A Problem with Cameras

A Thunderstorm
by Emily Dickinson

The Wind begun to rock the Grass
With threatening Tunes and low –
He threw a Menace at the Earth –
A Menace at the Sky.

The Leaves unhooked themselves from Trees –
And started all abroad
The Dust did scoop itself like Hands
And threw away the Road.

The Wagons quickened on the Streets
The Thunder hurried slow –
The Lightning showed a Yellow Beak
And then a livid Claw.

The Birds put up the Bars to Nests –
The Cattle fled to Barns –
There came one drop of Giant Rain
And then as if the Hands

That held the Dams had parted hold
The Waters Wrecked the Sky,
But overlooked my Father’s House –
Just quartering a Tree –

https://interestingliterature.com/2019/10/a-short-analysis-of-emily-dickinsons-a-thunderstorm/

More Emily.  We have had storms recently, but not thunderstorms, which is likely a good thing as our block has been hit by lightning twice.  One of those strikes put our lift out for months.

My "good" shoulder is now so painful that I have to lift a coffee cup with both hands to be able to drink out of it. And I am worried as I have 3 appointments this week - Wednesday to the Flower Lady for the study, I have a part at the Hall on Thursday night, and my diabetes eye check in the morning.  I don't want to cancel any of it - nor do I want to appear via Zoom to do my part.

There is something tragically wrong with these Zoom cameras.  They make me look nothing at all like Kate Moss.  Isn't it time the manufacturers did something about this?

I did want to cancel and re-arrange my eye appointment but Captain B is being stern about my getting there, by taxi if necessary.  I am wondering if I could possibly manage to walk back... some years ago I would not even have thought about walking there and back.  It is how I would have got there.

Well, it is now very early Thursday morning - still dark. Captain B and Jim are about to set off for The Field, and the Captain has helped me into my socks before he goes, so I am hoping that the anti-inflammatories and painkillers will kick in over the next couple of hours and enable me to get to my Eye Test - it will have to be by Taxi though.

And therefore I think I will have to be at the Hall tonight in Pixel form. This is going to make everything hurt even more, especially if I am not able to get a taxi back and have to walk. That will knock me out for the rest of the day.

Anyway, our Bible Study went well, which was very encouraging and we are booked for next week.  And my partner and I zoom practised our part yesterday. It is about 10 seconds over time, but I think I can trim it a bit.