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Going back to happier days, I've uploaded quite a few sunset photos, from this place, but until now, no SUNRISE photos, so here are 3 in one day.
On a more pessimistic note, I went back to the doctor today, and even though my bone fractures are healing, I have serious ligament damage which requires my right leg to be non weight bearing for 4 more WEEKS! This means I will miss the foliage season entirely this year, and be stuck in a wheelchair for another month :-(((
I will be out of action for a while as i have damaged Patella Ligaments in my right knee and in pain. I have a knee as big as the O2 and Lady Ga Ga is trying to book a gig in it. lol . Feeling sorry for myself as I cannot now Rob Banks anymore , LOL 'Ah well it was getting a much for me doing it on my own'.
HSS edited in Topaz Studio
A second xray on my left foot indicated an Avulsion Fracture. Where an injury causes a ligament or tendon to break off a small piece of bone. I have a follow-up appointment at a fracture clinic. I'm getting around slowly wearing a walking boot. Can still drive and get out and take photos of roadside and garden flowers.
There will be no skin
No eyes
And no ligaments
nothing to defend ourselves
Nothing to live by, because we'll be gone
View On Black, because imperfection is beautiful
Thoughts go on my Tumblr
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Previously unpublished shot from May 2017.
So I am just back from spending 6 hours in the emergency department. Not an ounce of sleep has been had yet but I expect to drop soon.
I fell asleep on a chair and woke at 3am with a completely dead leg. I decided in my infinite wisdom that I could still walk only to discover that my toes bent backwards and my body weight crashed down on my right foot. There was an almighty crack and a crunching sensation, one that I know from past experience, followed by a brief period of nausea.
I have fractured the base of my 5th metatarsal which, as fractures go, is one of the least concerning that I have had though this is the same foot where I have had 3 extensive ankle surgeries and now sport some screws and lots of artificial polythene ligament. The top of my foot is like a small balloon and looks like a paint-by-numbers set.
I've had my painkillers, which were sorely needed, and I'll be keeping my foot in the air for a couple of days to get the swelling down. Otherwise, pain permitting, I need to continue with 'moderate' weight bearing activity for the 6-8 weeks it should take to heal.
Lesson learned. Don't try to walk on a completely dead leg! On the plus side I didn't feel any pain at all at the instant It happened. That came on quite rapidly afterwards though.
Stay safe my Flickr friends. Virtual bunches of grapes and healing vibes are always welcome.
“Anxiety accrues
a residue of habitation,
the mess of shelter
and survival.
The towering panels,
of steel and cement,
honeycomb the city.
After dark, the spongy surfaces
radiate life across night patches.
Each apartment light is the halo
between someone falling
and someone firm.
Elbows hook and headstrong kinship
closes knuckles over entanglements, tightens the human ligament,
makes knots of intermediary cartilage.”
—George Angel
"Birds pay a price for the advantages of flight. They must commit their forelimbs almost entirely to that enterprise. As a result the bill (or “beak”) often must assume responsibility for diverse functions for which many mammals use their forelimbs—grasping, carrying, scratching, fighting, and digging.
The bill consists of the upper and lower jaws (mandibles), ensheathed in a layer of toughened skin. As tools, bills are not used just for eating food, but also for catching it. Have you ever watched a perched bird launch itself, and after a few quick flaps of its wings, seize an insect in mid-air, and then, holding its catch firmly in its bill, loop back to the same or another close-by perch? This is the “art of flycatching.”
Flycatchers have ligaments connecting the upper and lower jaws that act as springs to snap the gaped jaw shut when an insect is snared."
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This is Zak with his 'sister' Holly. Zac is much bigger now. poor Holly is recovering from a replacement cruciate ligament op at the moment
Made Explore April 14 #289
Another image from a wonderful morning a few weeks ago, with early sunrise streaming through the mist in Burbage Valley, Derbyshire. I injured ankle ligaments later the same day whilst climbing over a stile and haven't been able to get out with the camera since.
Happy Fence Friday!
We meet this stile almost daily. Patches doesn’t even have to hop over it, she can just walk under the lower horizontal timber.
Back in 2016 she did jump along and over the timbers, as did her brother, Sam. Patches damaged her cruciate ligament and needed surgery at the vets. Some £1200 later and she was better, though it took some weeks to heal. I slept downstairs with her for 2 or 3 weeks so she didn’t decide to jump on furniture and further damage her back leg.
