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My attempt at the "Smile on Saturday" theme "BLUE FOR YOU - ME 2023"
On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
Therefore we will have the theme "Blue for You - ME 2023", on Saturday May 6, in the group Smile on Saturday! :-).
With this topic we would like to encourage not only the people here who suffer from that disease, but anyone who is in pain, physically or mentally.
Shot with an Agfa "M.3421 6/2" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
This delicate and fragile egg has been painted completely by hand in a beautiful Art Nouveau style, known as Arts and Crafts Movement or “Style Liberty” in the United Kingdom. The egg has a background of vibrant aqua blue which is decorated with a mixture of stylised blue flowers and foliage in a William Morris style and then overlaid with tiny silver white flecks. The egg is then covered in a varnish to protect the fragile hand painted surface.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 6th of May “Blue for You – ME 2023” which is in honour of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day which happens to fall on May 12th. May the 12th was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the M.E.-like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life.
As the theme for “Smile on Saturday” this week was open to subject but required a lot of blue, I thought I would submit another of my ornamental eggs, all of which just happen to be blue! This egg, perched atop a small porcelain rest, has a small puncture at both the top and the bottom, indicating that it was “blown”, a tradition where one blows the white and yolk of the egg through the hole in the bottom by way of exhaling into the hole at the top. A time consuming method, egg blowing must be done gently so as not to break the fragile egg shell by applying too much pressure. It can take well over an hour to blow a single egg. The paper I have chosen for the background, which also just happens to be blue, is William Morris’ 1875 “Marigold” pattern which I thought suited this Style Liberty Easter egg as well as the blue theme. I hope you like my choice of the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.
for Smile on Saturday: Blue for You - ME2021
for ME/CFS - FIbromyalgia International Awareness Day
celebrated on the birthday, May 12th, of Florence Nightingale who is thought to have been a sufferer.
In my archive photo I am on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland with the brilliant blue sky reflected in the calm waters.
My dedication today for this photo is to my niece, Sue, who has ME, with the hope she may find some respite from this illness.
Thank you for your visit to my photostream. I wish you a happy weekend.
This photograph is for the Smile On Saturday challenge on 7th May 2022. Any photograph that is predominantly blue fits the requirements. The theme is “Blue For You - ME 2022. It’s the ME/ CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day on May 12th. Hugs to those with this illness and to their families and friends.
I had a lovely time wandering round Blickling woods recently. I took this particular photograph with my iPhone and processed it with Snapseed.
Thank you for your Faves & comments. I can no longer do the typing to thank everyone because of my fibromyalgia. Thank you all very much!
Background:
"Forget ME not" was created to raise awareness about M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) - an extremely debilitating, life changing, complex chronic disease that has received shamefully low attention and fundings for research for decades. Patients are being disbelieved, misunderstood and dismissed. There is no treatment and no cure.
Over 20 million people across the globe are affected and in the aftermaths of COVID this number is quickly rising (many Long Covid patients end up being diagnosed with M.E).
During our events in May we will create awareness, break the stigma and fundraise for the "Open Medicine Foundation" who conduct research into M.E, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia and related chronic conditions. They are a registered, US based non-profit organization that has been around for over 10 years.
You can also support by wearing this blue ribbon exclusively made by Enewa, when you click the information box at the Forget ME Not sim.
Get it here in-world: Forget ME Not events place and exhibit 💙
To know more about the event and how you can raise awareness and support the cause to research and find cure for ME/CFS, link here: Facebook: forgetMEnotSL 💙Flickr group: forget ME not SL
……Even ‘Blue’ ones! Ahead of Friday May 12th which is ‘ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day’ Smile on Saturday’s theme today is all about ‘Blue’ and when I read the brief "BLUE FOR YOU - ME 2023” I decided on this picture. So for ALL affected direct or indirectly as a result of ANY illness I hope todays pictures will bring a Smile however brief. This is another Anemone I spotted at Attingham Park (N/Trust) only I’ve added a bit more Indigo blue to the background especially for you. HS😊S, Alan:-)…….
‘FAVES’ PROBLEMS?!? Does anyone else have a problem with ‘Faves’ not staying latched in? I regularly spot some when I look back again at an image and have to re-Fave again! Most annoying - apologies if you see a comment & no fave given from me.
