Jan 9/10: Drying the Boots

Jan 9/10: Drying the Boots, originally uploaded by susanvg.

The Daily Shoot assignment was newspapers which many say are a dying entity. I started to think of the many ways I use my daily newspaper after it has been read. Some, as in this image sop up the wetness of boots from outside. Newspapers are great for starting a fire in my fireplace. I crumple up sheets and stuff them under the grate. Newspapers are the perfect material when washing windows. Despite their inky text they polish the glass to a shine. And when short of wrapping paper, I have certainly wrapped gifts in the coloured comic section. What will we do if newspapers disappear?

I find it ironic that I carry my reusable bag to the grocery store so as to save the environment only to buy plastic bags for my kitchen garbage can and to clean my cats' litter boxes. Better to pay for bags that won't fall apart than to pay the grocery store 5¢ to wrap my groceries in one that may spring a leak and will not be able to be reused.

I hope to continue to have my daily paper delivered to my home (a job for a person) and to reuse my newspapers in as many ways as I can.