Tuesday's postcard, and a quiver of favorite photographs

August 20, 2024

Schnebly Hill sandstone, Sedona, Arizona

Creature Comforts

I’m a few hours late for World Photography Day but, as I used to remind my children, it’s the spirit that counts. In the long run… It’s no surprise that my photo-hobbiest father and I were partial to birds because Panama, where I grew up and went to high school, has a broad variety of birds, including an eagle that can pluck monkeys from the rainforest canopy. The more I write here, the less room I’ll have for some of my recent favorites, mostly from the first half of this year. There’s quite a bit more at my Rhubarb Skies website and (not that I’m pushy about it) but photo sales help fund the other fare that appears, here, at The Daily Rhubarb. I’ll start with “Brian” the resident moose who (literally) dove right into my already crowded swimming hole in west Spokane on the 4th of July. He’s quite a character…

“Brian,” in his thicket, mid-spring

Calliope hummingbird, striking a pose from its favorite perch

River otters at Joe Creek, which finds the ocean between Pacific Beach and Seabrook, WA

Eastern kingbird

Male Western bluebird bursting from its nesting cavity after delivering a grub

Native Redband trout, the living symbol of the Spokane River’s restoration, west Spokane

Tidepool anemones, Beach 3, Olympic National Park

Paddle-tail darner dragonfly on the wing

Gopher snake underfoot near the Bowl & Pitcher, Riverside State Park

“X marks the warbler” near Brian’s thicket

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“Kicking off the shoes”—young couple taking a break amid the geology and driftwood at Beach 4, Olympic National Park

—tjc