Jan. 8

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From my office window. I liked the tire tracks....





Big tree on horizon.





At 2:30 I walked over to Health Service for an eye check-up.

Wow, some real *color* in the winter landscape!





I bet this is a crabapple tree. It is between Health Service and the Dental School. Loooooove the color. This is exactly as the camera and I remember it.





I wondered if I was going to seriously regret having this eye appt. in January, when a sunny day is magnified by the snow, and walking around with one's eyes dilated can be painful and dangerous.

I always get the last appt. of the day (since I can't see to do anything afterward!), and it was dark enough when I left Health Service that walking was fine. Good.

I caught the bus home, and spotted this house-with-matching-sky as I walked from away from the bus stop.




"They say" that the dilation drugs wear off quickly, but that is not my experience....



At least it was a good appt -- all is well. And, amazingly, he has quit telling me that "next time" I will need bifocals. (He said that 6 or 8 appts in a row!)

I can still see just fine to read, thankyouverymuch, and apparently I will continue to be able to do so. YAY. I need glasses to see anything farther away than about 5 feet crisp and clear. I can see, but things are just not sharp. I can see a little thing moving across the road, but may not be able to tell if it's a leaf or a mouse..... And I can't read signs at a distance, so..... I have glasses for distance.

I need new ones; the old ones are getting a bit shopworn, alas.

I looked at some frames on the 8th, but did not commit to a purchase.

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