troy
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Life in the desert
I run with the coyotes
and sleep in flowers
I run with the coyotes
and sleep in flowers
Grey Rock west of Fort Collins, Colorado
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Grey Rock west of Fort Collins, Colorado
Makaiwa Bay, Mauna Lani, Hawaii. This noisy photo was taken with an iPhone 4. This was about the time that people started saying that there was no need to carry a DSLR around because quality on the iPhone was good enough. People are still saying that and it’s still not quite true.
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Makaiwa Bay, Mauna Lani, Hawaii. This noisy photo was taken with an iPhone 4. This was about the time that people started saying that there was no need to carry a DSLR around because quality on the iPhone was good enough. People are still saying that and it’s still not quite true.
Bridled titmouse eating small insects in a mesquite tree. 🪶
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Bridled titmouse eating small insects in a mesquite tree. 🪶
Finally! The drive to Madera Canyon south of Tucson paid off today. My first Coppery-tailed trogan. Formerly referred to as the Elegant Trogan here in AZ. 🪶
January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Finally! The drive to Madera Canyon south of Tucson paid off today. My first Coppery-tailed trogan. Formerly referred to as the Elegant Trogan here in AZ. 🪶
Waves on the breakwater at the Kona Inn. Kona, Hawaii.
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Waves on the breakwater at the Kona Inn. Kona, Hawaii.
Cholla cactus in morning sun
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Cholla cactus in morning sun
Sunny skies and the Dr’s tube of Effudex has been keeping me inside. Binge watching Yellowjackets has not been time used wisely, sorry to report.
Season 3 has a talking llama.
It’s giving “What if Gilligan’s Island had been scored with early music from The Cult”
Season 3 has a talking llama.
It’s giving “What if Gilligan’s Island had been scored with early music from The Cult”
January 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Sunny skies and the Dr’s tube of Effudex has been keeping me inside. Binge watching Yellowjackets has not been time used wisely, sorry to report.
Season 3 has a talking llama.
It’s giving “What if Gilligan’s Island had been scored with early music from The Cult”
Season 3 has a talking llama.
It’s giving “What if Gilligan’s Island had been scored with early music from The Cult”
Average vet bill for the state that I lived in: $300
Average vet bill in Arizona: (excluding the $13,000 bill from a 2-night stay in an emergency hospital in Tucson) $1,300
It’s hard to find a vet that isn’t owned by private equity.
Average vet bill in Arizona: (excluding the $13,000 bill from a 2-night stay in an emergency hospital in Tucson) $1,300
It’s hard to find a vet that isn’t owned by private equity.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Average vet bill for the state that I lived in: $300
Average vet bill in Arizona: (excluding the $13,000 bill from a 2-night stay in an emergency hospital in Tucson) $1,300
It’s hard to find a vet that isn’t owned by private equity.
Average vet bill in Arizona: (excluding the $13,000 bill from a 2-night stay in an emergency hospital in Tucson) $1,300
It’s hard to find a vet that isn’t owned by private equity.
Flowering globe cactus.
January 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Flowering globe cactus.
I think that taking photos of agave is kind of cheating or maybe a shortcut. They are naturally interesting. They have natural color variation, a variety of textures, they invoke an emotional / fear response and they have very interesting natural patterns.
They can be as painful as they appear.
They can be as painful as they appear.
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I think that taking photos of agave is kind of cheating or maybe a shortcut. They are naturally interesting. They have natural color variation, a variety of textures, they invoke an emotional / fear response and they have very interesting natural patterns.
They can be as painful as they appear.
They can be as painful as they appear.
Winter nights and holiday lights in Tucson.
December 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Winter nights and holiday lights in Tucson.
A pair of white-crowned sparrows eating berries. 🪶
December 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
A pair of white-crowned sparrows eating berries. 🪶
Some of the ocotillo are still blooming. There was a hummingbird feeding but it had flown off by the time I got my camera ready.
December 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Some of the ocotillo are still blooming. There was a hummingbird feeding but it had flown off by the time I got my camera ready.
Alamo Canyon, Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ
25°C December 26, 2025
25°C December 26, 2025
December 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Alamo Canyon, Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ
25°C December 26, 2025
25°C December 26, 2025
When you search on a topic, there’s a ubiquitous synopsis or attempted answer at the top of the results. These answers or results are very often wrong or incomplete.
It worries me that as people start to rely on this functionality for answers they will increasingly be more and more misinformed.
It worries me that as people start to rely on this functionality for answers they will increasingly be more and more misinformed.
December 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
When you search on a topic, there’s a ubiquitous synopsis or attempted answer at the top of the results. These answers or results are very often wrong or incomplete.
It worries me that as people start to rely on this functionality for answers they will increasingly be more and more misinformed.
It worries me that as people start to rely on this functionality for answers they will increasingly be more and more misinformed.
A small sparrow (rufous crowned?) sitting in an autumnal tree. Yesterday in a remote canyon north of Tucson. 🪶
December 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A small sparrow (rufous crowned?) sitting in an autumnal tree. Yesterday in a remote canyon north of Tucson. 🪶
Northern Cardinal hanging onto an ocotillo stem in Tucson, AZ. Not very Northern… 🪶
December 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Northern Cardinal hanging onto an ocotillo stem in Tucson, AZ. Not very Northern… 🪶
I came across a few unusual saguaro cacti while hiking today. A crested that has a couple normal arms, one that has an uncountable number of arms and one that looks like a stack of cans.
#Tucson
#Tucson
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I came across a few unusual saguaro cacti while hiking today. A crested that has a couple normal arms, one that has an uncountable number of arms and one that looks like a stack of cans.
#Tucson
#Tucson
Finding water in the desert never gets old.
December 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Finding water in the desert never gets old.