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a list of birding injuries
Jan. 2nd, 2011 05:23 pmthursday: hit myself in the head with my binoculars getting into another birder's car. still sore.
saturday: after three days in a row of wearing my new boots and stomping all over three counties in two states looking at birds, my feet finally hit a crescendo of pain yesterday. by the time i stumbled home from yesterday's outing, i took those boots off before i even took of my jacket, binoculars, purse, and backpack.
last night i realised my littlest toe on one foot is numb.
sunday: well, i dug out last year's boots. i figured since their big disadvantage is giving me a blister on the littlest toe on my left foot, i could wear them today since that toe has no feeling in it anyway. :P i am blisterless! and my feet didn't hurt nearly as badly today, which is good because i was traipsing all over the place.
however, not all of my traipsing was walking - some of it was with another birder. thursday's birder, in fact. so sometimes i was in her car. and as we arrived at our final birding destination for the day, she closed the window on my hand. it's bruised and it hurts.
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you might think i'm complaining. but really, i'm kind of amused. besides, that's only three injuries, and in the course of acquiring those three injuries, i also acquired five life birds, so i think i'm coming out ahead.
saturday: after three days in a row of wearing my new boots and stomping all over three counties in two states looking at birds, my feet finally hit a crescendo of pain yesterday. by the time i stumbled home from yesterday's outing, i took those boots off before i even took of my jacket, binoculars, purse, and backpack.
last night i realised my littlest toe on one foot is numb.
sunday: well, i dug out last year's boots. i figured since their big disadvantage is giving me a blister on the littlest toe on my left foot, i could wear them today since that toe has no feeling in it anyway. :P i am blisterless! and my feet didn't hurt nearly as badly today, which is good because i was traipsing all over the place.
however, not all of my traipsing was walking - some of it was with another birder. thursday's birder, in fact. so sometimes i was in her car. and as we arrived at our final birding destination for the day, she closed the window on my hand. it's bruised and it hurts.
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you might think i'm complaining. but really, i'm kind of amused. besides, that's only three injuries, and in the course of acquiring those three injuries, i also acquired five life birds, so i think i'm coming out ahead.
