Cars
This ’63 Dodge Dart is the same model and color as my first car. Click to enlarge.
’63 powder-blue Dodge Dart
slant-six engine, push-button transmission
that my father gave me in 1970.
Volvo 122s Wagon I bought with a hundred dollars cash
and twenty-five dollars in food stamps.
coyote
Coyote. Carnation, WA. Click for larger image.
Long before I see you
you know I am here
have taken in my scent
of shampoo, of sweat,
of what I last ate
You have heard the crunch
of my footsteps,
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a side-striped palm viper
To me, this snake represents beauty, danger, and serendipity. The beauty of its colors, how it weaves itself into the foliage, how it waits with absolute patience. Danger in how it senses the heat of an animal, strikes in less time than a blink, injects deadly venom into its prey. The serendipity that put me in the right time and place to take this photo.
The Side-striped Palm Viper, one of Costa Rica’s 23 poisonous snakes. Click to enlarge.
The Story:
Exhausted after hiking in the Cloud Forest since early morning, Continue reading
spring colors abound
After mating, nest preparation, and raising of chicks is complete, the male Wood Duck takes on the drab colors of his “eclipse” phase. Over the following months, however, he develops the spectacular colors you see here, designed to attract a mate and start the cycle over again.
Wood Ducks are common in the Pacific Northwest. They are often skittish Continue reading
friend of man
This cheery little Collared Redstart hops and flits along trails, looking for insects that have been disturbed by passersby. For this reason, it is also known as “Amigo de Hombre” (friend of man). It’s common in the Cloud Forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica, Continue reading
lake sammamish drama
I’ve decided to undertake a review of the 140,000 photos in my catalog, deleting many I don’t like and posting some favorites here. A perfect project for the age of Covid, given Tina and I are doing more quarantining than most folks we know.
In June of 2011, I watched from my kayak as this Bald Eagle captured a fish. Here’s the four-photo sequence: Continue reading
pandemic youtube #3:
“The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress”
This is the third music video I created during the pandemic: “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress,” written by Jimmy Webb.
Having recorded “Georgia on My Mind” with me, my friend Luther Schutz asked if we might record Continue reading
pandemic youtube #2:
“Georgia on My Mind”
The second music video I put together during the pandemic and posted on YouTube was “Georgia on My Mind,” by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell.
This recording features vocals by Luther Schutz of Mount Vernon, Washington, set to my guitar arrangement. I’ve known Luther Continue reading
pandemic youtube #1:
“Angel from Montgomery”
In mid-2020, as the pandemic dragged on, we learned of the death of the great American songwriter John Prine. That prompted me to ask Seattle singer-songwriter Larry Murante to join my wife Tina and me in recording Prine’s classic “Angel from Montgomery,” made popular by Bonnie Raitt.
From our separate homes, Continue reading