What are you doing today?

Spent some time this afternoon watching and photographing the Hooded Mergansers on the lake, and then more time figuring out a new strategy for sorting through and choosing the best images out of so many, and discarding the rest. Also multitasked while doing the part which involved the computer, as I decided it would be a good idea to do a couple of loads of laundry and get that out of the way before the weekend, too. Tomorrow I have my usual three-year regular checkup at my ophthalmologist in the afternoon, where I'll learn if the cataract growing on one eye has grown much (ripened) and if my vision in general has deteriorated much. I'll be glad to get the eye appointment over and done, as I hate the part where my pupils are dilated!
 
we rode a mile in the cold rain for our granddaughters birthday. it was a blast she really enjoyed her stuff. the suction cup things were a big hit with everyone. we gave her this foam chair but it was I the garage and cold and who knows how long it owl take the be full size. it was funny to watch it look strange. so she wont get to enjoy it till tomorrow.
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Thinking about doing an unboxing set of photos of an IMSAI 8080 computer that I've had stored in a box underneath different houses I've lived in over the years.
 
Spent some time this morning shooting the Hooded Mergansers who have finally realized that the area in front of my deck plus near the pier can result in some pretty good fishing. I hadn't even made my coffee yet, but when I saw them out there, grabbed the camera, slipped the Bazooka (200-600mm) on it, and stepped out on the deck in my pajamas. LOL! Wasn't going to miss this opportunity! One reason for shooting early today rather than just waiting until later is that these guys are unpredictable and they might not be around later. In addition, this afternoon I have a routine eye exam/checkup at my ophthalmologist's, so my eyes will be messed up for a while until the pupils get back to normal after being dilated. Not a good time to be trying to take photos!
 
Clix Pix said:
Spent some time this morning shooting the Hooded Mergansers who have finally realized that the area in front of my deck plus near the pier can result in some pretty good fishing. I hadn't even made my coffee yet, but when I saw them out there, grabbed the camera, slipped the Bazooka (200-600mm) on it, and stepped out on the deck in my pajamas. LOL! Wasn't going to miss this opportunity! One reason for shooting early today rather than just waiting until later is that these guys are unpredictable and they might not be around later. In addition, this afternoon I have a routine eye exam/checkup at my ophthalmologist's, so my eyes will be messed up for a while until the pupils get back to normal after being dilated. Not a good time to be trying to take photos!
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The very best of luck with your ophthalmologist's appointment - hope everything goes well for you.
 
Ran around paying a few bills this afternoon; bought some beer (and crisps), and, also collected my organic milk (and cream), which is kept for me each week; other purchases included lemons, grapefruit, and oranges, and an avocado or two.

In addition, on a fleeting visit to my pharmacy, I made enquiries about both the flu jab, and the booster vaccine.
 
My Apple Pencil (2nd gen.) had been missing for months, thought it was lost forever as I had searched for it countless times in every even remotely plausible location (and then some). I just assumed/feared it had decided to liberate itself and escaped from my bag somewhere on the go. Well, today I found out that I was wrong. Couldn’t be happier! I love being wrong!

Quite remarkable actually: It was neither in the first place I’d look nor in the last place I’d look. It was in a place where I’d never consider looking for it at all… It was in the cupboard over the washing machine (in the bathroom). Makes no sense at all. It shouldn’t have been there. And even if it was there, I should have spotted it within a week or so. Weird.

Ah, well, just happy I found it before wasting money on a new one. 👍

UPS on the other hand decided to go from “11/19/2021 5:11 A.M. Out For Delivery” to “11/19/2021 7:20 P.M. Delivery will be delayed by one business day.”, and that the new estimated delivery is “Tuesday, November 23, by End of Day”. What the frell happened to Monday?
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
The very best of luck with your ophthalmologist's appointment - hope everything goes well for you.
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Thanks! All is well, and my prescription has changed very little so that I don't need to bother getting new lenses this time around, which fine with me. I'd rather spend money on camera lenses than eyeglass lenses! LOL! Cataracts are still very small and growing slowly so that isn't something about which to worry for a while yet, thank goodness.
 
