Talk to the hand

Someone needed a scan of my hand. So this morning I scanned my hand.

My hands are small, flexible, and surprisingly strong. I often take their strength for granted, and having used them for 35+ years, I've become accustomed to their unusually small size. I don't notice that they're small until someone mentions it, or I'm otherwise confronted by the fact. Like this morning, when I scanned my hand. ( Cut for a large picture of a small hand )

And even though I don't play piano anymore, I still have an octave reach with those baby-sized fingers. I can stretch my pinky and thumb apart farther than the length of my hand from wrist to tip of middle finger.

I like my hands. I think they're beautiful.