i'm pretty sure that by now you know this was going to happen. but fear not! i haven't any more props for high key days so i just might give you a good surprise next week.😜
today was supposed to be a busy productive day. i was going to take my niece and her husband to lunch as last monday was their 25th anniversary. the roads and pavements were rather bad and the weather, too, was unpredictable throughout the day. it took me 25 minutes to walk to the bus stop from my building when it's only a 6-minute walk (i walk quite fast when i'm by myself) normally. the snow was thick and underneath that was hard ice. i made it to the bus stop and the bus ride was uneventful. when i was going to the restaurant, my sister told me to pass by the pharmacy as they had the free COVID testing kit. i've been trying to get one from the pharmacy near me and they were always out. after i got the kit, i thought i'd pass by the techie store to get a couple of SD cards. i wasn't paying attention and i slipped right outside the techie store. i tried to balance myself and when i fell, i fell on my left knee, but in a split second, i knew i had the choice of getting my pants dirty and my coat so i leaned to my left and my knee touched a mound of snow. only, the mound of snow was hard ice underneath. a guy who was getting out of his car came to help me, turned out he's an off-duty EMS. the techie store clerk let us in and EMS guy examined my knee. the techie guy produced an ice pack and it was secured on my knee by some gauze the EMS guy had in his car. he didn't think i broke a bone but he said he can drive me to the hospital. i declined because he was so handsome, all blond hair and beautiful blue eyes and i was afraid i might kiss him 🤣. kidding, but it was one of those times when i wish i was still young. he said i should nurse it with a cold pack until the morning, and if the swelling got worse, i should either go to emerg or call my doctor to have my knee x-rayed.
i was supposed to meet the northster mid-afternoon to shoot around the chinatown. but i was hobbling after sitting for an hour and a half at the restaurant so i thought i'd go home and rest. guess what happened soon as i got home. my bladder was full and i hurried to go to the washroom when lord of all things, i bumped the damned knee against a chair in the hallway. why the stupid chair was there is beyond me. it was so painful i uttered all the expletives i know in five languages including swahili and i don't even know swahili! when i came to my senses, i limped to the washroom. thankfully my body forgot that the bladder was full or i'd have peed in me pants. then i'd really be pissed with that stupid chair!
so now, here i am, sitting with a cold compress on my knee, my leg raised on an ottoman that i'd been planning to get rid of because i had no use for it. 'tis a good thing i shot this this morning or i'd be absent today.
It's a lovely picture but not a lovely day. Thank goodness a hospital visit wasn't necessary. Dam your winter ice has been bad this year. Did you get your SD cards? Hope you can walk on it tomorrow. I think you need to hibernate for awhile.
@lesip - i'm hobbling and if i sit too long i feel the knee throbbing. if it wasn't painful to walk i could've still gone to meet northy. i did get my SD cards and with a discount! i haven't gone out of the apartment since wednesday!
First: your photo is absolutely lovely, the lace behind the cups is so feminine and the beads are pretty too. Second: I sure hope your recovery is quick and your pain subsides. I left snow country because of the things you describe in your great story. Third: I loved your story (not the getting hurt part) but I could visualize the whole thing and got a nice chuckle out of it, thank you! Heal well!
FAV Absolutely elegant.
So sorry to hear about your accident. Please try to baby your knee as long as possible because you don't want to be incapacitated even longer. I know how badly it can hurt
Nicely done high key. I keep forgetting that really I need white in the background and often shoot stronger colours and then cannot fade them sufficiently! Low key I enjoy much more to take. Moody and fun! But I must get better at high key, the results are so pretty
thank you, ladies. the swelling has indeed gone down. now i have to nurse it with a warm compress as per advice of the handsome young off-duty EMS guy. still painful when walking but not like yesterday. i think i'm homebound for the rest of the week.
Oh so lovely, Vikki! I’m glad you had a handsome young man to advise you on what to do about your knee. I’m glad the swelling has gone down too. Big hugs, hope you feel better today!
Oh, dear. I’m so glad the swelling is going down. Good that you had this photo already prepared. Thinking ahead—something I need practice doing. Ditto everything all the others have said about the picture. So elegant, so perfectly white.
February 21st, 2022
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Ouch! Vikki you had such a crazy day, I hope your knee is alright.
So sorry to hear about your accident. Please try to baby your knee as long as possible because you don't want to be incapacitated even longer. I know how badly it can hurt
Hope swelling is down today, take painkillers, rest and get well soon x
Hope your knee feels better already! Be careful and mind all chairs...
thank you, ladies. the swelling has indeed gone down. now i have to nurse it with a warm compress as per advice of the handsome young off-duty EMS guy. still painful when walking but not like yesterday. i think i'm homebound for the rest of the week.
Fabulous photo too