Circa 1950s - 60s by Imagemakercan - The Lensdancer Via Flickr: I learned to skate on a pair like this ... no knee pads, no helmet, no elbow pads .... we were tough little buggers ya know ... =0) As usual, I published backwards ... but still have some more processing to do as well as getting out there and adding some content .... like JACKS!! I went outside at dawn and played in the driveway with my skates ... lol! And, as the Garbage Trucks were picking up our trash ... the guy waved .... see, I was on my belly with my camera and must have looked crazy .... ah, fun times, and then .... when I was getting up (awkwardly) I fell over, ... after that I laughed hysterically at myself because it was just funny I just went right over on my left side as if someone pushed me all at once. I do have a bruised calf but hey .... all in the job of the creation of art, ... right? =0) Oh yeah, I also quickly looked around like an idiot to see if anyone had seen me just plop over .... hahaha, my word, I really need the chiropractor again, my legs just let go while I was already sort of crouching. e m b a r a s s i n g ...