#Valentine's adventure: took an @AbandonedAmerica tour (highly recommend) a while back with old friends for practice with the 'good' camera, but this from an old plastic film #Holga is more timely vibes. #believeinfilm #abandonedplaces
#Valentine's adventure: took an @AbandonedAmerica tour (highly recommend) a while back with old friends for practice with the 'good' camera, but this from an old plastic film #Holga is more timely vibes. #believeinfilm #abandonedplaces
Happy Valentine's Day from a gypsum heart in a cave.
Speaking of hearts, let's have some Real Talk! About hearts! Today I re-certified in CPR & First Aid. Did you know that socialized as female folk are far more likely to die from a heart attack / cardiac event than men? It's true! A large cause of this is due to the fact that symptoms are often not as-seen-on-TV; instead being brushed off as nausea, acid reflux, or indigestion. And what do we do when we feel ick? We go to the bathroom. So when we collapse, no one is around to see, much less administer CPR. So: check on your friends who disappear to the bathroom for a long time!
Sadly, there is also a huge disparity between races in survival as well. Not only does lack of medical access and environment & social factors mean there is higher risk (systematic racism), but overt racism also prevents bystanders from stepping in to help. Black & Latinx people suffer the most. (https://newsroom.heart.org/news/cardiovascular-health-risks-continue-to-grow-within-black-communities-action-needed)
CPR is not that difficult! It is more the mental challenge of being prepared to step in and help. If you can't get to a class (hands on with the training manikins is certainly recommended if you can!) still learn about it. All 50 states have Good Samaritan laws.
I personally know two people who are alive thanks to a normal everyday person knowing CPR, and intervening. This is community building, y'all! Take care of each other out there.
Some additional tips:
1. If someone has a medical emergency and you end up leading the way, always point and directly tell people what to do (ex: you in the blue shirt *pointing at them* call 911). If you just shout things, people will not jump into action. Be specific & direct.
2. Always check for a pulse on the same side you are kneeling on, you don't want to reach across their neck.
3. If there are enough people, direct folk not involved in helping to form a circle looking *out*. This gives some privacy, very important in these days of cell phone cameras and the fact that say, once the AED shows up, their chest will be made bare. Help protect the patient's privacy!
4. Good Samaritan laws generally have caveats such as never accept anything as a thank you (not even flowers, *nothing*) and stay with the person until someone of equal or greater training arrives. So if you say, start CPR then just get tired and stop with no one equal or higher taking over, then you are liable.
The inevitable washi+papercraft manifests as a pepakura Celtic key pattern heart! Made with my new washi tape and some heavy cardstock.
We, #Appalachians, love our #holiday #traditions.
While many customs align with broader, modern Valentine’s Day practices, there are unique #Appalachian twists—practical in decades past and still cherished today.
https://ancestryroads.blogspot.com/2025/02/appalachian-valentines-traditions.html
Happy Valentine's Day, Fedi friends! #ValetninesDay #Valentine #poetry #embroidery
Calling all those who signed up for the Valentine Yarn Box - it's time for the big reveal!
Introducing 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', an 80% Falkland Islands Wool/20% Mulberry Silk 100g skein of hand dyed 4 ply yarn. There are two skeins in each box.
Included in the box is a packet of Love Heart sweets, a wrapped soap, an organza bag of heart shaped stitch markers and a Lily Flame candle.
Happy knitting and Happy Valentine's Day!
#FriYay and #Valentine’s Day. It’s a twofer!!! Doodle hugs and doggy kisses for all our Mastodon friends. We you.
Have a good weekend everyone! XOXO
Let's spread some love - Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy dancing hearts handmade acrylic painting - see more here: https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/happy-dancing-hearts-orange-karen-kaspar.html
Thought I'd share this one from the archives called "Under The Umbrella" for Valentine's Day, happy Friday!
Available here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/under-the-umbrella-tina-lecour.html
Whether you celebrate Valentine's Day, Galentine's Day, Palentine's Day or Dontcarentines Day, may you feel loved by someone, an animal, yourself or the Universe.
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-art-comfort-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
The rose’s rarest essence lives in the thorn.” -Rumi #bloomscrolling
#Flowers #naturephotography #naturelovers #flowerphotography #flowersofInstagram #floralfriday #fridayfeeling #fridayvibes #flowerlovers #rose #roses #roses #valentinesday #HappyValentinesDay #valentine
Roses are red
Your symptoms are vague
But there go your lymph nodes
It's probably plague.
Two Cat Lovers - Heartfelt Companions Happy Valentine's Day!
Wall Art Prints & more: https://matthias-hauser.pixels.com/featured/two-cat-lovers-heartfelt-companions-matthias-hauser.html
#cats #catsofmastodon #cute #valentine #valentinesday #animals #love #lovers #couple #funny #humor #art #mastoart #fediart #wallart #Fedigiftshop #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtMatters
This puppy is definitely not charging enough for the kisses.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)