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Well today I’m going to disappoint. I was intending to take photos of a fireworks display last night for today’s post but didn’t feel well enough to go out. This week I’ve graduated to walking semi weight-bearing with crutches and as a result have been in a lot of pain. I think I got lulled into a false sense of security when I was non weight-bearing ~ because as I was not putting any weight on my leg, it didn’t hurt much.
However, now I’ve started putting it to the ground it’s very painful ~ and last night the ankle joint was swollen, very hot to the touch and inflamed. I had no choice but to elevate my leg and rest ~ so no photos! I’m collecting a new prescription today for some tablets which my doctor thinks should help reduce the swelling and inflammation, so hopefully I’ll feel better once they’re in my system.
I had an x-ray last week and was told all looked well (although the graft has not yet fully knitted with the tibia) so I’m not overly concerned. Apparently swelling and inflammation of the joint during recovery are par for the course after a bone graft to the leg. :sigh:
Anyway, since I don’t have any suitable photos for today’s theme ~ I thought I’d share a sweet little picture my 6-year-old grandson drew of me, when he visited last week. He was bemused by seeing me in a wheelchair (just before I started semi weight-bearing) ~ so we referred to it as Nana’s Hot Wheels to make him laugh ~ hence the title of his picture! Whilst he was visiting we went down to the beach with his bucket and spade (I stayed on the pathway) and I carried his bucket and spade on my lap in the wheelchair ~ so rather amusingly in the picture, he’s hung them on my elevated leg! LOL! I just love that boy!

And a few other pics taken on that beach trip ~ these photos were taken early (straight after breakfast!) ~ it was wonderful weather for late October ~ so warm we didn’t need coats, even at that time of day! I loved the light that morning too ~ it’s quite common to get that wonderful Autumn/Winter light here ~ and it’s perfect for taking photos.
First of all ~ Mr Artistic with his little sister (cousins to baby Pumpkin):

Beachcombing for shells and interesting stones etc …

”Look what I’ve got Nana!”

”I found some too!”

”WOW! That looks interesting!”

Concentrating on writing in the sand …

That’s all for this week folks!
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Photo Friday Advance Diary
13th November ~ Photo Art (using photo-shop, or any other device)
20th November ~ Free Choice (your favourite recent photo and why).
Historical facts re Guy Fawkes in the UK:
Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the Low Countries,belonged to a group of Roman Catholic restorationists from England who planned the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Their aim was to displace Protestant rule by blowing up the Houses of Parliament while King James I and the entire Protestant, and even most of the Catholic, aristocracy and nobility were inside. The conspirators saw this as a necessary reaction to the systematic discrimination against English Catholics.
The Gunpowder Plot was led by Robert Catesby, but Fawkes was put in charge of its execution. He was arrested a few hours before the planned explosion, during a search of the cellars underneath Parliament in the early hours of 5 November prompted by the receipt of an anonymous warning letter.
Guy Fawkes Night (or “bonfire night”), held on 5 November in the United Kingdom and some parts of the Commonwealth, is a commemoration of the plot, during which an effigy of Fawkes is burned, often accompanied by a fireworks display. The word “guy”, meaning “man” or “person”, is derived from his name.
Interestingly ~ I’m not sure many folk would stop Guy Fawkes these days ~ since the current UK government is currently considered rather corrupt and inadequate.