Close to Home by John McPherson for February 28, 2024

And we’re out of oxygen tents!

Doctor to patient: you’re at deaths door, but don’t worry, we’ll pull you through.

looks like a shady way to run a hospital!

A four-trunker is even better than a four-poster.

It would look better were he swinging in a hammock.

At least he knows he is not going blind. He just can’t see the forest because of the trees.

The operation’s over, but they need to keep him there a while for rest.

I wonder what that instrument measures. One lead on his arm, one lead on his cheek.

Whatever you do, don’t tell them you have a frog in your throat and you are feeling a little hoarse.

Next… a grave and a banana peel!

His bed should definitely be a hammock (like ATGMer said). But in the pediatric ward, the bed would be in a tire hanging from a branch.

I sense a Taylor Swift song in the near future.

When he gets better, will the move him or the “woods”?

Unfortunately, Bleeb’s not out of the woods yet either!

Hopefully, they’re not Huorns.

I can see that. What are those leads for?

clearly… :{

One with nature.

htt ps: / /www. youtube. com/ watch? v=0EoOVvGV_aQ

Different setting for Sondheim’s INTO THE WOODS.

The doc went out on a limb….

“Nurse, I need a chainsaw!”

Hmmm… seems a bit shady.

He’ll never be out of the woods there.

Maybe if moved him to a recovery room with less symbolism.

The hospital’s known for its shady practices.

No need to really worry until they put one of your feet in the grave.

Ha! Poor sap!

All that oxygen could be good for him, pollen not so much. And hopefully no vermin hiding inside either.

Studies show that looking at greenery helps recovery. If I were in the hospital, I’d like to be looking at green trees.

Eventually the wild things will make him their king.

If it’s a dark room with a light at the end I got bad news for you, bro