Marty’s photo of the day #3919: I photographed this killdeer on June 20, 2020. Deb and I had rented the Hogan Cabin that weekend, which is a Forest Service cabin in western Montana. Other than the birds and the mountain flowers, what I remember most about our visit was that it was our first time staying anywhere other than home during the pandemic. Vaccinations weren’t out yet, and Donald Trump was busy increasing the body count with his ignorance and incompetence. Even though the Hogan Cabin was far away from people, someone had almost certainly rented it before we did, so we wiped down the cabin and the outhouse with disinfectant before moving in. Back then, I never dreamed the pandemic would still be an issue today, but at the time the thought that right-wingers would become anti-vaxxers to “own the libs” was just too bizarre to contemplate.
Killdeer and the pandemic
March 11, 2022Written by Marty Essen