In Mourning

Today I got the news that my camera is beyond repair. She got hurt real bad in the last bump and needs to be laid to rest. (Darn me for being a clumsy, awkward, falls all the time oaf.)

This is one of the last pictures I took with my dear old Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30K.

Explaining Oedipus

The New Vision is running a special section ahead of Mother’s Day. Usually stories, songs and poems about mothers make me feel warm and cozy and safe. However, today’s submission, “Mom the Beloved” by someone called Joseph Kibalama, made me cold all over.