No blogging for awhile for me. . .

Yesterday, I was walking the 5 blocks to the Kiggins House remodel so I can keep my blog about it updated and I had an accident. It is an old part of uptown and the sidewalks are in bad repair on some blocks. I knew I was nearing the corner and looked up to see if there was traffic or if I would be able to cross the street. Just at that moment, I crossed an uneven sidewalk that part was 2 inches higher than the leveled sidewalk and it threw me off balance and I fell flat on my face.

Both knees were bleeding, I cut off the tip of my little finger and my left hand was hurting like crazy. As I was falling, I saw out of the corner of my eye that a bicycle had passed me. Before I could figure how to get back up, the young man was there to help me. A lady in a car, pulled her car to the side of the road and came over to help me also.

When I was standing again all I could think of was my camera in my bag. . . thank goodness, it was in better shape than I was with just the battery door opened a smidgen.

The guy checked my hand and I could move fingers a little so he thought it was just sprained and not broken. I don't know. I just know my knees hurt like hell and so did my hand. They stayed with me for a little longer and then found out I was not going back home but determined to go get my photos of the remodel for my blog first. I didn't even think to get their names. I did thank them and told them that they were unique in today's society because most people would just go right on by. They will be forever in my thoughts and prayers.

I hobbled the remaining two blocks to the photo shoot and took three photos and came back home, got ice and took a nap for three hours. When I got up, I decided to go do some errands on the bus and got my bus pass and checked out a place I needed info on for an event next month and ate at Wendy's and came home. My knees still stung and my hand hurt so I decided to do nothing else. Got some more ice and went to bed.

I got online because I was going to write a thank you to those two people via The Columbian, our daily newspaper. Maybe they will see it. . . IF you are a praying person, you might pray for my healing and that my hand is not broken.

This is the letter I am sending the newspaper:

Kindness Of Strangers

Monday, I was on a routine walk to take more photos for my blog about the Kiggins House re-model. As I was walking up 25th, I was watching the sidewalk because there are quite a number of uneven concrete slabs that were probably caused by overgrown trees at one time. I could tell I was coming to an intersection so I looked up to survey the traffic situation. In an instant, I fell headlong onto the pavement.

As I tried to upright myself, a young man on a bicycle and a lady who had parked her car quickly, came to see if I was ok. I managed to get up and surveyed that I had hurt both knees and one was really scraped and bleeding. My left hand was throbbing and the very end of my pinkie was cut off by the fall. Nevertheless, my camera in my bag, was my first concern!

These two people stayed and talked to me, checked to see if anything was broken and finally went on their intended ways after I told them I was determined to go get a few photos before going home to put ice on anything. I didn't think to get their names but I did thank them personally because not many people will stop to help a stranger today. Last night, I thought these two deserved public recognition so I am writing this and hope it will be published in the letters to the editor and that they will see it and recognize themselves as wonderful members of our Vancouver community.

Thank you!

ODD SHOT MONDAY

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The nerve of that squirrel ignoring that sign! Who did it think the barricade was for anyway?

Blog Your Blessing Sunday #38

If you care to join us acknowledging our blessings go here: Blue Panther

Today my blessings are the paved trails I have the opportunity to walk on here in Vancouver. I haven't been to Klineline Pond and Salmon Creek Greenway for awhile because of a detour the bus had to make when the road going over Salmon Creek needed major repairs and was closed. Now I have to take two buses to get there and walk about three blocks before I spot the waterfall that always told me (in the past) we were there.

When you see this waterfall on Highway 99, you know you have arrived. . . Klineline Pond is just across the road and Salmon Creek Greenway is the walking trail in front of it.



Klineline water park. . .

Canadian Geese. . .

Mallard ducks. . .

Water sprays to cool you off . . .

Klineline pond for swimming, fishing and enjoying . . .

Mile markers beginning just outside Klineline water park. . .

Beautiful blossoms. . .

The berries are almost ripe. . .

Beautiful scenery . . .

Tall trees. . .

Pretty weeds. . .

Glimmer of sunlight OVER the bridge. . .

More beautiful blossoms. . .

A bench to rest and watch the river. . .

Straight paths . . .

Flowers . . .

Contrasting scenery . . .

Curved paths . . .

Wild daisies. . .

Flowers. . .

More flowering bushes -- these reminded me of grapes growing. . .

More flowers. . .

Long shadows looking back on a path that's almost complete . . .

Berries . . .

The end is in sight -- just up that hill. It's only been three miles and has taken me an hour and 15 minutes because I was in no hurry and besides the exercise, more photos were my ulterior motive anyway.

The sign that officially ends -- or starts -- the Salmon Creek Greenway. Time to catch a bus home!

Snow walk . . . July 23, 2008

I haven't been to Klineline Pond and the Salmon Creek Greenway for a long time so I decided I was going to walk the trail this afternoon. I left around 4:00 . . . my walk photos will be another post. This one is about the snow I viewed on the path!!!!!!!!!!! Snow in JULY!!!!! I love snow . . . I was so excited!!!!!!!! CLICK ON EACH to see the SNOW better.
See the snow on the barbed wire fence?
See snow in the trees on the branches of pine needles?

Look at the snow in the air floating gently to the ground.
Do you see the snow on the edges of the path?
Look at the clumps of snow on the side of the path.
There's even snow on the branches.
Look at the snow on the pine needles!

What do you mean that's not snow . . . Cottonwood trees blowing seeds round? NO WAY! Tell me it isn't so. . .

My window view Thursday night

Love living in this high rise where I can always see the sun set in the evening. First, it is so bright that it looks white so I wait a bit and usually get a mellow shot that is a reminder that the sun is going to bed.

Summer flowers . . .

Summer flowers from my walks recently. Who can resist taking a picture when you see something so beautiful?