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307 posts in 2006

What you should have done today
This post is subject to silent updates. Written a complete post here. Written s… 22 February 2006, 20:07
An apple eye dapple eye day
The thing about writing is the thing about everything else. For some reason it’s not as o… 25 February 2006
The drag-ass bird does fine apparently
Simultaneously in the yard at 10am; not long after I rose– Northern red-shafted flicke… 25 February 2006, 20:03
should #1
should #1 should fear caress me, gentle brother, 1 of love, of hive, of mortal mo… 26 February 2006
the pumpkin tree on the lethe
the pumpkin tree on the lethe the polarity of my sobriety 1 held out a bottle pri… 27 February 2006, 06:14
How Gringos Die
Serge Jensen’s family came to northern New Mexico in ’78 for the Molymine above Questa. C… 28 February 2006, 02:54
Subject predicate #1
I just got an email with the subject: "Is Fatigue and Depression Killing U?" ...What d… 01 March 2006
should #4
should #4 should color come to my best friend 1 and orange kisses not amend 2 … 01 March 2006, 04:15
“passive-aggressive” defined
passive-aggressive adj. you sure are an angry person. ;) 01 March 2006, 17:47
working: for espresso
working: for espresso because i can smell coffee grounds 1 in your sinning organ … 02 March 2006, 11:12
raven may
raven may one raven called 1 a thousand voices 2 devoid of color 3 agai… 03 March 2006, 09:03
First flowers of spring
03 March 2006, 14:17
And then there were none
And then there were none at first there was one 1 just in your mind 2 a sing… 04 March 2006, 09:06
Conversations with the daughter
3 year-old: Me milk. Me milk. Me milk. Mother: Talk like a normal person. "I would … 04 March 2006, 14:36
잠자리
Not 용집파리. It made the kids laugh, though. 05 March 2006, 09:59
First bumblebee of the year
Though this photo is from last year, the first bumblebee of the year—same species, which … 05 March 2006, 16:35
Ghost of typography past
Had a strange, but pleasant, experience yesterday; fighting back some nostalgia for Renat… 06 March 2006, 09:29
as it were
as it were feminine like a trash fire, 1 welcome like a famine, 2 going like… 07 March 2006, 07:02
gnashville ’95
gnashville ’95 elvis and jack kennedy 1 met me and my pal barnaby– 2 we w… 08 March 2006, 10:49
Zen skeleton #83
09 March 2006
rewrite #5
rewrite #5 the familiarity of family 1 pulled the teeth right out of me; 2 … 10 March 2006
Snipped email #1
I think all North America used to be full of colorful town names but they're almost all … 10 March 2006, 16:34
Sword fern fiddlehead
From last spring. It's a bit early after some freezes still for these. 11 March 2006, 11:16
mister sarcasm meets the seattlite of his dreams and eats her to keep the grocery bill down
mister sarcasm meets the seattlite of his dreams and eats her to keep the grocery bill do… 12 March 2006, 05:40
Sharp-shinned hawk
In the back yard right now. 12 March 2006, 12:16
daughter of crazy horse
daughter of crazy horse she gave me breathing lessons 1 she laid me on my back 2 … 13 March 2006, 13:23
where i am
where i am where i am is in a tub of jam 1 and i jam on a tuba too. 2 what i… 14 March 2006, 10:13
Self-portrait, 1985, AKA “How the boy sees himself”
15 March 2006, 12:37
where i am #3
where i am #3 where i am is stuck in the door jamb 1 and i stick to the souls of … 16 March 2006, 11:35
Romanette, a typeface
Romanette is a delicate capital typeface in the Roman/Palatino style. Not original bu… 17 March 2006
another boring afternoon #8
another boring afternoon #8 to choose the booze over love is not news, 1 and it’s… 18 March 2006, 14:06
rewrite #6
rewrite #6 the lie of joy stealing in the shotgun reach; 1 or the timing of sand,… 19 March 2006, 12:40
Tiny mushrooms
Found yesterday under a log. 3-4 millimeters high. 20 March 2006, 14:01
Downy woodpecker H.U.D.
There is at least one pair of resident downy woodpeckers in and around the yard. I even f… 21 March 2006, 02:53
another war song
another war song we could play with words 1 if willing letters 2 at… 22 March 2006, 03:11
Gae-go-gi
The puppy was a tan blond color that wasn’t quite yellow but that’s the Crayon a chil… 23 March 2006
the pumpkin tree; revisited
the pumpkin tree; revisited the fruit of that fruitful tree is bathing me 1 in pu… 24 March 2006, 02:52
Tiny snail
25 March 2006, 11:52
i am in the remembering.
