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Aerospace engineer, sometime photographer, loves western Washington, cats, dogs, and science fiction, hates authoritarianism
Comet Lemmon over the Hood Canal and the Olympics, near Seabeck, Washington last night.
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Comet Lemmon over the Hood Canal and the Olympics, near Seabeck, Washington last night.
My favorite signs from yesterday. Not bold, controversial, or loaded with slick graphics. Just a quiet voice, witness to events now and in the past, a whisper reminding us of the elemental rightness of these words... and what is so very wrong about what is happening to our country right now.
October 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My favorite signs from yesterday. Not bold, controversial, or loaded with slick graphics. Just a quiet voice, witness to events now and in the past, a whisper reminding us of the elemental rightness of these words... and what is so very wrong about what is happening to our country right now.
Some photos of the northern lights a year ago, from Seabeck, Washington.
October 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Some photos of the northern lights a year ago, from Seabeck, Washington.
Early morning sky over the Olympics #HarvestMoon #photography
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Early morning sky over the Olympics #HarvestMoon #photography
I mean, this is the world we live in:
October 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I mean, this is the world we live in:
Took these photos of a pileated woodpecker in my backyard. A pair has been hanging around in a stand of firs just to the south, but occasionally probe some snags I'd left in the yard for just this reason. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
September 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Took these photos of a pileated woodpecker in my backyard. A pair has been hanging around in a stand of firs just to the south, but occasionally probe some snags I'd left in the yard for just this reason. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
Our cat Miles putting the treadmill to good use
August 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Our cat Miles putting the treadmill to good use
A western tiger swallowtail butterfly in a mock orange —a native here in the PNW.
#nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
#nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
June 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A western tiger swallowtail butterfly in a mock orange —a native here in the PNW.
#nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
#nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
A focus stack of speedwell blooms complete with bumblebee…24 exposures, Canon R5 with 100mm macro lens.
#Bloomscrolling #flower #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
#Bloomscrolling #flower #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
June 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A focus stack of speedwell blooms complete with bumblebee…24 exposures, Canon R5 with 100mm macro lens.
#Bloomscrolling #flower #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
#Bloomscrolling #flower #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography
Some eagles on the Hood canal yesterday
June 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Some eagles on the Hood canal yesterday
Close, though this was today:
June 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Close, though this was today:
Some photos of eagles taken over the last two weeks, Hood Canal, Washington.
June 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Some photos of eagles taken over the last two weeks, Hood Canal, Washington.
#BlueMonday…a sunrise in Monument Valley, late March.
June 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#BlueMonday…a sunrise in Monument Valley, late March.
I think about the hoatzin; its chicks have claws on their wings.
May 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I think about the hoatzin; its chicks have claws on their wings.
I get penetrating looks.
March 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I get penetrating looks.
February 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I’m taking a day off from Meta per this suggestion from Robert Reich, in addition to the other Feb 28 boycotts. Spending more time on this platform today…and liking it more and more.
February 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I’m taking a day off from Meta per this suggestion from Robert Reich, in addition to the other Feb 28 boycotts. Spending more time on this platform today…and liking it more and more.
Atlanta Federal Reserve bank forecasts 1st quarter NEGATIVE GDP growth of -1.5%. Is the economy great again yet?
February 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Atlanta Federal Reserve bank forecasts 1st quarter NEGATIVE GDP growth of -1.5%. Is the economy great again yet?
“Here be dragons”
February 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“Here be dragons”
Everything’s terrible, so took some photos of my cat.
January 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Everything’s terrible, so took some photos of my cat.
Same with Miles here…and on any surface near us…wherever we are.
December 29, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Same with Miles here…and on any surface near us…wherever we are.
Saw these purple Mycena (or so an app said) in Washington state last January. Haven’t identified the species.
December 19, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Saw these purple Mycena (or so an app said) in Washington state last January. Haven’t identified the species.
So much dipshittery in the GOP
December 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM
So much dipshittery in the GOP
Silverdale…this was Tahoma on way to the airport yesterday morning.
December 6, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Silverdale…this was Tahoma on way to the airport yesterday morning.