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Janga is young and flexible. Eric is an old yogi and masseur physiotherapist teaching yoga on a soft way,all over the world. look at his program 2009.
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Janga est jeune et souple. Eric Lon est un vieux yogi et un masseur kinésithérapeute qui enseigne le yoga à travers le monde,d'une manière douce.
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I follow my physiotherapist's orders: try to relax my left ankle where and as much as possible. San Francisco Javier Av. [Sevilla], 28.5.2014, 11:38h.
(One photo from each month, starting top left. You can read more about these photos and each month of my 2020 below.)
What a year this has been, in all ways. Lots of cancellations of everything I looked forward to due to a certain virus, and then health issues for the rest of the year. But all this has made me doing more of some of the things I love, that I normally don’t use that much time on – like enjoying nature and birdlife nearby, learning so much more about it and also getting to know lots of new people because of it, and also buying all the camera gear on my wish list with lots of time getting to know it.
You can read more about each month of my 2020 below if you’d like to:
1. (Top left) Sweetest Dreams
JANUARY: The year started with wind, rain and floods, and my only nature photos are from one nice sunset in the middle of the month. We never got the nice winter weather we usually hope for to set a nice mood at the start of a new year, and we never went on our traditional January bonfire and night photography trip to Eigerøy lighthouse. The fact that we also didn’t have a dog anymore that needed to go out every day, made me spend less time outside.
But I filled the days with work and several spare time assignments – like singing in a jubilee, photographing several adorable newborn babies (one of them on this month's photo), having a concert with my choir and the Norwegian singer Solveig Leithaug who I’ve listened to since I was little, and photographing lots of rabbits and cats for The Norwegian Society for Protection of Animals.
My boyfriend Richard and I also started attending several of the meetings of the local club for The Norwegian Ornithological Society (NOF - the bird protection society of Norway.) It’s inspiring to see all the nice bird photos that people use so much time on getting, and nice to get to know more people with that interest. It made us both getting even more interested in bird photography as well, and during the year both of us would buy better telephoto lenses for bird photography.
I celebrated my birthday in the first part of the month by going to the town where I used to live, to by a flash for my new Sony camera (after recently starting the process of replacing all my Nikon gear with Sony). Then I also bought my second Sony camera (a9) and the Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 Art lens. It feels necessary to have two cameras – both for portrait assignments and travels where I need several lenses.
2. A weekend of nice nature experiences
FEBRUARY: Started with a really nice reunion for my choir’s trip to Israel, together with friends and family of the choir, four months earlier. As usual, I got the fun job of making a slide show of photos from the trip.
The wind, rain and floods continued, and the few days with nice weather I didn’t have the time to go outside. I photographed a beautiful kitten for The Norwegian Society for Protection of Animals and a wedding on Valentine’s day. I also photographed my adorable neighbor on her christening day, and when she turned 4 months. It’s nice that her parents let me test my new cameras and lenses on her and use them for advertising. My choir also had a concert together with the awesome American gospel singer Jason Nelson this month.
We finally had some nice weather during the last part of the month, and we finally went on several hikes along the coast of Jæren and at home. But the wind was still present, and for the first time we experienced that the foam coming from the sea due to the wind, prevented us from walking on the only possible trail above the sea where we live. It made us get some unusual photos though.
I only had one day off during the winter break since we had one student with special needs left at school. But my friday off luckily was the only one with lovely weather and that night also brought the year’s first snow. We had a nice road trip photographing nature, reflections and snow that day, and I also photographed the year’s first lovely spring flowers. The rest of that leap year weekend was bad weathered again, so I’m glad I had that one lovely day off to remember for a long time.
3. Angry Bird ッ
MARCH: On the first day of the month and spring, I went outside between the showers of rain for the year’s first bird photos - of some of the numerous seabirds where we live. Little did I know that this was the activity that I would spend the most of my time on and learn so much more about during both the rest of the month and the whole year. (It really made up for spending much less time in nature that I would like to during the year’s first two months.)
The big change came when covid-19 arrived, the country shut down and I realized that my spare time wouldn’t be filled with the normal, busy and fun activities of singing, photography assignments and traveling for a long time. I had lots of singing and photography assignments during spring and summer that got cancelled or moved – most of them to the next year.
It made me buy the Sony 200-600mm lens earlier than planned, to have an exciting spare time ahead anyway. It would be so much better than the one I used for Nikon, and so much faster together with the perfect partner which I already had bought - the Sony a9 camera with 20 photos per second and a fabulous autofocus tracking. I was lucky doing so, since all photography equipment became even more expensive after shutdown.
Even though most of my colleagues and students spent the next months at home, a few of us had some students with special needs at work. From the shutdown, the weather stayed nice every day for a really long time, and I started cycling the long way back and forth to work on my electrical bicycle every day, with the new lens and the a9 on my back. I cycle by the sea all the way, and also have some nice forests for bird and spring flower photography close to work.
I actually found it that exciting to get so much better bird photos than before, that I woke up one or two hours before I had to, to have lots of time to stop on the way when I saw or heard interesting birds. On still mornings I also brought the Sony a7III and 24-70mm lens with me to finally capture the nice morning and boathouse reflections that I’ve only dreamed of while passing by by bus on early mornings. But I found it most exciting to get my first nice photos of so many familiar small birds that I hadn’t been able to photograph before, and to also find and get to know so many birds that I even didn’t know existed.
I also photographed charming seals several times, that enjoyed themselves on the skerries close to our home. But one of the absolutely best nature experiences this month was the day that the largest number of oystercatchers I’ve ever seen returned to our neighborhood (tjeld in Norwegian - my favourite sign of spring). There were nearly 400 of them around me and out on the skerries during one lovely afternoon, making the loveliest long-awaited sound.
I also had a fun dog photography assignment on the beach where we live, and photographed a newborn girl in our neighborhood this month. My choir was supposed to go on a Norway tour the last weekend, but of course we had to cancel that due to covid.
4. (Top right) ٠ Reminiscing Spring ٠
APRIL: Started with Easter from the first weekend, and I had the whole week off. Our original plan was to go on a Norway road trip, hiking and photographing landscapes like we normally do – but due to travel restrictions we stayed home. Luckily the weather was nice almost every day, and we spent much time on garden work - planting a dozen fruit trees and setting up new bird feeders, insect hotels and bird boxes. We also had several nice hikes in neighboring municipalities and made good food.
