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Visions of the Past and Present

Color photo. A Marsh Wren, perched on a reed that crosses the frame diagonally. It is a small brown bird with white eyebrow-like markings, with brown eyes. Its tail feathers are pointing straight up. Its beak is opened wide as it calls.
April 8th, 2026: Small Doesn't Mean Quiet
2026-04-08

Took a walk through the Center for Urban Horticulture again recently, and this Marsh Wren was simultaneously the smallest bird I saw and the loudest.  The crows were the most numerous and, col...

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A collage of four photos: Mount Rainier rising above a mountain lake surrounded by snow, a waterfall cascading down through an autumn scene, Mount Rainier with the stony banks of the White River below, and a honeybee dusted in yellow pollen collecting more from a purple aster.
March 6th, 2026: New Prints Day
2026-03-06

It's been a while since I added a batch of new print options to my store, but today's the day.  Four new photos are available to purchase now: Mount Rainier Above Tipsoo Lake Autumn Fa...

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Color photo. Four ducks, two in front and two behind, swimming in gently rippled water. The surface of the water is golden, and the wake from the ducks is blue. The ducks all have their heads down into the water.
February 25th, 2026: Multimodal Mallards
2026-02-25

Duck (noun): Any of various swimming birds in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in pl...

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Color photo. A bald eagle, perched on a branch in a leafless tree, with a deep blue sky behind. It is looking to the right.
February 20th, 2026: Eager for Eagles
2026-02-20

I took a walk through the Union Bay Natural Area at the Center for Urban Horticulture recently, and brought my long lens along 'just in case'.  It's a good location for spotting birds of all s...

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Color photo. Grass with frozen dewdrops. The grass along the bottom of the photo is in focus, and mostly in shadow. Beyond, the grass is softly out of focus and in dappled sunlight. Wherever the light hits, frost breaks the light into spots of color across the spectrum.
January 27th, 2026: In Prismed by Frost
2026-01-27

Lots of cold, bright mornings around here lately, which means I've been waking up to sights like this.  Frost on the grass, spinning the sunlight into glistening fragments, like tiny glowing g...

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