Like horses and cows, murmurations demand that their name be spoken every time they are seen out in the world.

This is King Vulture slander and @carolannie.bsky.social was right to point it out to me.

I am not a mother and I love that face!

Such personality in that face. Beautiful shot.

If you like a writer's work, tell them! Email, LinkedIn message, DM, even in person at an event. It can make a huge difference in their lives, especially right now with declining freelance budgets, layoffs, stagnant salaries, the threat of AI, and dwindling book advances.

I have had some fantastic, Twin Peaks level diner fruit pies. Nothing like a hot apple or peach pie with ice cream from a place that has no right making pie as perfectly as they do. One of life's great joys.

Of all the things to come for today. It's ragebait. It has to be.

That's a live mushroom!

For all the big caps in the park yesterday, this little one might have been my favorite. It looks like it's carved out of agate, with those dark orange veins. No idea on ID yet.