The Chill Out Zone

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

I have a 30 gallon plastic barrel with a screw on lid what I keep the comfrey tea in for liquid fertiliser. I got some out last week to feed the tomato plants & forgot to screw the lid back on, so it was open overnight.

This afternoon I unscrewed the lid to get some out to feed the tomatoes again & was met by a wave of mozzies coming out of it

Bleddy things had got in when I left the lid off overnight There were hundreds of mozzie larvae still in there so I've just spent an hour filtering them out with a micro-mesh sieve & burning them with the weed burner.

I need a swilly as I've swallowed I don't know how many mozzies this afternoon

Bad luck Ian with the mosies and the sealant being expensive. Not a very nice job for you to have to do. I hope you won’t get sick from swallowing the flies.

We get a lot of flies and mosquitoes because we are surrounded by trees and near water with the duck ponds and streams, as well as the cattle pooping in and around the garden, I do sometimes have a laugh about it.

We do have to keep the windows closed or we have to spray. For the pool, we have a simple suction device which sucks in the flies and dust from the surface of the water.

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Survived unscathed, well almost. Dropped a nut into the rose bush below the light, big thorn got me, raked the back of my hand when I was fishing the nut out. Can’t check everything is ok until dark.

Good morning Steve, given your history, you were brave to climb the ladder.

Several years ago, Jessica’s mother cut her leg on a Rose bush thorn and this went onto develop into a full blown septicaemia.

So I hope you survived without serious injury. Did you remember to wear hard hat and steel capped boots?

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

Good morning Steve, given your history, you were brave to climb the ladder.

Been up the ladder several times trying to adjust this new light, it comes in in daylight despite adjusting the settings Sensitivity turned right down, daylight sensor turned right down, still coming on . . . . gave up before I started throwing stones at it!

I was OK with the ladder but lost the fight with a barbecue! Ging has a visitor (veggie) and wants to barbecue fish, got the drill with the rotary wire brush to clean the grill, brush caught and took off running up my arm from the back of my hand to midway up my forearm, scrapes and small punctures, blood running down my arm due to the blood thinners I'm on I want danger money for household tasks.

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Been up the ladder several times trying to adjust this new light, it comes in in daylight despite adjusting the settings Sensitivity turned right down, daylight sensor turned right down, still coming on . . . . gave up before I started throwing stones at it!

I was OK with the ladder but lost the fight with a barbecue! Ging has a visitor (veggie) and wants to barbecue fish, got the drill with the rotary wire brush to clean the grill, brush caught and took off running up my arm from the back of my hand to midway up my forearm, scrapes and small punctures, blood running down my arm due to the blood thinners I'm on I want danger money for household tasks.

Sounds bad enough! Thank goodness you didn’t have to go up a ladder with a chain saw. Hopefully you got the job done, despite losing blood. I have been on blood thinners since 2011 and like yourself I must be careful not to cut myself.

By the way, I bought 3 first aid tourniquets, one for the bathroom cabinet and one for the car, another goes into my hand luggage when travelling.

Take care

[Lancpudn]

Phew! What a sizzler today, I even caught the sun again I got the sealant job done & that new sealant went on way better than the other stuff. I had to put up the shade netting in one of the greenhouse's as it was over 30C in there












I did some Salad for an early
tea tonight.







This is the best shot of that eagle? the other day, That's 12 times zoom & still very small.

[RPWC]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

Good morning Richard,

Thank you for the update.

Basically the DVLA have their procedures and they want you to be safe, it means you will have to follow what they are asking about, so it’s more reports and more anxiety for you whilst you wait, how frustrating.

Everyone here is rooting for you.

Cornea:

Earlier on this week I was chatting to a retinal eye specialist about a friend who is needing a corneal transplant. He said corneal transplants are fairly limited in Kenya because of poor availability, but in India they are available 24/7 and that’s because when someone dies they have to donate their eyes. The procedure would have to be paid for privately. I don’t know what the availability for Corneas is like in the UK.

Thanks Phil, you replied about the cornea goes the quick way as you say about India, I certainly hope it doesn't take a long time in England. I want to get back to work but the family want to go abroad in August.
I'd hate to start to work then have to stop work to get the cornea done. I know I couldn't relax going away , I'd just keep thinking of missing getting the cornea operation.

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by RPWC

Thanks Phil, you replied about the cornea goes the quick way as you say about India, I certainly hope it doesn't take a long time in England. I want to get back to work but the family want to go abroad in August.
I'd hate to start to work then have to stop work to get the cornea done. I know I couldn't relax going away , I'd just keep thinking of missing getting the cornea operation.

Good morning Richard,

Thank you for your message, I am at the hospital this afternoon having an appointment and not available for a phone call, my apologies.

I can be contacted on the same number on Tuesday or Wednesday or Friday or at the weekend. If you do ring, can you please ring on WhatsApp otherwise the call will be very expensive to ring my mobile.

If you went to India for a new cornea, you would have to pay for the flight and stay in a hotel before and after the operation. You would have to pay for the operation as a private patient. I have heard it’s several weeks post op before you could fly back to the UK. I wonder if you know anyone in India who could put you up. Someone would have to go with you and support you through all of it, the flights and being with you.

I have been out to India 3 times over the years through work trips and could not get on with the food as it was too spicy, the food or something else gave me the runs for 2 out of 3 trips. I found the people very helpful and friendly.

If you wanted the operation in India, you would have to ask your doctor to write an open referral letter / email “Dear Doctor……..” to the transplant unit / hospital in India.

The other thing is getting your driving license is another priority. In the scheme of things, health comes first. You said the family want a holiday in August. I am not sure what to comment about that, as it’s a really personal thing, other than to say that holidays can be taken anytime after your health has been sorted.

Lots for you think about

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

Phew! What a sizzler today, I even caught the sun again I got the sealant job done & that new sealant went on way better than the other stuff. I had to put up the shade netting in one of the greenhouse's as it was over 30C

Good morning Ian, it’s great news that summer has arrived and the plants are coming on in the greenhouse.

Birds in flight are difficult to photograph and are often far away.



A Sacred Ibis lifting off from Lake Nakuru recently.



A Great Pelican flies over many Flamingoes at Lake Nakuru. Both shots taken using a long lens.

How is your week looking?


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