I also photographed and had fun with some neighbor’s dogs – still longing for a new dog myself (but there were really many wanting the same this year, so we never found one that we wanted who wasn’t taken yet). I was supposed to photograph a wedding and several confirmands this month, but all of them were moved to late summer and autumn
The weather got even better and warmer during the last part of the month, and I continued cycling to work, with the camera(s) in my backpack – continuing bird, reflection and flower photography. There are also lots of lambs in my neighborhood during spring, as seen on this month’s photo.
I bought the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM lens that I needed for portrait assignments (and sold the Sony 85mm I bought last year). This also made me able to sell all my remaining Nikon equipment, since I now had the most important lenses for Sony. I tested the new portrait lens on two adorable small dogs in a forest filled with spring flowers and was really satisfied. I love its bokeh, sharpness and even a little bokeh swirl with the right circumstances.
I also went home ordering a Helios 44M-6 58mm f/2 vintage lens that day, for amazing flower photos with even more and impressive bokeh swirl - after seeing all the nice spring flowers, and experiencing that the 70-200mm had too long focal distance for flower photography. I actually hadn’t heard of these vintage lenses before. If I had, I would have bought one a long time ago. They cost nothing, and give the loveliest photos and bokeh (it’s a photo from this lens on the June photo).
5. (Middle left) ~ Peaceful Pentecost ~
MAY: The lovely spring weather continued (not at all guaranteed in this country), only interrupted by a few days of cold temperatures and a little snow (!) There were still more amazing bird experiences waiting for me and my camera both on our island and in town. Like sitting for an hour on a rock on the shore, watching a tern couple where the male were fishing and trying to impress the lady with it. I also saw and photographed a couple of grey wagtails for the first time, up close with their young ones by a river in the middle of town (vintererler in Norwegian). It was also nice to finally get some really good photos of the adorable ducklings.
I used my Helios a lot for flower photography and also tried it on a dog among lots of dandelions – which made great photos. We drove for several hours the first weekend, just to photograph the stunning blue kidneyworts (blåveis in Norwegian). I had only seen them once before, and I had wanted to find them again for a long time. It was a little late, but luckily they still were in bloom. There were also so many lovely pink and white blossoms both in town and in parks that we drove to this month. I even bought another Helios (44-2) in hope of another variation of lovely bokeh – but since I didn’t see any difference from my other one, I sold it to Richard. It was fun to photograph flowers together for the first time. I also bought the Sony 90mm f/2.8 macro lens for close ups and insect photography ツ
After two months of lockdown, the schools opened partly with lots of restrictions – two months after closing. The National day the 17th couldn’t be celebrated as normal with children’s parades, marching bands and entertainment, and it was my first time not going out wearing my national costume that day. But Norwegians are creative, and there were boat parades in all coastal towns and villages instead, and it was nice to watch all the boats with flags and even bands on them. I think it would be a nice tradition for the future as well.
We also finally went on two road trips the two last and beautiful long weekends of the month. On the first one, we finally visited my parents for the first time this year, due to covid. Then we drove all the way to our favourite place Stryn and rented a house above the Olden lake with the stunning view towards the mountains and glaciers. We also drove on day trips to other favourite places nearby. I brought my national costume “bunad” to pose in the stunning nature, since I didn’t wear it on the National day.
The next weekend we went to beautiful Hardanger, where we lived on a nice fruit farm by the fjord. We photographed nesting birds and blossoms by the apartment, went on a hike to one of our favourite lakes by the mountains and glacier (on the photo for this month), and met several friends.
6. In summer, the song sings itself • ♫ ♪
JUNE: A warm and really nice month, where we actually felt a little good about finally getting a little rain for all our new fruit trees in the end of it. I went on some nice hikes and trips both together with Richard and with colleagues and students who were finishing their three years at our school.
I continued cycling around photographing birds and flowers almost every day, and some dogs and lots of cats in between (both indoors for The Norwegian Society for Protection of Animals, and a colleague’s beautiful purebred cats in their nice garden). I also took some summer photos of my adorable neighbor at eight months. Finally I also could meet my choir for a summer party together, after only meeting them online since lockdown.
But one sad thing this month was my left foot unexpectedly starting aching one day after a long hike at work (with no accidents). It never stopped, and got worse when I went on long walks and walked a lot at work. I had to use crutches most of the time until the summer holiday. We first thought it was a strain injury, but sadly it only worsened and spread for the rest of the year, and we still don’t know what’s wrong. I never thought that it would last for that long. I thought that a quiet summer vacation would do the work.
JULY: When I started my long summer vacation, the long-lasting nice weather typically turned to cold and rainy weather. We went back to beautiful Stryn, where we had ordered a house for a week. Sadly we had rain most of the time, but since my foot was still aching I couldn’t do much anyway. During some hours of sunshine, we went out by car to get some nice landscape photos. This month’s photo is from a day trip to Geiranger. We also spent some nights in beautiful Sogn before going home. On the way home I also took some newborn photos for a former colleague ツ
While we were on holiday, my kind parents stayed at our place to change the wooden boards on our house. I went back home with them, to stay there for the last two weeks of the month. It’s the first time in many years I’ve been there so long, and I loved to do so. My sister, niece and nephew also came for one week. I didn’t go outside that much due to still some aching in my foot, but I got some bird photos nearby, and went by boat a couple of times to feed and photograph the sea eagles.
At this time, I started reporting all the birds that I’d photographed during spring and summer in a national registry, and will continue doing so for a long time. I’ve learned so much both there and after getting to know other bird photographers and registrators.
AUGUST: Started with photographing a wedding, and later going on a fun cabin holiday together with my sister and her family (this month’s photo is of my niece fishing close to the cabin). The month was really nice and warm. We cancelled our planned trip back to Stryn both due to my health and since there were too many Norwegians there, since no one could go abroad this summer.
Later I had several photography assignments - including another wedding, several families, dogs and cats, and the year’s two first confirmands (girls in their national costumes, which I love to photograph. One of them even together with her horse). I also sang in a confirmation.
After a week at work, my aching foot got worse again, and now it spread to both feet and higher up in the body. It isn’t easy with crutches and keeping up with busy students when the pain is in both feet, so after only one week together with my new 8th graders, I went on sick leave for the rest of the year. I didn’t know that then since we took four weeks at a time, and I was hopeful of it getting better soon. But since it didn’t change for the better, and the doctor and therapists still works on finding what’s wrong or how to make it better, that was how it turned out.
