Thursday, April 25, 2013

A Pain in the ...

... back. Nasty times when you walk like a duck, your lower back in pain. I've tried various medications with limited relief. Time and rest seem to be the best medicines. Usually, it takes a week or so before I start to walk with ease again.

I rarely get back aches. I haven't had the problem for years but, this year, I've had it twice. I blame it on my relative inactivity over the winter months. My health problems really started with a severe cold/flu, just after Christmas. Many Manitobans suffered this ailment this winter.

Now, I've started walking outdoors again. Short walks to be sure but I've started. Soon, I hope to get out to some of my favourite photography locations and resume using my camera. Maybe this weekend when the temperatures are supposed to reach the high teens. The end of the longest winter I've ever experienced seems to have come to an end.

Happiness is ...