June 09, 2009
Catch-22
The stress fracture in my foot is supposedly healed. I'm taking my osteoporosis medicine and extra calcium. The next step is to get back to moderate, weight-bearing exercise to build up those bones.
The problem is that moderate, weight-bearing activity is what cracked that bone.
Theoretically, sturdy arch supports will help the poor, weak bones in my arches support my weight. Unfortunately, sturdy arch supports aggravate an old soft tissue injury in my left knee.
I'm having a hard time finding the balance between not moving at all, moving enough to keep my body functioning, and moving so much that more parts break. (At the moment I'm sitting with my foot propped up, actually, because it started protesting more of that strenuous "standing in the kitchen" thing I do.)
So, what does a photographer do when she can't go for a walk?
She lies on the floor and takes pictures of cats.
Monte Alban using his favorite headrest. Cute!
Oz always says, "He's just too lazy to hold up his head!"
I always say, "National Geographic ran a photo of a lion doing the same thing. He's like a lion!"
Sparky gazing out the window at a squirrel or something else tasty-looking.
I like how the bokeh blurs the background so you can't see the paper grocery bags filled with paperbacks. (We need more bookcases.) If I'm going to be doing a lot of interior photography, we'll have to clean the place up a bit. Oz suggested hanging a backdrop in front of the clutter.
Amtrak provides a few opportunities for sedentary photography as well.
Like when the train just stops for a half hour after traveling five minutes from the station where you got on.
American railroads are in about as good a shape as I'm in.