Patches doesn’t seem to bear malice toward the stile.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
#HFF
COME IN
Robert Frost
As I came to the edge of the woods,
Thrush music - hark!
Now if it was dusk outside,
Inside it was dark.
Too dark in the woods for a bird
By sleight of wing
To better its perch for the night,
Though it still could sing.
The last of the light of the sun
That had died in the west
Still lived for one song more
In a thrush's breast.
Far in the pillared dark
Thrush music went -
Almost like a call to come in
To the dark and lament.
But no, I was out for stars;
I would not come in.
I meant not even if asked;
And I hadn't been.
Very unfortunately we have to cut short our vacation because Candor has very likely torn the cruciate ligament of his right hind leg.
We're packing up today, drive home tomorrow and see our vet for the x ray on Monday. We are very sad and worried and hope that everything will be fine.
Comfrey roots and leaves contain allantoin, a substance that helps new skin cells grow, along with other substances that reduce inflammation and keep skin healthy. Comfrey ointments have been used to heal bruises as well as pulled muscles and ligaments, fractures, sprains, strains, and osteoarthritis.
Unfortunately, I had to cut short my vacation due to a car breakdown and a torn ligament. All that remains are photos from two days.
Going back to happier days, I've uploaded quite a few sunset photos, from this place, but until now, no SUNRISE photos, so here are 3 in one day.
On a more pessimistic note, I went back to the doctor today, and even though my bone fractures are healing, I have serious ligament damage which requires my right leg to be non weight bearing for 4 more WEEKS! This means I will miss the foliage season entirely this year, and be stuck in a wheelchair for another month :-(((
Blue Heron at our wildlife refuge couldn't decide if he wanted to come out from the reeds...his head was in and out knowing he was scouting for food, tho decided to take it slow. Interesting to watch.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Thanks for your visits, greatly appreciated. Still recovering from a major fall...bones weren't broken the knee, ankle and foot tissue & ligaments massively bruised. Healing is a good thing happy to wake every morning with a renewed day ahead. Kinda feel like this bird coming out from shelter.
Have a great week folks!
Thank you everyone this made Flickr Explore 4/11/2021 #363 Feeling Blessed! What an honor...appreciate your visits! Warmly, Joy
Collected about 10 years ago, these and many more specimens were given to me by two loving ladies who came to talk while I was photographing the birds on the Yuigahama beach 由比ヶ浜海岸, Kamakura, Japan
Scientific classification:
Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Superorder: Imparidentia
Order: Cardiida
Superfamily: Tellinoidea
Family:Tellinidae
ID proposal: Nitidotellina sp. (there may be more than one species) and Moerella sp. (last line, first on the left).
ID suggestions are welcome.
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sediment. Tellinids have rounded or oval, elongated shells, much flattened.
The two valves are connected by a large external ligament. The two separate siphons are exceptionally long, sometimes several times the length of the shell. These siphons have a characteristic cruciform muscle at their base.
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Het woord "giraffe" of "giraf" komt van het Italiaanse woord giraffa .
De Romeinen noemden de giraffe camelopardalis, wat letterlijk "kameelpanter" betekent
De giraffe heeft een extreem lange nek, die maximaal 2 m in lengte wordt. De nek van een giraffe kan tot wel 230 kilo wegen. Een giraffe heeft net als mensen en alle andere zoogdieren zeven nekwervels, alleen zijn ze veel langer. Elke wervel is dan ongeveer 28 cm lang. Dit omvat 52-54 procent van de wervelkolom, in tegenstelling tot andere grote hoefdieren, zoals het meest verwante dier van de giraffe, de okapi, waarvan de nekwervels maar 27-33 procent van de wervelkolom omvatten. De verlenging van de nek vindt grotendeels plaats na de geboorte, omdat giraffenmoeders anders moeite zouden hebben bij de geboorte van een jong die een net zo lange nek heeft als een volwassen giraffe. Het hoofd en de nek worden opgehouden door grote spieren en het ligamentum nuchae, die zijn verbonden met dorsale stekels naar de borstwervel, dat vervolgens een bult vormt. De nekwervels hebben kogelgewrichten. Het dier kan zijn kop verticaal kantelen via de atlas en axis wervels en meer takken bereiken met de tong
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The word "giraffe" or "giraffe" comes from the Italian word giraffa.
