Monday, I chopped down some NM locusts sprouts. Really, I have to stop - this is getting anal. NM locusts are going to grow no matter what - I'll never defeat that thorny nemesis.
I went back Tuesday to chop down what I thought was one invasive thistle plant (bull thistle, perhaps) in the middle of the Route. When I looked closer, there is a whole patch of them growing near the Route. This is beyond my scope of work. I chopped off the ones actually growing on the Route but left the others to the tender mercies of the forest service which hopefully has a forest-wide invasive plant eradication plan.
I keep hoping the aspens along the Route change color before they reach their expiration date and the leaves drop.
Tuesday, I started at the Ocean, near the thistle patch, instead of further down. To rack up my daily 4 miles, I tacked on FR2998 to where it intersects the Nail Trail. Aspen colors are beginning to develop along that forest road but slowly.
Today, I skipped the LL hike (actually, I skipped all group hikes so far this week) because I had a late afternoon doctor appointment. The doctor came up with a diagnosis for my calf swelling of last week - Baker's cyst - but I'm not buying it. I had no cyst on the back of my knee that preceded the calf swelling, no sensation of water running down my leg and absolutely no knee pain! In reading the symptoms on MayoClinic.org, I can somewhat understand his diagnosis but I don't think it accurately describes what happened to me.
I dropped off a donation at the Jemez House Thrift Shop and then for my 4 miles, walked from the White Rock library to the Potrillo Canyon trailhead and back, along NM4.
I made a vat of tabooley. It tastes good but I'll be eating it through Sunday. I can't freeze it so it's eat it from lunch and supper until it's gone.