Canon EOS Rebel XSi Goes Kaput

My camera has bitten the dust.  The shutter/mirror gave up the ghost.

There are shimmering grackles at the bird feeder... bright finches in the blossoming peach tree waiting their turn... the yellow tulips with the pinkish-red stripes are in bloom... and Teensy is in the Big Boss (6-wheeler), sitting in the front passenger seat right in the sunlight!

Okay, time for decisions...  I could go to Nebraska Furniture Mart’s Electronics Department, or I could get a camera from Amazon – I’ve seen some really good deals on cameras like mine...  If I get a full-body camera, will my 70-300mm lens still work on it?  Don’t know if I can afford a full-body camera, in any case.

Time for some research, I guess!  Meanwhile, *where’s Victoria’s camera?!*

I’ve taken a lot more pictures with this camera than I thought.  Just been checking – it’s almost 140,000 pictures.  I got it new in August 2008.  So it perished in a good old age, full of touching memories, hair-raising adventures, and beautiful scenery.

Oh, and the Logitech mouse isn’t working properly, either.  Fortunately, I still have the touchpad...

Meanwhile, I have some flowers to make of silk ribbon!

A Northern cardinal waits his turn, scolding impatiently.

Finally, the grackle leaves, and the cardinal moves in.

Nom nom nom nom...

Oops, the grackle is back!  The cardinal skedaddles.

Caught him in mid-blink.

And now, the shutter fails.

Done kaput!

Resurrecting it would cost more than the camera is worth.  Now to decide on the next course of action...