David A. Ek
@ekdavid.bsky.social
Organic novelist, author & blogger (& former geoscientist). Books include: Lizard People: Death Valley Underground (mystery), Pedro's Pickles & the American Dream (darn good story) & Nowhere Bound (the climbing experience for everyday spuds). #BookSky
"Bisbee and the Haunted (A Home for the Mind and Spirit)" coming this spring
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"Bisbee and the Haunted (A Home for the Mind and Spirit)" coming this spring
“I’d like to play Hamlet, but he wasn’t a drummer, was he?” —Keith Moon
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“I’d like to play Hamlet, but he wasn’t a drummer, was he?” —Keith Moon
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRNZMZNR
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRNZMZNR
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community … and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live.” —George Bernard Shaw
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community … and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live.” —George Bernard Shaw
Happy Thanksgiving tidings. And, please, at all cost, avoid any airborne turkey drops.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Happy Thanksgiving tidings. And, please, at all cost, avoid any airborne turkey drops.
“To get lost is to learn the way.” –African proverb
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“To get lost is to learn the way.” –African proverb
“I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.” —Coco Chanel
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.” —Coco Chanel
“Pap always said, take a chicken when you the chance, because if you don’t want him yourself you can easy find someone that does, and a good deed ain’t ever forgot.”
—Huck Finn, as told by Mark Twain
—Huck Finn, as told by Mark Twain
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“Pap always said, take a chicken when you the chance, because if you don’t want him yourself you can easy find someone that does, and a good deed ain’t ever forgot.”
—Huck Finn, as told by Mark Twain
—Huck Finn, as told by Mark Twain
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Lizard People: Death Valley Underground: "For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns." Available in paperback and as an eBook.
Historically, Mark Twain once said that sagebrush country is a "forest in exquisite miniature." However, in modern times, the American West loses 1.3 million acres of sagebrush steppe a year. #NatureLovers
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Historically, Mark Twain once said that sagebrush country is a "forest in exquisite miniature." However, in modern times, the American West loses 1.3 million acres of sagebrush steppe a year. #NatureLovers
An undisclosed spirit spiral
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
An undisclosed spirit spiral
“He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide.” —Blaise Pascal
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide.” —Blaise Pascal
The one and only boot that lifted itself up by its own boot-straps (but couldn't figure out how to get down)
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The one and only boot that lifted itself up by its own boot-straps (but couldn't figure out how to get down)
“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” ― George Washington
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” ― George Washington
Spirit Mound, reported home of little people
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Spirit Mound, reported home of little people
The people at this Las Vegas swimming pool on July 17, 1955, look so casual. I guess if you've seen one nuclear mushroom cloud, you've seen them all... Note: I did not take this photo.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The people at this Las Vegas swimming pool on July 17, 1955, look so casual. I guess if you've seen one nuclear mushroom cloud, you've seen them all... Note: I did not take this photo.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition experienced their highest number of grizzly bear encounters along Montana's Musselshell River.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition experienced their highest number of grizzly bear encounters along Montana's Musselshell River.
A recent "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground" 5-star review: “For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns.”
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A recent "Lizard People: Death Valley Underground" 5-star review: “For readers drawn to desert noir, strange Americana, or stories that challenge the boundary between truth and myth, this book offers a gripping ride with plenty of unexpected turns.”
In Nebraska, someone constructed "MedusHay" out of hay.
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In Nebraska, someone constructed "MedusHay" out of hay.
“Freedom begins between the ears.” ― Edward Abbey #AmericanAuthors
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Freedom begins between the ears.” ― Edward Abbey #AmericanAuthors
I enjoy watching the antics of the yellow-billed cuckoo. I look forward to its spring return to the E. woodlands. I haven't watched it as much out West, partly due to its rarity. Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Threatened listing of the Western race. Someday, the W race may too return.
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I enjoy watching the antics of the yellow-billed cuckoo. I look forward to its spring return to the E. woodlands. I haven't watched it as much out West, partly due to its rarity. Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Threatened listing of the Western race. Someday, the W race may too return.
“No American should go through life without knowing a river, some river, and the wilder the better.” —Wallace Stegner
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“No American should go through life without knowing a river, some river, and the wilder the better.” —Wallace Stegner
Instead of "TreeTuesday", "TravelTuesday", "TakeMeBackTuesday", or even a "TurkeyTuesday" thread, we have #TitmouseTuesday ? That's a totally tiny trove to tap.... Instead, I throw out Turkey Scratch, the hometown of [no "T"] Levon Helm. Odd, yes, and no titmice to be found, but totally true.
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Instead of "TreeTuesday", "TravelTuesday", "TakeMeBackTuesday", or even a "TurkeyTuesday" thread, we have #TitmouseTuesday ? That's a totally tiny trove to tap.... Instead, I throw out Turkey Scratch, the hometown of [no "T"] Levon Helm. Odd, yes, and no titmice to be found, but totally true.
There's no easy escape for us either...
October 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
There's no easy escape for us either...
“The best thing about graduating from the university was that I finally had time to sit on a log and read a good book.” ― Edward Abbey
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“The best thing about graduating from the university was that I finally had time to sit on a log and read a good book.” ― Edward Abbey