For the interested I’m growing my Shutterstock catalogue regularly here, now sold 149 images :- www.shutterstock.com/g/Alan+Foster?rid=223484589&utm_...
©Alan Foster.
©Alan Foster. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.……
I hope we can celebrate soon for the cure of "silent" diseases.
These diseases affect so many people and get little attention.
the dream of restorative sleep
World ME Awareness Day
made for the many of us here who live with ME
or fibromyalgia,
or long covid.
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part painting,
part icm of the hills,
part something else ;-)
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ME ( Myalgic Encephalomyelitis),
also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, CFS for shot.
For anyone lucky enough to not know, ME is an illness connected to immune system deregulation, inflammation and energy production. It has a multitude of shifting symptoms, the main one being chronic fatigue: tiredness that isn't refreshed by sleep.
www.facebook.com/M.E.AwarenessNZ/
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my thanks for the company here!
whether in quiet or with words, it's very much appreciated :-)
Smile on Saturday theme - Blue for You -ME 2019
May 12th is Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
Posted for Maria and all those suffering.
Happy Smile on Saturday!
This is a photograph for the group Smile On Saturday. The theme for today is ‘blue as the main colour’. It’s to remember the ME/CFC and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day on 12th May. We lost a much loved family member to ME/ CFS some years ago. We will never forget him. Hugs to my sister, who will read this. Hugs across the internet to Maria and to everyone living with this disease, and their families. Forget-me-nots in the rain this morning.
Some days are just bad days, that's all.
You have to experience sadness to know happiness , and I remind myself that not every day is a going to be a good day, that is just the way it is !
Dita Von Teese
On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
Happy Smile on Saturday
Thank you for your views, faves and or comments, they are greatly appreciated !!!
Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission !!!
© all rights reserved Lily aenee
For Smile on Saturday - Blue for you - ME 2023
May 12 is ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
May 12 was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the M.E.-like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life.
We spent a couple of days in Norfolk this week. I took the opportunity to do some ICM photography while walking along the beach at East Runton. HSoS
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"The soul takes the colour of the gaze. The blue soul alone is the carrier of dreams, it takes its azure from the waves and from space." - Guy de Maupassant
"L'âme a la couleur du regard. L'âme bleue seule porte en elle du rêve, elle a pris son azur aux flots et à l'espace." - Guy de Maupassant
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BLUE FOR YOU - ME 2021 - Smile on Saturday 💙
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©annedhuart
Re-edited for 2022
One of my favorite places while on Staten Island was the Midland Beach Fishing Pier.
Due to my fibromyalgia, I cannot thank everyone all the time, every time. I Will do my best. Thank You!
Smile On Saturday-Blue For You-ME 2021
These vehicles are really good. We had a maroon Ranchero that is very similar to this. It was very useful.
Thanks To Everyone Who Left Me a Comment! They are so appreciated!
Tulip.
This is a focus stack of a tulip, partially colourised in blue for the ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day, as part of the Smile on Saturday theme today.
I love this view of tulips, although it’s a tricky one to take handheld on a breezy day :) This one was taken in my garden in March.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy Smile on Saturday :)
[Handheld in sunlight.
A 13-image focus stack processed in Affinity Photo. DeNoised in Topaz’s software. Colours changed using a Curves adjustment in LAB mode as well as a low opacity Recolour adjustment to leave some of the original colour (changed from the red/yellow of the flower).]
Re-edited in B&W 2022
Thank you for your comments & fave. I can no longer individually thank everyone anymore, as my fibromyalgia has gotten worse, and I cannot do the typing.
The late great planet Earth seconds after the first blast.
Thank you everyone for your faves & comments. As some of you know I suffer from fibromyalgia and due to the pain in my hands I cannot do the typing to thank you all-please accept my thank you here!!!
Thank you all for your comments & faves. I can no longer individually return my thanks to you due to my fibromyalgia
But I will try when having a good day.
May 12th has been designated as International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND) since 1992. The CIND illnesses include Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia (FM), Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).
May 12th was chosen as it is the birthday of Florence Nightingale. She was believed to have suffered from ME/CFS.
