Cronefootmtechman@mastodon.ie
Oct 15, 2026, 3:24 PMHold that pose! Black swans at the Summer Palace, Beijing.
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handmade ghosthandmade_ghost@sunny.gardenOct 15, 2026, 3:30 PM@mtechman Beautiful!!
(Whenever I see a black swan--only ever in photographs, sadly--I always mouth the words, "I love the black swan" in honor of the old James Merrill poem, which is sort of a classic ode to self-acceptance and love in lgbtq lit. 😅)
- Cronefootmtechman@mastodon.ieOct 15, 2026, 3:35 PM
@handmade_ghost thanks..
I'll look it up!
I didn't see these guys when I was in Beijing, but I wish I could have added a few more days and gone to the Summer Palace and the Great Wall more than once. - handmade ghosthandmade_ghost@sunny.gardenOct 15, 2026, 3:45 PM
@mtechman I can only imagine! So much to see. I really loved traveling vicariously via the photos you posted from your trip!
- Cronefootmtechman@mastodon.ieOct 15, 2026, 3:49 PM
@handmade_ghost I wish I could talk friend into going with me and we'd hire a translator.