Finally

After more than a week's procrastination I managed to force myself to sit down and draw a gratitude journal page after supper today. I don't know why I don't do it more often but I don't. It doesn't take very long but sometimes I just can't think of what to be grateful for which is pretty terrible. I'm going to do better because there's so much to be grateful for in life.

 

One thing to be grateful for is that the Red-bellied Woodpecker came back today and stayed long enough for me to take her picture. She drove off a Sparrow that tried to join her on the feeder and I'm impressed with how long her beak is. I don't know if you can see it in the picture but it's got to be an inch and a half long. Really.

 

Before I took an afternoon walk (see the above gratitude journal page) I spent some time reading Anneke's Legacy on Kindle and making a few notes. I found a place that looks like a chapter break but I'm afraid that there's not enough of the next scenes to make another chapter. More study is needed.

 

Today's drawing prompt was The Four Seasons. I went with the current season and drew a pumpkin and shock of corn stalks. The stalks aren't very good but I feel they're recognizable.

 

I called the doc's office this morning to get an order for a blood test before my physical appointment in about 10 days. The lab person at their practice has left so I have to go across the street to the hospital lab for the test which meant I needed a paper order. I went over to pick it up on the way to the grocery after lunch and mine was the only car in the parking lot. I didn't remark on it to the receptionist but it was kind of spooky to be the only one there. Maybe it was just a lull? I don't want the clinic to close. It's the last independent one in the city and I like it because people know who you are, you're not just a number.

--Barbara