Stupidly Overdid Again, Just What Is Wrong with Me?

May 28, 2026

On May 15, I was feeling great. My wounds from my gallbladder removal surgery didn’t hurt unless I moved wrong or had something pressed on them.

Bruce headed out to use several of his toys to work on removing the trunks of Pine Tree Two. Pine Tree Two had three large trunks just above the broken trunk.

While Bruce was out playing, I hung up a gift in memory of Nox from my friend Jenny. It was such a sweet gift. The crystal drop was already hanging up. We got it at the Waterford Glass factory in Ireland.

As I walked to the back pasture to discover what Bruce was up to, I saw the big logs he had moved. Bruce had cut the logs to fit into the front loader bucket. He scooped them up and dropped them off. Once I made it to the work (destruction) zone, I was impressed by how much Bruce had reduced the biggest trunk. Using the kaiser blade, Bruce cleared out the blackberry canes from around the trunk. He wanted to reach the trunk without becoming entangled in the blackberry brambles.

After watching Bruce for a bit, I headed over to the garden.

I could see Bruce dropping off the logs.

Since I was feeling so much better, I decided to spend some time removing suckers from the tomato plants and tying the tomato plants to the support strings.

The first bit was fine. However, bending over caused my belly to press against my wounds. They started to ache. I was starting to feel tired after the first garden bed. By the time I finished with the second bed, I was not feeling well. I really wanted to finish with the tomatoes. When I got to the tomato cages, I spent some time stuffing the branches back into the cages. That was way too much. So much for feeling almost back to normal.

That was it. I stumbled into the house and lay down. I should have stopped when my body said, “I am tired; I am not feeling well.” So much for taking it easy.

After resting for a few hours, Bruce and I walked back to see all the work he had done.