in the streets

Yan not looking too happy about another photo, posing by the shadow of his brother Buzz

Lincoln, England

Yes, we are currently mere shadows of ourselves as we have become trapped in DIARRHEA HELL!

For two months Tidda has been suffering from increasingly frequent bouts of diarrhea. For the most part, she seems to be feeling okay and enjoys her walks, is hungry and plays. I on the other hand have been reduced to stumbling in a trance from one colon emergency to the next, randomly having to drop everything and take her outside or, worse, having to get up at 2 a.m. to take her out. And then again at 5.

Stool samples are negative for Giardia, negative for worms. She's been on probiotics and prebiotics for 10 days and has had several 24-hour fasts, now mostly getting rice and home-cooked chicken broth. She's losing weight and does seem to be a little less energetic.

The 12 day wait for the vet appointment has been the longest 12 days ever. It's no longer episodic but just continuous diarrhea. I wanted to bring her in as an emergency on Saturday but then she seemed slightly better and the vet "no longer had any same day visits available" that day. To be honest, I might be suffering more than she is. They said I'm doing everything right and she should get better.

Ever since the pandemic, the vet clinic has been chronically understaffed and overburdened and I've heard it's due in large part to the extreme local housing shortage as they can't hire people if there is no affordable place for them to live. Another issue is that I have constant problems buying her regular food as intermittently it's just not available due to the supply chain problems that are affecting pet foods. It's a real stressor for me. I'm going to see what the vet thinks about the possibility of making my own food for her.

Yet, Tidda is her sweet and good self. I'm trying to emulate her in that regard. I tell myself we will get through this and she will get better. Life just never seems to get any easier, though.

Wish us luck for the vet visit on Wednesday!

UMass campus, Amherst MA

Ripponden

This shot was taken on the footpath which runs along the side of Ryburn reservoir, it was a potential candidate for a previous Saturday challenge, straight line shadows, but as a few of us discovered, nature doesn’t do straight lines, so it never got used.

Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.

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Late afternoon captured with CPL filter.

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Yellowstone National Park

Wyoming

USA

Best view in Light Box-

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View of a tree lined river in Yellowstone. This image was taken from the road which crossed over the river.

dernier jour - plage de l'hotel et ballade sur le chemin de Sainte-Luce

last day - beach of the hotel and ballad on the way to Sainte-Luce

HTmT!

Have a safe week!

Terrace at 11.371 ft - Mont Blanc Courmayeur Italy

Terrazza a 3.466 m - Monte Bianco Courmayeur Italia

Thank you all for visits, comments & faves :)

I took this ages ago but never uploaded it. I like the simplicity of it. Thanks to John Bravo for supplying the equipment. Experimented with Canon here but I prefer Nikon. HFF!

Handheld shot, shooting into the light, the low sun creating long shadows on the pavement.

Hérault France

Merci beaucoup à tous pour vos gentils commentaires et favoris!!

Thanks a lot for your faves and comments

Thanks to the group Administrators

Shadowplay

Hologram me

A man and his dog strolling the Fraser Riverbank

British Columbia

Canada

A nice sunny wander into town as a respite from revision for finals. Happy fence Friday!

Fungus hiding in the shadows.

First light of the morning arrives along the western side of the Wenatchee river in Tumwater Canyon.

"The canyon is estimated to be 3000' deep and nine miles long. In geology, most of the canyon rocks are of quartz diorite composition. The canyon is gradually sloped, and, as such, the highest point of Tumwater Canyon cannot be seen from the lowest point.

Despite its name appearing at first glance to be an English name or word, the canyon was actually given an Indian name. "Tumwater" is an Indian word meaning "strong water", or "falling water". The "tum" part of the word is derived from "tumtum", which in Chinook Indian jargon means the "sound of a beating heart". The name was chosen by former U.S. Forest Supervisor A.H. Sylvester many years ago, in reference to the Wenatchee River's rapids within Tumwater Canyon."

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Have a wonderful Wednesday!

...shadows of boats waiting to be taken out for a spin!!