Whats on your (Photo) Friday menu, RNYers?

Happy Friday, my RnY friends!

Thank you for starting us off, Janet. Audie Cat is such a love! I'm sorry to read about your DW, but am glad you have a doc you like and trust - that makes such a difference.

I typed a long post on this tablet just now but somehow hit the wrong key and the entire thing disappeared. I'll reconstruct and hope I won't have that happen again.

Lots has been going on with me, including an entirely unexpected romantic experience. I truly don't seek out younger guys, and am most comfortable with guys relatively close to my age, though a little bit younger is nice - but he is quite a bit younger, and I wish he wasn't, or at any rate that we were closer in age. But it really just happened, so while being careful and realistic, I also want to be open, and to enjoy him and the experience. He is incredibly easy to talk to, which is very nice - though I am outgoing and find it easy to, for instance, initiate conversations with strangers, I am at the same time a very private person, so this level of ease with a another person is unusual. Amyway, we'll see how it goes. I like him.

Another noteworthy though very different thing that has happened over the past two weeks is that twice an owl flew right across my path at night while I was out driving. In both instances, they flew very low and fast right in front of me, at the level of my windshield. I have had several extremely unusual experiences with owls especially over the last 20 years or so. I love the hooting owls, especially the barred owls, though the screamers like barn owls and screech owls kind of freak me out when I hear them. Anyway, the two sightings so close together struck me as significant. Usually an owl is simply an owl, of course, but I believe they can also warn us and carry messages. At any rate, I had the feeling that it was likely that I would see a third owl, and actually hoped that I wouldn't, as that to me would feel like a probable sign of a death to come. So though I was kind of waiting for it, it was with a certain amount of dread. Anyway the night before last I was driving again at night, when an enormous owl flew right in front of the car, right at windshield level: I couldn't have been more than a half-second away from having hit it. As it flew past my windshield it turned it's body towards the car to expose it's legs, talons, and huge wingspan. It was pale grey in the headlights and I think it was likely a great horned owl. It came from the left, as did the others. The people I was with said "What the h*ll was that?!!" , and one of the guys said he thought it was the devil! But I knew what it was - unfottunately, I had been waiting for that owl. I have two friends who are very ill (one with pancreatic cancer, the other with breast cancer), plus a dear friend's cat was acutely ill, close to death, and in the hospital. But the cat has recovered, thank goodness, responding to antibiotics and IV fluids. And I spoke with my friend who has pancreatic cancer yesterday and she said she is feeling well, which gives me hope for her. The other friend I unfortunately had a falling out with a couple of years ago - primarily my fault - and though I have tried on multiple occasions to repair the breach because I love her, she has made it clear by not responding that she doesn't want a friendship. It's so unfortunate, because she really was my BFF for decades. She had breast cancer and I worry about her, but have no way to get news of her except to call her daughter, which I am reluctant to do because I don't want her to feel put into an uncomfortable position. Anyway it is always possible that the owl portent refers to someone else - accidents are unplanned, and I don't know everyone's health. But one way or another I assume I will hear some news at some point relatively soon. Some of you probably think I am being ridiculously superstitious, but I have had this sort of experience with birds before, and superstitious or not, seeing that trio of owls that way felt like a strong Sign to me. I hope that I'm wrong.

QOTD: I saw someone very briefly after a physical attack landed me in the hospital, years ago. And I had to get the OK of the psychologist as a pre-op. Otherwise I hadn't had therapy, but could probably use some.

It's dark grey and raining though it's only 4 PM here in he PNW. I wish I had walked earlier. If it clears before nightfall, I will.

Accounability: on point. Weight this morning: 126.0

I'm almost 2 years out from my RnY! My surgiversary is June 12.

First: coffee with cashew milk and SF salted caramel syrup

B: shrimp and chicken

L: Trader Joe's turkey meatloaf

D: ham and green salad.

Have a wonderful evening, my friends!

Thanks for popping in and keeping us updated. I hope ends up well with all those close to your heart.

Thank you Kelly!

I "get" your experiences with wild life having had some myself!

going back to the younger guy, DH is 10 years younger than I am. The age difference used to be very noticeable, but it's really not any more since now he's almost 50. At some point it just didn't seem to matter much any more. Now I usually only notice it when he doesn't recognize the same songs (on the radio) that I do, or when I start humming some jingle I remember from when I was a kid, and he asks me what I'm humming (what??!!?? You don't remember that commercial? Oh yea...that's right...)