Quiet lately

Obviously I've been quite quiet about my MS.  My blogging is way down.  My MS I would rather forget right now.  I've lost use of my limbs so many times this week I have lost track of counting.  The numbness, tingling, annoying pain. 
So instead of blogging I've been working on my photography site. I need this for next year and beyond.  I'll try to post from the photography service.  Been playing around with the UI a bit.  

Best and keep me posted on your health.  I am serving a healthy plate full of kale and beet greens with garlic along with my KFC.  Sometimes you just have to live it up!

Facebook | My Links

Facebook | My Links

Posted using ShareThis

Facebook | My Links

Facebook | My Links

Posted using ShareThis

Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

Team Athleta • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: Adventure Travel, Customer Spotlight By Caroline “Noni” Craven, Adventure Traveler and Photographer
Adventure is my game. I’m not an extremist, but have been known to play: white water kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing, anything and everything in the snow. Name it, I tried it. A previous life was filled with river guiding and horse training. Play hard, work hard. Until it caught up with me.
Seven years ago I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), an oft-debilitating disease that encroaches on the nervous system. MS affects the same part of your brain as alcohol, creating ...Survival of the Fittest

Often it's best to forget the MS

Expressing myself through writing comes and goes, not different then the rivers of wild.  Seasons effect.  Life evolves. 

I am not as consistent as I would like.  I am frigid and scared to express true words. 

More on me later. Time to do what I did earlier:  AIM yoga, meditation, Shentrition, exercise, friends and family.  Everything important to me and not in that order. 

Live strong as Lance would say.

Live Now as I would say!  

xo,
a friend with MS

Anti-Inflammatory Dessert Recipe to Astound Your Friends!

Now here is a recipe I can respect!   Medicine in a bowl.  Thank you Alex.  Always the resource of wonderful remedies.

For those who haven't met or checked out Alex Jameson, check out here website and amazing healthy meals to get you on track!

Anti-Inflammatory Dessert Recipe to Astound Your Friends!


Town on Fire


banos
Originally uploaded by nonisense
One of my favorite photos. The city of Banos, Ecuador. The lights to the right represent the new evacuation route as this is volcano country. Taken from the lodge at Luna Runtun. Loved that place!

Flying Tortilla


mobula
Originally uploaded by nonisense

Mobula Ray, Galapagos Island

To remind me about the importance of patience.  Each of my photographs, every image, a result of an inner peace found when one reaches the zone.  But with multiple sclerosis sometimes it's difficult to be in the zone physically and mentally due to a variety of symptoms the disease brings about.

Wildlife photography provides a zone for me.   A simple walk around the block, in just the right light, will sometimes yield the smallest of miracles.  Like this Mobula Ray taken from the National Geographic/Lindblad tour.  This was a real catch.

Colors of life

Taken by the Green River in Ecuador on travels from Banos to Amazon.  The sun was out.  A brief rain had fallen.  Butterflies were out dancing - not to be forgotten!

Periander Metalmark [Rhetus periander]

Times like this where I am thankful that I can focus on a butterfly and ignore the debilitating disease is multiple sclerosis.  Wildlife works for me. Nature.  Photography.  Especially because there is image stabilization.  Necessary with my shaky hands.  

But now, the fingers begin to fail. No more typing. No more doing much of anything.  Time to rest and take a read or something.  Probably all the chocolate I've been consuming lately.  Nah.  It's never the chocolate!  

Forward ho...ho...ho...

7:52PM Bedtime?

So the toddlers are gone.  The house is instantly quiet at 7:52PM.  Should I cede to bed as well?  go out to celebrations around town regarding school board elections?  stay home and get caught up on friends and family?  Yeah. The last one. Friends and family.  Always a priority.  With Multiple Sclerosis one must define priorities.  Bummer at times but helps in the long time. 

January will mark the year 2010.  I remember Y2K at Mt. Bachelor.  Dogs.  Snowboards.  Skis.  Sofa surfers.  It was all good.  Now.  Ten years later and it's all good.  Just different.  The sofa surfers are 4 year old toddlers and the skis haven't seen this side of snow since Sundance a few years back. 

I am content catching up on personal items.  A much needed project after this month of illness, children and life.  None of which I would trade in for anything on this planet.

So tired.  Eyes heavy.  More later.  Sleep well.  Take care, be safe, eat healthy.