Thursday, July 12, 2012

Her Words Are Swept Away

Bodega Bay is a picturesque little fishing village in northern California.

It's August 2008, and myself and the dinky dynamo Eolist have stopped here for a spot of lunch and a photo opportunity. It's quite a find for us; apparently they filmed a famous movie here once.

As I pose for the camera in front of the old schoolhouse and its playground, Eolist starts shouting and pointing. I frown and try to listen, but her words are swept away by the wind blowing down the hill.

Am I standing bland? I do forget to smile sometimes. I pose harder.

Indigo Roth's The Birds
My friend continues to wave and shout.

Is my tie not straight?


Indigo

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22 comments:

  1. Should I NOT be thinking about Edgar Allen Poe right now?

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    1. Hey Britt! Well, if you try not to, you inevitably will. These were a mixture, but I do love Poe's favourite. Indigo x

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    1. Hey Lass! Well said! The camera does NOT love me, but I really don't help it try. Indigo x

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  3. and you should see the flock that ISN'T in the photo...

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    1. Hey Eolist! True, but you did look taller when covered by them =D Roth x

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  4. I think you need one of those plastic hooded ponchos. And a slingshot.

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    1. Mum says I can have a slingshot, but not a hoodie.

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  5. Holy Shades of Hitchcock, Indigo! What did you and Eolist get yourselves into this time?

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    1. Hey Boom Boom! I'd rather not talk about it. Especially the bit in the phone booth. Roth x

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  6. Was there bird poo on your shoulder?

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    1. Hey Max! I couldn't move for the stuff by the time we were done; I looked like I'd been victimised by an incontinent pteranodon. Roth

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  7. That is such a great photo! I was born in SF and loved "The Birds" but have never been to Bodega Bay. I think I've got to go!

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    1. Hey Linda! Marin County is the best. We loved it around Inverness and Point Reyes Station! Indigo x

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  8. BAHAHAHA! Wonderful nod to Hitchcock! I can't recall how many times I saw that movie, but it scared the bejeezus out of me each and every time. But damn, it was good.

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    1. Hey Jayne! I know a few folk who have been scared of birds since watching it. Primal stuff! Still, it inspired ANGRY BIRDS, so it's not all bad ;> Indigo x

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  9. Hey Indigo - looks like you should get the flock out of there buddy!

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    1. Eolist saved me - she picked me up and ran with me. She's tiny but feisty! Roth

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  10. "Pose harder".

    Why I oughta...

    Pearl

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    1. Heh, lost concentration. Lemme try that again. No, STOP that! Okay, once more. With feeling x Roth

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  11. I wouldn't have been shouting if I were her. I would have been running far far away, and bully to you haha!

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    1. Hey Kato! You're a woman of compassion. Here, I saved this rabid seagull for you... Roth x

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