i am in the remembering. i am in the remembering 1 and you are in the smoke. 2 … 26 March 2006, 16:44
the pumpkin tree; the hanging tree
the pumpkin tree; the hanging tree the hanging tree was baiting me 1 with effing … 27 March 2006, 04:03
THASHRUM BLOODSETTE
THASHRUM BLOODSETTE THASHRUM BLOODSETTE 1 PUDDING IN THE PIE 2 WE ALL ARE … 28 March 2006
Hawksworth
Update to Sharp-shinned hawk: the very next day I saw it or, more likely, a Cooper’s hawk… 29 March 2006, 15:39
scytheless harvest
scytheless harvest several years passed since nineteen eighty four, 1 a patient s… 30 March 2006, 15:56
Downy woodpecker territory tiff
I don’t know yet if anyone has shown interest in moving in but on the weekend for the fir… 31 March 2006, 11:51
This is still my yard, suckers
From today– Another hummingbird nest and the first mason bee of the year… 31 March 2006, 23:12
The Replacement Missionaries
It was a drizzling afternoon after a weekend spelling bee. Allen and Jasper walked down t… 01 April 2006
Sketches for an abandoned Tarot deck: “la Morte”
It’s from ’92? Or so? It’s done pretty directly from a sketch Elisa did. 02 April 2006, 05:03
Gran Briggitte
Gran Briggitte Goodbye at the river 1 Goodbye to the giver 2 Goodbye damp sh… 03 April 2006, 03:21
Red-tailed hawks
A mated pair right over the house all morning. Couldn’t get a shot with both in the f… 04 April 2006, 15:36
The fate of man
The fate of man she said 1 life is an evil thing 2 entirely composed of pain… 05 April 2006, 12:55
“Snake in the grass”
06 April 2006, 10:54
study for another year of drought
study for another year of drought by a miracle cure enchanted regret 1 for the se… 07 April 2006, 10:05
April showers bring April fungi
08 April 2006, 15:59
the winter apple
the winter apple hung a rotten miracle, 1 into mid february; 2 this thing in… 09 April 2006, 11:15
the winter apple, redux
10 April 2006, 14:46
make myself an albatross
make myself an albatross that is to say that i would take 1 a wooden splinter or … 11 April 2006, 09:43
Bracken fern fiddleheads
12 April 2006, 05:47
The Jester (Trust in Me)
The Jester Trust in Me trust in me 1 believe in me 2 feed me 3 on your s… 13 April 2006, 05:08
Pacific Northwest native bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa. 14 April 2006, 11:04
hate: variations on a theme of my youth
hate: variations on a theme of my youth 1 1 to be made of hate; 2 let every … 15 April 2006, 11:10
Lady fern fiddlehead
16 April 2006, 10:47
Pear blossom bug
From today. I guess the wings and wing nubs make it a diptera. Definitely has a n… 16 April 2006, 15:22
Pelagic cormorant in flight
Down the street at Meadowbrook earlier/yesterday. Two years ago I saw one try to … 16 April 2006, 23:16
the third girl
the third girl i found some other girls 1 not to replace because 2 of what t… 17 April 2006, 10:53
Hey, look ma’—caught me one’a them dirt snakes
18 April 2006, 08:45
ode to a fléchette bomb
ode to a fléchette bomb the joy fell through the air, metal shards. 1 they landed… 19 April 2006
First fry of the year: cutthroat trout
From yesterday afternoon. Saw plenty in Thornton and Willow. Note the snail. Not sure if … 19 April 2006, 12:41
end
end “der was dis wintry angel 1 tru da clothes 2 kissing on my nipples,” 3 … 20 April 2006, 03:42
Untitled painting [another of her]
Ashley Pond V · Untitled · 13 March 1995 · Acrylic on canvas, painted with a … 21 April 2006, 01:07
the wicked witch of kansas
the wicked witch of kansas the lacking heart, 1 the missing brain, 2 the abs… 22 April 2006, 11:14
Raptor Day: Another Sunday in Seattle
As I mentioned, the red-tailed hawks have been here every day going on four weeks. This m… 23 April 2006, 17:55
box, prologue
box prologue this is desperate message, 1 this is disparate hope 2 and if you… 24 April 2006, 18:50
a pretense of self respect
a pretense of self respect the virus you are drapes on bone 1 but the material … 25 April 2006, 19:21
Spider envy
We have a lot of wolf-spiders here. I’ve always liked them. I got to hold one in Thailand… 26 April 2006
i am not
i am not “i am not yet a saint,” she say, 1 but she was on the ladder up, 2 … 27 April 2006, 11:44
