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It has been suggested that because I haven't posted in an absolute age people may think I am no longer in the land of Flickr.
Still definitely am. My photography mojo has decided it needs a vacation and will probably not return much before Wales opens it's borders.
But my garden looks amazing, my Christmas cards are started and I am well down the list of things needing doing so all is good.
The only things halting the progress at times are the wonderful amounts of birds and squirrels that frequent the garden. I can and do spend ages just watching them and sometimes even remember to take the camera out there with me.
One of the modified F-16's at the Holloman Airshow that has been re-fitted as a target drone over the Holloman ranges. As it says on the tail, "Not dead yet".
The myriad paths lightning can take through the air provide nearly endless opportunities for something different. Sometimes my brain will find a connection with these paths and something from memory and suddenly the paths take on some familiar shape. In this case, the small thumbnail image while editing connected to some memory of what an elephant looks like and then I could not un-see the shape of an elephant (or maybe a mammoth with such a sloped back?). Maybe you’ll see it too, or maybe you’ll just see lightning with rain and clouds ...
Thoughts?
Lightning, 2025.09.08, 2416
It's Face Down Tuesday and I had a day off work!
also for WAH who are showing things growing in cracks.
And cats growing out of my head
In case you are wondering about the title, I am wearing one of my fave T shirts by Mr Frank Turner. It is not a T shirt you can wear easily in public at the moment (although I think it would be funny.......) and has the words of the recurring line of one of my favourite songs.
Posted a day late for Halloween, but here goes anyway. Some artwork/Graffiti at Blackgang Chine, tying in with their 'Wicked Nights' Horror event.
23rd October 2018
Illness is an interesting journey.
I managed to escape COVID so far until late last week, but that's not entirely what this image is about. This is something I've been wanting to portray somehow for a while, and being in quarantine again had me thinking about it.
I got Lyme Disease some years back, defined here by the CDC:
"Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and rarely, Borrelia mayonii. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans."
Those symptoms are what can be (but not always) noticeable when the infection first happens, but the possibility for damage and the scope of that damage changes depending on how much time passes between being infected and being treated. Time also complicates the efficacy of treatment, and how much medication may be necessary to kill off the infection. If you're curious about what other symptoms there can be, there's a lot of resources on the interwebs. I'll spare folks that bit here.
The bacteria is still detectable in my system, though no longer considered active or alive, thanks to the treatment I went through. My GP and I estimated though that based on symptoms, I likely had it for between 3 and 5 years before she caught and treated it. It affected many systems in my body, and continues to impact me now.
Getting other illnesses on top of all the other stuff that's going on with my body tends to amplify a lot of that underlying stuff. Thankfully I've had 4 vaccinations, so my experience with COVID has likely been a lot better than it would otherwise have been. Getting the 'rona has definitely flared up a few existing things for me so far though, and because of that stuff, I'm aware of the possibility that I may remain in a flared up state for a while even after I test negative.
One thing I've learned through my chronic illness journey is that it's important to advocate for yourself. You actually kinda have no choice, and there's a lot of work to do, hence my portrayal as both provider and patient.
Heal thy self, right?
Head: Lelutka - Halle
Body: Maitreya - Lara
Skin: MAZE - Frankie skin - Tintable version
Hair: Wasabi Pills - Jen
Cap: Statura - Nurse's Cap (textured by me)
Dress: Apple Blossom - Mera
Stethoscope: [CX] Vicious Vaccine - Stethoscope ( Black )
IV bag & line: Insomnia Angel - Rose pickled blood pack [poison]
Shoes: West Coast Influenced - T-Strap Wingtip
Rings: (Yummy) - True Rebel Ring Set - Maitreya
Fishnets: {Nena} - Fishnet Tights v1
Lips: Magnetic - Lipstick Smear
Room: ANTINATURAL[+] Hospital for Souls / Hydrotherapy room
Lights: [inZoxi] - CC2 Tri-light (tinted by me)
Lamps: Apple Fall - Joanne Crystal Lamp (tinted)
Gurnie: Aquatica Mesh - AM025361 Guerney bed and Bodyboard
This robotic athlete was originally designed as an experimental prosthesis platform. It is also sometimes used as a model to test the limits of the human body when a living subject may be seen as... unethical.
This guy sat around for awhile. Finally got the urge to finish him up when I picked up a few new parts. (No, I haven't abandoned MOCing forever, just taking a break.)
I have loved Phil Collins since forever. I told my ex once, that if Phil Collins ever knocked on the door, I’d be gone in a flash, lol.
For my birthday today, Lindsey gave me his memoir to read and the special bookmark was tickets to see his farewell concert in DC.
I must have done something good somewhere along the way.
This robotic athlete was originally designed as an experimental prosthesis platform. It is also sometimes used as a model to test the limits of the human body when a living subject may be seen as... unethical.
This guy sat around for awhile. Finally got the urge to finish him up when I picked up a few new parts. (No, I haven't abandoned MOCing forever, just taking a break.)
This robotic athlete was originally designed as an experimental prosthesis platform. It is also sometimes used as a model to test the limits of the human body when a living subject may be seen as... unethical.
This guy sat around for awhile. Finally got the urge to finish him up when I picked up a few new parts. (No, I haven't abandoned MOCing forever, just taking a break.)
Terry Hutt, veteran campaigner for pensioners and the disabled, tonight at the continuing student occupation of the Combination Room, University of Cambridge. Had long chat with him in the fairly relaxed atmosphere of the room (only the police and the University constables outside warning people about "trespass").
Terry is an inspiration. He campaigns to win. "No point in doing something if you THINK you're going to lose." He has campaigned for some 25 years and is a seasoned "trouble maker" being arrested and ending up in court several times while fighting for the rights of the elderly and the disabled. It's what he lives for and is, I think, the secret of his youth (he is 75:-)
This robotic athlete was originally designed as an experimental prosthesis platform. It is also sometimes used as a model to test the limits of the human body when a living subject may be seen as... unethical.
This guy sat around for awhile. Finally got the urge to finish him up when I picked up a few new parts. (No, I haven't abandoned MOCing forever, just taking a break.)
This robotic athlete was originally designed as an experimental prosthesis platform. It is also sometimes used as a model to test the limits of the human body when a living subject may be seen as... unethical.
This guy sat around for awhile. Finally got the urge to finish him up when I picked up a few new parts. (No, I haven't abandoned MOCing forever, just taking a break.)
Phil Collins comes out of retirement for his Not Dead Yet tour at the Royal Albert Hall London June 4th 2017
the last two of the three sound the most optimal...Can a zombie also be justice that's been delayed?
Last Mr Peanut standing! His historic costume under glass (first costume worn in Canada). The Big Apple pie factory on 401. Owned by Planter Peanuts. Mr Peanut has been killed off by Planters in Canada and the US. This guy is staying put for now near Coburg, ON, but, he is scared and really just a shell of a man. cell picture