Yesterday while I was hiking along the Bushkill, I inadvertently stumbled in to a fallen branch. It hurt at the time, but I didn't think much of it. Today my ankle is bruised and swollen, so the trip I had planned to take to a local waterfall was out of the question! I managed to get some chores done around the house and decided to post a shot taken last week for today's Either Or October word- opaque. I always loved "milk glass". I find its soft milky white color and smooth surface very appealing. This piece was on display in the restaurant the women's group had their fall luncheon at. I thought the bumps and swirls made a nice gentle pattern which was quite appealing in black and white.
Ann I love it..a girlfriend of mine has quite a few items in milk glass and when I was at a flee market a few years ago I saw a matching picture frame, so I had to buy it for her as a present. as for your ankle you better put ice on it..when I bumped into something a short while ago it started swelling and after all this time it's still bigger than the ankle on my other foot. I had x-rays taken and was told it was ok and that the swelling will eventually subside.
Thank you everyone for your concern over the ankle. I can put my full weight on it and even walk with no trouble, so it's not sprained or broken. But it is sporting a nasty bruise and has some swelling, because I smacked it pretty good! So I have it raised, and I've been putting icy-hot on it to improve the circulation. It doesn't look pretty, but I think by tomorrow morning I'll see improvement. I think my time in the pool today also helped with the circulation so, it's on the mend. I truly appreciate all the good advice and well-wishes!
@pjonas Thanks Patty- it's doing pretty good, still swollen but I think by tomorrow it will start to go down. @eniaral Thanks Laraine! Do you remember seeing this? It was on that shelf unit that divided the dining area from the chairs and coffee table for the guests of the B&B. @httpgeffed Thanks Colleen!
that's a very sharp piece, lovely lines and curves - it looks dainty. that would be nice for a white-on-white shot. i hope your ankle's swelling will subside soon. in my first aid courses, we were told that an ice pack should be applied on the affected area immediately or during the next 24 hours. after that you would need to apply a hot pack. you should have it checked though if the swelling becomes worse.
@summerfield Thanks Vikki! It seems to be doing fine. I actually had both tonight with that icy-hot stuff. I'll be sleeping with it elevated tonight so we'll see in the morning how it worked.
Pretty...thingy! (not sure what to call it!). You captured it beautifully - nice detail in the white, and contrasts well with the black background too :)
Love this monochrome - it really brings out the bodacious curves in the vase!
Hope you've got your feet up. I always feel better when something hurts and you get a bruise to show for it, somehow I feel cheated if not. :)
@salza Thank you Sally- yes, it's better this morning. Still tender, but I really whacked it good, so it will take a while for that to go away. @myautofocuslife Thanks Livia. Yes, it seems to be healing as expected. It's going to have some "lovely" colors over the next few days though! @alia_801 Thanks Alia! It's a candy dish I think (or maybe used for nuts or sugar cubes). @sangwann Thank you Dione! @filsie65 Thanks Phil! I put it up all last night and the swelling has gone down some. But it's going to produce some lovely shades over the next few days. I should probably add a little limp in so that people will really feel sorry for me! lol @denisedaly Thank you Denise! That's what caught my eye about it in the first place.
Beautiful glass and I love the way you composed this and the light shows of the shape perfectly. I hope your ankle will be better soon, so hard not to be able to do what you've had planned...
Rest that ankle and I hope you heal well and quickly! This is a great shot. I love the color, the way it's positioned, the framing. It's perfect. Excellent job.
What a gorgeous piece of milk glass! It's a treasure. Beautiful pov and perfect in b&w. Take care of your ankle... that happened to me last year taking photos (hazards of our work!) Anyway ... long story short. My swelled up ankle never went down. Still the same today.