Heart in hand (heart-shaped root ball)
Came across that weeding yesterday. Looked just like a human heart; maybe a kid of 9 … 28 April 2006, 10:42
你好吗？
When I was teaching English in Korea I was requested at Hyundai. Corporations in Korea … 29 April 2006, 01:07
[some shades of pink]
[some shades of pink] some shades of pink met some shades of red 1 and the pink s… 30 April 2006, 11:09
Self-portrait, 1988
Sketched from a photo Jeremy took in his room in Hokona at UNM. I’m not dead certain … 01 May 2006
Not so fast there Barnaby
So Barnaby, if that really is his name, sent me a picture of him playing a guitar for his… 02 May 2006, 11:38
and have since refused
and have since refused this is goodbye to the only woman i’ll ever love with convictio… 03 May 2006, 12:08
Inch
04 May 2006, 13:45
Bingo
I wrote a couple of really nice little songs after I’d moved to Seattle and found employm… 05 May 2006
The return of the spider envy
Since Daniel insists on waving his around more. I have here another all new wolf spider w… 06 May 2006
Early salmonberry
07 May 2006, 01:42
Confusion Infusion
A quick note: it was written a couple of years before Jane’s Addiction released their sec… 08 May 2006, 18:57
Fledgling hummingbirds
These are the chicks from this mother and nest. The second is hard to see but it’s in… 09 May 2006, 15:43
contributing editor
contributing editor it was a sort of obituary estuary 1 and i was a tributary 2 … 10 May 2006, 11:12
six tin breast: chorus (1)
six tin breast chorus SNOW LEOPARD DOWN, 1 THE WOLF’S IN THE HATCH. 2 THE FUS… 11 May 2006, 20:15
Fledgling Friday
Well, Thursday actually but what are you gonna do. A very unworried mother winter wren… 12 May 2006
Rhododendron (Pacific forest light)
From today. One of five colors we have around the house (pink, white, peach, violet… 13 May 2006, 14:05
Surprise payoff on past investment
Three years ago I collected all the cones I could find from our tallest Douglas-fir. I pu… 14 May 2006, 17:47
hap
hap go inside, child, 1 you’ll be safe there 2 should the planets coincide 3… 15 May 2006, 05:31
Bushtit basket
Two days ago someone found this site by searching for “bushtit pet.” Strangely enough, ye… 16 May 2006, 11:25
Nature quiz: How many animals can you see?
Take a look. Take your time. How many animals do you see in the picture of a tidal pool b… 17 May 2006
if she ever
if she ever the sun ate me up, 1 daughter she does weep, 2 her tears make he… 18 May 2006, 05:38
wakeless sleep #11
wakeless sleep #11 a magpie feather 1 and a dry blood soaked cat’s skull 2 w… 19 May 2006, 06:56
[8 minutes]
[8 minutes] a worldwide midnight eight minutes 1 in the coming. 2 when g… 20 May 2006, 18:40
Smell the rose
Earwig on a Nootka rose. 21 May 2006
In My Shadow
IN MY SHADOW HONOR—LIES MURDERED 1 AND IT SEEMS HER BLOOD 2 IS STILL UNDER M… 22 May 2006, 10:38
I brake for spiders
Spiderlings on the tail-light. 23 May 2006, 10:47
worthless interlude/deep commentary #1
worthless interlude/deep commentary #1 vlad the impaler 1 and sir raleigh the sai… 24 May 2006
Married to His Death
Ashley Pond V · “Married to His Death” · 1995 · Acrylic on canvas, painted wi… 25 May 2006
Sea lion #1189
Sea lion with a tag designating him “1189.” Yesterday in Elliott Bay about 3/4 mile o… 26 May 2006, 13:25
Dall’s porpoises
Man, are they fast. Out of about 20 pictures, this was the best one. Saw them the sam… 27 May 2006, 10:04
Later salmonberry
Here’s the before picture. They taste better this year. A little more like raspberrie… 28 May 2006, 11:38
neonatal hots
neonatal hots a rhyming dictionary 1 married blood, suicide, 2 inces… 29 May 2006, 14:22
Repentance
Repentance the resemblance was amazing 1 she had nails in her hands 2 an ang… 30 May 2006, 16:40
Vine maple with red samara
At Meadowbrook a couple weeks ago. Saw lots of trout fingerlings yesterday. 31 May 2006
The return of the logcock
Haven’t seen them much in about a year. Nice to have them back. Nice for me. The carp… 01 June 2006
gracious sasha
gracious sasha gracious sasha, you know what i think? 1 if i knew more men like y… 02 June 2006, 12:21
Takeoff
03 June 2006, 11:36
Is it just me or is it spidery out today?
