From the monthly archives:

July 2009

What the Bird Heard – #3

July 30, 2009 --> What the Bird Heard

“Rational Humanoid”

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Reclaimed

July 28, 2009 Reclaimed

Humans don’t have to disappear for too long before the tendrils of nature make habitat of technology:

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Bay & Beach Flotsam #2

July 26, 2009 Bay Flotsam


Part two in my series of documenting the flotsam floating and landing on the beaches around the Bay.

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What the Bird Heard – #2

July 26, 2009 --> What the Bird Heard

“Fledgling Season”

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Squirrel of the Day – First Edition

July 24, 2009 Squirrels

Squirrels are so pervasive they’re unexceptional to a lot of photographers. But I have squirrels to thank for not being utterly demoralized. Even when the wildlife shots are fleeting, generally, I can count on a squirrel to give me a good pose.

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Studies in Vagueness: Everyday Translucence

July 24, 2009 Edibles

I was filling up the compost pail and decided the items on my fridge deserved a photographic tribute for the good works they do.

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The Mud Cracks of Coyote Hills

July 21, 2009 Drought

The Mud Cracks of Coyote Hills could be a family of mutants, living under the floor boards. But they’re not. They should be. This would be a better post.

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What the Bird Heard – #1

July 20, 2009 --> What the Bird Heard

“Like … BART goes into the water?”

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Return to the Mother Ship

July 18, 2009 Bees

This honey bee was one of a stream of honey bees, hypnotized into the maw of this cactus flower.

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Triumph and Loss at the Albany Bulb

July 17, 2009 Art

The Albany Bulb — long my favorite Bay Area example of decay and rebirth — is an artificial peninsula, created from years of dumping construction refuse into this part of the Bay. When the dumping stopped, nature took over.

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Life Beneath a Water Lily

July 15, 2009 Amphibians

A water lily leaf in its imperfection . . . its asymmetry . . . its blemishes . . . the leaf detritus and pebbles collected at its core. In the family Nymphaeaceae, this — one of many species of water lilies — lives in the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden. Its underwater stems provide cover [...]

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An American Bullfrog in Berkeley

July 14, 2009 Amphibians

I don’t usually ignore visual anomalies. They bring me to interesting things. On this Berkeley day, something seemed out of place — that nagging oddity in my periphery. I turned and looked closer in the mud. Sure enough, there was an unusual outline in the creek bed. As quickly as I noticed the frog, it [...]

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Refracted Light, Arcs and Rainbows – Over SF

July 12, 2009 Photography

I’m not a big fan of Descartes. In spite of his genius and complexity, he held callously mechanistic views toward nature and non-human animals. And women, too, depending on his mood. But I’ll give him some love for this explanation of rainbows I recently read at the UCAR website. He simplified the study of a [...]

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Dawn Cleans Oiled Birds

July 11, 2009 Pollution & Trash

This post relates to the oiled bird photos and info below. Dawn launched a new campaign that will contribute up to $500,000.00 to IBRRC (International Bird Rescue Research Center) and the Marine Mammal Center. For each bottle of Dawn Special Edition dishwashing liquid sold, $1 will be donated to the cause (up to the 500k [...]

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The “Three U” Rule of Hazardous Materials

July 9, 2009 Pollution & Trash

Hugh and I just got our initial Hazwoper certification — a Federal OSHA requirement if we want to assist with bird rescue in oil spill areas. That, combined with a wildlife rescue training course we took back in March, will at least put us on the volunteer list during catastrophic wildlife events. During the Cosco [...]

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Bay Area Bird Photos

July 8, 2009 Birds

I’m in the process of uploading some of my favorite Bay Area bird images . . . with more to come as favorites and opportunities arise with my beloved Olympus. Not all links are functioning yet. It’s a work-in-progress: Bird Photo Galleries.

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Attack of the Giant Fish People

July 7, 2009 Fish

I saw these gigantic creatures slithering through the shallows — whipping up mud with each slap of the tail. They looked like radioactive versions of pond koi, ranging from about two to four feet long. And where I was, it was just me and and wind and the sound of their slither, evoking the Creature [...]

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The Imperfect Lawn

July 6, 2009 From the Archives

Years ago, I wrote a bit of satire for Flak Magazine entitled The Perfect Lawn: There’s nothing like waking up to the roar of a Shindaiwa EB250 leaf blower pumping lawn detritus through your bedroom window at 166 mph. Every Monday it’s my urban reveille, followed by a tear-jerking plume of fuel exhaust from a [...]

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Dusk to Dark at the Golden Gate

July 5, 2009 San Francisco

Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, shot at both dusk and at night.

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Happy Birthday, USA

July 4, 2009 Holidays

A friend sent me this link to Little Steven’s I am a Patriot . . . his tribute to patriotism, dissent, challenge, and truth.

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