Bummer. My right ankle has been hurting a little since Wednesday when a pingpong ball-sized lump appeared on the inside of my ankle. Seemed better on Thurs but worse this am. I decided I better have it checked out before we leave town with the weekend on us. I called one of the PTs in town who was very nice and told me to call the only orthopedic practice in town (still in Fredericksburg). The doctor who was in was only seeing patients until 10. We made our way there and he was nice enough to squeeze me in and take an x-ray. No stress fracture but thought it was severe tendinitis. I thought bursitis but truth be told, everything is inflammed and bruised looking although I didn't bump it or twist it. Just too much walking in my MBTs I think. He gave me cortisone injection. Very gracious. His son was an art student at Sarasota and they just came back from Naples about a week ago.
We continued on to San Angelo TX to visit the Fort Concho Museum. We were the only ones on the tour and the guide took us around on a golf cart. Extremely knowledgeable, he got his MS in history at San Angelo College. You could tell he really loves it and we learned the truth about soldiers on the plains after the Civil War as opposed to the Hollywood version. They are working very hard to restore everything as money allows. The restoration of the fort was begun by a single woman with determination in the 1920’s. They have some event every month, to reenactments,etc. They are very dependent on volunteers. Mesquite trees throughout the post were beautiful. One is more than 140 years old. By the way, there was no wall around the fort. It was so isolated, they could see anyone coming for miles, and it was so well armed and manned, no one tried anything. San Angelo developed as a town servicing the soldiers, then railroad, etc.
The ride from Fredericksburg was so scenic as we moved from the hill country ranches to the farms of the plains. The wildflowers are in full bloom and just beautiful, especially the blue bonnets. The area around San Angelo is getting ready to plant cotton and it is the sheep capital of something or other. They have sheep art work all over town like they have moose painted to represent different themes in New England towns. The other industry in these parts is deer hunting – big time. There are sport ranches, stores, etc. devoted to the sport and we have seen these big "barrels" up on stilts that are deer feeders.
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