I’m glad I didn’t break it.

I’ve had some film developed again, so today You’ll see photos from four old cameras. This camera is a new one to You, it is a Zeiss Ikon Contessa. This camera was made some time between 1950 and 55.

Right beside the stairs  at paintbox where I work there’s a small depression in the floor, I don’t think a lot about it to be honest besides those times I happen to put my foot in it. Every time I do so I think I really need to get it fixed but there is always something else more urgent that need to be fixed so I forget it in a minute or two. Normally it’s my heel that hits it so nothing ever really happens.

 

These three were also taken with that camera. Zeiss made high quality cameras for the amateur.

Yesterday however I hit it with the side of the front of my foot and lots happened 🙂 I sprained my ankle pretty bad and had huge problems walking at all. Of course we don’t have anything cold to put on a sprained ankle so instead I walked (read limped) around as much as I could to get the circulation working in my foot again. It did still hurt when I was driving home but it did feel much better so I thought that I wouldn’t have any problems going to work today.

 

These three B&W photographs are taken with the Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 531.

I stopped by my mailbox to get my mail and there is this rather big pothole where I usually stop the car and I was pretty sure I had passed it by a few yards or so. I hadn’t 🙂 So the first thing I do when I get out of the car it to sprain my ankle again 🙂 It wasn’t out of joy I shouted out loud 🙂 It didn’t hurt much more when I walked though so I still thought I would go to work this morning.

 

These three are taken with the Balda Jubilette.

I had bought a new headlamp because I just can’t find my flashlight, I know I had it in my pocket when I drove from work the other day but after that it is gone. Since Albin has all this energy I thought we should take at least a short walk before we all get fed so out we went. A misty rain had started to fall so my glasses were quickly covered in it and the new lamp blinded me as well, I guess I need to have some kind of peaked cap so the light won’t reach my eyes. Anyway, because of the rain and the lamp I missed a stone in the middle of the road and naturally I walked on it with my bad foot 🙂

 

These three are taken with the Agfa Ambi Silette.

It hurt so bad that I at that moment thought it would be nice if I just died right now 🙂 🙂 It took a bit longer to walk back home again 🙂 This morning my ankle was a bit swollen and very stiff and I can walk very slowly as long as the surface is very smooth. I do a lot of fast walking and a bit of jumping when I clean the paint box and if I’m at the neighbor factory I stand still a lot often leaning on my right leg I thought it would be rather stupid to go to work today. Plus it is really hard to brake while driving with an ankle that hurts a lot 🙂

 

The rest of the photos are taken from the folder “For a rainy day”.

I’ll take care of my foot all day long and hopefully I can go to work tomorrow again. I wash the paintbox walls every Friday morning and nobody else will do it if I don’t. I stop working at noon so it will be just a few hours. If it hurts too much I can always try to get home again.

 

Have a great day!