Monthly Archives: February 2026

Bear bones

Steely-eyed and alert — a rough-skinned newt  wanders by the scene of a crime — witness to bear bones  and decaying humanity.  Note: While in the field this week, we came across a poached black bear. As I bent over … Continue reading

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Nostalgia, Naturally (re-post)

Watertumblessplashes& cascadesinto the open armsof heavy stonefloating above the surfacecatching onto rapidsthat form a pearly latherflowing down the streamboulder to boulderunder & overswirling & subsidingacross miles of refined siltgauging into the earthmolding mountains& river bottomslanding in the oceanrecycled when it … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday (2/25/2026)

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Golden age

As pages of the calendar turn — flowers unfurl and fade — each day a gift — a golden age. 

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On the shoulders of Earth (re-post)

The space between two cloudsbridged by birds. Shy buds peek out on lofty boughs unassuming beauty. The river churns spilling water outwardtributaries teeming with life. Canopies gyrateas the world spinsbirds unhinged. At a crosswind a crow flies east its feathers west. Azure sky the bluebird vanishes. Jigsaw trees shiftlikepuzzlepieces —interlocking edges of Earth & Sky … Continue reading

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Mellifluous hooves

Rain runs  roughshod  atop the roof — as millions of mellifluous hooves stampede — over shingles and  off eaves into a muddy maelstrom. 

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Lens Artists Challenge #386: Mastering the Power of Juxaposition

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Wet stone (re-post)

A worm wriggles through a loopholeescaping the early bird. Singing inside a skunk cabbage amphitheater —a chorus frog’ssong carries throughout the swamp. An owl’s screechpierces the heartof darkness. My mind wound tight as a guitar string —playing music only I know the words to —I sing my anthem in soulful silence. … Continue reading

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Sequoia squid (re-post)

Landlocked enigma —photosynthetic cephalopod —giant Sequoia squid —long tree branch tentacle —circling its next victim.

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Shoot the moon

Ebb tide yo-yo spinning  back to sea — left in its wake  kelp string — a tug of war between moon and shore. 

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