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Bit of an Old Tittle, well I've just watched the 70's film Get Carter Starring Michael Cane and of course the titles of the film shows a drivers eye view from a class 55 Deltic Crossing this very bridge in my village! So I decided to recreate the Shot with a 125...
the Sydney George St. Apple store staff can be seen here doing some prep work right before the store opens up for holiday shoppers
When most people think Millennium Park in Chicago... 'the Bean' first comes to mind. And rightly so, as it is a magnificent and beloved addition to the beautiful downtown landscape.
But on a hot summer day... nothing beats a run through the cascading water of the Crown Fountain... just a short stairway down from and south of it's iconic and highly reflective neighbor. =)
Two, 50-foot glass block towers at each end of an ankle-deep reflecting pool. Cool, refreshing water showers down on anyone willing to get soaked to the skin. As you can imagine... it's a kid's favorite! But it also brings out the 'kid' in almost every adult that wanders close enough to feel the spray. Frankly, it's almost irresistible... and at times... you just have to get wet! =) Pure joy!
Nothing better... for kids of all ages... on a hot, summer day in the heart of Chicago!
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I’m a registered nurse.
In 2009 I had to go to Texas to be with my father who had been admitted to one or our nations ‘esteemed’ health care facilities. It was not a nursing home, this was a hospital. He died eventually, having never been able to get the hell away from the hospital. I could only enforce handwashing so many times by his nurses and CNA’s that worked with him. He was immunocompromised from his medicines and they were lazy. (honestly, I know the difference between lazy and busy-keep in mind that I’m a nurse). They finally gave him an infection that killed him. That was the final cause of death, but also listed on the death certificate was malnutrition. I took this and wrote it back then, but it seems like the whole episode should be revisited from time to time.
Feel free to check out the set ‘Goodbye America’ as well as the set about Texas. The whole dying process was recorded there in Texas-as well as some attempts (bad ones) of mine to get some artistic shots…couldn’t focus on them very well...
My father couldn’t use his right arm due to a previous fracture (created when they removed the tumor that had been in the bone for 5 years and had gone undiagnosed-the doctor never looked at the xrays he had ordered)
He could not sit up without assistance due to weakness and malnutrition. See where this table is in relationship to where he is? His meal is on that table.
Probably a good thing because at least 12 times during my time in Texas they served him food that is forbidden for dialysis patients (yes, food that could have killed him). Everyone including the case manager and charge nurse just giggled when I asked them ‘WHY?’ They rolled their eyes and said, ‘Oh, we go around and around with dietary all the time’. I said again, “Why?” They had no answer. Attempts to go up the chain of command in the hospital were equally as futile and infuriating.
I wondered when I initially got to Texas how he gotten so skinny…I wondered why he was so weak. He wasn’t in the hospital that long before I got there and he was able care for himself completely prior to admission. I wondered why the nurses hadn’t told me he was back on dialysis in my frequent phone converations with them. I wondered why they had failed to mention that he was curled in a fetal position covered with scabies and non verbal…(this was the state I found him in when I arrived-at the time of the above photo he had improved slightly and I had treated him myself several times for the scabies)
Also on that table: his dentures, glasses, and phone and call light. (about two weeks later they completely lost his dentures and said it was ‘impossible’ to have a dentist come fit him and make a new pair. They also lost his glasses and hearing aids.)
How long before you would go crazy? How long before you’d die? How long would you be able to fight for yourself despite being ill and trying to ‘heal'? Why should I feel terrible because I couldn’t stay at the hospital 24-7? Aren’t they responsible for ANYTHING? (Actually they forced me to leave during the night times.)
He had great insurance. His bills are paid. And there were a LOT of them. Staggering amounts of money were thrown into this miserable team of idiots that was meant to help him improve. Healthcare has officially now become wealthcare.
I will never have anything elective done in this country. I will go overseas again and again. (I had a hip replacement a year after my father died-in India…and I had an amazingly good outcome AND experience and it cost less than a fifth of what they would have tried to bill me here in this ‘land of the free’.)
If I ever end up a victim of health care, I hope to die quickly before they can steal my dignity and slowly and inhumanely snuff out MY fire.
Casual shot of O teasing me while getting undressed by the window in Bordeaux.
Always a pleasing moment to see the slow unveiling of a soft skin.....
Thank you Alex and Ophelia for giving me the time to take this photo. Taken in Cedar Creek on personal property. I'll link to the Welcome center. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Array/90/9/22
FOXCITY - Beakfast couples pose and prop with some adjustments to fit them :)
Yes, hot air balloons are pretty in the sky but I think the preparation for takeoff is just as exciting.
Meanwhile just outside the limits of Hothlake city, a repurposed AT-AT (now used as a pet taxi service) is getting a much needed weekly cleaning.
Keeping this mechanical marvel in top condition is no small feat, requiring the assistance of many helpers including a pair of drones, a couple of Tauntauns, and many friends. A repurposed turret installation helps to get water up to those hard to reach spots!
Emma and Andrea came along to help out after a long day of courier deliveries made with their new Land speeder. Landings are still a bit rough but she'll get the hang of it soon enough!
The only thing I dont like is that if I would like to put her in a 2 piece bathing suit I wont be able to. She has a speaker holes on her chest. =[
My Get Pushed Challenge fromNikkiNakkiNoo365 was to produce an image using the Brenizer Method.
Nikki gave me the following description and some great tutorials and software to try.
"The Brenizer method was created by Ryan Brenizer and is sometimes referred to as a Bokeh Panorama. The idea behind the method is to create a feel of a large format sensor by stitching together exposures to create an image that is both wide angle and has a shallow depth of field."
This was most definitely a Push (almost over a cliff, LOL) I am not entirely happy with my final result, the main subject although sharp in the single shot, just never seemed that way after the stitching.
It was a great challenge, and I learnt heaps, so thank you Nikki, I hope you like it.
I'm trying to get organized, I like having as many elements as possible on hand......this allows each piece to be one of a kind.
My hair is finished, ready for the makeup. Anna (my maid of honor) and Diane (my hair dresser) and Diane's grand daughter helped me get ready.
Guys, this was such an unfamiliar feeling. On one hand i really wanted to rush through all this and get to the wedding part, on the other hand i really wanted to enjoy the pampering :) I couldn't wait to see Robby, we hadn't gone one night apart in years, and we certainly hadn't spend 24 hours apart! I missed him greatly, my heart blooming with love looking at my roses, and being SO EXCITED over all my preparations.
I love this photo of me curled up, waiting for the next thing, the wedding time creeping closer...