I’m just back in Phoenix after most of a week at the house in Estacada. Weird eclipse light over the backyard. We finished none of the things we went there to do. The plan was prep the walls and floors Read more…
First, the good. There are blackberries and birds in great abundance, both. I have such good, and wonderful friends very nearby. M is still cautiously optimistic, even after the weekend we had. Many small changes will make a big difference. Read more…
This essay was first published in full by Ted Floyd and Birding magazine – Mar/April 2014 Spring, 1981Today we are headed to Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. Birders have checked off more than 300 species in the marshes, Read more…
I’m sick right now. I haven’t been sick in ages and so this head cold feels apocalyptic. I have been trying to get a new job, and my trying seems to be going nowhere. My current job is getting me Read more…
The Dead Shall Be Raised Incorruptible 1 A piece of flesh gives offsmoke in the field– carrion,caput mortuum,orts,pelf,fenks,sordes,gurry dumped from hospital trashcans. Lieutenant!This corpse will not stop burning! 2 “That you Captain? Sure,sure I remember–I still hear youlecturing at me Read more…
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Chilean Patagonia – Days 12-17 // Sept 13-19 Torres del Paine means “towers of paine.” Paine means “blue” in Telhueche, an indigenous languange from some of the earliest people of Patagonia… It is so named, Read more…
We are packed, it feels, for the apocalypse. David has 65lbs of gear and I have 40lbs. We struggled to get food and supplies yesterday because it was both Sunday and still off-season (see above photo). Luckily David bought Read more…
Two cabs, two planes, and a three hour bus ride, and we are only one more hour and a half bus ride away from the park entrance. We are staying at a very nice hostel (Sheuen) and the crowd Read more…
Today I woke up early and bravely navigated the Santiago metro, met with my contact at the Chilean Ornithological society, and headed out of town. About an hour outside the city, I got to watch as researchers caught and took Read more…
One long day of sights, plus a long day of travel and a long day of rest. We spent the first part of the morning heading along the southeastern coastline via ATV. The simple map from the tourism company showed Read more…