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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

My joy in seeing better

 

A small Remembrance Garden for those who have passed, at the back side of  UUCSV in Black Mountain

Maybe those buds on the trees against the North Carolina blue sky aren't amazing to you. But my new (cataracts removed) eyes see their colors as vivid...and I had to share.

Mr. iPhone didn't focus on the bud...grrr.

My first view of a peone this season. And it's wow fuschia!

Little Siberian Iris. 

Shaaring with Garden Bloggers Bloom Day and Wordless Wednesday

Today's quote:

Hope Carrasquilla, a Florida principal who was asked to resign in March after students at her school were shown a picture of Michelangelo's David statue. She was welcomed in Italy to see it in person. She says it was "magnificent.

From NPR newsletter on May 2, 2023

20 comments:

  1. Colours will be vivid initially..I still remember a potter friend advising others not to rush to change their glazes after cataract surgery!! What Pirate now appreciates is not just colour, but depth of field

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    1. I have less sight from not having prescription glasses to correct the astigmatism, and not much depth of field ability at this time, especially when ramps or slopes appear that I hadn't expeccted!

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    2. That is the next step then, once your eyes have settled down.

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  2. ...seeing isn't something to be taken for granted.

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  3. At least on an iPhone, you can hold your finger on the focus spot to make it lock focus. I don't mean that you keep it there, but you hold it long enough for it to register. I presume that all phones work the same way, but I don't know for sure.

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    1. That seems to work only if the spot is the larger thing in the photo...tiny flowers against a lot of background just seem to loose out.

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  4. Good to hear the cataract removal was a success.

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    1. Thanks. So far so good. I was very grateful for a friend who drove me to all those eye appointments before I was cleared for driving again. And the procedures went very well.

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  5. It's so wonderful that the cataract surgery went well and you can see the difference. Lovely photos.

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    1. And one person who went through this recovery period before has indicated the brightness of light and intensity will fade. Well, I am waiting still.

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  6. They asked her to resign for sharing a priceless piece of art? Lord, what IS this world coming to? It seems our major form of entertainment has become either criticizing or being offended.
    Your flower shots are lovely! Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2023/05/spring-at-duke-gardens.html

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    1. The conservatives in Florida are incredibly stupid and powerful at this time. Think Nazis.

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  7. I had one eye done and the pandemic cancelled my appointment for the second procedure. I'll get around to it eventually. Meanwhile, I enjoy closing first one eye then the other to see how much difference the surgery made, color-wise..

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    1. That’s interesting. I haven’t had eye surgery, but my eyes perceive some colors differently.

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  8. Gorgeous photos!

    Good to hear that you are seeing better.

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  9. I’m glad the surgery was successful.

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  10. How wonderful to be able to see all the vivid colors of May again. I'm glad your surgery went well. I'm going through that dimness now, and will have surgery this summer.

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