Marty’s photo of the day #4001: Great curassow, photographed in the rainforest of Costa Rica.
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Year: 2022
Toucan
Marty’s photo of the day #4000: Holy shit! This is photo of the day four thousand. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been posting these for that long. Today I have a toucan that I photographed in the rainforest of Costa Rica. The damn branch refused to get out of my way!
Backwards and in high heels
This has been an insanely busy week, getting my latest novel, Doctor Refurb, ready for print. In addition to working with my book designer on the cover and interior, I have been doing a final safety proof of the manuscript and all the other elements that go inside the book and on the back cover. […]
Comb-crested agamid lizard
Yagua boys where . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #3998: Yagua boys, in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. There, they and their families live among poisonous snakes, giant spiders, jaguars, and piranhas—and no one is so baby-ass-insecure that they feel the need to own an assault rifle for “personal protection.”
Blending in
Halestorm at the KettleHouse Amphitheater
Marty’s photo of the day #3996: Wow! Having grown up in the music business—first as a disc jockey and then as a talent manager—music has always been an important part of my life. Throughout the years, I’ve seen many great concerts, from Bruce Springsteen to the Rolling Stones to the Pretenders (original band) to Within […]
Orangutan
Canadian tiger swallowtail butterfly
Marty’s photo of the day #3994: Canadian tiger swallowtail butterfly, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.
Life on the far side of the garage
Marty’s photo of the day #3993: This is what life on Earth looked like on the far side of my garage early this morning.
Chicken-shit cops and a happy owl
Marty’s photo of the day #3992: This has been a depressing week for much of America. First, due to the enabling legislation of Republicans, an 18 year-old was able to shoot up Robb Elementary School with two easily purchased assault rifles, killing 19 children and 2 adults. Then we learned that 20 chicken-shit cops (pigs, […]
Every flower gets a turn
Marty’s photo of the day #3991: Last week, the forest surrounding Deb’s and my house was dotted white with serviceberry bush flowers. This week, yellow takes its turn with arrowleaf balsamroot flowers dotting our forest. Next on the list are blue lupines.
Good year for toads
Marty’s photo of the day #3990: I know I posted a toad photo just last week, but apparently this is going to be a very good year for toads around Deb’s and my house. Yesterday my wife called me outside to photograph this little cutie. No matter what size screen you are viewing this toad […]
Humpbacks hiding in plain sight
Marty’s photo of the day #3990: Most people will scroll past this photo, not realizing what they are missing. It’s more than just the coast of Antarctica. If you look closely, you will see two humpback whales (the tail of one and the humpback of another).
Rainbow boa baby
Marty’s photo of the day #3989: My rainbow boas, Adam and Eve, are both seven-feet-long and twenty-one years old. This is one of their babies from ten years ago. Adam and Eve now live in separate terrariums, because Adam goes into Catholic priest mode whenever he’s with Eve, and they’ve had quite enough babies for […]
Peacocks in Montana
Marty’s photo of the day #3988: Peacocks are not native to Montana, but they sure do well here. For fifteen or more years, Deb and I have enjoyed catching glimpses of the elusive peacocks that live in the Essen Wildlife Refuge that surrounds our house. And each year we collect the feathers they leave behind.
A pack of African painted dogs
Marty’s photo of the day #3987: There are only 3,500 African painted dogs left in the world, and 700 of them live in Zimbabwe. Deb and I got to watch a pack of 18 dogs, when we hiked across Mana Pools National Park. I took this photo after the painted dogs had been watching us […]
Camp Desolation
Marty’s photo of the day #3986: When Deb and I canoed across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, campsites became less and less desirable as we neared the Arctic Ocean. This one was my least favorite. We called it Camp Desolation, because it featured little more than hard, rocky ground and biting wind off the Arctic […]
Zebras travel in . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #3985: Zebras travel in “herds,” but perhaps a more accurate term would be “clusters.” (Photographed while hiking in Zimbabwe)
Serviceberries
Marty’s photo of the day #3984: If I look out my second floor writing room window, the land drops into a forest of lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, and serviceberry bushes. The serviceberry bushes are in full-bloom, but to properly appreciate the scene in a photograph, the photo would have to be much larger than a […]