Thanks for viewing and HSoS 😀
Unfortunately, due to my fibromyalgia, I can no longer walk without a walker. I am going to wrap up all my outside work and set up a small in-house studio so I can continue to do what I love.
So I might be gone for awhile, but I will be back soon.
Ah-this guy, just another goddamn lamp!
For the Smile on Saturday theme, Blue for You - ME 2020
The theme this week is for ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
HSoS 😊
... for anybody who is in pain physically and mentally
May 12 is an International Day ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Dia Mundial de la Fibromialgia y del Síndrome de la Fatiga Crónica.
Desde el año 1993, cada 12 de mayo se celebra el Día Mundial de la Fibromialgia y del Síndrome de la Fatiga Crónica, coincidiendo con el natalicio de Florence Nightingale, enfermera que quedaría postrada en su cama durante 50 años a causa de esta enfermedad.
I photographed the dolphin at an Asian Lights display.
The background was created by using various brushes in Photoshop.
Created for the Flickr Group
Smile on Saturday.
This weeks theme is "Blue for You-2025," in recognition of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
Thanks in advance for any likes or comments. I appreciate your support!
"On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
May 12 was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the M.E.-like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life.
(Wikipedia: International ME/CFS Awareness Day)
Therefore we will have (for the seventh time already) a theme with 'blue as the main colour' on Saturday May 10.
I've called this theme "BLUE FOR YOU - 2025".
An absolutely gorgeous morning on Nudgee Beach as the sparkling blue water ripples all the way back to the blue sky on the horizon.
I hope this photo brings you some peace and strength as it did for me when I took it.
For Smile on Saturday - blues for all those who suffer from ME or CFS. On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
"smile on saturday"
"Blue for You - ME 2019"
Done in support of all those suffering with ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia.
May 12 is ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day
www.cdc.gov/features/cfsawarenessday/index.html
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
The blue theme for Smile on Saturday this week is to show support for those whose lives are affected with chronic illness and those suffering with Fibromyalgia... I'm especially thinking of Maria 💙
HSoS and I wish everyone a peaceful weekend
filled with love & support
May 12th is ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day
For the flickr group, "Smile on Saturday," and this week's (Saturday May 6, 2023) theme: "Blue for You - ME 2023."
As a person who has suffered with Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis (among other health issues) I can sympathize with my fellow pain sufferers.
……I expect like me you’ve lost count in your lifetime more than once and had to start again! I imagine more that one attempt needed here and counting the number of blue flowers would result in a few aborted attempts!! Smile because you don’t have to count them in this 'Tabletop' arrangement because this full on ‘blue’ shot was taken especially for this weeks ‘Smile on Saturday’ theme which is "blue for you - ME 2021" - pretty self explanatory, but if not here’s an extract “On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day. M.E. Awareness Week was established by patient advocates and is focused on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who was believed to have suffered with M.E. From 1857 Nightingale found herself often disabled by poor health, which some suggest may well have been Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS). As a result, Nightingale now has been adopted as a kind of patron saint for this under-studied disease. CFS sufferers commemorate her birthday as a kind of rallying point; their own lamp in the dark.“ Have a great W/End folks, especially all the M.E. & CFS sufferers World wide we hope you can at least find a smile on Flickr today, Alan:-) 💙HSoS💙…..
For the interested I’m growing my Shutterstock catalogue regularly here, now sold 80 images :- www.shutterstock.com/g/Alan+Foster?rid=223484589&utm_...
©Alan Foster.
©Alan Foster. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.……
Smile on Saturday: BLUE FOR YOU - ME 2023
Am 12. Mai ist ME/CFS und Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
Die M.E. Awareness Week wurde von Patientenvertretern ins Leben gerufen und ist auf den 12. Mai ausgerichtet, den Geburtstag von Florence Nightingale, von der angenommen wird, dass sie an M.E. litt.
Ab 1857 war Nightingale häufig durch einen schlechten Gesundheitszustand behindert, der nach Ansicht mancher durchaus auf das Chronische Erschöpfungssyndrom (CFS) zurückzuführen sein könnte.
Infolgedessen wurde Nightingale nun zu einer Art Schutzpatronin für diese wenig erforschte Krankheit ernannt.
