We take a break from the countdown to 100 to splash photos around, of our Sierra Club trip to Costa Rica, which commenced with a long day of plane rides on Thursday, January 23. I normally post photos to Facebook, but I'm trying to figure out how to live without Facebook. And this is my best bet, I guess. For now.
For this trip, I made the momentous decision to travel light. Just clothes, really, and toiletries, and hiking sticks, and shoes, and a guide to Costa Rican birds, and a journal and some pens, and I decided I did really "need" the laptop (how else could I post my daily photos?)—but for a camera, only the iPhone. No real camera. I always lug a real camera along, no matter where I go, but on recent trips the iPhone stuck in my back pocket has done 95% of the heavy lifting, and I barely even glance at the heavy camera I've dutifully packed, so this time I'm just caving in and settling strictly for documentation. iPhone photos aren't, to my mind, especially good, but they at least capture glimpses of memories. So, they'll have to do.
So, here's installment #1: aerial shots, mostly, plus some arm-waving cats (where you have to imagine the waving because I can't post a video here).
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| The newly sprung Hughes fire, north of LA |
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| Flying over Pacific Palisades, recently devastated by the Palisades fire |
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| Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood sign (IYKYK) on a glorious LA day |
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| Taking off for Houston: Marina del Rey |
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| Approaching Houston: lots of building going on |
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| Houston in the distance |
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| Imagine them waving! |
There are a couple of things I like about Facebook, in terms of sharing travelogues. I like the way the photos get tiled for a one-capture presentation—and then when you click, you can see the individual shots with captions. I also like getting comments—the overall sharing, of life, of experiences, of friendship. FB may be seriously compromised now by the kleptocracy/oligarchy, and I grant that. But it still does something that no other social media site does.
I may just have to quit social media altogether. Keep this journaling spot, for my own pleasure, and not even care if anyone ever looks at it. When did we all become so needy? Or is that even what it is—neediness? No, I don't think so. I continue to enjoy all the various communities I belong to, and FB makes it easy to do so. It's allowed us all to become artists and storytellers and better citizens (well, the folks I hang out with, anyway), and to share our thoughts, concerns, and lives more easily. It's been good.
Damn you, Mark Zuckerberg, and all your greedy, careless kind. Seriously. Damn you.
3 comments:
Really do not know what to say other than i will miss your take on all kinds of subjects u post on FB, You are one of the brightest woman i've ever known.
I understand, and I want to show up for your posts so this will do - unless something changes on the FB front. A lot of my FB friends are moving to bluesky - maybe substack is an option for you .<3. Jenny
I hear you about that last part. I still can’t let go, but am trying to diversify. And Flickr more, although I despise the app. Have a great vacation.
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