The Romans called the giraffe camelopardalis, which literally means "camel leopard".
The giraffe has an extremely long neck, growing up to 2 m in length. A giraffe's neck can weigh up to 230 pounds. Just like humans and all other mammals, a giraffe has seven cervical vertebrae, only they are much longer. Each vertebra is then about 28 cm long. This comprises 52-54 percent of the spine, unlike other large ungulates, such as the giraffe's closest relative, the okapi, whose cervical vertebrae only comprise 27-33 percent of the spine. The lengthening of the neck largely takes place after birth, because otherwise giraffe mothers would have difficulty giving birth to a young that has a neck as long as an adult giraffe. The head and neck are held up by large muscles and the nuchae ligament, which are connected by dorsal spines to the thoracic vertebra, which then forms a hump. The cervical vertebrae have ball joints. The animal can tilt its head vertically through the atlas and axis vertebrae and reach more branches with the tongue.
I very seldom post anything that is personal. This is an exception. I am very proud of the strong woman my daughter has become. The past five months she has been stricken with a syndrome called MALS. This is a very debilitating condition in which the median arcuate ligament presses too tightly on the celiac artery. MALS occurs most frequently in females aged 40 to 60 with a duration of symptoms ranging from 3 months to 10 years. Common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and postprandial epigastric pain leading to an aversion of food and resulting in severe weight loss.
Along with her strength of fighting this condition, she finds enough heart to be a wonderful mother. My daughter has two incredible children. Her daughter is 11 years old with a lot of sas and a 9 year old autistic son. Even with the challenges of parenthood she is still able to apply her law degree as a para legal at the Utah State Attorney Generals office.
When I showed her this picture she told me how beautiful it is and how amazing the arch is. So with the sky having so much purple in it I chose to name it "Heather's Delight". Since purple is her favorite color.
Thanks for the Explore. Fits so well today. Poor Pippa is going to be operated today on a torn ligament at her hind leg.
The mountain.. an endless source of energy, transformed into a lifestyle for those who have come to know its secrets; on the other hand a substantial source of risks that many are not willing to assume and for good reasons; dangers lurk at every corner and feed with our lack of attention, just waiting for us to make a small mistake, in order to show us that the mountain is not just a goal to be ticked in a notebook; the mountain and the nature in general, is not a place where you come to get away from everyday worries, but to realize how small and insignificant you are.. just another animal on this planet, as vulnerable and exposed as every other creature around you.
The photo below is hiding a huge emotional charge for me.. It is a living proof that the human is no different and no more special than other creatures, and subjects itself to the same "game" rules. The image was captured in one of my hikes in Bucegi massif, where despite my burning desire to reach and set camp on Omu peak (2505m), it seems that the beautiful blanket of snow that was covering the mountain did not share my enthusiasm; half way to Bucsoiu peak (waypoint to Omu peak), a slab of snow had dislodged and carried me about 30 meters down the abrupt valley; with a backpack of almost 18kg, and with a stretch of ligaments on my right foot as a result of the fall, I eventually managed (with great difficulty) to get out of this mess and resume my route.
Unfortunately I only managed to reach Bucsoiu peak (2492m), from where there was less than an hour to my final destination, Omu peak, who was standing so close to me that almost seemed to defy me; tired and injured, but at the same time glad that I got away without any serious injuries, I emptied all the emotions that followed me throughout the hike, into this seemingly plain photo, which for me is full of meaning.
Sometimes images hide more than they show at the surface; criticisms that comes so easily, often ignores important aspects such as the conditions in which it was captured, the environmental elements that had to be faced in order to make it happen, and the general effort spent to get a frame that apparently is so simple to the point that many people would classify it as a "snapshot".
Fox squirrels at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Monday March 27th, 2023. There is a younger squirrel on the Law Quad who has teeth that are misaligned, and are likely growing too much. Also had mange, so he got some meds. In looking at these pictures, I noticed that the teeth were pulling apart. The squirrel (as I learned) has a bottom jaw bone that is actually two pieces held together by a ligament. I also learned that most squirrels would rather have peanuts than pizza. So you can see the teeth separate. Wishing you joy, health and peace wherever you are.
This is the spectacular view you enjoy when you have made the steep climb up the "Old Corpse Road" path to these old ruins above Haweswater. I had been here a couple of times before, but wanted to try a morning shot when the light would hit the ruins and the distant Fells.
