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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.
Tag Archives: Desert
Power Lines, Fish Creek Lookout AZ
If life gives you power lines, photograph power lines. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Desert, Technology, Terra Firma
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Roosevelt Dam & Roosevelt Lake Bridge
A dam, a bridge, and a whole whack of water. In the desert. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Bridges, Desert, Water
9 Comments
A Day in the Life
An atypical one-day selection of entirely typical shots. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Faces, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Desert, Flowers, Mammals, Pareidolia
11 Comments
Desert Cottontail
Unlike “desert daisy,” which is descriptive but incorrect nomenclature for a brittlebush, “desert cottontail” is the proper name for the thing it seems to be: a bunny with a fluffy white butt. I’m amused by their various strategies for responding … Continue reading
Cactus Face
Unicorn? Rhinoceros? Ike Broflovski? You be the perceiver. Continue reading
Desert Daisy
Breathtaking colour in an often sere landscape. Continue reading
How to See a Roadrunner
Tips from the tourist office. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Desert
16 Comments
Snowy Egret, Gilbert AZ
Waiting, incognito, for breakfast. Continue reading
Anna’s Hummingbird, Gilbert AZ
Jewels of the desert. Continue reading