Pail Tales

This spring provided a stunning array of wildflowers. Carpets of them. Bushes of them. Cacti fields of them. Things that have not bloomed in 10 years, bloomed. I took these snapshots in my backyard, in my neighborhood, near the university, near the Rillito river, at the VA medical center, and in the westside foothills.   desert globe mallow     desert marigold     desert lupine     orange marigold     desert willow     beavertail prickly pear     Engelmann prickly pear     golden poppy     Parry penstemon     purple lantana     red and yellow lantana     ocotillo     red yucca     Texas Ranger    

This spring was not all illness and stress... Scoreboard during final game Cutting down the net    One of the high points was an unexpected gift of post-season play for the University of Arizona’s women’s basketball team. We attended game after game as they built to the finals and became the 2019 WNIT Champions ! It was pretty amazing . The team rose to the challenge. It was great to be there watching in a sold out arena. Watching them cut down the net after the game was truly a memorable moment. Tucson street sculpture We could not ride our bikes at Cyclovia this year, but we did walk a portion at each end of the route. We rode the light rail in between. This stop at the university has my favorite street sculpture - the head made of letters. In the middle, we ate at one of our favorite 4th Ave restaurants, Boca Tacos . I highly recommend the beans and rice - like no other. Beans and rice at ...

Yes, I wrote a blog for 2 months and then had a 2 month lapse in writing and posting. My family and I had some issues with our health in that 2 months, but all are recovering now. Here is an illustration of the usefulness of the Oura ring. On Monday morning, the ring shows what happened during the previous night’s sleep period (from late Sunday to early Monday, in this illustration). I woke up early Monday morning and began vomiting and having diarrhea. The illness is reflected in the raised body temperature and low HRV of the previous night. Change from usual confirms illness HRV during illness The ring did not predict a sudden bout of illness, only confirmed its severity. But, it did help me understand, that although I was feeling fine Wednesday morning, I was not fully recovered. Oura ring tracks recovery Here is another example. I knew that the 22nd and 23rd of April were going to be stressful. I thou...