CFS-Kranke begehen ihren Geburtstag als eine Art Sammelpunkt, als ihr eigenes Licht in der Dunkelheit.
Unserer Maria, die ebenfalls M.E. hat, und allen anderen Betroffenen alles Liebe und Gute !! 💙 Viel Sonnenlicht und Liebe auf Eurem beschwerlichem Weg !! 🌞💖
On 12th May is ME/CFS und Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
M.E. Awareness Week was established by patient advocates and is focused on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who was believed to have suffered with M.E.
From 1857 Nightingale found herself often disabled by poor health, which some suggest may well have been Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS).
As a result, Nightingale now has been adopted as a kind of patron saint for this under-studied disease.
CFS sufferers commemorate her birthday as a kind of rallying point; their own lamp in the dark.
All the best and love to our Maria, who also has M.E., and to all others affected !! 💙 Much sunlight and love on your exhausting way !!! 🌞💖
Smile on Saturday: BLUE FOR YOU - ME 2022
Am 12. Mai ist ME/CFS und Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
Die M.E. Awareness Week wurde von Patientenvertretern ins Leben gerufen und ist auf den 12. Mai ausgerichtet, den Geburtstag von Florence Nightingale, von der angenommen wird, dass sie an M.E. litt.
Ab 1857 war Nightingale häufig durch einen schlechten Gesundheitszustand behindert, der nach Ansicht mancher durchaus auf das Chronische Erschöpfungssyndrom (CFS) zurückzuführen sein könnte.
Infolgedessen wurde Nightingale nun zu einer Art Schutzpatronin für diese wenig erforschte Krankheit ernannt.
CFS-Kranke begehen ihren Geburtstag als eine Art Sammelpunkt, als ihr eigenes Licht in der Dunkelheit.
Unserer Maria, die ebenfalls M.E. hat, und allen anderen Betroffenen alles Liebe und Gute !! 💙
On 12th May is ME/CFS und Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
M.E. Awareness Week was established by patient advocates and is focused on May 12th, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who was believed to have suffered with M.E.
From 1857 Nightingale found herself often disabled by poor health, which some suggest may well have been Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS).
As a result, Nightingale now has been adopted as a kind of patron saint for this under-studied disease.
CFS sufferers commemorate her birthday as a kind of rallying point; their own lamp in the dark.
All the best and love to our Maria, who also has M.E., and to all others affected !! 💙
Re-edited 2022
Thank you all for your faves and comments. As you may not know, it is very hard for me to thank you all because of my fibromyalgia [pain in my arms & wrists], which prevents me from doing all the typing on the keyboard.
This is for the suffers of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
Had to share my bluebells in my garden.
Blue waves with a touch of a rainbow for some hope for the future.
"On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
May 12 was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the M.E.-like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life."
All new 2023 edit
Best viewing-pls enlarge.
Please understand that, with my fibromyalgia, I cannot thank everyone individually. [It is just too much for me]. Please accept my thanks here!!
Thinking of all who suffer from these on ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. May the music around you lift your spirits today. Best wishes to everyone and a very Happy Smile on Saturday!
(Smile On Saturday Theme: Blue for You - Me 2020)
On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day.
So this image made for the "Smile on Saturday" theme "Blue for You - ME 2021" is dedicated to all the unbelievably brave people who live with this illness and everyone else who is struggling: You are not alone, keep going!
I'm afraid there's nothing within my abilities as a photographer, that would do justice to this, but I wanted to try anyway because it's important to raise awareness and be reminded that there may be someone in our life that could need our support, help or company...
Ice chunks lit from below with blue light.
On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day. May 12 was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the M.E.-like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life.
Many of my our friends here at Flickr suffer with this and other chronic afflictions . For the fifth year in a row the Smile on Saturday challenge has been "BLUE FOR YOU - ME 2023". The challenge is sending positive vibes to not only the people here at Flickr who suffer from that disease, but anyone who is in pain, physically or mentally. Please know we are thinking of you!
Happy Saturday!
"Smile on Saturday" theme: Blue for you - 2025 (Blue as the main colour)
On May 12 it's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day. May 12 was chosen as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the M.E.- like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life. (Wikipedia: International ME/CFS Awareness Day)
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