@ruthmouch Thanks Ruth- it's still black and blue and a bit swollen today, but I went out for a (very) short hike anyway! @anazad511 Thank you Ana! The ankle will heal in time- I'm being careful with it- but not letting it slow me down. @geertje Thanks Geertje! I probably should have stayed off it today, but it wasn't hurting much when I walked so I took advantage of a beautiful day and took a very very short hike! I just wanted to get that waterfall shot! @prttblues Thanks Bev! Well, it's only day two and it's still swollen a little, plus black and blue- but I didn't let it stop me today. Went out and got that waterfall shot! @automaticslim Thanks Andy! @karenann Thanks Karenann! It doesn't belong to me- it was on display at a restaurant, so it's not my treasure, but it was certainly pretty enough to take a photo before I left! The ankle is still swollen, but it only happened two days ago, so I'm not expecting it to look normal yet. lol I decided today was to beautiful to not be outside taking shots of the fall colors, so I took a very short hike to that waterfall!
Sorry about my error, Ann. Now I see that it was taken at the luncheon .. my mind didn't "click" at the moment. lol But actually it's beautiful no matter where it was taken.
@karenann That's alright- I just thought I'd qualify it! But I agree- it was just a pretty piece. @dmariewms Thanks Marie! I don't let it hold me back. I was off hiking again today!
I have one just like this, belonged to my mom who always liked milk glass. Really nice shot! So sorry to hear about your accident, Ann. Take care of yourself!
@cimes1 Thank you Carole! I'm doing fine- it was my own "klutziness"! The black and blue will be around for a while and the swelling is going down slowly, but it's not bothering me much and I can walk etc. so I'm not complaining!
@mrssmith Thanks Carla! I'm up and running (although I should probably be taking it a little easier!) @la_photographic Thank you Laura! @tara11 Thank you Tara!
October 21st, 2012
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Thank you everyone for your concern over the ankle. I can put my full weight on it and even walk with no trouble, so it's not sprained or broken. But it is sporting a nasty bruise and has some swelling, because I smacked it pretty good! So I have it raised, and I've been putting icy-hot on it to improve the circulation. It doesn't look pretty, but I think by tomorrow morning I'll see improvement. I think my time in the pool today also helped with the circulation so, it's on the mend. I truly appreciate all the good advice and well-wishes!
@eniaral Thanks Laraine! Do you remember seeing this? It was on that shelf unit that divided the dining area from the chairs and coffee table for the guests of the B&B.
@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen!
Hope you've got your feet up. I always feel better when something hurts and you get a bruise to show for it, somehow I feel cheated if not. :)
@myautofocuslife Thanks Livia. Yes, it seems to be healing as expected. It's going to have some "lovely" colors over the next few days though!
@alia_801 Thanks Alia! It's a candy dish I think (or maybe used for nuts or sugar cubes).
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@filsie65 Thanks Phil! I put it up all last night and the swelling has gone down some. But it's going to produce some lovely shades over the next few days. I should probably add a little limp in so that people will really feel sorry for me! lol
@denisedaly Thank you Denise! That's what caught my eye about it in the first place.
@anazad511 Thank you Ana! The ankle will heal in time- I'm being careful with it- but not letting it slow me down.
@geertje Thanks Geertje! I probably should have stayed off it today, but it wasn't hurting much when I walked so I took advantage of a beautiful day and took a very very short hike! I just wanted to get that waterfall shot!
@prttblues Thanks Bev! Well, it's only day two and it's still swollen a little, plus black and blue- but I didn't let it stop me today. Went out and got that waterfall shot!
@automaticslim Thanks Andy!
@karenann Thanks Karenann! It doesn't belong to me- it was on display at a restaurant, so it's not my treasure, but it was certainly pretty enough to take a photo before I left! The ankle is still swollen, but it only happened two days ago, so I'm not expecting it to look normal yet. lol I decided today was to beautiful to not be outside taking shots of the fall colors, so I took a very short hike to that waterfall!
@dmariewms Thanks Marie! I don't let it hold me back. I was off hiking again today!
@la_photographic Thank you Laura!
@tara11 Thank you Tara!