Eating some sort of little wood wasp, I think. Same spider species as this one but mo… 04 June 2006
stunning shandra
stunning shandra stunning shandra, you know what i think? 1 that were your juice … 05 June 2006, 14:56
When I wasn’t even looking for it, I found love
Found in Carkeek Park this weekend. 06 June 2006, 01:11
this is all that matters
this is all that matters ashtaroth and thoth strummed 1 the blue over with sackcl… 07 June 2006, 16:06
It’s that time of the month… spiders
Yesterday afternoon. The top one was brand new to me. Largest I’ve seen in Washin… 08 June 2006
wakeless sleep #1
wakeless sleep #1 one period will stop you, 1 one comma will pause, 2 lion, … 09 June 2006
Slug
I know it’s not as pretty as some nudibranchs but it’s not half bad looking either. 10 June 2006, 11:50
study for a vacant altar
study for a vacant altar i feel sure there are wounds left to write 1 and the … 11 June 2006, 09:40
book of autumn thirst: meaningless against
[book of autumn thirst] meaningless against the multiplicity of anniversary 1 cam… 12 June 2006, 19:28
A real job application letter from Amazon.com
wont to work from my home avertising by conputer if this is somthing i can do let no how … 13 June 2006, 15:18
The lady and the beetle
I originally shot that picture not even looking at the fern at all. While going throu… 14 June 2006, 09:14
[untitled: dapper like a magpie]
[untitled] dapper like a magpie, 1 broken like a sucker, 2 wiser than all ma… 15 June 2006, 13:47
Dragonfly on the corner
Outside just a few mintues ago. Enjoying some sun after a gray morning and a brief … 16 June 2006, 14:37
book of autumn thirst: then but never later
[book of autumn thirst] then but never later trappings of intimacy, 1 raiments of … 17 June 2006, 12:19
What’s a henweigh?
About 2lbs but that’s not important right now. What you need to know is that a great blu… 18 June 2006
corpse bound
corpse bound corpus cristi on a train for shrike town 1 where every meal is viciou… 19 June 2006
Attack of the crows!
Sadly I have no pictures for this right now. Might eventually add a baby crow I took last… 20 June 2006, 16:59
It’s the thought that counts
Another unwanted gift. 21 June 2006, 12:05
Six bushtit fledglings
This is nice because they are just where the crows destroyed a nest last year. I don’… 22 June 2006, 19:25
practice
So, this site is a combination of experiment (I wrote the software that runs it), assignm… 23 June 2006, 12:19
Dog Days (short mix)
Finally got all the music gear together. First time trying to post an … 24 June 2006, 01:17
Joy and Raven
Joy and Raven joy and raven 1 may come over tonight 2 so i may be dead by mo… 25 June 2006
Crumbs (mp3)
Something light again. Just for fun. Play it above or down… 26 June 2006, 10:25
Cobweb queen
This rounds out all the most common spiders we’ve got. This is the cobweb champ and a… 27 June 2006, 03:03
In My Shadow (mp3)
This is the track for a set of lyrics I posted before. Neil Hamilton is on bass. I miss b… 28 June 2006
september nineteen ninety three
september nineteen ninety three oh, no… 1 while the dissolving powder 2 rare… 29 June 2006, 12:19
Recycling: chickadee makes use of dead squirrel
Even in the rotten convolutions of death we may make nice soft lining for another’s n… 30 June 2006, 17:51
All apologies #1
I used to berate and belittle—um, literally?—Calvin for constantly claiming he was 6'5". … 01 July 2006, 12:40
Evening rose
I generally dislike roses but this one is mild enough—in appearance and scent—to be q… 02 July 2006, 11:07
Rainbow fire flowers
Sometimes pictures just take themselves. Don’t know what they are. They’re in the … 03 July 2006, 10:36
4 July 2006
4 July 2006. Ashamed. With the knowledge that there have been more shameful chapters in t… 04 July 2006, 21:47
Green moth
Don’t know the species today. Looks a lot like water damage on the wings. I suppose i… 05 July 2006, 11:19
Nootka rose
I know. Enough with the flowers already. I just like wild roses much better than cult… 06 July 2006, 17:44
death, devil, and moon
death, devil, & moon azra-el: 1 i have been in the round corners, 2 i … 07 July 2006, 11:12
Crow attack positions
So that’s what I didn’t get to see the other day when I got nailed by a crow. Toda… 08 July 2006, 13:03
september 1994: the windy day it got dark early
september 1994: the windy day it got dark early we buried hate, 1 you and me 2 … 09 July 2006, 16:28
Beautifully colored berry
Just for the color. It’s my favorite and never found it so perfectly before in nature… 10 July 2006, 21:43
box i
box i it was fun 1 (it was first time, 2 it was garden salad, 3 this … 11 July 2006
Been a long time (x3)
It’s been a long time since the muse has taken me anywhere but the woodshed. 12 July 2006, 13:51
Joy and Raven (mp3)
Lyrics posted already. Same caveats as In My Shadow. Download it here:… 13 July 2006, 21:54
