Just had another biopsy at the Heath as my PSA is going up. So if you’re over 50 and haven’t had a PSA test do it now! Don’t be a victim of prostate cancer. OK. Rant over, but I will continue to pester you all to get the blood test.
Pester away, Irish. An extremely important issue that needs as much publicity as possible. I got a huge shock one Friday evening when I started pissing blood. It is now a regular thing for me and I get a 3 monthly PSA check. One thing: my specialist told me that no cycle riding for a week before and no sex for 24 hours before. She told me it elevates the PSA and can give a false reading. (I think she got fed up of poking the tube up my willy for a look, when the PSA was higher than the previous score!!!) Now I have to have two successive increased readings before the MRI or the tube come out!!!!
Another elemental day in Cheshire. Wind and rain aplenty. Need to do a walk around a couple fields checking on sheep, but other than that and a couple indoor jobs at the small holding, the rest of the time will be in the house. Did a bit of fishing club paperwork and tied a few trout flies this morning., but when I get home it will be feet up tele on. Walked one field that backs on to some scrub and woodland yesterday. 8 acres of grass and one of the ewe lambs (3/4 grown) had decided the scrub was more interesting. Counted 23 of the 24 then found her unable to get out as she had half a dozen brambles around her. I got soaked, holding her between my knees, cutting brambles while Mrs Remote tried to get them out of her fleece. She ran off and started grazing as soon as we let her go. I've been told before, several times, that sheep spend their days eating, and thinking up ever more inventive ways of killing themselves.
Well, it was worth the check. One of the sheep in one field had somehow fallen partway into a ditch. Lying on its right side, head down, feet in the air. Dragged it out. Still alive. The usual thing with a cast sheep, all the internals settle to one side and the blood pools. Got it upright but it just wanted to go in circles. Totally unbalanced. Soaking jeans now after standing along side it trying to get it to go in a straight line. Left it stood by a hedge while we did a few other checks. Half hour later stood in the same place, head down. Probably still feeling dizzy and sick. Walked it round for a bit and it finally wandered off to see his mates. Should be fine when everything settles down. Will check on him in the morning. Sat snugged up with a brew now. That's it for today.
As you are in the business of helping sheep, as you have some time on your hands how about this one? Rescu-ewe me?: The challenges of reaching Britain's loneliest sheep - BBC News
I had read something about that one. They can be remarkably resilient or monumentally defeatist. They defy the odds to both extremes.
Spent a couple days in Scotland last week after the elusive salmon. 6 degrees and peeing down when I left the house at 10 to 5 Friday morning. By the time I got to Thornhill (15 miles north of Dumfries) at just before 8 it was minus 1 with clear skies. I was stood in the river by 8.30 having consumed my sausage and haggis bap. The following morning saw a heavy frost and clear skies. A spectacular sunrise seen from the B&B, with mist over the river. Not only that, but Saturday saw me land a salmon. They say that fish swim in beautiful places. I repeatedly find it is true.
In the scale of things generally not important.....but sad sights and sounds this morning.....the cranes are making their way west and south over us.....off to winter in France and Spain. Colder weather on the way!!!
No sign of any stork migration yet on the Algarve but the weather has warmed to mid 20's in the last week. I'm working myself up to go for a dip in the Atlantic this afternoon. Back to wet and cold Bridgend on Sunday.
Dip in the Atlantic went well. Sea very calm, chilly on entry but soon acclimatised on a very sunny and clear day. A lovely way to spend a November afternoon. No sign of any sharks. If they were they decided BfB had too tough a hide for them to munch on.
