Tag: social
Seven Swans a-Swimming
by Susan
Well, maybe not seven. There were only two. But they put on quite a show for anyone passing by the Sodus Bay inlet. I’ve written elsewhere about how mute swans are not native to the U.S. Even though they’ve been here for more than 150 years, they still nurse a grudge — not sure exactly why, but they do. They can be really … Read More Seven Swans a-Swimming
A Different Kind of Nature
by Susan
Human nature. I ran into some of it yesterday. Weird. Nobody likes being told what to do or when to do it, especially me. But these are hard times. CoVid-19 is a thing unknown. Extremis malis extrema remedia, no? When I left work yesterday around noon, horns were honking and cars were gathering in the shopping center parking lot across the street. “Oh,” I … Read More A Different Kind of Nature
Requiem for the 1100d
by Susan
Was happily clicking the shutter button when the dreaded error appeared: Easy enough, with a Q-Tip and some 90% alcohol. But the error message remained, even with the camera turned off. Removing and then reinserting the battery got rid of the message, but now I had a black screen. The problem wasn’t the lens; it worked fine on the 77d. So, there I was … Read More Requiem for the 1100d
+ corona, covid, society, Uncategorized
Innocence Lost
by Susan
Not that society in 2020 was ever very innocent — not as innocent as, say, in 1820, when James Monroe was president, America was involved in no wars, and toasts were raised to “my country, right or wrong.” Certainly the sectionalism that would soon raise its ugly political head would put all that Era of Good Feeling stuff severely to task, and the several … Read More Innocence Lost
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