Home...

I've been in agony today. I don't know when or how it happened, but for some reason, my rib cage is aching. I guess I must have bruised it, or maybe I've pulled something, I'm really not sure. I only know it hurts, especially when I laugh! So today I have been trying not to laugh, which is difficult, because living here, there always seems to be something to laugh about.

Take today for instance, all I did was go out for a walk. I set out expecting to see some birds on the Lough. And yes, there were the usual birds, plus a pair of eider ducks and a whimbrel. I also expected to see some boats and to meet some familiar faces, and I did. But what I hadn't expected to see was a man playing tennis with his dog!! I kid you not. So I laughed......what else could I do?? Which means my ribs are hurting, really, really hurting. But I don't care, because I am so happy to be back in this crazy, funny, mixed up place, I call home......