The sinister sounding name of the path is a throw back to the days when the village of Mardale was still well above the water levels of the much more recently created reservoir here. The deceased from the now submerged village were carried up and over here to the Parish of Shap for burial. The last body to make this journey was a certain John Holme in June of 1736 and yet the name of the track still retains this morose name!
This was actually one of the best days I've had out with the camera. It started with an impromptu, unplanned sunrise on Newbiggin Crag, before driving up and climbing up here. I then went on to climb the Riggindale Ridge, which you can see running up through the centre of this shot to High Street, which is the ridge on the skyline. Sadly, I slipped and twisted my right knee coming back down late in the day and the ligaments are still a bit sore today! The things you do in pursuit of photography!!
Finally managed to get out with the camera after what seems an age. A combination of rubbish weather, a knee ligament injury and two doses of the lurgy, have severely restricted adventures this year so far
Poor Finlay fractured his cruciate ligament a few weeks ago charging about. He's has had a titanium support fitted to his back leg, so he's half dog, half machine now. He's under house arrest for 3 more weeks and is looking pretty bored from not being allowed out for walkies since his operation. He's available for sad looking dog modelling asignments or acting roles involving looking really really bored.
The Exocoetidae are a family of marine ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are grouped in seven genera. While they cannot fly in the same way a bird does, flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of the water where their long wing-like fins enable gliding for considerable distances above the water's surface.
The main reason for this behavior is thought to be to escape from underwater predators, which include swordfish, mackerel, tuna, and marlin, among others, though their periods of flight expose them to attack by avian predators such as frigate birds.
Flying fish live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. They are commonly found in the epipelagic zone, the top layer of the ocean to a depth of about 200 m (656 ft).
Numerous morphological features give flying fish the ability to leap above the surface of the ocean. One such feature is fully broadened neural arches, which act as insertion sites for connective tissues and ligaments in a fish's skeleton. Fully broadened neural arches act as more stable and sturdier sites for these connections, creating a strong link between the vertebral column and cranium.
This ultimately allows a rigid and sturdy vertebral column (body) that is beneficial in flight. Having a rigid body during glided flight gives the flying fish aerodynamic advantages, increasing its speed and improving its aim.[11] Furthermore, flying fish have developed vertebral columns and ossified caudal complexes. These features provide the majority of strength to the flying fish, allowing them to physically lift their bodies out of water and glide remarkable distances. These additions also reduce the flexibility of the flying fish, allowing them to perform powerful leaps without weakening midair.
At the end of a glide, they fold their pectoral fins to re-enter the sea, or drop their tails into the water to push against the water to lift for another glide, possibly changing direction.[13][14] The curved profile of the "wing" is comparable to the aerodynamic shape of a bird wing.[15] The fish is able to increase its time in the air by flying straight into or at an angle to the direction of updrafts created by a combination of air and ocean currents.
Species of genus Exocoetus have one pair of fins and streamlined bodies to optimize for speed, while Cypselurus spp. have flattened bodies and two pairs of fins, which maximize their time in the air. From 1900 to the 1930s, flying fish were studied as possible models used to develop airplanes.
This image was taken in the Bay of Begal as we sailed on Phuket in Thailand to Colombo in Sri Lanka.
Thanks to Amazon Photos helping me to review my photo library. May need the old photos since torn knee ligaments are slowing me down, a lot.
Somewhere in Amsterdam! So heading off to A&E with middle man child... torn a ligament or possible ankle fracture... (looks like he has a golf ball under his skin!)! great way to spend an afternoon possible evening!! Not for the first time... him and his ankles!!! 😱xx
The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos.
The lappet-faced vulture is one of the most aggressive of African birds. It possesses one of the strongest beaks, usually arriving last to the carcass due to its ability to tear off skin, tendons, and ligaments that are too tough for smaller scavengers. In fact, they are able to strip a small antelope carcass to the bone within 20 minutes.
Because of their dominating size, they will often scare off or steal from smaller vultures.
They are usually solitary or live in pairs. Contrary to popular belief, they do not locate carrion by smell. They find carcasses by watching the behavior of other birds.
Their featherless heads and necks help them to keep clean because they can shake off any sticky remains of their meals. The sun bakes off any bacteria or parasites since this the hardest part of the body to preen.
