Coyotes and a Cold

Well, Rog was right, again.  It's a cold and not allergies.  He's been feeling pretty run down the last two days.  He's not sleeping well because he can't breathe and has a cough - the whole cold thing. Unfortunately, he can't take decongestants, so he just suffers through it.  Fortunately, he only gets a cold maybe once every five years or so.  I'm hoping he doesn't share. 

I'm having some back/sciatic pain that had me a bit slow yesterday.  Between Roger's cold and my aches and pains, the weather captured our moods.  (I'm thinking the fall down the stairs might have irritated the nerve bundle a bit. It's been testy ever since.)  

Yesterday we stuck around home.  It was cool and cloudy and not much fun to be outside.  We did take a few short walks around the immediate neighborhood with Maggie.  No long walks.  The coyotes had invaded the park in the daylight.  We hear them at night, but we don't usually see or hear them during the day.  Yesterday they decided that running around the RVs and up and down the streets was the thing to do.  Park security tried chasing them off, but they kept coming back.  I saw two cruising around and talked to other people who saw, either the same ones or others.  One guy said he saw a "pack." Little dogs make nice snacks, so we were told to stay close to the RV with Maggie.  Some people, though, are so stupid.  Yes, I know, I hate that word, but they are.  One woman was outside with her small child and they were chasing the coyotes trying to keep up.  "They're so cute."  Geez, woman, what is wrong with you?  

What seems to be happening is that on the west side of Santee Lakes, up on the hillside, they are clearing land for about 400 homes.  It's displacing critters of all sizes.  The coyotes have pups and they have no food, so they come down into the park. They get chased off, but they really have no where else to go. You see scat all over the park in the mornings when you walk, but this brazen invasion during the daytime is unusual.  We didn't see any today and they are awfully quiet tonight.

The weather today was not much nicer than the last few days. Gloomy, cool, and felt like rain any minute.  I had a nice long walk with Maggie, who was raring to go after  being cooped up yesterday and kept up a pretty good pace as we walked all the way to the lakes. She did not once do her "I'm not going there" routine.  It did feel good to get out and stretch and look at the birds. This egret was gorgeous and let us just walk right by, although it kept a wary eye on us.  It didn't phase Maggie at all - she just kept going.

We did go into town today for lunch at a local deli, stop at the library on the way back, and stop at the office to pay rent for the next month. Rog took a nap, after we got back, and I spent the time researching RV parks in Arizona. Nothing appealed to me.  I'll keep looking. Friends are texting and emailing suggestions, so that helps a lot. 

I told the ladies in the office about my goof up regarding the shipment of the yarn I ordered.  I asked if they would pretty please accept the package if/when it arrives.  I say, if, because I have no idea if the post office will forward it.  Right now it is sitting in Bakersfield.  I could go up there and get it faster than it will take to get here.  The ladies were nice and said that I just need to make sure it doesn't sit down there for days on end. (Of course I was admonished not to do it again.)  So, maybe I'll have some yarn to crochet here within a week or so.  

Roger's such a good Mr. Fixit - he got that old DVD recorder working and hooked up to the park's cable and we were able to record Sherlock on Sunday (9:00-10:30 - past our bedtime) and watch it last night.  The reception on the cable is less than satisfactory, but we can't have everything, right?