. . . . . #photography #minnesota #tree #birch
A deer jaw we saw from a wolf kill up north - pretty metal . . . . . #hiking #snowshoeing #deer #jaw #wolfkill #lakesuperior
Starks are everywhere
Nature, you pretty
Icy days are almost over... we hope #minnesota #frozenplants #winter
@apoyster looks great in all weather #winter
Remember that day it was really cold and windy? Oh yeah that was like every day #minnesnowta
I managed to catch the orchid show at the Como Conservatory this year. I personally have never been able to keep an orchid alive, but plenty of other people manage to do it during MN winters somehow. I suspect witchcraft.
While driving to work yesterday, the heavy know kept falling off evergreen trees in a beautiful avalanche. It reminded me that even though I hate winter, I do love snow. When you can't think of what to draw, draw what you know. #minnesnowta #pastels
Long story short - I turned 25 last week and then had surgery this week, so I'm basically an old geezer #surgery #brachialplexusinjury . . . . . For those more interested, in Aug 2012 I was playing a lot of ultimate frisbee for the YCC summer mixed league and acquired a brachial plexus injury - brachial plexus neuritis. Causes are varied/random but the overuse of my right arm + resting in a poor position caused the nerves in my shoulder system to be damaged, which froze all of the muscles in my neck, shoulder and arm for a month and left me with chronic pain, (Something similar happened to guitar player Dave Mustaine). Almost 7 years of many doctors, Prednisone, ibuprofen, Vicodin, marijuana, physical therapy, 3 EMGs, 2 MRIs, amytriptiline, cyclobenzaprine, sports ortho visits, neurology visits, pain management visits, a rheumatology visit and surgeon visits resulted in my surgery today. Doctor Bassem Elhassan at #mayoclinicmn performed a nerve decompression surgery which apparently has only existed in the last 2 years. I am hopeful for the first time in a long time. I am thankful for modern medicine and those who practice it. I am so thankful to friends and family who have been here for me through all these painful years. Remember to treat everyone with kindness. Life is a chronic condition and nobody makes it out alive! 😆 Hug yourself and be good to your body because it is doing it's darndest to be good to you. Much love 2019, let's kick ass.
I haven’t caught many birds this winter, but I did see a #RedbelliedWoodpecker yesterday #photography
Trans Siberian Orchestra at Xcel was amazing, so happy we got tickets for us and our parents. @apoyster #transsiberianorchestra