These buds from next door's thriving Clematis are poised, ready to burst forth into full flower and give of themselves that life may continue.
And so, they are an apt representation for my day. The build up has been tense, firstly with weekly reminders and then daily reminders, of an appointment made many months ago. All within me wanted to cancel, but my head was firmly of the view that I should make the smallest of sacrifices in respect for all those putting themselves willingly on the front line in order to save lives.
And so it was, that I arrived at my blood donor session this afternoon, having not been in close contact with anyone other than my husband, for 34 days. I was dealing with not only the fear of Covid-19, but my fear of blood and propensity to faint in all medical situations.
After an hour of waiting - and increasing apprehension - the pin prick test to extract a droplet of blood and test for Hg levels was finally taken. And failed. I was sent firmly on my way, having been denied the opportunity to donate.
These promising buds will fair better and are sure to deliver.
Well, good for you for taking all this trouble to do this! I expect you were rather relieved to be sent home. And if your Hg levels were low - you now need to find some iron - "any ole iron' - no -nuts, seeds, dried apricots!
I think the venturing forth was what you needed. You needed to go out to see that you would be alright and that some of your fears can now be set aside. I'm sorry you couldn't donate, but the thought that you would follow through even though you were scared to do so speaks volumes of how you support the volunteers. Good for you! And you also got a lovely photo for your efforts.
I think what you did is a wonderful act of generosity, even if you have not been allowed to donate. And the photo is fabulous, so fav on both accounts!
More lovely light! This is a wonderful capture...cheerful and alive with anticipation. I hope to see a picture of them fully open. And good for you being willing to endure the stress in order to donate...even though it didn't happen in the end.
