Porcupine, from a photo by my friend, amazing photographer Cheryl Patterson. Drawn in graphite and colored pencil. I wasn’t sure that a porcupine could be anything but prickly, but after spending so much time on this drawing, I think he or she definitely has character.

I write about my husband’s dementia. Is his moon now oval? Triangular? Chartreuse? ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-...

On the Mermaid's Tale, @annevbuchanan.bsky.social peers with her puckered macula into Ken's mind and shows us what few have seen before. ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-... #anosognosia #dementia

Raccoon, using a reference photo from my friend, Cheryl Patterson. Graphite and colored pencil. This was fun to draw.

Pages 14-15! I read these pages together for reasons that will be obvious if you bother to wade through how many words it took to say so. Both pages have "pure Sapiens" on them and that's not a thing. First rule of science communication should be DO NO HARM. ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/05/sapi...

Sapiens, pages 14-15: " 'pure Sapiens' "

I took a little break to focus on some great books:  1. The Content of the Form: Narrative Discourse and Historical Representation by Hayde...

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I love this! The brilliant Holly Dunsworth is reviewing Sapiens, one page at a time, separating myth from fact… Let’s dive in! ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/03/sapi...

"Sapiens": One page at a time

I've been co-teaching a course for several years in which we read Sapiens . I think I've read it eight times, now. That explains the gumband...

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Great Horned Owl that I drew using a reference photo taken by a dear friend. Drawn in pencil.

I hope you'll check out my Substack Live conversation about the Iran war and more with the always-engaging @malcolmnance.bsky.social at 4:30PM ET. www.americaamerica.news

Sandhill Crane. This is a pencil drawing from a photograph taken by a friend two years ago. The same pair should be back soon.

Field of snow. This is an oil painting of the field a friend and I cross country skied through the other day. The snow was beautiful. The sky was, too.

Watercolor, pen and ink iguana, using a reference photo taken by my friend, an amazing photographer, when she was in Florida. This was fun.

This nest still clings stubbornly to the branch. Pencil drawing.

There’s nothing wrong with common sense until you dig a little and learn that common sense is wrong. Thanks @profgalloway.com for providing a great example of common sense that I’ve gotten a kick out of doubting. Thanks @prosocialworld.bsky.social for hosting. www.prosocial.world/posts/whats-...

What’s True About the Evolution of Men’s Greater Average Height?

Why men are taller than women may have nothing to do with testosterone—or sexual selection.

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Palette knife and oil paint.

Oil painting of the sunrise from the top of the mountain a friend and I climb every morning. The view is always beautiful.

Here’s an Oriole nest, though. Visible now with the leaves having fallen. Pen and ink.

The last of many drawings of this nest. Or, I think it will be the last. We will see. Pencil drawing.

Oil painting of a foggy morning in the hills. Reference photo from my dear friend and amazing photographer, Cheryl Patterson.

I’ve written a blog post about my husband’s dementia. No, about dementia, about reality. ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2025/07/loss...

Loss After Loss

The Essence of the Thing As most often now, Ken was sleeping when I entered his room.  He opened his eyes, said hello, and dozed off again. ...

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With Trump and his minions always in the background — so much cruelty all the time — it’s good to draw and paint. Here’s yesterday’s watercolor of my cat, Oliver.

This is a book review but it’s also an exploration of death. Aren’t they all?

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ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2025/06/foss... Kermit Pattison wrote a tremendous book. I had tremendous feelings about it. #anthropology #evolution #booksky

There’s a small nest in a small tree on a path near me. I don’t know who built it, and it was never finished, and I think it’s beautiful. I’ve been drawing it in its different iterations for months. Here it is after the leaves on the tree opened. Pen and ink.

Photo from my walk this morning. Happy January 6th.

I wanted to cancel one of the lines on my Verizon account. I was hoping I could do it without calling, but couldn’t find that option. So I asked.