Susie

@bassoosie

Bassoonist, cat wrangler, a bit of a mess. Also into genealogy, boats, knitting.

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Susie@bassoosie· 22d

BEAR CAM ALERT Thanks for the periodic reminders to check the live stream. PRETTY GOOD, ALASKA PRETTY GOOD

Preview of the bear cam with the ideal situation: 2 bears perched on a ledge, facing downstream, waiting for salmon to leap into their open mouths

The live view when I checked. It's basically the opposite perspective. 2 bears facing upstream below the ledge.

It's basically the same picture.

Susie@bassoosie· 29d

Oh and bring your best friend as a gorilla backup! This works best when even your own children don't know who's in the suits!!

Blurry, grainy photo from the last 15 min of my nephew's wedding reception, where his stepmom (in a chicken costume) and her best friend (in a gorilla suit) are throwing down with my nephew's cousin.

Susie@bassoosie· Jul 13

For Sam Neill and his fans... The sick triceratops music from live-music Jurassic Park. (You're going to have to imagine the scene because I couldn't see it!)

Susie@bassoosie· Jun 27

Two toasted marshmallows looking at their new porch friend.

Susie@bassoosie· Jun 10

Extremely Prince-coded color IMO

Detail of a photo from playing a Prince tribute concert (supported by his foundation.) A bassoon bell in the lower right corner is silhouetted by deep purple lighting, viewed through a smoky haze.

Susie@bassoosie· Jun 2

I'm sorry, as a dazzle aficionado, I have to argue the purpose here is actually to protect their vehicles from flies.

Photo of a cow painted in zebra stripes to see whether it reduced the number of fly bites (it did).

Susie@bassoosie· Jun 1

I miss it TBH

Black and white photo of dancer/choreographer Judith Jamison in "Facets." Her leg is impossibly high in the air. She is unbothered.

Susie@bassoosie· May 29

@wentrogue.bsky.social Full name "Junior Urda Bomb"

Dilute orange kitty lounging in a corner. He's perfect.

Susie@bassoosie· May 18

I wanted to see if it was obvious how tight the space is from satellite - and it's not really, but look at all the cars that can't park. 👀

Google satellite view of Brookline, MA Trader Joe's. The parking lot is small and strangely shaped, and there are 5 cars that can't find a place to park.

Susie@bassoosie· May 15

We watched Roots in social studies. I was assigned to hit the button when I heard the beep.

Susie@bassoosie· May 6

He could just say "gobbledygook" and leave college seminars out of it. Because I, for one, am definitely watching a video that looks like this and sounds like my best professors:

Susie@bassoosie· Apr 27

I snorted Dog behavior right here

Susie@bassoosie· Apr 22

I'm not seeing a transcription of the plaque online anywhere so adding it here in the alt-text:

SARAH BRADLEE FULTON

1740-1835

MOTHER OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

PATRIOTIC AND COURAGEOUS MEDFORD CITIZEN SARAH CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. SHE LED THE DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY TO BOYCOTT BRITISH GOODS AND DISGUISED MEN PARTICIPATING IN THE BOSTON TEA PARTY AS MOHAWK INDIANS AND IS CREDITED WITH THE IDEA. FOLLOWING THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL ON JUNE 17, 1775, SARAH SET UP A FIELD HOSPITAL AND NURSED WOUNDED PATRIOT SOLDIERS. MOST REMARKABLY, SARAH VOLUNTEERED TO DELIVER DISPATCHES FROM GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON TO THE SONS OF LIBERTY IN BRITISH-OCCUPIED BOSTON. AT NIGHT, SHE WALKED ALONE FROM MEDFORD TO CHARLESTOWN AND ROWED A ROWBOAT ACROSS THE WATERS TO BOSTON'S NORTH END. AFTER THE WAR, PRESIDENT WASHINGTON CAME TO MEDFORD ON OCTOBER 29, 1789 AND PERSONALLY THANKED HEROIC SARAH, AS DID THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE DURING HIS 1824 VISIT.

[line drawing of a rowboat on a map of the Mystic River, depicting MEDFORD, CHARLESTOWN, and BOSTON]

Susie@bassoosie· Apr 22

Stopped by City Hall yesterday to visit the new sculpture of Medford's own Daughter of Liberty, Sarah Bradlee Fulton.

A life sized bronze statue and plaque honoring Sarah Bradlee Fulton (1740-1835) at the west end of Medford, MA's City Hall.

Susie@bassoosie· Apr 21

I'm not sure where you live, but Mystic Seaport has a LEGO shipwreck exhibit right now that your grandson might enjoy.

Huge LEGO model of the Titanic's bow section and smoke stacks, suspended from the ceiling.

Susie@bassoosie· Apr 12

Here are my boys, brothers Walter and The White One!

