The Doctor, The Scribe, The Patient (+ birds)

Eric gets periodic eye injections to stave off the persistent macular degenerative condition of his left eye. 
Notice how I try not to actually say macular degenerati_ _. 
Life has many twists, turns, challenges - but, wait: life also has birds to consider. On an afternoon walk, I heard a call different from the familiar Red-Winged Blackbird call, so I stopped, looked, and finally saw two on the pavement; I think they're Tri-Colored Blackbirds.