No Moss Gathering Here

A rolling stone gathers no moss.  
We just keep in rolling.

Sunday morning found us out in the neighborhood joining the throngs of the 12th Man in sending off the Seahawks to New Jersey/New York for the Super Bowl.

As the buses came off the freeway and covered the mile long access to the airport, cheering fans lined the street by the thousands to cheer them on.  We were there.

 Here they come!  We just surged out into the street, stopping all other traffic.

 It was like this all the way into the airport.  Go Hawks!

Back at home, I hung my glass 12th Man in my kitchen window.

The rest of Sunday I made turkey soup, went for my exercise walk and did my exercise routine.

Tom stuffed yard waste bins with purnings he had worked on during the week. They're ready for pick up Monday morning.

He also took the van into town and picked up the china hutch we bought.  We will deliver it to Jill tomorrow evening.

Today I spent much of the day at or around the Capitol Hill Group Health Medical Center.  My echo cardiogram was scheduled for 11:00, check in at 10:45.  It was 11:25 before I was called.  Laying on my side in one position for 40 minutes was uncomfortable, but not terrible.  Then I went to the cafeteria for a bit of lunch and a latte.

I was due back for a follow up with the cardiologist at 1:30.  With over a half hour to kill,  I naturally went for a walk!  I had brought some extra layers because the persistent fog was not allowing much warmth from the sun.

I got in a great aerobic walk around Capitol Hill, stopping to take photos of wonderful old houses and whatever I found blooming.

 An urban pea patch on a corner lot. ↓

 I don't think I could live on this street ↓ :-)

 Seed pods of fetid iris. ↓

 Daffodils are emerging.

 Witch hazel ↓

 Sarcococca and Helebore ↓

 Back at the medical center I got the OK news that my aortic valve stenosis is progressing very slowly.  I can put off a valve job for quite a while yet.

The fog never lifted, and now the sun is sinking into the horizon unmarked by color as the light slowly fades.  I've done a few of my exercises, enough for today, had a long phone conversation with my sister, reported in with my husband, and posted this blog with my cell phone photos.  There's more turkey soup for dinner so that will be easy.

It will be time for some relaxing.  But not long enough for moss to gather.