Scary

Last evening, I felt a pretty sharp pain in my abdomen.   Having had kidney stones before, I suspected they might again be the culprit.

 Since it wasn't "hospital" bad yet, I decided to tough it out and see what happened. I have a stash of pain meds from previous bouts, so I broke one in half and hoped for a halfway decent nights sleep.

 And that's exactly what I got, a halfway decent nights sleep, fitful at best.

About 5am, I decided to stop trying to sleep, and the rest of today has been one of those days where unreality reigns, napping, dozing, half aware.

Finally about 2:00 it suddenly alleviated, and I figure the worst had passed. Still a bit sore but infinitely more comfortable, I've spent the rest of the day indulging in a marathon of Lost and taking a few pictures.

I suddenly realized that it had been raining, 

in June!

But I'm kind of a sucker 

for those little drops of water.

I like them a lot better in pictures 

than on my head . . .

And I finally got a clear shot of a hummingbird.

Not a great shot, no action and very little color, 

but at least it's in focus!

Now I think I'll have a cup of tea 

and go back to bed.