book of autumn thirst: but soon will have to
[book of autumn thirst] but soon will have to i gave up this dream of 1 six more d… 14 July 2006, 21:35
Hot insect action
If bug on bug gives you the itch… Come back tomorrow for a big wet beaver shot. … 15 July 2006, 10:32
Big wet beaver
As promised, your beaver. 16 July 2006, 10:33
Cedar waxwing
I really like these guys. I hope to get some really good pictures of them one of these da… 17 July 2006, 10:35
book of autumn thirst: a wedding would be
[book of autumn thirst] a wedding would be your wedding would be 1 what i’d rather… 18 July 2006, 11:11
Yet another moth
19 July 2006, 16:15
book of autumn thirst: nine years since
[book of autumn thirst] nine years since i first lay down in the reeds 1 and bange… 20 July 2006, 19:52
Project Effects: introduction
So. It’s been years since I did any electronics or system level programming. I hate not k… 21 July 2006, 18:33
book of autumn thirst: i’d seen the sound
[book of autumn thirst] i’d seen the sound it isn’t possible for you to see this lady o… 22 July 2006, 23:07
For lack of a clever title, #1
23 July 2006, 15:43
book of autumn thirst: the washington bay
[book of autumn thirst] the washington bay there were so many wolves 1 singing the… 24 July 2006, 23:14
The dreadful but quiet war –or– It’s literally a bug
There was a copy of Cold Mountain lying around so I picked it up and did what Tom Mayer t… 25 July 2006, 18:44
box ii
box ii without you 1 this is one way mirror, 2 this is dark box, 3 i … 26 July 2006, 23:32
Drought fruit
It hasn’t been raining much and we’ve had a few 90° days lately. Everything that isn’… 27 July 2006, 19:30
book of autumn thirst: a kwakiutl god
[book of autumn thirst] a kwakiutl god called us children. 1 this is the dark matt… 28 July 2006, 23:01
Reflecting lights
29 July 2006, 13:57
Crayfish rescue
There was a gasoline spill into the bigger creek here; Thornton. I’m told it was probably… 30 July 2006
Project Effects: ordering and shopping
So… six days ago I had scoured about 20 sites which sell electronics parts; diodes, r… 31 July 2006, 16:55
book of autumn thirst: this must be ours
[book of autumn thirst] this must be ours it was scirocco time 1 early summer of n… 01 August 2006, 23:13
Tortoiseshell and shroud
02 August 2006, 19:45
Subject: the reply
There once was a boy who was extremely naughty. He never did the things he was supposed … 03 August 2006, 18:55
Damselfly
If only I could have found one being eaten by something I could have manufactured a m… 04 August 2006, 11:18
Unknown lepidoptera eggs
I waited around and checked back a few hours later but they didn’t hatch on my watch.… 05 August 2006
book of autumn thirst: you know the ivy woven underpasses
[book of autumn thirst] you know the ivy woven underpasses you know the ivy woven under… 06 August 2006
Funnel weaving spider (or maybe sheet weaver)
At Meadowbrook. Pretty big girl. Don’t know the species but I suspect it’s a linyphi… 07 August 2006, 23:08
burble (we’ve just met)
burble (we’ve just met) make them work for their tears, 1 make them cold stone th… 08 August 2006, 18:17
Lynched, spider style
09 August 2006, 23:31
Project Effects: first blood, Electra Distortion
I looked around at dozens of schematics while I was reading up on parts and voltage for… 10 August 2006, 12:49
book of autumn thirst: and island tracks to
[book of autumn thirst] and island tracks to stack the dogs, 1 and sack the rags 2… 11 August 2006, 11:40
Dirty, dirty tree –or– How I arbor a whore
12 August 2006, 03:33
Project Effects: SMT-o-rama
When I ordered my kits from NightFire I did not know what SMT stood for. Now I do. It… 13 August 2006, 13:06
Yet another jumping spider
I’d never seen this species before. Seen several of them in the last couple days now … 14 August 2006, 10:23
book of autumn thirst: the last mansion my family owns
[book of autumn thirst] the last mansion my family owns a dry snail’s trail gone flat, … 15 August 2006, 15:08
The dreadful but quiet war #2
Young Nymph: Let’s say we run down there and eat one of them aphids. Older Nym… 16 August 2006, 12:33
wakeless sleep at first #3
wakeless sleep at first #3 caramel knowledge 1 beat a path 2 to your brown s… 17 August 2006, 12:35
wicker girl
wicker girl i’d like to make you the scapegoat 1 for every bitch who ever burned … 18 August 2006, 20:47
Blue damselfly
Still don’t know the species for sure. All the photographic matches I make seem to be… 19 August 2006, 17:03
Court ordered public service, hour 236: The lyrics to “Youpi – Cornu (Space Spaghetti Mix)”
I looked for this for a couple of years before breaking down and learning French. Well, … 20 August 2006, 14:28
Sketches for an abandoned Tarot deck: “The Juggler”
Wish I’d finished this or that I’d at least designed them all. I might have been able… 21 August 2006, 12:07
