What you're seeing isn’t just astonishing—it’s a testament to the raw, unimaginable resilience of the human (or animal) body. In the photo, a massive spear-like object pierced through the ribs, a wound that should have been fatal. Yet, instead of succumbing, the body responded in the only way it knew how—by surviving. Over time, bone began to grow around the foreign object. It didn’t reject it. It adapted. The spear literally became part of the body’s structure, fused into the ribcage like it was always meant to be there.
This isn’t just biology—it’s a symbol of the body's infinite will to live. Our cells, our bones, our tissues—they don’t give up easily. Even when impaled, even when broken, the body finds a way to heal, to adapt, to carry on.
It’s a powerful reminder that while medicine may have limits, the body’s instinct to survive often does not. Nature has its own tools, its own miracles. Never underestimate what healing can look like. Sometimes, it means...

Another gorgeous lake scene. I love my lake!