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Marty’s photo of the day #3316: My favorite college speaking tours are the ones where I have time between shows to do a little exploring. Several years ago I was on a tour that took me through Arizona, and I spent part of a day hiking in the Petrified Forest National Park. I found this […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3315: I photographed this fer-de-lance in Costa Rica. Known as the “deadliest snake in the western hemisphere,” it’s not actually the most venomous. Snakes such as the bushmaster have more powerful venom. The fer-de-lance only gets the deadliest title because it blends in with the leaf litter and has the […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3313: This is a brown pelican, taking off from the Sea of Cortez at sunset.
Marty’s photo of the day #3312: This is the second year in a row that the Bitterroot Valley has had more rain than usual, so the wildflowers around our house are still blooming everywhere. I’m not an expert on flowers, so I had to check with the wifely identification organism (WIO) to get the correct […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3311: Yesterday was the end of Lucy. Ten years ago, when Lucy was six, she had X-rays after a hip popped out wrestling with another one of our dogs. The vet said not only were her hips shot, but she had a tendon ready to snap. When that happened she’d […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3310: Over the past few days, people have been asking me about our peacocks. Here’s what I know: Peacocks are native to India, yet there are at least two males living on the property surrounding Deb’s and my house in Montana. I haven’t seen any females, so either the females […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3309: My motion-sensing trail-camera only takes mediocre pictures. So while one seldom qualifies for a photo of the day, I think four at once does. Yesterday and today I’m featuring sets of four pictures from that camera. These were all taken during the past two weeks, on our side property, […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3308: My motion-sensing trail-camera only takes mediocre pictures. So while one seldom qualifies for a photo of the day, I think four at once does. Today and tomorrow I’m going to feature sets of four pictures from that camera. These were all taken during the past two weeks, on our […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3307: Western gulls, photographed on a tiny island in the Sea of Cortez (Mexico).
Marty’s photo of the day #3305: One of my favorite days in Italy (December 2018) was when Deb and I got away from the cities and the touristy things and spent an afternoon walking along Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. The weather was cool, the tourists were gone, and other than a few people here […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3305: Here’s and artsy photo that first appeared in my second book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico. It’s an old, rotten boardwalk in the Costa Rican rainforest.
Marty’s photo of the day #3304: In rural Spain, storks nesting atop churches are a fairly common sight. Some people consider it a sign of good luck.
Marty’s photo of the day #3303: You are looking at an abandoned building that was once part of a Norwegian whaling station on Deception Island, off the coast of Antarctica. Much of the station is now buried in ash and mud from multiple volcanic eruptions. Go volcano!
Marty’s photo of the day #3303: Today we go artsy, with a giant leaf I photographed in the Costa Rican rainforest after a rainstorm.
Marty’s photo of the day #3302: The warm weather means moving my office outdoors to the front porch. While there, working on my next book, I keep a camera beside me to capture images of visitors, like this one from yesterday. I find it interesting that deer are sensitive to noises, such as speaking or […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3301: Today’s reality changes how one views photos from the past. For instance, when viewing this photo I took while hiking in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the thought that likely came to your mind was, “Oh! Look at all that great social distancing!” In reality, it was just our […]
Marty’s photo of the day #3299: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to my hand, the monkey frog! The monkey frog! (Photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru)