One nice thing was getting to know that I’m getting a new niece in the spring (my brother’s first one)! ツ And since I couldn’t walk that much, it was nice to spend some time in our boat on nice evenings, and to have my electrical bike when I needed some air. In the end of the month, the raw autumn air came to stay.
9. (Bottom left) ♤ Embracing Autumn ♤
SEPTEMBER: Luckily I had lots of photos to edit, from assignments and from the summer holiday, since I was at home every day. My physiotherapist encouraged me for some activity on good days, so I went out with my bike and camera sometimes. Just watching and photographing birds and forgetting everything else have really been my medicine during autumn. I loved to capture my first photos of small birds in colourful autumn trees due to my new equipment, and to enjoy all the migrating birds that I hadn’t seen before both on our island and on beautiful Jæren.
Going by our boat to the lighthouse nearby, making dinner outside is also a good memory from this month. I also had some long time scheduled confirmand, newborn and animal photography assignments during the month. A nice way of getting out of the house for a little while. I also joined my choir on a nice rehearsal weekend, while staying at my sister’s place nearby. There’s nothing like waking up by my nephew or niece coming into my bed ツ
In the end of the month, my kind parents came again to replace our kitchen with the new one we had ordered. They love working, and suddenly the floor and walls were new as well 😉 On the last day of the month, I visited the local center of The Norwegian Society for Protection of Animals for cuddles and photos. I love being there, meeting all the rescued animals and getting nice photos to help them getting new homes.
10. The Little One
OCTOBER: My bird watching by sea continued on some of the good days. I got even closer to several birds that I hadn’t seen up close or at all before. On some really nice days, I sat for hours enjoying hundreds of shorebirds up close on the coast of Jæren (and also spent some fun time together with my sister-in-law who lives there), and had seabirds resting or fishing really close to me, while just sitting by the sea over some time at home.
Other days I only sat right outside the house or in the bathroom window, watching all the birds on our bird feeders and taking some photos on nice days. One day two of all the roe deer living around our house and in our neighborhood came right outside the window as well, just when I was photographing – as seen on the photo for this month.
Originally we had planned on going back to Stryn for the autumn break, for hiking and photographing. But when that got cancelled due to my health, I went home to my parents instead together with my sister and the kids. I loved that my niece at four years old liked to join me attracting the birds I grew up having around me, with bird sounds from my phone. She made the birds come really close, and I photographed them 😉 I also spent some time together with other bird photographers there, and met several species for the first time.
Back home again, a friend came to visit us to photograph all the birds on our island together with me. We got lucky both with the weather and with all the exciting bird meetings we had up close. Some of them were even new to me as well. Then my dad and uncle visited us too – finishing the last things on our kitchen and showing uncle our island for the first time. On his birthday, we went by boat to the lighthouse watching the waves. He loves it just as much as we do ツ
I also photographed a newborn baby, two one year olds (including my adorable neighbor) and some cats, and did like I did the month before – visited the local center of The Norwegian Society for Protection of Animals for cuddles and photos on the last day of the month.
NOVEMBER: I spent less time outside due to the autumn weather, but got some nice photos of the guests on our birdfeeders. It was especially fun having the beautiful goldfinches visiting us one week (stillits in Norwegian). And the one day a bird photographer from my home island and his wife visited us, we were lucky to have some nice hours outside where I showed them our neighborhood and we came close to some rare migrating geese.
Even in grey weather, I had a couple of unforgettable seabird experiences just sitting by the shore in our neighborhood. Suddenly birds I’d never seen that close came diving for fish right in front of me, on several occasions. One day a black guillemot (teist in Norwegian) was fishing in front of me for more than one hour, and it posed with every fish it found (like on this month’s photo).
I also sang in a funeral, and photographed a rescued kitten that sadly didn’t make it after all. I ended the month by photographing an adorable newborn baby, together with the family dog for their Christmas cards.
DECEMBER: The first day was a lovely one, cycling in the cold but sunny weather, photographing birds for the first time in a while. The rest of the month was mostly made for editing photos and listening to podcasts inside.
All the Christmas concerts that I normally attend from late November on, were cancelled this year (but I couldn’t have attended them anyway due to my feet). So to get an early Christmas mood like I’m used to from the concerts – I started decorating earlier than usual. We also bought our own Christmas tree for the first time ツ
We didn’t go to the island I’m from at all this Christmas time. My parents came for one night during early December, bringing and picking up gifts. We also made an early Christmas dinner together, since it was our only time together this month. I also got to meet Richard’s relatives’ new puppy on the beach, and photographed it with a little Christmas outfit on her ツ
The day before Christmas Eve, on what we call Little Christmas Eve, we drove to an arboretum where I knew we could find bullfinches (dompap in Norwegian). They are typical on Norwegian Christmas cards, and I’ve always wanted nice photos of them. On this month’s photo you can see that we found them ツ Christmas Eve and Christmas day were some beautiful days (normally it use to rain these days), and we spent some time out in the sun and on a boat ride to the lighthouse.
We spent Christmas Eve together with my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and a friend of hers. We spent the rest of Christmas and New Year’s Eve by ourselves, not to meet too many people since the virus is spreading again in our part of the country. My health isn’t made for long car rides either these days. But we find it just as cozy being by ourselves.
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From last year’s goals for 2020 – I only fulfilled the one about replacing the rest of my Nikon gear with Sony, and bought everything that I wanted due to the extra spare time.
No trip to Paris with a friend, no trip to Northern Norway with Richard neither during summer or winter, no new dog, not more time together with family and friends, not a lot of wedding assignments and not that many exciting concerts and assignments with my choir.
But this only means that 2021 has lots of potential, doing all that I didn’t this year ツ
And I really look forward to getting a new niece this March ♡
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Thanks to all who wanted to read about my year, and to all my photography followers!
I hope that 2021 will be so much better for all of us! Enjoy it!!
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When I went down to my physio session last week, I found that the benches outside the Town Hall had returned. Only they've been screwed into the paving stones. Plus not all of them have been put back, we're still missing 2 or 3.
My Physiotherapist and I were trying to work out why they'd been fixed to the ground. 1. Was it because someone stole the last lot, which might have been difficult - but possible ... or 2. Had someone sat on one; having had too much to drink, and fallen backwards. Or a child running up towards one and making it and them fall backwards?