[untitled: redneck ark]
what minor fear you can spark, 1 a catalyst of dim not of dark; 2 … 22 August 2006, 11:19
The most beautiful eyes that ever tore my skin
Horsefly. The light through her looks of blood so I’m reasonably certain it’s a femal… 23 August 2006
Starbucks corporate headquarters
I had a contract at The Cobalt Group down the street from them last year. Downtown an… 24 August 2006, 13:22
Project Effects: Electra with SMT
I don’t think I’ll be building this but I put together a part-sized schematic just fo… 24 August 2006, 20:46
Snow in August
The photo is blown out a little. I wish the S700 FinePix had some contrast settings t… 25 August 2006, 13:52
book of autumn thirst: recover from the damage
[book of autumn thirst] recover from the damage the very scalpel that took me apart 1 … 26 August 2006
Beaver a Go Go
There are at least eight beavers at Meadowbrook and I’m fairly sure I’ve seen nine. T… 27 August 2006, 13:57
Breakdown from “American Way” (mp3)
A minor diversion on the road to actually finishing a decent recording of anything new. T… 28 August 2006, 11:02
The trees and sky beneath the water
29 August 2006, 14:02
Children of the greater moon
That mother spider is doing very well for herself. There are three egg balls now. 30 August 2006, 11:48
Leafhopper
That was in the yard yesterday on the rhododendrons. Looked much brighter in person. … 31 August 2006, 10:39
book of autumn thirst: it will never be mine
[book of autumn thirst] it will never be mine a beauty out of scale with her caste, 1 … 01 September 2006, 13:48
Yellow woolly bear
I have a picture of the adult moth somewhere too; a tiger moth. They’re bright white.… 02 September 2006, 12:20
Stonefly
Looked for a picture of the tiger moth from the wooly bear. Didn’t find it but did fi… 03 September 2006, 10:41
Eye V
04 September 2006, 18:43
Lunching beetle
I guess it’s a longhorn beetle of some kind. Duh. They can really wreck a tree in no … 05 September 2006, 13:21
i wore the truth
i wore the truth the summer at red gate i want to wear a skull (i s’pose 1 i alway… 06 September 2006, 16:28
Tiny red spotted black beetle
I take it to be a chilocorus stigma, a twice-stabbed lady bug. Quite tiny. Found unde… 07 September 2006, 12:10
book of autumn thirst: bad? i don’t mean depressed
[book of autumn thirst] bad? i don’t mean depressed i mean the type that slowly undress… 08 September 2006, 11:56
The dreadful but quiet war 2: Cooper’s hawk buffet –or– Mmmmmm… flicker licking good
Saw a hawk on a fallen tree going to town on a bird out a living room window. I’ve caught… 09 September 2006, 02:41
Beetle Unknown, specimen #3,023,329
10 September 2006, 15:07
book of autumn thirst: i mean cruel
[book of autumn thirst] i mean cruel tied rag on a broom stick of tricks 1 became … 11 September 2006, 21:56
Sphere weaving spider
Found on a Carkeek park hike today (which I fear to be the last nice day of full sunl… 12 September 2006, 18:37
Black Douglas squirrel
Never seen one of these guys before. This was up on Lake Quinault. Supposedly it’s ju… 13 September 2006, 14:10
Girl of my dreams
This large hornet—which it appears is not a true hornet at all—turned up this afterno… 14 September 2006, 23:08
Osprey catch
At the beach at Carkeek park on the 12th. The… 15 September 2006, 14:43
book of autumn thirst: this time isn’t bad yet
[book of autumn thirst] this time isn’t bad yet this time isn’t bad 1 yet the odds… 16 September 2006, 15:05
Tit close-up –or– A nice parus
Yes, I know, I know. We don’t call them tits here. …Um… only monkeys look! 17 September 2006, 13:11
Occidental shag
Considered, just for the joke, selling it on eBay. Reconsidered when considering the … 18 September 2006, 23:13
jenny blank and me ii
jenny blank and me ii she found the names, 1 my own personal 2 book of the d… 19 September 2006, 11:18
I still shudder for Jack Tripper at least once a week
Shopping on the way out of town while the house is watched by a twitchy, underfed Belgia… 20 September 2006, 16:14
where i bite
where i bite where i bite is a site quite to the right 1 of impacted thinkers lik… 21 September 2006, 09:14
Sub parr –or– That pun makes no sense
A handful of trout parr got landlocked in a stagnant pool after some high water. I ga… 22 September 2006, 22:11
ready set
ready set no, you’re not the one, princess, 1 and your ass is anything but pricel… 23 September 2006, 02:48
Kingfisher rollover
// (c)apv, under GPL function flipIt ( AnonObj, What ) { var capture = AnonObj.src.ma… 24 September 2006, 16:22
the pumpkin tree; how you see a face
the pumpkin tree; how you see a face that mean old tree was bad to me, 1 it put a… 25 September 2006, 10:28
Epiphytic fern fiddleheads
Seems late in the year for fern growth but these guys are just taking off now that th… 26 September 2006, 10:31
fake
