IPhoto seems to be busy with an invisible import

When I try to import from my camera I get an alert box which says "Photos are being imported to the photo library. Please wait for import to complete." I wait but nothing happens. Recently upgraded to 10.5. What's going on?

Thanks for your attempt to support my question.  I found the (or at least, an) answer:  I used a Delkin Device USB 2.0 Reader/Writer.  It accepts my memory card and fits the  USB slot.  Everything worked fine.  I'm back in the world!

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