It does make my walk down for my sessions a lot nicer, for whatever reason they've been permanently fixed - at least they're back.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :)
Three weeks ago on Sunday, Peter was trying out a new appliance which can crush garlic, onions etc. He hadn't read any instructions and as he was trying to take off the base, his hand slipped and the point of one of the tiny blades nicked the tendon in his thumb where it joins the palm of the hand. He had an operation (top two photos). When he went back for his check up the doctors weren't happy with his hand so he had an ultrasound which showed that the tendon had ruptured again.
He had the second operation on Friday and is now recovering again. I felt that the splint that he wore after the first operation was not stable enough around the thumb area and after a visit to the physiotherapist, she did put some velcro around the thumb part of the splint. Maybe the damage was done beforehand as there was a lot of movement permitted.
Hopefully this operation will work. I haven't been on Flickr much as this has required many trips to a hospital which is not local to us, but does hand surgery. I don't drive, so we have had to require a lot of help from family members, who I thank for everything.
Beaver Lake Mountain Resort
Winfield, BC
My physiotherapist gave me the green light to snowshoe. It feels good to get out there again and breath in that fresh, crisp mountain air.
18 days with a splint, 17 Eparine injections, 14 days with crutches, 21 contrast foot baths, eight physiotherapist' sessions, five visits to the doctor and at last I can play the clown on my left foot! Relator St. [Sevilla], 27.4.2014, 18:00h.
"Wisdom Better Than Silver Or Gold Happy Birthday Bob."
Saw this amazing birthday greeting written (stamped?) in the snow as we drove across one of Edmonton's overpasses. Not too bad for a drive by shot :-)
Took this series of driveby winter images yesterday (a sunny, cold, hoarfrost day), from the passenger seat, on the way to and from the physiotherapist. Yes, still dealing with my problem shoulder.
Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.
This is the view from my physiotherapist. It’s worth having an injured shoulder to get the chance to sketch these courtyards!
It's been a while since I did a photo session like this.
Helping a friend who just starting his business as being an ambulatory physiotherapist.
Tried to capture: himself, his work area (The Hague), him coming to your house on his bicycle.
A few months ago I was suffering from plantar fasciitis on my left heel and it was the most painful experience I have ever had!! I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy!!
However, after several visits to a very good physiotherapist and using this wonderful muscle massage roller all that pain has disappeared! I am hoping that issue will not return, again!!
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I'm returning to the theme of the streets of Chesterfield here are three more photographs that help tell the story. Foljambe Road is one of a number of hilly streets close to the town centre. They contain mainly terraced houses but also some bigger houses built for wealthier people before the time of the car. These Victorian houses have been adopted through the decades. The first picture shows some of the higher quality houses, the one on the left, Foljambe Court, has been converted to flats. The second picture shows how two terraced houses have been fused together to form one larger house. The third one shows how a substantial house has been converted into a physiotherapist business.
Walking towards Toronto's Entertainment District I spotted Bianca walking with a couple of friends. After a bit of discussion about my strangers project and some encouragement from her friends, Bianca agreed to participate.
Bianca is 22 years old and works as a physiotherapist. She is also a student at the University of Toronto and is completing her second year in the Psychology Program. She was born and raised in Toronto and enjoys tennis, archery and dancing. Her favourite neighbourhood in Toronto is Yorkville, well known for its shopping.
This picture is #95 in my 100 Strangers Project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
After skipping one doctor and three physiotherapist appointments, I went back to the grocery store just to get cucumbers and much more.
Now I keep a 'To Do Things' diary, which means no more blunders :)
I often photograph bees for Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday, especially when I see them tucking into a flower, but thought it was time for a change. Please enjoy this ant butt, instead. HBBBT!
(I put my neck into a very painful spasm two days ago and have been to see a physiotherapist for it. I have to severely restrict my time at the PC until it has healed, so I won’t be doing anything more than uploading a few shots each day for the time being. I will catch up on comments/leaving feedback on photos later, when it doesn’t hurt to turn my head or type!)
I took this photo about an hour after he came home from hospital today. His 79th birthday. All things considered, an extremely welcome present.
Within 5 minutes of getting home my wife somewhat incredulously caught him half way up a step ladder into the loft, "There's another walking stick up here somewhere..." Yeah, well, we'll be sure to get it down for you and put it on the stretcher when they take off in another ambulance after you've broken your neck! Unbelievable.
Dad continued to make steady physical progress throughout the first week of 2012, but it seems clear that the autonomic rewiring has finished and now it will be down to the daily visits of the physiotherapists [for 6 weeks] and his own motivation to reinforce and strengthen those newly constructed neural pathways.
Here you can see how his left hand is attempting to mirror his right but, despite immense effort on his part, stubbornly refuses to comply; the arm and hand tiring quickly as the tension of the movement slowly evaporates. The index finger is working much more effectively now, though, in tandem with his thumb - but the second, third and fourth fingers currently remain 'mostly asleep'. Dad often reports the sensation of holding something which isn't there. [Er, like a step ladder?!]
During the week he had a scan of his neck which showed severe stenosis of his right carotid artery. On the plus side, this is virtually guaranteed as the cause of his stroke, but with his rating at 70-75%, means he will need to return to hospital on Thursday for a carotid endarterectomy. Think: your drains need rodding to clear a blockage, then apply that image to the artery in your neck.
Obviously, as with any operation, there's a risk - of death and/or of a second stroke [between 1-5%] - but it will reduce the likelihood of a second stroke occurring within three years, essentially a daily living form of Russian roulette, by 33%. So, it's a bit of a, umm, no-brainer, really.
Psychologically, dad's currently dealing with the idea of the operation, but is otherwise in good spirits and very happy to be out of the acute ward. Two guys sadly died during the week and, as we were leaving, another is now on permanent oxygen and fading. When we take a look around us, the reality of dad's progress in less than three weeks since admission is truly blessed and remarkable.
Twitter: Anatomy Of A Stroke
Image Source: www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM1698906
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Nursing was derived from religious orders and the military. Early nursing uniforms reflected this beginning with veils like nun’s coifs and the militaristic use of epaulettes and stripes on uniforms to demark hierarchy. Uniforms were often pale blue with white aprons and mob caps typical of English servant attire. White symbolised hygiene, blue symbolised purity.
