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Marty’s photo of the day #5034-B (cropped version to show detail): Provided that Donald Trump doesn’t fuck things up so much that international travel becomes impossible, Deb and I are heading to Tanzania for the Great Migration early next year. Many years ago, we backpacked across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, but this time […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5034: Provided that Donald Trump doesn’t fuck things up so much that international travel becomes impossible, Deb and I are heading to Tanzania for the Great Migration early next year. Many years ago, we backpacked across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, but this time we’ll see different species. What […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5033: I rarely shoot people photos, but in this instance, I couldn’t resist. Deb and I were in New Guinea, visiting a tiny village. We walked over to the school, where the children—all dressed up—stood outside and sang a song for us. That’s when I spotted this boy, off to […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5032: Today we go artsy with this wing-shot of a red-winged blackbird. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5031: These are robust sea squirts. (Photographed in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New Guinea.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5030: Every time I visit the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge (in Montana), I return home with several photos I like. Last week, my goal was only to test some camera equipment and settings for a future trip. I really wasn’t trying for any “keepers.” Nevertheless, I got some, including […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5029: I love the challenge of catching birds in flight. I photographed this yellow-headed blackbird earlier this week at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge in Montana.
Marty’s photo of the day #5028: The beachmaster. . . . The Galapagos sea lion version of the current president of the United States—only smarter and more stable. (Photographed earlier this year in the Galapagos Islands.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5027: I just missed photographing this osprey as it tried to grab a fish off the surface of the water. After that, I watched and shot photos as it sat on this branch, waiting for another opportunity. Alas, the bird had more patience waiting for another fish to surface than […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5026: Deb, Nellie, and I visited the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge last night—enjoying pizza and beer by one of the big ponds and then heading over to the area where dogs are allowed. After Nellie enjoyed her walk and swim in the shallows at the edge of the Bitterroot […]
For all my book reader friends out there, I have a question for you. Suppose the protagonist in the novel you are reading is in a car, trying to escape the villain. He/she is racing down a country road and must slam on the brakes to narrowly avoid hitting something (a dog, a dead-end sign, […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5025: This is a Nazca booby. Photographed earlier this year in the Galapagos Islands.
This moose has been hanging out at the Essen Wildlife Refuge for at least three days. Last night, I took our dog, Nellie, outside for a final pee before going to bed. While she did that, I went into the garage to look for some gloves for my wife. I was in the garage for […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5024: This is a Galapagos land iguana. The species can weigh up to 25 pounds and live up to 60 years. I can’t stop staring at that huge front claw! (Photographed earlier this year in the Galapagos Islands.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5023: Yesterday I was experimenting with different camera settings and lenses to prepare for a couple international trips and needed a subject to photograph. That’s when this big bull moose showed up and said, “I’ll pose for you!” (Photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.)
Marty’s photo of the day #5022: This cute little bird is a Galapagos flycatcher. (Photographed earlier this year in the Galapagos Islands.)
The date was November 29, 1978. My best friend, Reid, and I were huge Bruce Springsteen fans. We were both going to Duluth East High School and had very little money (I was working at WEBC radio for $2.65 an hour, and Reid made about the same somewhere else). Somehow we got tickets for Springsteen’s […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5021: In 2004, Deb and I backpacked 53 miles across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. We saw quite a few chacma baboons (the largest baboon species). For this photo, the baboon was a little beyond the effective range of my zoom lens, making it a good subject for my […]
Writing quality sequels of unique, non-genre books is hard. One of my favorite novels is “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger. In 2013, she announced that she was working on a sequel that would be ready in 2018. Later, she changed the date to 2023, and the most recent update states October 2026. For […]
Marty’s photo of the day #5020: Exploring the Everglades was the only adventure in my nonfiction books where my wife didn’t accompany me. I was on a college speaking tour in Florida and scheduled multiple days off for exploring. Because I had to pack all my college speaking gear, the only camera I had room […]