This beautiful Lappet-faced vultures was photographed during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Pünktlich zur Winterzeit hatte Ruby einen Kreuzbandriss. :-(
Just in time for winter time, Ruby had a cruciate ligament rupture.
Zac has strained a muscle or a ligament, which is very worrying. He was very heavy (sixty kilos!) for so long before he was rescued, so there is always a risk that his joints are fragile. So he is on medication and short, gentle walks only. No ball chasing, by order of our excellent Heartland Vetinary surgery!
There's some of my work as a musician and composer here:
Lors du paseo, les picadors défilent à cheval par ordre d'ancienneté, après le passage des matadors et de leurs peones. En dehors de la corrida de rejón et de la course portugaise, ils sont les seuls, avec les alguazils, à se déplacer à cheval, mais à la différence de ces derniers, leur cheval porte une protection, le caparaçon, et a les yeux bandés pour éviter qu'il ait peur du taureau.
Chaque cuadrilla compte deux picadors, qui officient à tour de rôle et qui sont assistés en cas de besoin par les monosabios. Leur rôle est de tester la bravoure du taureau à l'aide de leur pique, lance en bois de hêtre de 2,60 mètres de long terminée par une pointe d’acier : la puya. Cette opération a également pour but d'affaiblir le taureau et de modifier son port de tête en endommageant les ligaments du cou.
En principe, les picadors appliquent deux piques minimum (il n’y a pas de maximum), mais en cas de taureau faible, le président peut réduire ce nombre à une seule. Lorsque le taureau fait preuve d’une bravoure exceptionnelle, une pique supplémentaire est parfois donnée avec le regatón : le picador prend sa pique à l’envers, et « pique » avec l’extrémité du manche, le regatón, et non avec la puya. Le picador est aux ordres du matador ; celui-ci peut demander au président d'interrompre le tercio.
Dans certains états des États-Unis (Californie et Nouveau-Mexique notamment), la corrida est pratiquée sous une forme « édulcorée », sans picador, ni banderille ou mise à mort.
Prior to 1928, horses did not wear protection and the bull would on occasion disembowel the horse during this stage. In Seville they retain two teams of muleteros, one to drag out the dead bull and the other to drag out any dead horses (this is now just for tradition). These days the horse is surrounded by a peto, a mattress-like protection that greatly minimizes damage taken. However, injuries to the horses often include broken ribs and damage to internal organs.
In the original days before bullfighting became recognizable in today's form, the picador was the central attraction and his name would be billed on the promotional flyers. In these bullfights the bull would charge the horse and the spectacle was watching the rider's skill in protecting his horse whilst lancing the bull. The picador would lance the bull as many times as necessary. The matador and other bullfighters were on hand to help the picador, to direct the bull to the picador, and finally to finish off the injured bull. It was not until certain foot bullfighters started to bring some flair to their minor roles, to the pleasure of the crowd, that matadors started to become the main attraction, ultimately relegating the picador to a relatively unpopular and minor function. source wikipédia
Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for considerable distances above the water's surface. This uncommon ability is a natural defense mechanism to evade predators.
Flying fish live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. They are commonly found in the epipelagic zone. This area is the top layer of the ocean that extends 200 meters from the surface down. It is often known as the "sunlight zone" because it's where most of the visible light exists.
Nearly all-primary production happens in this zone as there is enough light for photosynthesis to occur. Therefore, the vast majority of plants and animals inhabit this area and can vary from plankton to the sharks. Although the epipelagic zone is an exceptional area for variety in life, it too has its drawbacks.
Due to the vast variety of organisms it holds, there is high number of prey and predation relationships. Small organisms such as the flying fish are targets for larger organisms. They especially have a hard time escaping predators and living until they can reproduce, resulting in them having a lower fitness.
Along with relationship difficulties, abiotic factors also play a part. Harsh ocean currents make it extremely difficult for small fish to survive in this habitat. In fact, prior research has suggested that difficult environmental factors in the flying fish's habitat has led to the evolution of modified fins. As a result, flying fish have undergone natural selection in which species gain unique traits to better adapt to their environments.
By becoming airborne flying fish have outsmarted their predators and environment. This increase of speed and maneuverability is a direct advantage to flying fish, and has given them leverage when compared to other species in their environment.