In Britain Elizabeth Fry established an Institution of Nursing Sisters in 1840 and three-month hospital training, but it was under Florence Nightingale that a hospital training school was introduced after the Crimean War (1853-1856). In Queensland the Florence Nightingale system of training nurses was established and the Brisbane General Hospital became the first training centre in 1886. Regional hospitals followed suit, while religious and private hospitals also provided training. By the end of the 19th century there were a large number of trained nurses throughout Australia, prompting the establishment of the Australasian Trained Nurses Association in 1899, with membership offered only to those with hospital accreditation. The Queensland branch was formed in 1904 and began lobbying for registration of nurses. Success came in 1912 when Queensland established a Nurses Registration Board for general, midwifery and mental nurses — the first of its kind in Australia.
Under the Health Act 1911 general, midwifery and mental health nurses in Queensland were registered and were to be given preferential employment in hospitals covered by the Hospitals Acts. A state syllabus, examinations and a common period of training of three years in a hospital was introduced. Within 12 months 1401 nurses were registered in Queensland.
In 1921 nurses formed the union Queensland Nurses Association under the Industrial Arbitration Act 1916 to advocate for improved conditions and wages. Nurses worked long hours and were poorly paid, with a senior nurse earning £103 per annum and a teacher £195 and clerks £182. Senior nurses’ salaries were increased to £120-£160 in 1921. Hours worked were 112 per fortnight in 1921, reduced to 88 in 1925 and 80 in 1930.
Under the Hospitals Act 1923 hospitals were categorised into three-, four- and five-year training hospitals, largely dependent on their size. Sectional exams at the end of each year were introduced, rather than a final exam in the third year. The syllabus was changed to cater for the additional years.
World War II exposed a shortage of nurses both on the war front and home front. Despite a recruitment campaign and a temporary shortening of training from four to three years, the problem persisted and Red Cross and Voluntary Aid Detachment nurses had to fill the gaps in hospitals. In 1943 the Nurses Award was amended, but despite that first-year nurses earned £65 (an increase from £33) while a 16-year-old shop assistant earned £97. A first-year Sister earned £175.
Nursing education changed in the 1960s when the Queensland Branch of the College of Nursing introduced post-registration courses, most of which had been available only in Melbourne. The Australasian Trained Nurses Association lobbied to improve the educational standards of nurses, making completion of Junior (Year 10) a required minimum-entry level. A major curriculum change in 1970 increased the number of lecture hours to 840, with six weeks preliminary training. Depending on hospital size, training would be three or four years long. Lectures were now held in hospital time. Post-graduate training also expanded and the positions of nurses’ aides and enrolled nurses were introduced.
The move to separate nurse education from hospitals gained momentum in the 1970 when a college course started in Melbourne. Queensland was the last state to introduce tertiary nurse training when in 1978 the Queensland Institute of Technology offered post-registration courses, followed by the first undergraduate course in 1982. Many hospitals were reluctant to change. By 1993 all nurses in Queensland were trained at university.
Until the 1950s nursing had changed little. Nurses were responsible for patient care, as well a cleaning patients and wards, preparing meals, making bandages, sterilising and counting equipment, sharpening needles, sorting linen and making beds. Patients were treated in large, open Nightingale wards. Organised as a dormitory with the sickest patients closest to the Sister’s desk, the only privacy was afforded by heavy screens. The average patient stay was 10 days but many stayed weeks. The only monitoring of patients was done by nurses on their regular rounds. Hospitals did not have electric beds and hoists — patients were lifted by nurses, at the expense of their backs.
Nurses’ shifts were long and every minute was accounted for on-duty, and supervised and monitored when off-duty. Nurses lived on-site in nurses’ homes under the watchful eye of the Home Sister. Life was regimented with a 10 pm curfew rigidly and punitively enforced. Social lives were restricted and males could not visit. Most socialising was with fellow nurses and the bonds made between nurses created friends for life. All nurses were single as up until 1969 married women had to resign.
The 1970s brought significant changes. Hospital orderlies, enrolled nurses and nurses’ aides helped with patient care. Meals were made in kitchens and brought to the wards. Sterilising departments were introduced, only to be followed by the era of disposable bandages and equipment in the 1990s.
Nursing has evolved from the medical model where doctors dictated care and nurses subserviently followed. Since the 1990s it has been a more collegiate approach with doctors, nurses and allied health professionals such as physiotherapists and occupational therapists working together.
The nursing structure is still hierarchical, but less authoritarian. There are now more levels with endorsed enrolled nurses, enrolled nurses and assistant nurses junior to registered nurses and those above. However, nurses now take a more active role in patients’ care, performing the tasks once assigned to junior doctors or medical registrars.
Nursing is now also more specialised, with nurses working in intensive care, mental health and palliative care wards, postnatal and prenatal clinics and day surgery units, among others. The average hospital stay is less than 24 hours; patients recuperate at home. As a consequence, those in hospital wards require more intense nursing.
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Still suffering serious back pain problems has resulted in a visit to a physiotherapist for sympathy and some solutions.
She checked me out and while the sympathy dose was a bit low, she told me that my lower back was very knotted and tight, and gave me some exercises to "loosen me up"
I have forgotten what loose means especially when I feel the excruciating pain from the exercises.
Thought yo might like to see what it looked like.
View Enough Rope On Black to hang yourself.
Yesterday I spent the morning at the Chronic fatigue clinic at the hospital.
Unfortunately I discovered that I have definitely had chronic fatigue syndrome since 2006 and that I have it very bad due to length of time ( It appears I was misdiagnosed back then! )
Full or even partial Recovery is unlikely due to my age, length of time I have had it etc
They are going to work with me to find ways to cope with the pain and effects so as improve the quality of life that I currently have which zero at present.
It will take at least 12 months probably more before i see any results.
I have agreed to work with them and I will see an Occupational therapist and Physiotherapist together monthly. I met them both today and they were lovely
We visited this former school where people could get their scollarship to become a physiotherapist.
It opened up just before World War II and used to house 30 students per period.
In the end of the 20th century the location got too small and the school had to move to a different building.
Since then this place has been left abandoned...
