Our little best friend pulled through from the eye removal surgery--now we just have to make sure he makes it through the full recovery period. He had surgery around 5 am Saturday morning, and we picked him up at the hospital about 12 hours later. His former eye area is very swollen. There are dissolving stitches which mustn't be touched, so he has to wear a cone for at least ten days. Not fun. He keeps hitting it on things as he tries to move around. He ate like a little horse as soon as he got home, and everything else seems to be functioning normally, too. We did find out from the tests they ran that he has stage 2 kidney disease, not that unusual for a cat his age. So he is now on a special vet diet. He was very restless when he first came home, but he is finally resting quietly now (9 pm), on a blanket on the floor of our entrance way.
I will get caught up on movie news soon. We'll see how things go. First, I would like to talk about ships for a few moments, those muscular great lakes ones that pass our house constantly from spring to late fall. The first ship I saw pass this year was the CSL Laurentien, heading upriver towards Thunder Bay, at the top of Lake Superior. That was March 24th. Then it passed with a full load, heading downriver on April 2nd, travelling to Quebec city. Today it passed again upriver, thus completing a full loop, which took 17 days. The ship is 223 meters long, well over 700'. A few photos are below, along with the American Spirit, over 1000' long. I can follow their progress on Marine Traffic.com. So far I am watching four ships, but that will expand to ten when I have time.
Heading back to Lake Superior. How many trips will she make this year? Any guesses?
Mapman Mike
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