Le Sabot Post-Moderne: Photoblogging -- Christmas Eve!

décembre 25, 2004

Photoblogging -- Christmas Eve!

A couple of views from the neighborhood. . .

Unlucky Rabbits Feet.JPG

I buy chickens from the sidewalk ladies on the way home from the metro. A couple of times I've bought rabbits. They leave a paw on so you can be sure you aren't buying muskrat.

We saw several "palms" like this in Egypt, so we were glad when they put one in down the street. But it can be a little disconcerting at night -- a glowing, pulsating red palm tree in the snow.

We went with a group of friends to see the The Nutcracker tonight. It wasn't the national company, so the costumes and sets suffered a bit. But the level of dance was still very high. The choreography was a bit suspect, however -- I imagine the quasi-breakdancing moves in the Arabian Dance were added after Tchaikovsky's time.

Watching the dancers, I was again amazed at the potential of the human body. And again reminded that in spite of its discontents, civilization is a great improvement over the alternatives. . .

Posted by Discoshaman at décembre 25, 2004 12:43 AM | TrackBack

Wow, one picture and it all came back. For me, it was the shot of the rabbits and chickens. I had only seen meat in cellophane packages in a supermarket until I lived in Ukraine. For me, the meat 'thing' was when I really experienced culture shock. But the food in Ukraine really did taste amazing esp. produce.

Posted by: Hello at décembre 25, 2004 06:01 PM

Hi Hello! :-)

I've really appreciated your comments here at Le Sabot.

I don't remember reading, where did you live in Ukraine? The open meat thing was a shock for me too -- from the ladies swatting flies off the salted fish in the summertime, to the cow and pig heads hanging in Vladimirskiy Market. It's funny how quickly that sort of thing becomes normal, isn't it?

Posted by: Discoshaman at décembre 26, 2004 04:14 PM

So what do Ukrainians have against muskrats? Along with possums and raccoons, they're considered delicacies here in Baltimore, at least by some small percentage of the population. You can buy them in the market, if you know which market to go to.

Posted by: Dr. Weevil at décembre 26, 2004 10:07 PM