Visited this location in December 2014
Stranger #43 – Valérian
Valerian is a second year biology student, he hopes to become a physiotherapist. In order to achieve that, there are only 12 spots available in his year. Five years from now, he would like to be a physio and 5 years after that he would like to be an osteopath as well. “There aren’t enough physios at the moment but there are too many osteopaths so becoming a physio first, getting patients and then adding that feather to my cap makes more sense than the other way round. I want a physical job, I want to help people and physio has all that.” We got to talking about his situation as a student in Covid stricken France: “The only thing’s the government’s done for us are announcement effect soundbites. They said they’d offer meals for one 1 euro for students. It’s only a bit of bread and a bit of cheese. If I buy a meal for 3 euros at the university restaurant, I can make it last three meals and eat better than I would with their one euro meal. It’s all talk, there’s no substance.”
Thank you very much Valérian!
This picture is #43 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is my 38th submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit The Human Family Flickr Group page
Valérian est étudiant en L2 de biologie, il espère devenir kinésithérapeute. Pour y parvenir, il devra être dans les 12 places disponibles dans sa promo. D’ici 5 ans, Valérian espère être kiné, puis 5 ans plus tard être kiné et ostéopathe. Il n’y a pas assez de kinés en ce moment mais il y a trop d’ostéos, alors devenir kiné d’abord, se créer une patientèle avant de rajouter cette carde à mon arc est plus logique que l’inverse. Je veux un métier physique ; je veux aider les gens et kiné correspond à ça. » On a parlé de sa situation en tant qu’étudiant au moment où la France est touchée par le covid. « La seule chose que le gouvernement a fait pour nous c’est des effets d’annonce. Ils ont dit qu’ils offriraient des repas à 1 euro pour les étudiants. C’est un juste un bout de pain et un peu de fromage. Si je prends un repas à 3 euros au RU (restau universitaire), je peux le faire durer trois repas et mieux manger qu’en prenant trois fois un repas à un euro. C’est que de la communication, y a rien derrière. »
Merci beaucoup Valérian !
Cette photo est la #43 dans mon projet 100 strangers. Apprenez-en plus au sujet du projet et visionnez les photos prises par d’autres photographes sur la page Flickr du groupe 100 Strangers
C’est ma 38ème participation au groupe The Human Family. Pour voir plus de portraits de rue et d’histoires, visitez la page Flickr du groupe The Human Family
After my visit with my physiotherapist for my hand at the hospital I called in-again at the Curator’s House gardens on my way home.
Christchurch, January 3, 2014 New Zealand.
All about the Curator's House: curatorshouse.co.nz/about-us
December 1. 2016, Fredericia Municipality took over the keys to buildings that were once Fredericia Hospital. It was the starting shot at Fredericia Health Center (Sundhedshuset).
Fredericia Health Center is now a good example of how to create health centers or local hospitals in Denmark.
Fredericia health center has many different functions together on their 27,000 m2. There are several GPs, gynecologists, physiotherapists, vocational training, dentists, hearing clinic, pharmacy just to name a few. There are still more floors that have not been taken into use.
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Cannon Fort (Newstead Abbey). Nov 2024
The Folley Castle and Forts at Newstead Abbey are Grade II* Listed Buildings.
Built by the family of Lord Byron around 1750. It under went masonry repairs during 2018. The repairs to the site in 2019 and 2020, funded by a Historic England grant, have been praised for saving a "gem" off a historic monument. Built by the fifth Lord Byron in around 1750 it served as a mooring for the ship which he kept on the lake for entertaining friends with recreations of naval battles across from his home at Newstead Abbey.
The Abbey, Park and the Fort area were gifted to the citizens of Nottingham by Julien Cahn in 1931. Nottingham City Council, manages the site.
The Tower House was a former stable range c1862 and is a Grade II Listed Building. It's attached to Abbey Priory Church which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and other Grade II Listed Buildings nearby.
Recent Times.
The Tower House/Abbey House is currently home to 'Physology'. A health spa, doctor, sports massage and physiotherapist in the grounds of Newstead Abbey.
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Texture detail shot taken for my Textures of Life series in East Kilbride, Scotland. Under flat light conditions and with limited mobility thanks to restrictions imposed by my physiotherapist I decided to explore the town with a 'different eye' and look out for interesting textures. This patch of peeling pebble-dash caught my eye as it revealed the old worn bricks beneath.
A nice side view, despite what my right foot is doing! Once things I learned from physiotherapist is that I have to stop it from doing that even if it feels more comfortable to stand and walk that way, and it looks particularly awkward in this photo.
I'm returning to the theme of the streets of Chesterfield here are three more photographs that help tell the story. Foljambe Road is one of a number of hilly streets close to the town centre. They contain mainly terraced houses but also some bigger houses built for wealthier people before the time of the car. These Victorian houses have been adopted through the decades. The first picture shows some of the higher quality houses, the one on the left, Foljambe Court, has been converted to flats. The second picture shows how two terraced houses have been fused together to form one larger house. The third one shows how a substantial house has been converted into a physiotherapist business.
In this quarantine time, I've started recording YouTube video with health-care news (I'm a physiotherapist).
This is an old idea just sent back in time; now that I must stay at home, I've created this funny experiment just to explain how difficult it's to create a simple video, for me.
Heading back from Morar,we tried to locate the little famous little cottage. Saw this, and deep down knew it was the wrong cottage, but couldn't find the Blackrock Cottage. There was two transit vans parked close by, so we thought we could get the motorhome parked. WRONG!, scrapped the exhaust big time and took a wee while to get back out.
Finally did find the Blackrock Cottage! On the way bloody home. Right at the bottom of the Glencoe ski slope. Didn't stop for a shot, was in to much agony.
Here's hoping the physiotherapist can help me out this week. Fingers crossed.
Last year I did a 365. It was a fun and it forced me to be creative even when I wasn't in the mood. Having posted my last image on December 31st I decided to take a break for a few weeks. On January 19th Shotzy and I went out to shoot a stormy winter day. I never posted those photos, though, since I fell while skating and broke my wrist that evening.
I got the cast off on March 6th and have been seeing a physiotherapist 2-4 times a week since then as well as doing daily exercises at home. I still have a way to go, but I was able to pick up my camera last week to take pictures at Quilt Guild. When I downloaded them I found these on the camera.
Even though we are having a quite cold spring so far the weather is much more pleasant than it was the day I took these four images.
Hope to get back to posting more regularly soon.
- So what... Ronaldo does this, Messi too. They probably have personal physiotherapists. So why not us??
