March 19, 2005

• RIP

  
  

  

  
  

  My Kodak DC240 digital camera died yesterday at the lake. It was my first digital camera and my constant companion for many years. At 1.3 megapixels it wasn't the most powerful camera (although in it's day it was once top of the line), but we had a rapport that rendered many great pictures.

  
  

  He did go out with a bang however! I was happily snapping a shot and pooof! snap! smell of something burning! It was my camera!!!!

  
  

  Unfortunately, the shots I had taken did not make it either. Two in particular I was looking forward to. One can be repeated - a sign that says "ABSOLUTELY NO KITE FLYING"  and one that cannot - a shot of webbed duck tracks in pristine white snow. I thought the tracks would have made a great picture enlarged for my wall as I love ducks and the pattern on the snow looked like a monochromatic abstract. Sigh, next time, next winter.

  
  

  Now when someone tells me to go fly a kite at least I will know where NOT to go!!     

  
  

  Of all the things one cannot or should not do in a park it seems peculiar to single out kite flying! It seems innocuous enough a pasttime and doesn't appear to attract the wrong kind of crowd. What about a sign that says "no drug dealing"? Now that would be helpful.

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