Posted Feb. 11 from Seattle The Market Snow painting started in the last blog is going great, I couldn’t be happier. It’s such a nice place from which to view the market, one wonders even if I should remove the snow and let the scene have year-round appeal. But the colors are working well as … Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2012 from Seattle I’ve embarked on my third Pike Place Market snow try. I want to get that French Impressionist look so everyone will need to seriously wish me luck there. I went down to the market during the height of the snow storm and realized how charming the view of the … Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2012 from Seattle. Delia and I started the month off and running with our year- bird list (see last post) but immediately fell off of our last-year’s pace. We did however see this gorgeous Pileated Woodpecker at the Nisqually. You should see the poses that got away, though—it was pretty dark in … Continue reading
Posted Jan. 25, 2012 from Seattle, WA How did it become firmly implanted in reporters’ heads that whenever the subject of biofuels comes up, they are to set aside their reportorial training and don pom-poms and cheerleader outfits? The long tiring list of biofuel cheer-packages was added to today by KUOW when Ashley … Continue reading
posted Jan. 10, 2012 photo by Nicholas Heyward Monica Newbold Shay Jan. 10, 1953 -July 3, 2011 No brother ever had a better sister. Monica, you were the greatest. You taught me so much and I was in awe of you always. I will love you and miss you until the day I die. Happy … Continue reading
Posted Jan.9, 2012 from Seattle Delia’s and my BigYear is off to a great start—We passed 100 species for the country in the quickest time ever for us. On New Year’s Day we left Di Ann’s Mountain Valley Resort in Rodeo (We stayed there so we wouldn’t have to go back up the Canyon after … Continue reading
Posted Dec. 5, 2011 from Seattle, WA This time of year I always get it in my head that people want snow paintings. That’s not for-sure, but this is: I’d like to have snow paintings in case anyone asks. This is my second attempt at snow in the Market, based on actual photos I took … Continue reading
Posted Dec. 2, 2011 from Seattle WA We live in the Age of Extinction. It’s nothing to get depressed about or you’d be depressed all the time. What’s exciting—the flip side of the coin–is that ordinary folks like you and me can actually make a huge difference in saving creatures and eco-systems that would otherwise … Continue reading
Posted Nov. 17, 2011 from Seattle, WA I am hoping to visit the printers before all the New Year’s parties, and I have room on the sheet for two new 14 x 18 posters. I’ve been working hard on “Last Call for Anacortes,” shown above, and thinking that is finally completely done after 6 years. … Continue reading
Posted November 14, 2011 from Seattle, WA. I’m running the tiny ad shown here opposing the Keystone Pipeline in the Seattle Times this Tuesday the 15th. It will be in the A-section. The ad is half the size of my normal ads as an experiment to see if less- is-more when it comes to … Continue reading