The Tel Aviv Sea Promenade was packed with people enjoying sunshine on a Saturday afternoon after a week of heavy showers and low temperatures.
On that day, the beach was popularly visited, too, but the sea remained with no bathers except for young surfers riding bravely the waves.
I noticed many dogs accompanying their humans who seemed relaxed and laid back soaking in the soothing rays of sun.
It was her black hat and sunshades that attracted my attention at first. I approached and asked whether it'd be alright to make a portrait. She smiled and said sure, so I told her briefly about my ongoing photo project which she found interesting.
Meet Noa, 30 y/o, a physiotherapist who works mainly with children and their emotions.
Noa was with Dinor, her 35 y/o fiancé, and their 16 y/o dog, Chanel.
They have been dating for a couple of years, engaged to be married. Dinor, who is a goldsmith, has made himself the engagement ring for his beautiful fiancée.
When I asked Noa what message she'd like to share with the world, she thought for a moment and then said:
"Change doesn't come from comfort."
Her advice to her younger self:
"Focus more on your choices in life."
Dinor said: " Believe more in yourself!"
His message: "Take better care of our planet, it is breathing badly."
He also emphasised the importance of finding joy in life and appreciating it.
Except for being a goldsmith, Dinor is also working night time in a bar. he owns. His day ends usually at 2 a.m..
The couple seemed happy together and easy to talk with.
Dinor told me that he had participated in a creative writing course a few years ago and liked it.
Noa loves to travel and see the world, she visited South Africa and many European countries. She also likes to photograph with her smartphone. Her plan is to buy a camera and get more serious with photography.
Noa does do it yourself various craft art.
They both appreciated my stopping by and inviting them to participate in my photo project.
It was a pleasure to get to know them.
This is my 783rd submission to The Human Family group.
Visit the group here to see more portraits and stories: The Human Family
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My lower back and right leg have started hurting again and Flickr is the culprit :)
Yesterday when I said hello to my physiotherapist she gave me a menacing look (the dimple forming, cheek to cheek grin on my face was a dead giveaway of my guilty conscience)
She said, "DID YOU CONTINUE YOUR EXERCISES?"
I cringed and lied...YES.
But the Nostradamus in her knew I was lying and with the most affable smile on earth, she made me repeat my exercises for next 30 minutes, and she will make me do this for a whole week :(
Aie pitié (Have mercy)
I'm returning to the theme of the streets of Chesterfield here are three more photographs that help tell the story. Foljambe Road is one of a number of hilly streets close to the town centre. They contain mainly terraced houses but also some bigger houses built for wealthier people before the time of the car. These Victorian houses have been adopted through the decades. The first picture shows some of the higher quality houses, the one on the left, Foljambe Court, has been converted to flats. The second picture shows how two terraced houses have been fused together to form one larger house. The third one shows how a substantial house has been converted into a physiotherapist business.
This has nothing at all to do with today's wet weather ( Storm Jurgens , I believe ) but all to do with the fact that I needed to sort out my bathers to see if any still fit me 😳 - yesterday I reported to my physiotherapist that the exercises I've been given have aggravated a back problem so I'm to get hydrotherapy instead.
Thankfully all fit me but the irony here is that having been an avid swimmer all my life up until recent years, the only cossies I own are Speedo ones, so I think I shall look a proper numpty wearing this logo 😳
PS I showed this to Huw and he put his head in his hands saying, " I despair of your sense of humour!" 😳
Ekaterina Prokofieva (RUS), being treated by team physiotherapist, during 2011 Thetis Cup International water polo tournament, Kalymnos, Greece (July 1, 2011)
Physiotherapist Fatima Mohamed massages six-month-old Naba Mohamed, who suffers serious mobility problems in her legs and feet, at the Sudanese Association for Disabled People in El Fasher, North Darfur.
Photo ID 496910. 02/11/2011. El Fasher, Sudan. UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/
Today I revisited a great little coffee shop in Toronto’s Little Portugal neighborhood. Fix is a combined coffee shop and bicycle repair shop. How’s that for unusual? (www.fixcb.ca) I was introduced to this labor of love last fall by our cycling friend Heather and I knew right away that I would want to return. A long, tough winter kept me away until this pleasant spring day. I was given a friendly greeting through the open door before I even entered the shop. Once I got started on my coffee (very good by the way) I realized that this would be an excellent opportunity for a Human Family portrait and story so I returned to the counter and explained the project. Since the shop was pretty quiet at the moment, she quickly agreed. Meet Leah.
Doing the photos involved dealing with the mixed light sources – always a challenge for me. There are plenty of windows in this shop - once a family-owned Portuguese grocery store – but there is also an abundance of fluorescent lighting on the ceiling. Not only was the light source mixed, but so was the nature of the shop. I wanted to capture a bit of both the coffee shop and the bike shop environments. I assured Leah that I would step away if need be so as not to interfere with her serving customers. This happened once or twice. I wanted to be sure to capture Leah's amazing eyes.
Leah was very friendly and agreeable and I appreciated her willingness to “take a step over here” (or there) until I figured I had a decent portrait. I added in a photo of her in the open doorway and one by the front window to maximize the natural light. Meanwhile a couple of customers stole glances at the photo shoot while drinking their coffee and working their laptops. I was vaguely aware of the bicycle shop activity going on in the rear.
As we chatted, I learned that Leah is originally from Smiths Falls Ontario, a town in Eastern Ontario which sits on the Rideau Canal between Kingston and Ottawa. Smiths Falls is known today mostly for recreational boating on the canal. Leah left Smiths Falls for Peterborough Ontario to attend university and has called Toronto home for the last four years. She has just completed the first year of a two-year program to become a Massage Therapist. She very much likes the course and the work and commented that both are pretty rigorous. “Massage therapy is, as you might imagine, quite physical.” I asked if Massage Therapists, like Physiotherapists, are prone to physical injuries because of the repetitive nature of the physical work. She said this is, in fact, a concern and that the course work includes teaching the students how to heal the bodies of their clients without injuring their own bodies.
Leah said that she is a cyclist and coffee-lover but was quick to add “I’m not a hard-core cyclist like the folks who run this shop.” She is a commuting-type cyclist and said she has not yet become immune to the challenges of cycling on busy city streets. Her job as barista is a natural fit because she loves coffee and has worked in other coffee shops in the past. “It’s a weekend job which suits me fine since I’m in school on the weekdays.”
