“I Want to Grow Up Just Like You”
A patch of sun where an old tree went down has enabled this new tree to start up.
“Above and Below”
Weather was lovely yesterday, but the ice on the ponds says winter is really here.
“Spider House”
This little gal worked hard to make a home under a mushroom. Only the fog and sun made all that work visible.
“Song Dog”
This coyote was hanging out right next to the trail at Mount Pisgah, and barely moved even when people and dogs came down the trail. At the closest I was only a dozen feet away. I suspect it’s been acclimated to people by being fed.
It was a dreary foggy day when I started hiking, but halfway up Mount Pisgah I broke out of the fog layer into a lovely day. It was clear enough to see Middle and South Sister (on the horizon to the left), which is rare in this location.
“Washed Out”
Believe it or not, this is a color photo. I love most everything about it: the way the fog softened and desaturated everything in view, the shape of the tree and weeds, even the ghostly telephone poles in the back. Photos like this make me think I’m getting better at the craft.
“Alien Landing Pad”
Or maybe not. I don’t know who flagged this plot on Mount Pisgah or why, but they clearly wanted the boundaries to be very evident.
Our dog, being less camera-shy than usual, because after that last rant-post I need something calming.
Big Tech warned over AI ‘delusional’ outputs by US attorneys general
(a) Go get ’em! (b) I doubt this will do any more good that pointing out that Uber and AirBnB grew by systematically breaking existing laws. It’s not implausible that VC-backed big tech shares a huge chunk of responsibility for the current American culture of just ignoring laws you don’t like.
“The Coast”
This was last fall, looking out from Heceta Head south along the Oregon Coast. Looking at photos like this gives me the urge to just get in the car and go repeat the hike.
