I bit my tongue so hard that I can't brush my teeth or eat anything but soft food. Yuck. So I'm hiding out at home, sucking on Sucrets, eating yogurt and bananas and white rice and doing a lot of reading. It is a nice, lovely day, though, so things could be a lot worse.
I confess that I am a little weary after all the hikes and yoga and house guests, so I guess I need a little time to gather up my strength again. We're headed to the Mainland next week.
Condor in Puno. That is some big condor!
Terry took this pic with a telephoto. We decided not to climb up there, a wise decision, since Puno is at 12,500 feet elevation!
Nice photo and a smart time to take it easy given what's going on with the flu. Even for those who do the shots, they say it doesn't protect them all. I can't do the shots-- allergy to something in them; so I try to be ultra careful about handwashing and staying out of crowds. We'll see how that goes.
Posted by: Rain Trueax | January 10, 2013 at 03:30 PM
Rain: We got the shots as soon as they came out. I'm sorry to hear that you can't take them. Maybe you should stock up on Tamiflu if you haven't already.
I get every flu that comes along and so have my fingers crossed that the shot will protect me.
Posted by: Hattie | January 10, 2013 at 03:33 PM
Ouch! not pleasant to bite the tongue. Rest and reading is a good antidote to your busy lifestyle -- barbara
Posted by: barbara | January 10, 2013 at 04:04 PM
i used to get them but would always get sick. It didn't seem like a big deal until the last time when I was as sick as if I had had the flu and had a lump in my arm at the injection site for months. I though can mostly avoid being in groups and use the usual methods to protect myself like washing hands, etc. The last time I had the flu was 1989 or '90 and I know the time because I read a wonderful book that had just come out-- The Island Within by Richard Nelson. A book I still have and heartily recommend. It's in the spirit of Dillard, Lopez and about the PNW coast.
I did get the pneumonia shot (had the booster this year) so figure if I did get it, I'd not at least get the complications... hopefully.
Posted by: Rain Trueax | January 10, 2013 at 04:19 PM
I do not remember that condor, and it is amazing.
Posted by: Z | January 10, 2013 at 09:57 PM
More than half of states are reporting widespread activity in what is now being considered an epidemic by one of the nation's leading health officials
Posted by: Markita | January 11, 2013 at 07:17 AM
Is that condor real?!? So big, like out of some horror film...
Sorry about your tongue!
Posted by: marja-leena | January 11, 2013 at 03:06 PM
Marja-Leena: It sure looks real, doesn't it. It's huge.
Posted by: Hattie | January 11, 2013 at 03:33 PM