When I asked about outside interests, she said she writes. “Oh, so you’re a creative type too?” I asked. She gave a shy smile and said “I guess so. She went on to mention that a lot of people who work in coffee shops are creative people who thrive in the relaxed atmosphere, flexible hours, and constant social contact. I experienced Leah as a gentle and friendly person whose personality would be very well-suited to both the coffee shop and the massage table.
When I asked her to share a piece of advice to her younger self she thought for a moment, then said “I think it would be to trust my instincts more.” When I asked how things might have been different if she had trusted her instincts more she smiled and said “I don’t think I would be doing anything differently; I just might have gotten to this point in my life a bit sooner.”
When I invited her to share a message with the project she said “Just be kind. Listen and show an interest in those around you. Everyone has a story to tell.”
Not wanting to further distract her from her job, I thanked her and was glad that I’d decided to invite her to be part of my project. She said she really liked the sound of the Human Family project and looked forward to viewing it online. She wished me well with the project and I wished her well with her course of study. I said I would definitely be back and next time it won’t take me so long. She gave her friendly smile and said “Any time. I enjoyed meeting you.”
This is my 836th submission to The Human Family Group on Flickr.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
Additional note: I recalled having read a newspaper article about Fix last year which I couldn’t find online now. It explained that the owner of Fix is actually an Urban Planner who decided to leave that field and pursue his twin passions: cycling and coffee. He did a lot of systematic research and approached the shop only after a lot of planning and talking to others who have tried similar ventures. He even does his own baking so the baked goods sold in the shop are home made. The coffee (with an emphasis on espresso and specialty coffees) is also the result of careful research. Quality is of the utmost importance. I liked that the owner kept the original grocery store sign over the front door. One of the bike mechanics in the rear gave me a friendly greeting as I took a couple of photos and encouraged me to photograph the painted map of the city’s bicycle routes on the garage door of the shop. “We update it every year as the city adds new routes.”
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
... for Daphne.
The rose every participant of the roparun 2010 received.
The Roparun is the longest non stop run in the world (530 km). It used to start in Rotterdam and finish in Paris (RoPa) but now it is the other way around. Daphne took part as a physiotherapist. The Roparun is organized for the benefit of cancer patients
We visited this former school where people could get their scollarship to become a physiotherapist. It opened up just before World War II and used to house 30 students per period. In the end of the 20th century the location got too small and the school had to move to a different building. Since then this place has been left abandoned...
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We visited this former school where people could get their scollarship to become a physiotherapist.
It opened up just before World War II and used to house 30 students per period.
In the end of the 20th century the location got too small and the school had to move to a different building.
Since then this place has been left abandoned...
Visited this location in December 2014
December 1. 2016, Fredericia Municipality took over the keys to buildings that were once Fredericia Hospital. It was the starting shot at Fredericia Health Center (Sundhedshuset).
Fredericia Health Center is now a good example of how to create health centers or local hospitals in Denmark.
Fredericia health center has many different functions together on their 27,000 m2. There are several GPs, gynecologists, physiotherapists, vocational training, dentists, hearing clinic, pharmacy just to name a few. There are still more floors that have not been taken into use.
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I have been following the advise given to my by the physiotherapist and getting out each day for three short walks. This afternoon I managed to make it down to the Yacht Club, normally about a twenty five minute return trip. Todays time 55 minutes! Fortunately there were a couple of places to sit along the way.
While we were talking to Rodrigo, who was proudly showing us his newly purchased cool bus, a half-naked man, in the company of a woman, joined our conversation. He said that he knew the previous owner of the bus.
"It's a small world," I said, and he replied: "or it's a small country."
This is how, a few minutes later, I came to ask the man and his wife, Marko & Terhi, to participate in my photo project.
Marko, who is a project manager in a technical company, told us some background about the bus. As we got deeper in conversation, he & my husband found out that they had in common someone they knew. And while they continued to talk, I asked Terhi for a portrait. She seemed a bit uneasy and shy, but she agreed.
"You know," I said to encourage her, "when people are a bit nervous in front of my camera, I tell them to think about somebody they love and usually they can relax."
A few personal questions later, I found out that Terhi was a socionom/ a form of social worker, working with people with special needs.
She also mentioned that her sister is a photographer, too, but that she is working as a physiotherapist now.
It is not uncommon nowadays to change professions according to one's needs.
As I am very interested in the origins of names; I asked Terhi if her name had a meaning in Finnish.
"It comes from Kalevala," she explained and started to quote some passages that had to do with her name.
"Terhi is a short form of Terhenetär, which was derived from Finnish terhen meaning "mist". In the Finnish epic the Kalevala Terhenetär is a sprite associated with mist and forests."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala
And then she told me a very interesting story about her 10y/o daughter.
When Terhi was pregnant she had a dream, and in her dream she saw a baby girl saying: "I am Petra and I am coming to you."
As soon as she woke up, she told Marko about her dream and they decided to call their future baby Petra.
"It's a perfect name for her," Terhi said, "she is as strong as a rock, and very much like her father."
"Marko meaning: From the god Mars"
"Petra is a girl's name is of Greek origin meaning "rock".
"We also gave our baby a middle name, 'Illusia,' which balances so well her strong and soft characters," said Terhi with such a loving, motherly tone in her voice.
And then, all of a sudden, she became so emotional and started to cry. Tears of joy. And love.
I was so moved by her sweet reaction that I felt giving her a hug had it not been for the virus, instead I just caressed her the top of her shoulder.
Covid has deprived us of so many hugs :-(
When I tell people to think about somebody they love when they are nervous in front of the camera, I really don't expect such a total heartfelt reaction. Such a privilege this was !
Thank you, dear Terhi, for sharing your heart.
And what do you know, a second later Terhi's phone rang and Petra was online :-)
Illusia: "From Yrjö Kokko's 1944 fairytale classic Pessi and Illusia. Illusia is the name of a small fairy who lives by the rainbow. Illusia is described to be naive, but optimistic and care free. The tale is about Pessi the troll and Illusia the fairy, who, despite all the differences between them and their worlds, fall in love."
We visited this former school where people could get their scollarship to become a physiotherapist.
It opened up just before World War II and used to house 30 students per period.
In the end of the 20th century the location got too small and the school had to move to a different building.
Since then this place has been left abandoned...
Visited this location in December 2014