Category: Photos
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Birdsong
I can hear birds outside, as the sun rises. Far from being silent, spring is noisy joyful chaos. This is country, although crowded for my tastes – but it is country, by the lights of the surrounding farm fields and forest that looms up behind the house. There are deer that walk by the fences…
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Gone Buggy
I went bughunting today! All of these photos were taken in my front garden in early evening. I really do need to get out and do this more often. Enjoy!
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Gleanings from the Desk
Good Morning! Well, it’s morning where I am. And there’s sunshine, so that’s good. I’m headed out to a gig shortly, so this is just a round-up of what’s on my desk and tabs for the day. First! Big News! LOL… I have ordered proof copies of Inktail & Friends. They will arrive here in…
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This and That
I am up at Mad Genius Club today with the second part of Forensics for Writers. I’m not at home today, so here are some Pretty Birds to look at in the meantime.
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The Birdfeeder News
I got up this morning and realized that I could hear the birds singing loudly, but the little feeder outside my office window was empty. I slid on unlaced boots, grabbed a suet bloc and the bag of seed, and slipped quietly out into the gray morning light. It’s not going to be a warm…
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Birdstalking
I’m busy trying to get everything done for the Holidays, but I took a few minutes to play feather paparazzi and stalk the birds I can see through my office window. All of these photos were shot through glass, so they aren’t as crisp as they could be. But I really haven’t time (or body…
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Raindrops on Juniper
My mother’s favorite song (one of them) from her favorite movie is My Favorite Things. When I posted a photo I’d taken yesterday to facebook, asking her to show it to my sister Juniper, I didn’t expect her to compose a new variant on the song, but it’s lovely, and I wanted to share it. Mom…
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Art Manipulation
I have the tendency when I’m bored and have a few minutes to kill, to read. If I’m not in the mood to read, I tinker with the apps on my tablet or phone. Since I’m not really a gamer (there are exceptions, and if I could find certain board games on the app store,…
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A Goldenrod Soldier
One of my regrets is that I rarely have the time to sit down and read through my field guides to insects and flowers any more. Once, that was how I kept track of everything I saw outside, naming and knowing what it did, was it edible? The irony is that now, when I have…
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Limenitis arthemis
You can find more information about this beautiful Red Spotted Purple butterfly here, and it is a mimic of the toxic Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor. I can tell you that the iridescent blues on the wings have to be seen to be truly appreciated. Enjoy!
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Hunting Bugs
I take a lot of bug pictures, and one of the things I try to do with them is correctly identify what I’ve captured on film pixels. I’ve got some resources in the form of real people who can steer me in the right direction or pinpoint the genus and species, but I hate to…
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More Wedding Photos
There were two professional photographers at the wedding in Tennessee, and Scott Bragg of Dreamland Visions Photography sent me the photos he took recently. I’d hired Scott because I knew his work, and that he has an unconventional eye. As much as I want to show all the pictures off, I’ll keep it to a…