fake faking it, by the pool of dark water, cold water. 1 i have faked it so many … 27 September 2006, 10:44
Deinonychus v panthera leo
My daughter is showing all the signs of being a naturalist prodigy. Completely unprompted… 28 September 2006, 11:06
Camel cricket
I guess the prefered name is now “cave cricket” but since most of the species don’t l… 29 September 2006, 10:23
One wood wasp a laying
Maybe an orussidae. Supposedly these little ones are a bit rare. Something that I fin… 30 September 2006, 02:51
Not usually one to anthropomorphize but Seattle raccoons understand English perfectly
Kalahari was going crazy barking at something in the park behind the house. The park co… 01 October 2006, 01:29
Gator’s first catch
A few days ago when I was trying to get a good picture of a cricket and a wood wasp m… 02 October 2006, 02:02
Ungrateful, fluffy, cute little bastards
After I spent all that effort trying to get the woodpeckers—downy woodpeckers in this cas… 03 October 2006, 13:17
Hoverfly
I’m always amazed that I can see a kind of bee I’ve never seen before in the yard pre… 04 October 2006, 11:10
Caterpillar on rhododendron flower
From last year. 05 October 2006, 10:01
to saint bartholomew’s wife
to saint bartholomew’s wife what the skin holds in– 1 red ocean, 2 the fat a… 06 October 2006, 13:30
The Church Versus the Moth –or– The Continuing Ballad of Bungalow Discovery Institute
07 October 2006, 18:05
Neon spot fly
Quite a bit of reflective colors on this little girl (looks gravid) from Spring. 08 October 2006, 14:02
Beautiful beetle elytra
Another shot of the same beetle is here. I like the dimples. I wonder what functio… 09 October 2006, 10:41
Assassin-ish bug
I’m not sure if it’s really an assassin bug or not but it’s, I think, at least related. Y… 10 October 2006, 11:54
book of autumn thirst: to stop fighting
[book of autumn thirst] to stop fighting god (in reply to many harsh words): 1 … 11 October 2006, 08:31
Golden gloves spider
The “gloves” are pedipalps. Pedipalps are the spider version of testicles. Well, they… 12 October 2006, 11:36
where i am #33
where i am #33 where i am is my lai, viet nam, 1 a million candle power lighted m… 13 October 2006, 09:49
Another long-horned beetle, I think
Didn’t realize how nice looking it was in the poor light (picture is with flash). Wis… 14 October 2006, 01:55
the emerald city
the emerald city dorothy is back again 1 reprising her role 2 as the new lea… 15 October 2006, 12:19
Snowfly
I have no idea at all about these guys but I like seeing them swarm loosely arou… 16 October 2006, 10:15
At long last, salmon
Monday night When we were looking for houses in the papers and online six years ago we… 17 October 2006
book of autumn thirst: and said he must be
[book of autumn thirst] and said he must be hail, heil, avé boy! 1 long life to th… 18 October 2006, 11:45
Thank the great primate progenator who first stretched to stand a little taller
19 October 2006, 13:41
all chroma
all chroma the chroma of all terror; 1 all hyperbole; 2 all the ones who fel… 20 October 2006, 10:37
Terrestrial periwinkle
Really not sure what it is but since it spins silk from its mouth it seems to be in a… 21 October 2006, 16:40
book of autumn thirst: a sea may die
[book of autumn thirst] a sea may die loneliness isn’t contagious, it’s magnetic. 1 … 22 October 2006, 01:31
Tiny vespid or sphecid or crabronid or ant or…
On the refrigerator last night. That “rope” on the left is the fine nylon cord of a s… 23 October 2006, 11:26
book of autumn thirst: was anyone imagining that
[book of autumn thirst] was anyone imagining that empty skin still rumpled on wind 1 … 24 October 2006, 11:31
YAC—yet another crayfish
This is excatly the same place the picture of the other crayfish was taken. This one … 25 October 2006, 11:58
Terrible neighborhood choices in nature
Never saw or noticed a case bearing moth before the so called terrestrial periwinkle … 26 October 2006, 11:33
Shield bug
These are popularly known as stink bugs, apparently. I’ve never heard it. In New Mexi… 27 October 2006, 11:14
Bird moment
Just for me but I don’t have anyplace else special for it right now. In the yard… 28 October 2006
debra pitchpaw
debra pitchpaw she was the girl in black, as a matter of fact, 1 she was the girl… 29 October 2006, 10:28
Eye of Stew’t
30 October 2006, 23:24
I have arrived
For the first time since I put this site together I got an attempted piece of comment spa… 31 October 2006, 21:05
in the spindle in the sky
[book of autumn thirst] in the spindle in the sky the spindle in the sky 1 asked t… 01 November 2006, 13:40
Great blue heron at Meadowbrook
Got some terrible pictures of a heron in the creek this morning which I was intending to … 02 November 2006, 17:41
where i am #31
where i am #31 where i am is i’m pushing the pram; 1 i tilled her push till she b… 03 November 2006, 11:33
Too busy, two feathers
