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Rabbiters trapping for a living commonly worked and travelled with basic, robust equipment: bedding, a hurricane lamp, traps, a hoe, implements for skinning and drying skins, cooking equipment. Some took transport (a horse, small cart, or later, a vehicle) enabling a larger number of traps and rabbits to be carried, and used dogs. They often worked alone, in isolated locations.

 

Ad Meliora

In his Vocational Service article. Retirement – Ad Meliora”,  Noel Halford challenges  Rotarian scholars to dust off their Latin.

  • Ad meliora?  Towards better things, of course. But you knew that. 

 

What is Toxic behaviour?

The article says: “Toxic behavior is any kind of behavior that results in unpleasantness for those around you.”

If that includes such behaviour as using U.S. spelling, we apologise for being too lazy to alter masterclass.com’s article. 

 

        

Where the Crawdads Sing

Having read the book by Delia Owens, The Bookworms went to see the movie at the Lido Cinema last week. Special thanks to Pam Crockett for organising it all.

Briefly, the plot:

Abandoned by her family, Kya Clark, otherwise known to the townspeople of Barkley Cove as the Marsh Girl, is mysterious and wild. "Where the Crawdads Sing" is a coming-of-age story of a young girl raised by the marshlands of North Carolina in the 1950s. When the town hotshot is found dead, and inexplicably linked to Kya, the Marsh Girl is the prime suspect in his murder case.

We were surprised when the movie started with Kya already in jail, and the story was partly told as a flashback: however we Bookworms quickly adapted and enjoyed the movie.  Of course we had further discussion about “whodunnit” and whether an unsophisticated girl brought up in a swamp could imagine such an elaborate alibi. 

One reviewer on IMDB commented:

Not enough focus on Kya. The movie was good, and it was probably better for those who didn't read the book. I found the focus to be way too much on the men in her life, then on her. She is the main character of this story, yet her life as portrayed in the movie revolved around Chase and Tate. They also left out another main character - the marsh! The book went into great detail about how Kya could disappear in the marsh, and how the gulls were her lifesaver when she was young. While the movie hinted at this, it was definitely lost on the big screen. The casting was spot on though and especially Tate's character.

 

Another comment:

The movie condenses a lot of Kya's childhood. Which I get, you don't want a 3 hour movie. But, I feel like the character relationships suffer as they end up coming across as rushed and surface level. And with the investigation portion also condensed and some timeline changes, it makes it feel like the importance of the shell necklace is underplayed.

Just for Nit-pickers: 

One of the police boats in the swamp chase has low-profile, high-visibility blue LED lights. These would not have existed in the 1950s. Also, police didn't use blue lights at this time. Police would have used red "gumball" lights.

The US flag shown in Jumping's store is a 50-star flag. At the time of the scene (1953) Alaska and Hawaii have yet to join the union. The correct flag would only have 48 stars.

When Kya and Chase travel to Asheville, they arrive at a place that has a large "Hotel" sign in front of it. This is not the correct term for this kind of establishment. These places are called "Motels" not "Hotels". The room Kya and Chase entered was facing the parking lot which defines the motel concept. Hotels connect their rooms via a lobby and hallways.

Trivium:

The author of the book, Delia Owens, can be seen sitting on the front row behind lawyer Tom when Chase's mother is testifying on the stand.

 

So there you have it: in all, we Bookworms enjoyed the movie and gave it a big tick.

You can see a trailer and check it out on IMDB  HERE  

 

 

That’s all for today, folks. It pretty well wraps up July, Rotary’s New Leadership Month. 

Let’s check out what's happening in Canberra, and see if the new leaders up there are doing as well as our own team  ;-)

 

TTFN