Research has shown that the flying fish has undergone morphological changes throughout its history. The first of which is fully broadened neural arches. Neural arches act as insertion sites for muscles, connective tissues, and ligaments in a fish’s skeleton.
Fully broadened neural arches act as more stable and sturdier sites for these connections, creating a strong link between the vertebral column and cranium. This ultimately allows a rigid and sturdy vertebral column (body) that is beneficial in flight. Having a rigid body during glided flight gives the flying fish aerodynamic advantages, increasing its speed and improving its aim.
Furthermore, flying fish have developed vertebral columns and ossified caudal complexes. These features provide the majority of strength to the flying fish, allowing them to physically lift their body out of water and glide remarkable distances. These additions also reduce the flexibility of the flying fish, allowing them to perform powerful leaps without weakening midair.
At the end of a glide, it folds its pectoral fins to re-enter the sea, or drops its tail into the water to push against the water to lift itself for another glide, possibly changing direction. The curved profile of the "wing" is comparable to the aerodynamic shape of a bird wing. The fish is able to increase its time in the air by flying straight into or at an angle to the direction of updrafts created by a combination of air and ocean currents.
Genus Exocoetus has one pair of fins and a streamlined body to optimize for speed, while Cypselurus has a flattened body and two pairs of fins, which maximize its time in the air. From 1900 to the 1930s, flying fish were studied as possible models used to develop airplanes.]
Exocoetidae feed mainly on plankton. Predators include dolphins, tuna, marlin, birds, squids, and porpoises.
This image was taken in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.
Alfred Hitchcock's Klassiker aus dem Jahre 1954. Der Protagonist Jeff, ein begeisterter Fotoreporter, ist wegen eines gebrochenen Beines an Rollstuhl und Apartment "gefesselt". Aus Langeweile beobachtet er aus dem Fenster heraus seine Nachbarn auf der anderen Seite des Innenhofes.
Nun ein Sprung in das Jahr 2022: Britta, eine begeisterte Hobbyfotografin, ist wegen eines Bänderrisses im Fuß an die Wohnung "gefesselt". Im Gegensatz zu Jeff langweilt sie sich gar nicht, hat mehrere Fotoideen und freut sich, dass ihre Fenster nicht so schmutzig sind wie "das Fenster zum Hof" ;-)
Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic. The protagonist Jeff, an avid photojournalist, is "confined" to a wheelchair and apartment because of a broken leg. Out of boredom, he watches his neighbors on the other side of the courtyard from the window.
Now a jump to the year 2022: Britta, an enthusiastic amateur photographer, is "tied" to the apartment because of a torn ligament in her foot. In contrast to Jeff, she is not bored at all, has several photo ideas and is happy that her windows are not as dirty as "the window to the yard" ;-)
Pass Lake
The forecast called for clear skies. The only thing that was clear were the miscalculations by the weather simulation nodes as we enjoyed rain blowing in from 3 separate storm cells passing near our camp site on this evening. This photograph features a couple of additional cells spilling in the distance, as the sun strategically located a breach in the thick horizon, patching it with brilliance over an otherwise murky landscape with its sides torn open, revealing indurate bones & golden ligaments crumbling from the same gravity that keeps me alive.
Pass Lake near Fox Creek Pass, Elevation 9515’ - Teton Mountain Range
The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos.
The lappet-faced vulture is one of the most aggressive of African birds. It possesses one of the strongest beaks, usually arriving last to the carcass due to its ability to tear off skin, tendons, and ligaments that are too tough for smaller scavengers. In fact, they are able to strip a small antelope carcass to the bone within 20 minutes.
Because of their dominating size, they will often scare off or steal from smaller vultures.
They are usually solitary or live in pairs. Contrary to popular belief, they do not locate carrion by smell. They find carcasses by watching the behavior of other birds.
Their featherless heads and necks help them to keep clean because they can shake off any sticky remains of their meals. The sun bakes off any bacteria or parasites since this the hardest part of the body to preen.