I’ve got nothing too exciting today. Busy working on a redraft of some software and hacki… 04 November 2006
where i’ve been #1
where i’ve been #1 where i’ve been is the city of sin 1 on a road called patpong … 05 November 2006, 01:58
where i’ve been #1; rewrite
where i’ve been #1; rewrite where i’ve been is the city of sin 1 with some gin, a… 06 November 2006, 15:29
Nebraska
Ashley Pond V · “Nebraska” · 25 September 2003 · Acrylic on canvas · 6" x 1… 07 November 2006, 23:56
holiday in suburbia
holiday in suburbia i was full of mice 1 and it was christmas eve, 2 the cop… 08 November 2006, 20:01
Culling of the pens
Went through the pen box yesterday and tossed all those which weren’t working. I wish… 09 November 2006, 22:40
(ode to) layers of crow
(ode to) layers of crow the hail falls occasionally sunday 1 as i'm forking throu… 10 November 2006, 17:56
Terrible pictures of beautiful birds; heron
This fella walks down the street all the time. He was fishing for trout in Willow Cre… 11 November 2006, 11:43
A dog in the hand
I’m not upset by all the trash I fish out of the creek. 12 November 2006, 11:19
The honesty of bad art
There is something considerably more honest about a horrible statue or collage than a bad… 13 November 2006, 19:48
Red-breasted sapsucker
This is the fella whose handiwork is all over one of the redcedars in the yard: Terr… 14 November 2006, 11:10
you are a rebel #2
you are a rebel #2 you have sex against your parents’ wishes, 1 you use pure phos… 15 November 2006, 23:28
Redcedar thingy bug
I don’t know what kind of moth it is. They are common and look like the redcedar bark… 16 November 2006, 11:45
the pumpkin tree; acceptance of refusal
the pumpkin tree; acceptance of refusal the hibernating tree was beaching me 1 an… 17 November 2006, 11:35
cliff notes to planck’s constant
cliff notes to planck’s constant obsessed with tears, in stitches 1 with the mome… 18 November 2006, 23:45
where i am #29
where i am #29 where i am is laid up in bedlam 1 on the telephone backpedaling wa… 19 November 2006, 22:50
Bushtit
On the window today. I really like their eyes. Seem unbirdlike to me. Cut short by ca… 20 November 2006, 16:05
canaveral carnival
canaveral carnival with only my tongue to lead the way 1 i straggle behind a purp… 21 November 2006, 15:01
Holy vulgar vultures, Batman
Something I never saw in an urban setting: gathering vultures. There were at leas… 22 November 2006, 23:51
letters from summercamp #3
letters from summercamp #3 tell i was caught under the wheels of my own bad judgment a… 23 November 2006, 20:15
What I’m scared you won’t know about me for sure if I die tomorrow
My favorite ice cream is home-made peach. Not strawberry like The Britannica erroneously … 24 November 2006, 13:05
Bushtit in flight
The flash of the camera doesn’t seem to bother them at all. They don’t like the cat being… 25 November 2006
wakeless sleep at first #5
wakeless sleep at first #5 as ambidextrous as they come 1 your revolving door fif… 26 November 2006, 11:48
1kr
27 November 2006, 02:49
A red pepper pod
28 November 2006, 22:35
Snow stars
29 November 2006, 23:40
Great accidents #1, light on the water
This was an accidental picture. I thought it would look completely different and it t… 30 November 2006, 16:56
wakeless sleep at first #9; aces over eights
wakeless sleep at first #5 the towel that was thrown in 1 three punches too late,… 01 December 2006, 18:04
Narcissism Saturday
02 December 2006, 21:36
Miss #1
For why: It’s always the 20 year veteran cop that shoots himself accidentally. 03 December 2006, 23:59
Apple thrush
The picture isn’t great but it does have the virtue of being new. 04 December 2006, 23:04
in principal
in principal xeno’s plague the moment i knew the moments were pared too fine 1 it … 05 December 2006, 23:05
all the s’ers sing
all the s’ers sing all the s’ers are lovely, 1 all the s’ers are raw, 2 the … 06 December 2006, 23:40
Yard report
In the yard right now– 3 Steller’s jays 10+ robins Varied thrush 2 purple finch… 07 December 2006, 11:42
the sharks…
the sharks… of love and truth the boy who inhaled candle flames 1 asked the girl w… 08 December 2006, 22:11
come by next shed
come by next shed of rain sucking down 1 through soil, i think 2 i sha… 09 December 2006, 16:35
arrangement in black and grey
arrangement in black and grey every day is halloween 1 and every night valentine’… 10 December 2006, 23:36
Oregon junco
12 December 2006, 23:31
the pumpkin tree; they never touch ground
the pumpkin tree; they never touch ground with your skinning knife a tolerable shine 1… 13 December 2006, 23:45
this is when we will be
this is when we will be when diamonds are fruit 1 and rubies are candy 2 you… 14 December 2006, 20:07
an untitled christmas
an untitled christmas there was war, 1 so you know what christmas this was. 2 … 25 December 2006, 03:11
Ego driven