Leg Continues to Heal.

9-25-23 SHORT HILLS: Convalescence continues with one glitch—a wound infection. It seem to be superficial, and we clean it twice a day and take an antibiotic, and it’s slowly closing. We see Dr. Schob tomorrow. We both had flu shots and Covid boosters, which had us both mostly in bed for the weekend.

Judy has been doing everything around the house as well as my care, dog care and her dog visits. She’s a Wonder Woman.

Ophelia was a nothing burger here, three days of light rain and light wind. That’s how I like my hurricanes. It’s definitely cooler with overnight temps in the 50’s. The Autumnal Equinox has come and gone, and our days are already shorter.

This is the youngest of our three Southern Magnolias, and the one with the most flowers. When the flowers finish, cones form.

Here's a closer look at the cones.

As the cones ripen, they open and show these red seeds to attract the birds.