nature

I know, not as clever as some of my headlines. Today was a day to unwind, and take advantage of perhaps the last perfect Fall day of the season. Mid-60's, sunny, leaves at peak color.



Woke up to a typical Sunday. Hearty Breakfast. No shaving on the weekend, thank you.


Meet the Press makes breakfast a bit less appetizing.



Leaves are changing...and falling.



It's a beautiful day. Don't let it get away.
Thanks for the advice Mr Hewson.

Destination: Meriden, CT - just a few miles away. Hubbard Park, designed by none other than Frederick Law Olmstead, has miles of trails, part of the extensive Metacomet Trail over some beautiful terrain.



As with most of my outings, I set off intending to relax, explore, get some much needed exercise and perhaps get some memorable images, both in my mind's eye and in my trusty camera.

From the top you can see the Long Island Sound to the South and Mt. Tom in Massachusetts to the North.



On all accounts, mission accomplished. If you're ever in central CT check out our miles of trails, greenways and parks.

Before I sink my life savings into a Canon 5D Mark II, I thought I'd do a dry run on the cheap. Still a nice memory of a nice day out.



Thanks for reading.

Mike Cohen


Fresh air is a beautiful thing. I'm gonna sleep like a baby...

A short while ago, Ron Lindeboom posted some beautiful pictures from National Geographic.
http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/943/interpreting-national-geographics-bes...

These got me thinking, that there is some inherent beauty in the human body...and I do mean IN the human body. Especially closeup.

Danger Will Robinson, Danger...Pictures of the inside of the human body ahead...Danger.


An operating room is full of interesting textures, colors, sights, sounds and smells (sorry, but it's true).

Seriously, I often find myself noticing either symmetry or other beautiful scenes in the landscape of human anatomy. Sometimes I zoom in with the video camera, thinking I'd like to see these images again later. Who knows when such an image may come in handy for a background, a texture...or for a blog post (bonus).

Sometimes the images are not as I remember, other times one can find something that was not there originally. And sometimes you just like to have some fun....

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Sometimes a simple drape can be a useful background



The natural folds and wrinkles in a surgeon's gown are interesting:



Now this is better - not so useful but fun to look at:


Sometimes it is not so much the shapes as the colors that can be inspiring. I think I might hang this one on my office wall:

Before


After


We all have some fat in our bodies. Those of us who eat a lot of donuts especially.


Sometimes when you look inside yourself you see a different world than you thought:


There is a reason we don't wear our own clothes in the OR:


Now it just looks like some digital noise - I may have another pass at this one


Same goes for our hands (well, not my hand in particular)


Now it looks like a tapestry I might hang in my living room (my wife would love that!)


Sometimes the actual image is very nearly just what you need. This is the bottom of a mesh tray for instruments.


Amazing to think we all have entire landscapes inside our bodies. Different surfaces have different functions. The omentum, or abdominal fat pad, may be sized differently in different people, but we all have one. Its rich blood supply and bulk protects our valuable population centers beyond its pastoral hills (ok, maybe that's pushing it):


Remember the part about having fun...This is an homage to Bob Ross. See my happy little sailboat?



I'll start collecting some even better images - ones that need no modification to truly show the inner beauty of the small intestine.

Thanks for reading (or vomiting as the case may be)

Mike Cohen