttercup.
https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=3396
This is one of the earliest plants and it is small, usually 1.5 to 2 inches. I’ve been watching for it and hoping to spray before the seeds set. When young it is as soft as silk. Then it turns brown and the burrs are hard and stick like Velcro®. Ouch!
With the wind, if I were to spray, the droplets would likely end up in the mountains of northern Idaho. Sunday looks good for spraying. I’ve been cleaning up some of the small scraps of wood and bark from making chunks for the wood stove.
I went for the 2nd of the two health meetings. The first one amounts to not much except information collection [ Have you fallen recently, draw a clock, and remember 3 words. ] After the time with the doctor they draw blood for a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP), which measures proteins, enzymes, electrolytes, minerals, and other substances. I seem to be fine except for moderate levels on two tests measuring health of my liver. I have been operating on slightly lower blood pressure than Chelsea thinks is good. One needs to balance the worry of strokes versus that of feeling tired and/or passing out. Face plant! So, we agreed to drop the Hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic that helps getting fluid out (peeing), thus keeping blood pressure lower.
I’ll go for another blood testing in June – fasting this time – and see what it does to all the other many numbers. Expected will be a lower glucose reading, but what else I have no idea. I do the pressure, sporadically, at home with a wrist cuff. My “finger oxygen monitor” needs charged and I haven’t found the cable that will do that. Thus, I just spent $10 on Amazon, with delivery Tuesday.
Way back in school-days we learned witty sayings [mnemonic rules] to help us to write 
and spell correctly. A picture of a coffee mug has the word “weird” on it that doesn’t follow the “i before e” rule. The saying is cute though.
The predicted low for Sunday morning is 32°F.
I’ll stay in until it warms by 11:00, and make chili.
Keeping Track
on the Naneum Fan
John