Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The willow is too close to the house.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

You are either for trump or for democracy. Pick one.

They are all Michael Cohen now.

This blog will pay for itself.

Han shot first.

What fresh hell is this?

All your base are belong to Tunch.

False Scribes! False Scribes!

Call the National Guard if your insurrection lasts more than four hours.

Wetsuit optional.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

We have all the best words.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The math demands it!

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

It’s not even safe to go out and pick up 2 days worth of poop anymore.

There’s some extremely good trouble headed their way.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Deploy the moving finger of emphasisity!

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

I really should read my own blog.

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On The Road – randy khan – Venice and Environs, Part 1

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We’ll be in Venice for a couple of weeks.  Enjoy!

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My wife and I went on a glass trip to Venice in 2015.  (I guess I’ll find out soon enough if any of the other people on the trip are fellow jackals.)   Venice, particularly the island of Murano, has a centuries-long history of glassmaking, and there are lots of fabulous artists there today as well.  There will be a fair amount of glass, but except for one day I promise other things as well, including two excursions outside of Venice that were real highlights of the trip.

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Venice, ItalyMay 21, 2015

Welcome to Venice!  You arrive by boat or, in our case, by plane then car then boat.  We started the trip on Murano, and then moved to Venice proper later.  So the first slides are from Murano.

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On The Road – Albatrossity – Winter in Flyover Country 2

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More winter birds from Flyover Country

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Manhattan KSJanuary 8, 2021

Many opportunities for seeing winter birds in Flyover Country or elsewhere are available if you have a bird feeder, and even more are available if you have water for them to drink or bathe in. Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) have been scarce so far here this winter (an untimely freeze last spring hit the cedar fruits just as they were starting to develop). But a small flock paid a visit one afternoon, and I got a photo through the kitchen window.

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On The Road – Mike in Oly – Texture & Pattern in Nature: Wood

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This Textures and Patterns series has been fun.  Thank you, Mike!

On the Road: Week of January 25  (5 am)
Albatrossity – Winter in Flyover Country #2
Mike in Oly – Wooden Boat Fair in Olympia, WA
🐾BillinGlendaleCA – Lake Hollywood
Steve from Mendocino – Some Los Angeles Street Photos
Elma – Waterfalls From Two More Continents

On the Road: After Dark: Week of January 25  (10 pm)
In the coming week, we will be in Venice with randy khan!

🌺  And now, back to Mike from Oly, thank you for this lovely series of textures and patterns!

Mike in Oly

In my wanderings about western Washington and other nearby areas I am always taking photos of the things I find. One of my favorites types of photos to create are what I call texturals, for lack of a better term. They are often macros, but not always. They highlight color, texture and/or pattern over scenery or narrative. I find them fascinating and beautiful. I hope you will to. I’ll end this series with a theme dear to my heart. I love the forest and the textures and patterns created trees in always fascinating to me and catching my eye.

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Olympia, WA

Sunlight and shadow on old cedar. The ancient forests were almost all logged in the past 2 centuries. Remnants of it are everywhere.

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On The Road – Lapassionara – Paris, Paris

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Steve in Mendocino’s photos of Paris have been lovely, and they are a balm for my troubled psyche in these dark days. I was in Paris fairly recently, in October, 2019 and January, 2020, exactly one year ago this week.

I have some photos of the post-fire Notre Dame that I thought jackals might find interesting. Otherwise, I tend to photo small street scenes, as the streets of Paris are a never-ending source of charm and amusement.

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Notre Dame, with scaffoldingOctober 12, 2019

This photo shows that almost every stone of the cathedral has been buttressed with scaffolding in some way. This view from the left bank actually minimizes the shock of the damage. The saddest view, for me, is of the place in front of the cathedral, which was for a while completely closed off to pedestrians. This place is one of the essential “heartbeats” of the city. For it to be off limits is so heartbreaking.

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On The Road – Mike in Oly – Texture & Pattern in Nature: Metal

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In my wanderings about western Washington and other nearby areas I am always taking photos of the things I find. One of my favorites types of photos to create are what I call texturals, for lack of a better term. They are often macros, but not always. They highlight color, texture and/or pattern over scenery or narrative. I find them fascinating and beautiful. I hope you will to. Tonight’s theme is metal, featuring the many ways nature acts on the metal man forges to create unique imagery.

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Olympia, WA

I am fascinated by rusting metal and old cement. This piece from an old fort on the WA coast is a work of art. Still solid and sturdy, with beautiful geometry.

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On The Road – Mike in Oly – Texture & Pattern in Nature: Stone

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In my wanderings about western Washington and other nearby areas I am always taking photos of the things I find. One of my favorites types of photos to create are what I call texturals, for lack of a better term. They are often macros, but not always. They highlight color, texture and/or pattern over scenery or narrative. I find them fascinating and beautiful. I hope you will to. Today’s theme is Stone. With the sea on one side and the mountains on the other, we never lack for stone in all its variety. Stone by itself is rather static, but combined with wind and water it becomes a source of wonder.

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Olympia, WA

Sea life and stone combine to sculpt tidal pools and flats into abstract imagery.

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