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Photo Memory of the Week
Also not a finch. Or a canary.
Music of the Week
Quote of the Week
“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing — that's what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”
Source: Richard P. Feynman, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character
Posted: 2025 Nov 28And check out this post for more of Richard Feynman's world view.
Category Archives: Appreciating Deeply
Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos
OK, enough with the black and white photography. On our first island landing in the Galapagos, we saw these colourful beasties. On the black lava, they stood out like, well, a Sally Lightfoot Crab, I guess. They might have evolved … Continue reading
Grackle, Chandler AZ
Reflecting on the joys of digital versus film as it relates to encouraging taking chances with a picture, and the wonders of being more lucky than good. Continue reading
Conifer, Melbourne
One of two silhouette-effect photos this week: this first one was obvious to me as I was taking it. Continue reading
Helicopter, Esquimalt BC
Thinking about the limits of post processing – not technical or aesthetic so much as experiential. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff
Tagged Military, Trains & Boats & Planes
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Bottle Cap, Ottawa ON
Continuing with this week’s theme of small round objects embedded in the ground, a beer bottle cap catches my eye in a nature preserve. Continue reading
Sand Dollar, Bull’s Island SC
A whole, albeit jagged-edged, sand dollar reminds me of the perfect moment of discovery. Continue reading
Red Flower, Samally Lake ON
Continuing with the week’s theme of “red,” an unidentified red flower provides a lens through which to see the lake in the background. Continue reading
Northern Cardinal, Patagonia Lake State Park AZ
Thoughts about a bird that likes to draw focus, as they say in the theatre. Continue reading
Harbour Bridge, Sydney
Considering both the upside and the downside of taking photos on a trip. Continue reading