Tag: skeleton

Lens-Artists Challenge #136 : The Letter S

Patti says, “For this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #136, we’re circling back to the alphabet.  This time, we’re going to focus on the letter S.  What images can you find that feature a subject that begins with the letter S?  Here are some ideas to get you started.”  

My friends and I visit sunflower fields in Yolo County.

Shadows on my Sunflower!

In Sacramento, there is the Museum of Medical History. An interesting place to visit when it reopens after CoVid. So my first letter S is for Skeleton with its funny sign.

Is this the result of too much touching?

So many things that shout out to me, “Pick me! I start with the letter S!”

  • Smilie Face Cookie
  • Shadow Friends
  • Sunset on Tower Bridge
  • Sailboat
  • Shadow on a leaf
  • Another Skeleton
Variety is the Spice of Life!
  • Silverware
  • Staircase
  • Smiling
  • Silly Signs
  • Swimming
  • Singing
Did I really need to caption these photos? Could you guess my S word?
Sunset looking toward the Sutter Buttes

I hope I made you smile with my Letter S!

Paid a house call to the Museum of Medical History

On Museum Day 2015 my friend Anne and I headed over to three museums. From the list of open museums this little known one caught my attention. I was not disappointed. It is facinating to see how quickly caring for the sick transformed over the past 100 years.

Iron Lung use to treat Polio patients
Iron Lung use to treat Polio patients

Lamp placed outside pharmacy to warn about disease
Lamp placed outside pharmacy to warn about disease

Is this the result of too much touching?
Is this the result of too much touching?

Phrenology is the study of the structure of the skull to determine a person's character and mental capacity
Phrenology, a pseudo-scinece believed the study of the structure of the skull determined a person’s character and mental capacity. Briefly popular in the 1700s but lacked scientific evidence.

Well some work, and some provided no real benefits. I like the name of this device.
Well some work, and some provided no real benefits. I like the name of this device.

Nurses had much to do.
Nurses had much to do.

It is a start. It was better than the alternative!
It is a start. It was better than the alternative!

Used by my ob-gyn to hasten the arrival of my son who was interferring with his vacation.
Used by my ob-gyn to hasten the arrival of my son who was interferring with his vacation.

Who remembers this baby? This looks so "yesterday!"
Who remembers this baby? This looks so “yesterday!”

House call, a thing of the past
House call, a thing of the past

Found a face staring at me!
Found a face staring at me!