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Friday, 25 November 2011

The Weekend in Black and White

Another Reflection

At the moment I'm more or less confined to the house with sciatica, and the pain meds send me to sleep for much of the day.
That means I have to look around for something that might be just good enough for the Challenge.

This small mirror stands on the shelf by my computer. In front of it is a brass stamp box which now holds paper clips etc. and in front of that is a shawl pin made by First Daughter for Second Daughter.
The whole thing caught my eye as I staggered past, and gave me a great excuse to sit down!


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25 comments:

Carver said...

I'm so sorry you are dealing with so much pain. I know how difficult that can be. I hope it will get better soon.

I love the overall affect of the grouping in your photograph.

anemonen said...

Sorry to hear about your pain. I have a lot of pain mayself so I know how it fells. Hope you get better. Lovely B&W photo.

NatureFootstep said...

I gooled the illness you have and it seem to very hard. I hope it will end soon.

But you got a godo shot for this week, I really like it. :)

genie said...

Hang in there. I can certainly relate to what you are going through. I had terrible sciatica 10 years ago which turned out to the the result of a herniated L5 requiring surgery. Plus, I live with chronic back pain and spasms from scoliosis. None of the meds do any good so I do not take them. Take it easy, and I hope it gets better sooner than later. I love the way you made some wonderful lemonade out of the lemons you are dealt this week. The shot is great. Where there is a will, there is a way. YOu have proved it to us this week. genie

Gemma Wiseman said...

With your painful limitations, this is an amazing, very creative response for this week! Beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Ouch, that's dedication and a fine image. Hope you feel better soon.

dharma owl said...

hope blogging distracts you from the pain, my well wishes goes out to you. great photo!

Helene Orskaug said...

Beautiful photo!!
I hope you're feeling better soon:o)
Thanks so much for hosting this challenge!

Helene

Antonia said...

Hope you get better soon! I like the idea to take the picture this way!

Rejen said...

Sorry too hear you are in pain, I hope you get better soon, but pain or not it is a great shot...Best wishes to you..;D

Laura said...

a wonderful capture!

Laura said...

I hope the pain eases and you feel better very soon.

Lachezar said...

Extraordinary out of ordinary, caught in a reflected image turn it into magic!

Anonymous said...

I hope you mend soon, I don't like to hear when people are in pain. I like the pin, its has a lot of interesting details.

Carola said...

Great photo. Hope you are getting better soon.

A. said...

It just shows you what is around if only you have the eyes to see.

Wishing you a very speedy recovery. My husband suffers from back pain and sciatica so I know how it can drag you down.

paul said...

Sorry to hear about your troubles, and I hope the pain will subside soon.

A great b&w shot, turning what's around you into poetry.

Margaret Gosden said...

The mirror frames the collection perfectly - I am often amazed how a chance glimpse of an image works out so well!

Sivinden said...

Your picture turned out so well! Not always to easy to discover the scenes that are closest to us.
Hope you will get better very soon.

magiceye said...

that is a lovely capture!

you take care and get well soon!!

kareninkenai said...

I thought this a very clever composition; made me do a double-take because I know beads cannot hang upside-down. LOL - very nice clear image, of course. Lovely B/W. Thank you, kareninkenai (weekend in b/w)

Leovi said...

I like this composition with the mirror's reflection.

RobertN said...

My best wishes goes out to you! Beautiful picture for b&W, have a nice day!

serline said...

At first glance, it looks like an attractive classic item on display. Hope you get to feeling better soon.

Halcyon said...

I had to look at this one twice. I like the reflection. Creative shot!