Susie@bassoosie· Apr 7

Today's summary in a trio of posts by @historygirl.bsky.social, @celesteheadlee.bsky.social, and @darthbluesky.bsky.social

3 posts in a row angry at congress for enabling our dear leader.

Susie@bassoosie· Apr 6

@chanda.blacksky.app CLR James mentioned - not sure if you've seen this piece but I thought of you!

Overall exhibit photo from Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut with a large sperm whale mural artwork in the background and a sperm whale lower jaw in the foreground

JOS SANCES

(b. 1952)

Scratchboard mural, Or, The Whale, 2018-20

14 x 51 feet

I first felt compelled to create a life-size drawing of a sperm whale while reading Moby-Dick and studying the history of whaling in America, an industry that didn't end in the United States until the last whaling station closed in Richmond, California, in 1971. Inspired by C.L.R. James's view of Moby-Dick as a metaphor for capitalism, I embedded within the body of the scratchboard whale a history of America from 1851, the year of the novel's publication, to the present. I think of it now as a one-page graphic novel drawn for my grandchildren, an explanation of how we got here.

Or, The Whale celebrates workers-those who carry the human burden of their exploitation and the environment. It suggests the urgency of the current climate crisis and its effect on the health of all of us, but particularly on the most vulnerable-the exploited and abandoned.

Another key inspiration for the work was whales themselves, as I experienced them up close from a small boat in Southern Baja California. Their sheer size and complete freedom transformed my understanding, giving me a glimpse of the natural world in its pure form, without human intervention,

As the planet's ecosystem changes at an ever-accelerating rate, glaciers melt, rainforests decline, sea levels rise, and the impact of fossil fuel engulfs us all, we ignore the warnings at our peril, But Or. The Whale suggests that nature will endure even without us, as it does in Moby-Dick.

I find myself wondering, "Do whales even believe in us?"

Closeup of the lower jaw section of the artwork

Susie@bassoosie· Apr 6

@legolostatsea.bsky.social Lego Lost at Sea spotted! From Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut.

A closeup of a small exhibit showing a selection of LEGO pieces that washed ashore from the container ship Tokio Express spill in 1997. There are examples of SCUBA equipment, flippers, a broom and sword, among others.

A larger view showing a large LEGO model of a different container ship spill and an info card crediting the Cornish Plastic Pollution Coalition. I can transcribe this upon request.

Susie@bassoosie· Mar 21

Sadly all I remember is the grapefruit throwing scene

Susie@bassoosie· Mar 18

They changed it.

Same screenshot as described above, but the text now reads:
Share Your Story
Do you have any experiences with Cesar Chavez or other information that you feel comfortable sharing?*

Susie@bassoosie· Mar 17

Sunday was the best day I've had in a long time, so I'm sharing that: Not pictured: on the way to get caffeine with a friend/colleague, I met a shiba puppy and got lots of kisses!

Sandwich board-type sign for "Higher Ground" in Portland, Maine, which is a combo coffee shop and dispensary, where you can (but I did not) have your drink infused with CBD and/or THC. The people working there were great to chat with.

Photo of my music stand at Merrill Auditorium, where we were performing Star Wars: Return of the Jedi live to the movie. A fan and musician favorite!

Susie@bassoosie· Feb 27

Lol

The above post, hidden by "troll (account)" banner

Susie@bassoosie· Feb 24

We must be about the same age!

Baby Susie in a pale blue snowsuit, sitting on a pile of snow roughly the height of her mother's shoulders. Lexington, MA, blizzard of '78.

Susie@bassoosie· Feb 18

😁

Susie@bassoosie· Feb 17

Shades here of some pop-up sculptures in Boston, which were removed after too many concerned calls to the police. The following year we got "Mr. Pink" instead.

Hyper realistic sculpture of a person sitting on the edge of a city roof. He is holding a fishing rod, which is hard to make out. Too many people called the police to report a possible jumper, and this sculpture was removed.

The following year, the sculptures were obviously not humans. Here we see a large naked pink inflatable (?) with round buttocks, standing tippy toes on an entryway roof and peering into the shop window above.

Susie@bassoosie· Feb 8

Noticed these Kākahu in the Opening Ceremony and I'd love to know more about the ones worn (and owned?) by the New Zealand Olympic team. Who wove them? How long has NZ included them in the Games? I only know one person to ask.

New Zealand Olympic flag bearers, standing on a snowy mountain, draped in traditional Maori cloaks. They are woven from natural fibers and in some cases (I can't tell here) bird feathers.

Susie@bassoosie· Feb 8

I celebrated Bad Bunny before it was cool

Susie dressed for Halloween circa 2009, wearing her roommate's goth black clothes, bullet belt, spike collar, and bunny ears.

Susie@bassoosie· Feb 5

ps This is why I'm especially invested: my own late former feral, Junior (and his sister, Jazzy)

A Creamsicle and a light-black kitty in my kitchen

Susie@bassoosie· Jan 20

The advantage of living in a funky apartment