Long Run by Chainsaw

Well not really. But it felt like it. The plantar-fasciitis heel still hurts, so I did yard work for five hours, including three hours of mostly clearing downed trees and brush.
Several years ago we had a lovely "nature walk" in our little woods, including white violets, trilium, jack-in-the-pulpit, three varieties of sturdy oaks, ash, elm, two types of linden, birch, spruce, cedar, and more. Trees had fallen across the path, and it had disappeared from disuse. So today, after mowing the lawn, I got out the chain saw and cleared that path again. As part of that work I took down and sawed up four eight-inch diameter spruce trees, killed by the power company which topped them so they wouldn't hit the power lines. A lot of sawing, lifting, and carrying.

Unfortunately, the heel didn't get better today. In fact, it got worse. Tomorrow I will try to get in to see my primary doctor, and probably get a referral to a specialist. I'm a runner who can't run, a fish out of water, and I'm getting upset because I'm doing all of the things that I should do and it isn't getting better.


Salmon bake with wild-caught canned salmon, yogurt, dill, and paprika. Sauteed sweet purple onions, peas. Estimate: five Weight Watcher points.