Clix Pix said:
Thanks! All is well, and my prescription has changed very little so that I don't need to bother getting new lenses this time around, which fine with me. I'd rather spend money on camera lenses than eyeglass lenses! LOL! Cataracts are still very small and growing slowly so that isn't something about which to worry for a while yet, thank goodness.
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Ah, terrific news, I'm delighted for you, and that must have been a considerable relief.
 
Actually, since I wasn't experiencing any difficulties and the situation I had last summer with eye irritation was all cleared up, I wasn't terribly worried, except about the cataracts and how they might be ripening and growing. My prescription changes are so minor that it isn't worth new lenses, and that is fine with me. That's happened in the past, too, and he noted that it was a sort of pattern with me, that changes are very small and incremental. I've been seeing this same doc for a number of years now so he's very familiar with my eyes.

However, now due to my age and (presumably) the cataracts, I will now need to be going in on an annual basis for a checkup as opposed to the previous time frame of three, then two years.....
 
Pumbaa said:
Quite remarkable actually: It was neither in the first place I’d look nor in the last place I’d look. It was in a place where I’d never consider looking for it at all… It was in the cupboard over the washing machine (in the bathroom). Makes no sense at all. It shouldn’t have been there. And even if it was there, I should have spotted it within a week or so. Weird.
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I college I lost my car keys for a week.

They were found in the freezer. Apparently I opened it to get something out, set them down inside because I must have needed 2 hands and closed it up. I had given up and had a new one made (back in the days when car keys cost $3 vs $300+). They were found when a friend was over and opened the freezer to get some ice and asked why there were keys in there.

So, yeah, I get it.
 
Clix Pix said:
Thanks! All is well, and my prescription has changed very little so that I don't need to bother getting new lenses this time around, which fine with me. I'd rather spend money on camera lenses than eyeglass lenses! LOL! Cataracts are still very small and growing slowly so that isn't something about which to worry for a while yet, thank goodness.
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Watch them. Mine went from not being there to a big blind spot in 6 months.

That said, after the surgery I see better than I can ever remember as I started wearing glasses in like 3rd grade.
 
Yeah, I've been paranoid about these cataracts for a while now....... If one took over the left eye, that wouldn't be a big thing, because the left eye is not all that great -- the right eye has always been the "strong" one, the one upon which I've depended for years. If I lost vision in the left eye, I could manage. if I lose vision in the right eye or begin seeing signs that the cataract is ripening and trying to take over, you bet I'd be calling the doc promptly!
 
Clix Pix said:
Yeah, I've been paranoid about these cataracts for a while now....... If one took over the left eye, that wouldn't be a big thing, because the left eye is not all that great -- the right eye has always been the "strong" one, the one upon which I've depended for years. If I lost vision in the left eye, I could manage. if I lose vision in the right eye or begin seeing signs that the cataract is ripening and trying to take over, you bet I'd be calling the doc promptly!
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I was diagnosed at 45, which is young. But mine were not the usual kind you see in older people. Mine grew stripes right in the middle of my vision, where the kind that affect seniors tend to grow in from the sides.

Since I had worn contacts for 30+ years, the Dr wanted to test my eyes twice a week for a month to get a good idea what I needed. I did quite a bit of research and brought the Dr a possible solution, an older tech multi-focal in my left eye and a new tech multi-focal in my right. I developed cross-eye dominance at a young age from playing baseball and gold, so I wanted the old tech in my dominant eye because it was better for distance. Then I wanted the new tech in my right eye since it was better for near. He researched it and agreed it was a valid plan.

So I now have 20/15 - 20/25 distance vision and 20/40 - 20/30 near vision. Where it gets a bit fuzzy is arm's length. So I played around with some readers and ended up with a +.75 for my left eye and +.50 for my right. Only really need them for computer work. Which is kind of ironic because that is where I started noticing the problem in the first place.
 
Both my parents had cataracts and when I began developing them a few years ago in my early 70s it wasn't a huge surprise. I wear glasses, not contacts, but years ago I did wear contacts for a while until I moved to the DC area and allergies started creating issues to the point where the contacts were uncomfortable most of the time. This was back in the days when they were the hard lenses, not the soft lenses.

I sometimes use drugstore reading glasses around here, especially for reading in bed at night. Occasionally I've used them at the computer, too, as they do seem to be the right distance for that and it saves trying to find just the right spot with my progressive lenses.
 
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