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Um ... yeah, I call them toes, but they are really too dang SHORT to be considered toes, don't ya think ?!?
This particular idea came to me during yoga class tonight, maybe because we spent a few minutes rising up on our toes and back down? I did find it very interesting to see just how the bones of the foot fold into the shape of a high heeled shoe. The ankle joint was the most resistant.
Lighting: An SB-800 bounced off a collapsed umbrella low camera right. I also held a silver reflector to the left and behind the subject. The shoe is on a piece of black velvet.
I also took versions of this image with the shoe on a mirror, but they were vetoed as being "too confusing".
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I don't know why--maybe it's the CP--but he has the curliest toes. It's hard to even see that second one.
where in the world did the expression "pigeon toed" come from? It's supposed to refer to people who walk with their toes pointing more inward, but as you can see looking at this guy, pigeons aren't pigeon toed! Well, they are, but not in that sense!
Expressions we use all the time can be interesting. Usually we don't really think about them, but when we do, some seem very strange.
In the 1990's I walked through Fredericksburg, Virginia. I went into The Rising Sun Tavern, which had been owned by George Washington's family. There I learned about an interesting expression most Americans have used and have no idea about, "Mind your P's and Q's". In the 1700's, taverns attracted travelers who stayed upstairs, and spent most of the evening downstairs in the bar, guzzling their ale and beer. The men would get quite rowdy by the end of the evening, so the barkeep would lock himself in a cage where they couldn't get to him, and would say, "Gentlemen, please mind your P's and Q's!" Basically, that meant he was done serving, and they should finish their pints and quarts, and go home, or go upstairs to bed! Of course, the men weren't always too happy about being cut off, hence the reason for the barkeep's cage! I found that one to be a very interesting piece of trivia!
My feathered friend here was a very good poser, pigeon toed or not!
Sloths mate and give birth while hanging in the trees. Three-toed sloth babies are often seen clinging to their mothers—they travel by hanging on to them for the first nine months of their lives.
On land, sloths' weak hind legs provide no power and their long claws are a hindrance. They must dig into the earth with their front claws and use their strong front legs to pull themselves along, dragging their bellies across the ground. If caught on land, these animals have no chance to evade predators, such as big cats, and must try to defend themselves by clawing and biting.
Though they couldn't be clumsier on land, sloths are surprisingly good swimmers. They sometimes fall directly from rain forest trees into rivers and stroke efficiently with their long arms.
The three-toed sloth emits a long, high-pitched call that echoes through the forests as "ahh-eeee." Because of this cry these sloths are sometimes called ais (pronounced "eyes").
Last night, in the tub, lots of bubbles, feeling peaceful, finally putting my whining about missing springtime to rest. Yes, I've moved on from lusting for spring . . . is it summer yet? (Just kidding; I'll sit tight in winter's grip and ride it out)