Sepsis is the leading cause of death in hospitals. It is the body’s response to an infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, amputations, and death. Sepsis affects over 26 million people worldwide each year. The risk of sepsis can be reduced by practicing good hygiene and staying current with vaccinations. While sepsis…Read more »
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France, Soissons and Making Sense of Unfortunate Nicknames
Originally posted on Have Bag, Will Travel:
It was too early to book into our holiday accommodation which was only just a few miles away so after a surprisingly good IBIS Hotel breakfast we set out to explore the town of Soissons. The place was unusually quiet for a Monday morning and many of the shops in…
A grand morning at the Vermilion Lakes
Christopher Martin Photography Time spent at the Vermilion Lakes in Banff National Park is always worthwhile. It had been a while since I had watched day break there so on the weekend I drove up to do that. I went very early so I was able to make some long exposures at the second lake…Read more »
Dead Man’s Hand
Originally posted on Marrow:
Aces and eights. A dead man’s hand. So called because that is what James Butler Hickok held when he was shot from behind in a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota in August 1876. One of the greatest gunslingers of the Old West lay dead from a gunshot in the back of…
Smoky Golden Moonrise
Christopher Martin Photography My son and I returned from a weekend hiking and camping with good friends in the Monashee Provincial Park in British Columbia on Monday night. Wildfires have been a clear and present danger across the province for the whole summer and west of Golden we drove between two separate fires that were…Read more »
Red-legged falcon
Originally posted on Hundredpics:
A red-legged falcon has been posing several days for photographers in Tuusula, close to Helsinki.
Fox
Originally posted on Chaotic Shapes:
I Finished up the drawing on Thursday. There were many different guesses on what this could be. Some were correct, others close. A few were off by a lot. I’m not saying there’s a correct image of this drawing, you create whatever you want. What you see is what you…
Ruins with a Brave Heart
Originally posted on Marrow:
I’d stopped off for a bite of lunch in the Scottish Border town of Melrose. It was a cloudy, cool day, and as I warmed up over some homemade tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, the Appalachian sounds of Dolly Parton’s voice drifted through the small tea shop. I can’t…
Did Jesus use these steps?
Originally posted on Ferrell's Travel Blog:
Jesus observed the Passover of the Jews somewhere in the upper city of Jerusalem, the present Mount Zion. Scholarly consensus locates the house of Caiaphas at a site near the Cenacle on Mount Zion. Another site, further down the slope toward the Pool of Siloam, is held by…
Red-backed shrike
Originally posted on Hundredpics:
Red-backed shrike scoping around on the top of a cattail.