Seen at a U.S. Civil War reenactment last autumn

According to "The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles," Union surgeons during the war "were issued all-purpose surgical sets outfitted for an array of battlefield injuries. Along with amputation instruments, these typically included trephines, retractors, bullet extractors, razors, forceps, along with lancets, tourniquets, tweezers, bone gougers, hooks, probes, scalpels, surgical razors, suturing needles, and wedge-shaped Hey's Saws, useful in skull surgery."

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The We're Here! gang is dabbling in the art of free thinking today. I did a little free association from Sheila's heart-shaped Scarlet Elf Cup to this heart-shaped anthurium.

My friend Sandra gave me this plant in January of 2011, in honour of our friend Rod-Paul, who had passed away the month before. It has constantly blossomed ever since. It has never not had a blossom on it, even through multiple transplanting.

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Exploring around Trinidad Lake in Southwest Colorado, there's nice light and a great view of Fishers Peak. The peak is approx. 5 miles from here with an elevation of 9,600 ft. The small nearly frozen river would be beautiful for Ice Skating, leading to the frozen lake. Gotta be diligent for underflow currents and thin ice.

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