Bald Eagle in the Basswood Grove

My annual doc's appointment was today and I wasn't looking forward to it. She'd put me on a new blood pressure medicine last year in hopes of bringing it down. I'd decided I was taking enough pills already and made some other life style changes in an effort to bring it down. It's never a good idea to lie to your doc so I told her the truth - I hadn't taken the new meds. She was understanding, asked why I hadn't taken them and then let me know that my blood pressure was now within acceptable limits. However, my cholesterol has gone up. She looked at me, "We'll try some diet changes before we think about new meds." Not trying to be difficult - just really hate taking pills.