Last night was Fight Night. One Green Heron vs 8 or 9 Blue Jays. The Heron demonstrated solid fighting spirit. But the Jays assembled a good team and were simply overwhelming. #birds #herons #bluejays #nature

My favorite wasp is the gentle Bumblebee. Always appreciated the wasp's restraint. When my child was a toddler he grabbed one off a flower. The Bumblebee was trapped in his tiny fist. I convinced him to let the bee go. When he opened his hand the Bumblebee just flew away. Without hard feelings.

Heard a scary buzzing sound and found this female Great Black Wasp feeding on our Gooseneck Loosestrife. This is a big spooky lady. About 1.5 inches! They paralyze Grasshoppers and Crickets. Take them to an underground nest where their wasp children feed on them, alive, for weeks! #bugsky #nature

I don't take many photos of clouds. Was out hoping to catch a rainbow. But these stood out. Looks like two heads looking up at the sky...like what I was doing. But one is in light and the other in shadow. #clouds #nature #photography

@manmademoon.bsky.social Holy fuck man. How utterly gorgeous is this. youtu.be/s6AgZ0NgvdU?...

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There's a light inside the rabbits in our yard... #rabbits #nature #photography

There's a light inside the rabbits in our yard...and it's now moved into our dog. #dogs #nature #photography

Was stepping out to collect more images of pond life and I very nearly missed this fine lady standing in the overgrowth. "How do you do, Madam?" #nature #deer #backyard #photography

Mamdani: "Those who led through exclusion & isolation have tried to win power & enrich themselves by turning us against one another ... today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted, but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum"

Behold! It grows older.

MINNESOTANS!!! Jury nullification is legal and good. But you can’t talk about it while you’re doing it, and you can’t learn about it after you’ve been selected for jury duty. You gotta read up now! beyondcourts.org/sites/defaul...

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A group of Twin Cities protesters accused of conspiring to impede immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota pleaded not guilty to their charges. The hearing drew several dozen demonstrators to the federal courthouse, calling for the charges to be dropped.

This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him. Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.

I installed this water vomiting gargoyle with the hope that it would warn wild bun-buns of this dangerous predator that lies in wait. This warning doesn't work. In the spirit of decorum, I shall not show the fruits of this shiba's Dark Harvest. #dogs #nature #backyard

Ducklings on a log! Ducklings on a log! Wood Duck ducklings on a log! Boom, boom! #nature #ducks #pond #photography

Something was causing our dog to lose her cool this morning. Non stop barking. Turns out it was this magnificent Snapping Turtle wearing a wood chip tiara. She was just having a little trouble looking for a place to lay her eggs. Like her ancestors have done for millions of years. #turtles #nature

A Great Egret with time for quiet reflection. #birds #ponds #nature #photography

Some birds have time for quiet reflection. Others...do not. #birds #nature #photography

Spending more time out on the deck means being judged as a bumbling nuisance by this American Golden Finch and this Blue Jay. While I'm on deck, they do not feel they can safely enjoy the variety of seeds I've put out for them. They need me to GO. AWAY....now! #birds #photography #nature

Looking for my Shiba Princess...the Queen of The Yard. There she is! She is Taking Her Shade. #dogs #nature #photography

Today's pondlife. Our backyard continues to be a great habitat for beautiful waterfowl. The Wood Ducks have such arresting red eyes! And this Great Blue Heron was holding this pose for long time. I suppose for drying its wings in the sun. #birds #nature #ponds #ducks #herons #photography

Today is my birthday and I'd really love it if I could get some reposts or something I guess? Here is a collection of my favorite pieces from the past couple years, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them. #art #sciart #nature #animals #birds

Went to get a closer look at all the creatures on the backyard pond today. However, I got distracted by this local Red Squirrel. The squirrel was determined to help escort me OUT of its territory. #nature #squirrels #turtles #photography

So, what happened was I stepped outside and they saw me. I stared at them and they stared at me. Then one of them hopped away. #nature #rabbits #photography

From a 1988 sketchbook. Two illustrations of sneezes, a figurative imagining of the Clubs card suit symbol, and a nutcracker. I did do a big Clubs card suit symbol painting, but I may have given it away. I kind of like that I don't know what happened to it. #art #drawing #sketchbook

About this drawing, "All The Faces The Crow Remembers." There are over 480 faces. The crows are from mostly original photos. The faces were found in the clouds of fine charcoal dust worked into the paper. An exercise in pareidolia. There is only one face of a celebrity. #art #drawing #charcoal

Meanwhile...Ducks and Eagles! We got Wood Ducks in the trees; Mallard Ducks in the garden and a juvenile Bald Eagle I nearly missed behind the branches...all from my backyard. Consistently amazed. #birds #nature #ducks #eagles #photography

We're experiencing an unusually warm day this Sunday. So the Painted Turtles are out on the pond logs in unusually great numbers. There are 57 Painted Turtles in this picture alone! #turtles #nature #pond #photography

Got around to framing up my drawing, All The Faces The Crow Remembers. 1st, mounted the 16 panels on primed 1/8" MDF. Spoons came in handy to keep edges and corners from lifting up during adhesion. 2nd, I made a custom window for framing the panels. #art #drawings #traditionalart

Here it is.👍🙂

My youngest child entered our time capsule and pulled out some of my sketchbooks from the late 1980s. Started this one on Easter, 1987. Happy Easter, from 1987! #art #sketchbook #drawings