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Showing Up to Work: Lessons in Composition and Craft

May 20, 2022

Until recently, the last—and only—photography class I ever took was back in the '90s in high school. ...

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In Gratitude to Muskrat for His Sacrifice (or Happy Earth Day)

April 22, 2022

It's Earth Day, but I'm thinking of it as Thank a Muskrat Day. I recently was introduced to ...

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Black-capped Chickadee: Backyard Birb

January 25, 2022

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Total birb. Among the cutest and most common ...

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Seeing Steller’s

January 21, 2022

Thirty-three hours. Five days. One bird. That's how long I spent, over two weeks, trying to see a ...

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Some Stellar Non-Stellers

January 6, 2022

When I venture beyond my backyard, birdwatching often entails seeing something different than what I ...

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Finding Stellar

January 6, 2022

"The eagle flew" a lady announced to me through her car window and immediately drove off. Darn it. ...

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Beat the Blerch: A Virtual Race Report

September 27, 2020

This past week a T-shirt made me run a marathon. In July I signed up for the Beat the Blerch ...

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Oh, The Things I See When I Run

June 30, 2020

Like many stories, this one began with a pregnancy test. Not mine, but one I saw years ago while ...

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On Lupines

June 23, 2020

“You must do something to make the world more beautiful.” ― Miss Rumphius Whenever I see lupines ...

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Bees: Nature’s Essential Workers

May 20, 2020

We often overlook the individuals we take for granted but depend on daily to keep us fed, safe, and ...

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