visitors

[miriam_e]

I've had a few old and new critters at my place recently.

Froggy has become a regular visitor to my kitchen. Actually he/she is on the outside of my kitchen window. Froggy is actually bigger than the comparison picture would make you think. My hand was on this side of the glass, froggy was on that side, and the camera's lens makes closer things appear much much bigger. To get a good idea of froggy's size, think tennis ball... that would be about right.



And spidey was frolicking in my bedroom. He (I'm pretty sure it's a 'he' considering the large pedipalps) was scampering about at amazing speeds. I think he was hungry; his abdomen is quite small. Haven't seen him since he posed so politely for these shots.

Also, this morning Mrs Wallaby was browsing just the other side of the garden with her new joey who was clowning around, hopping and leaping with feet too large. Sooo cute! It is nice to see mummy has a new baby. Last year a dead joey was found under one of the sheds. I don't know why it died -- spider bite, snake bite, local dogs... there are plenty dangers.

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[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

Coolabine, Queensland, Australia. :)
Here...

Near the tip of my fingernail, just a tiny bit inland.

I wish they didn't print the lettering upside-down on globes. It's so inconvenient. :)

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

:) Years ago I had to go interstate for a little while and when I returned my girlfriend back then was waiting at the train station for me. I was battling a heavy suitcase and had my arm out to balance it. My girlfriend told me that among the people disembarking from the train she saw my hand and immediately knew it was me.

My poor hands are starting to look a bit old now though.

Have you heard about breakthough research that uses a breath-test to check for breast cancer? It was announced on the radio here in Australia tonight. It seems to be the focus of a research group here in Western Australia. They are still doing trials, but it is looking very promising.

Wouldn't that would be great! I hate my boobs getting squashed in that damn machine -- it isn't the discomfort so much as the embarrassment I think. But the biopsy! I really don't like that. I've had that done on 2 occasions. Yeouch.

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

I did a quick search online about the breath test. There are a lot of articles about it. This one seems to be one of the best:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/womenfamily.html?in_article_id=183291&in_page_id=1799

It seems mammograms aren't a lot of use for younger women. After 50 your breast tissue becomes less dense. Before then it is hard for a mammogram to see much. Breast cancer also rises more dramatically with age. Unfortunately younger women are not completely free of it, but I think they're much less likely to get it. I wouldn't worry about it in your teens unless you have a strong family history of it. I don't think the risk becomes much till about your thirties or forties (though I might not have that right). But it is changing. Nowadays breast cancer rates are increasing. That is what's so good about this breath tester: totally non-invasive, 2 minute test that can be used over and over again, that should be able to fit in your pocket. Wow!

Here is a description of how the device works:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=40899
and
http://www.physorg.com/news64858897.html

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]