Imagine if you will, a bluer sky and redder rocks, and you will then be envisioning the Valley of Fire. It was our detour upon return from Zion to Vegas. A detour to Mars. After this, we did not get out of the vehicle because it was just too dog gone hot. Packin' heat for sure.
The two lady detectives and me. Can you pick out the oddball who could not shoot a gun or open a refreshment with handcuffs even if there is no bottle opener?
I don't know if this means anything, but I just wanted to convey an unusual series of events that includes this picture.
Monday -- Hike Angel's Landing. I get vertigo.
Tuesday -- Return to Vegas via Valley of Fire.
Friday -- Des Moines. Lightning strikes front yard tree. Orange fireball. Loud like a bomb.
Saturday -- Mama taxi driver gets dizzy on the freeway. Probably shouldn't be driving, but we won't go into that.
Sunday -- Go to a spirituality class and pick this Bible verse out of the hat: For love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. Song of Solomon 8:6
Monday -- Mama taxi driver still dizzy. Drat, thinking on calling a doc. Drive slowly and hold head. Hear a report on how to treat vertigo on the radio. Treat my own vertigo with the Epley Maneauver, a 90 second head turning exersize. It works. For what it's worth, I think my ear rocks moved during the lightning strike, not the cliffside hike.
Tuesday: Still cured.
I don't know what that all means but you will be relieved to know that I am now back to ethical mama taxi driving.
Thanks so much for coming over!
Cheers, T
I am so going to try the Epley Maneuver for my dizziness. Actually, it usually only happens when ridding/driving in cars/vans. And mostly when I turn my head too fast or don't watch the road...spin, spin, spin goes my head. I hope it's just my ear rocks. :) Hope you are well!
ReplyDeleteThis JUST happened to a friend of mine! She was in the hospital for two days. They gave her the Epley Maneuver and told her to do it several times a day...right as rain now. Great Bible verse!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is amazing, Sarah. Thank goodness for NPR, where I heard the report. Karen, did it work? Turning my head while driving is exactly when I would feel it too -- not exactly a good time for vertigo. I've been doing this treatment once a day. Hope it works for you. Flash of fire ahead!
ReplyDeleteForward like a flash of fire. Is what I meant to convey.
ReplyDeleteTerri, I am finally getting to read your blog. I am curious to know the origins of the title (Snake Charmer's Wife). As a teenager I traveled through Zion National Park, staying in a campground at the foot of the mountain. It is an awe-inspiring landscape...no wonder the Js. Smith et al, saw biblical images writ large. Look forward to your next post. Alex T.
ReplyDeleteHi Alex, How kind of you to comment on my blog. With regards to the title. . .it all started a long time ago in a little village in India. . .
ReplyDeletehttp://thesnakecharmerswife.blogspot.com/2007/10/welcome-to-this-new-blog.html
Hope all is well with you and your family. Keep in touch.