While sifting my compost, I found all sorts of strange bits of aluminum, nails, plastic, etc. I separated them out and after adding the new compost to a large pot on our deck, I headed to the garbage bins to throw out those foreign bits.
(The photo shows what was left after I fell and tossed most of it into the air)
Unfortunately,I headed down the side of the house with the “slimy moss covering the brick” walkway (we’ve had so much rain lately that we have a great crop) and both my feet took off over my head.
(photo :moss at another spot)
We walked across the street to the hospital and four x-rays later the doctor decided that I have a fractured thumb bone in my hand. So I now have a cast to my elbow on my left arm. I also hit the end of my spine and several other spots for they have all started to ache.
The Doctor has me on pain killers and anti-inflammatory medication for he said that tomorrow I will feel worse. 
It only took 3 hours including x-rays, not bad for a small hospital.
I have a new appreciation for parts of the human body like opposing thumbs. My pointer finger and middle finger work well together to grasp things but my thumb is much more nimble; except now when it is immobilized.
Speaking of body parts, have you ever noticed how fantastic lips are? They are soft, and sensitive but strong. Not even air or water can seep through if you don't want it to; hence food stays in even chewing. Bones or other skin wouldn't work in quite the same space.
By the way, today we sprayed vinegar on the moss to kill it so that no one else will fall!(Photo: walk after the vinegar treatment. We live on a hill so this walk is on a slant.)
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