Photographed on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
This was the penultimate ball throw before Pep came back limping. Generally she walks a strain off and she is good to go after a couple of hours. However, we took her the vets a couple of days later as she hadn't recovered. Torn cruciate ligament! She was operated on the same day and is now on a long road to recovery. She is doing really well and 3 weeks after the op she has started to put her foot down on small slow walks. Those of you who know her know what a whirlwind she can be! It's bloomin' hard trying to keep her low key! At least she is fixed and ready to go once we unleash her.....
so, i finally got a look at the MRI report for my knee today, and just went over it with my physical therapist. my meniscus tear was very large, apparently, larger than we thought. AND i have a significant tear to my MCL (ligament along the inside of the knee). AND i have a patella subluxation (screwed-up kneecap). AND i have a partial tear to my ACL (ligament holding the knee together), which apparently was already there and shows significant scarring.
see, my surgeon (who's affiliated with the best joint hospital in the country, mind you) neglected to tell me about the other tears, focusing only on the meniscus, since that's the only thing he could fix. but had i known about this mess, i would have been more careful, i would have made peace with the motherfucking cane, and i wouldn't have wondered why the hell it's taking so long to heal.
i need a drink.
From our dog walk. Only Bennie goes out at the moment, Ellie has just had an op to mend her cruciate ligament -- not to go on dog walks for 6 weeks 😩😩😩
September 26, 2016
Longanimity:
[long-guh-nim-i-tee]
noun
1. patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
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I ventured to the doctor's office this afternoon to get the results of an ankle x-ray I had done last week; turns out that when I rolled my ankle a few weeks ago I sprained a ligament or two.
"Take it easy," he advised, so immediately after the appointment I set off to Mer Bleue for a quick walk on the trails.
I was hoping for a panoramic today, but this little leaf stood out and begged for a photo. Who am I to deny it?
Anyway, hope everyone has had a good day.
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yeah... well im not dead, not yet anyway,
first time me and cloud have painted together in 14 months
its been 10 months since i last painted, not down to choice but due to a dislocated knee and damaged knee ligaments that i done on new years eve 2010 worst thing was i had only had one pint and was nothing to do with the alcohol i should of consumed that night! it kept me out for pretty much the first 7 months of this year, as soon as one knee got better the other one failed due to the compensation, so i got two bad knees but hey if i can walk ill be painting.
it feels good to be back..
freestyle as ever!
Pep is my eight year old rescue dog. He came to me with one hip removed, an amputated toe and the ligaments in his ankle over stretched. He is the kindest, nicest dog. Generally he's a serious type until he's not and then it's all fun, play and spiciness. I love taking his photo, his expressive intelligent eyes tell me all the things that he can't say.
This is the third in a series of infrared images of Mayan ruins in Yucatan and Campeche, shot on a trip there in February. If you want to see more of the images, take a look at my Mexico album or my Infrared album.
The ruin at Balché was my downfall. Literally. After our visit to this second building I slipped and fell as we going descending, twisting my ankle and partially retearing a ligament in my foot I'd fully torn 4 years ago. I hoped against hope that it wasn't really hurt and kept going for a while but the worse it got the more I worried that the trip was over and I was going to have to go home (last time I tore it I was in a cast for 10 weeks). Happily, after an evening with the foot up and and lots of ice on it, some Advil and a tight bandage I realized it wasn't nearly as bad as last time. I hobbled along for the rest of the trip and I'm so glad I did. The ligament is healing nicely now with physio and I got to have all the rest of the adventures we had and the photographs to show for it.
🎶I got that up north glow, body lookin' like cinnamon. I'm runnin' shit right now, I think I pulled a ligament. Fashion killer, Alaïa assassin. Vetements villain, Balenciaga bastard. Got that melanin magic, brown skin poppin'. Always fly, I stay in a cockpit. I want it, I cop it, opened the door, then locked it. Every time Remy touch the city, stop it.🎶
Creds: Chyna Frakture / CapturedMemories Photography&Art ♥
Winter in The Trossachs, Scotland, from Binnien (Ben A'an). I am banned from climbing having ruptured my cruciate and medial ligaments (climbing). I eventually got fed up at ground level, so against doctors advice, I went climbing with my daughter today. This is a pano image of 12 stitched vertical shots from the summit of Binnein looking across Loch Katrine towards the Arrochar Alps.
Because a video says more than a thousand words, here is Blanca showing off her current trotting ability without brace!
Left knee ligament was last re-injured 3.5 months ago. I still don't let her run free on the beach but mostly just out of an abundance of caution. I'll give it just a little more time. There is a bit of a wobble in her gait that she didn't used to have, but I'll take it!
Length: 2:43
Music: "Corps of Discovery" by A_A_Aalto
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