Didn’t I used to have more hair?
October 5, 2013. Pete Townsend, Washington.
mannekins of pete townsend
“I got tired of being called a plastic person when I was in business school.”
“What did you do?”
“I got latex’d.”
My homage to Humans of New York.
October 5, 2013. Pete Townsend, Washington.
baby it’s cold outside
This is one of several Anna’s hummingbirds pounding on the back feeder during the snow/rain today. By the end of the day the nectar level had dropped to half of what you see here. Gotta stoke up for the night’s torpor!
December 19, 2012. druid labs baycliff.
filling station
These are male Anna’s hummingbirds at the back feeder.
November 23, 2012. druid labs baycliff.
the wrong end of the dragon
To be honest, I don’t think there’s a “right” end of a dragon…
This is a thistle seed pod, plus a bit of creative editing.
November 15, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
saying hello to the 4th
“I already voted! Stop calling me!”
July 4, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
at the edge of the sea
That would be the Salish Sea. This is a Coast Guard ship coming out of a fog bank in the Admiralty Inlet.
September 24, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
on the path to the ancestors
Full of the effects of the jungle’s plentiful entheogens, the shaman prepares to cross into the land of the ancestors.
November 3, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
watching the sun go down
Doris and John wait patiently for the green flash. They’ve been waiting a long time.
June 5, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
“mine”
This is a white-crowned sparrow, suspicious that the camera will steal not his soul, but his meal.
May 30, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
chesapeake
There’s a scene in Lee Blessing’s play Chesapeake where the protagonist, now living as a dog, first learns the pleasure of being petted. He arches his head, coherent thought oozing away, ecstasy firing everywhere.
September 22, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
sunset at the green grass sea
Our friend Ms. Pandamela walks along the path on Kala Point. That’s some Large Woody Debris in the distance, and various grasses in front.
July 7, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
the jester’s thoughts
A jester – at least a good one – has no filter between his mouth and his brain.
October 12, 2012. Kala Point, Pete Townsend, Washington.
caught in the act
A blues song staple: one man, two women, things come apart.
April 25, 2012. Northwest School of Boatbuilding, Port Hadlock, Washington.
in the wings at the nativity pageant
Balthazar was always the fancy one, showing off his “Persian” hat and all.
These are sailmaker’s mallets, wrapped in rawhide.
April 25, 2012. Northwest School of Boatbuilding, Port Hadlock, Washington.
anna’s hummingbirds
In our previous house, just a half mile from this one, we never saw hummingbirds later than about mid-July. In this house we’re still feeding them two months later. It turns out there are two species common in this area: rufous and Anna’s.
Rufous hummingbirds migrate through Washington, and those are primarily what we were seeing in the summer.
According to Wikipedia, “Anna’s hummingbirds are the only hummingbirds to spend the winter in northern climates”, and the Seattle Audubon Society reports that they are permanent in the Puget Sound area.
I think we’ll be keeping the feeders up for a long time…
October 1, 2012. druid labs baycliff.
the zig zag path
The alternate reality sought by the zig-zag man awaits. Sweeping is desired.
October 12, 2012. druid labs baycliff.
summer camps
When I was in summer camp, it was a lake that separated the boys’ and girls’ camps. There’s always something.
July 1, 2012. druid labs baycliff.
european garden spider
This little fellow had rappelled down from one of the cedars and was now checking out a fern as a location for his new web. He wasn’t pleased at being closely inspected by some big galoot and eventually swung around to a more remote frond.
September 7, 2012. druid labs baycliff.
cascading leaves of rain
Valiantly they grip and hug the veins, but Gravity always wins.
June 30, 2012. druid labs baycliff.
days in the life of druid labs 