Marty’s photo of the day #4639: Spotted on a night hike through the Borneo rainforest.
On a Borneo Night Hike
Stepping onto Antarctica
Marty’s photo of the day #4638: On February 21, 2003, Deb and I stepped onto Antarctica, with giant snowflakes coming down. At the time, we were among the first two hundred thousand or so people in the history of the world to walk on the continent. And soon, we’d join an even smaller number that […]
Black Vultures
Headwaters of the Jago River
Marty’s photo of the day #4637: See that circle of ice between the mountains? That’s the headwaters of the Jago River. I shot this photo from a tiny airplane, as Deb and I flew south out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A few miles to the north, the river had melted, allowing us to […]
My Octopus Buddy
Marty’s photo of the day #4636: My octopus buddy, sitting on my feet, on the floor of the Sea of Cortez.
Flower From a Plantain Tree
Marty’s photo of the day #4635: I photographed this flower from a plantain tree the last time my wife and I were in Belize. The two of us are returning to Belize in a few months, and I can’t wait!
Nature’s Art
Marty’s photo of the day #4633: Nature’s art! This is a close-up of a cave wall in the Australian Outback. It was very dark in there, until the flash fired.
Winter Chocolates
Dogs are truly a superior species. While the humans in Nellie’s family fret over greedy Nazi and felon co-presidents who are willing to let people die for a tax cut, all she needs to make her smile is a deep pile of fresh snow. Oh, and frozen deer poops—winter chocolates!
Relaxing on an Iceberg
Marty’s photo of the day #4632: This is a leopard seal, on an iceberg along the coast of Antarctica.
For the Love of Snow
Smoky Jungle Frog
Marty’s photo of the day #4630: This is a smoky jungle frog, photographed in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
Orangutan
Montana Book Reading and Signing
I will be doing a The Silver Squad: Rebels With Wrinkles book signing/reading, Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. at Fact and Fiction in Missoula, and a book signing Saturday, February 15, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton. If you’re in Montana, I hope to see you there!
The Iguana Close-up
Snow Dog
Marty’s photo of the day #4627: We got about 16 inches of snow over the past several days, and Nellie is ecstatic! In some places, where the snow is past her chest, she dives right in. And when she runs up the steep hill below our house—snow flying everywhere—I can almost hear her bionic rear […]
Sea Otter Cuties
Marty’s photo of the day #4626: Sea otters are an endangered species. I photographed these cuties off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Stand Your Ground
Scenic British Columbia
Nonfiction Influences Fiction
Marty’s photo of the day #4623: How does nonfiction influence fiction? I photographed this alligator while working on my second nonfiction book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico. Spending time in the Everglades with alligators also influenced a subplot in my latest novel, The Silver Squad: […]
Victoria Falls From the Air
Marty’s photo of the day #4622: Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Photographed from the co-pilot’s seat of a rickety old bush plane. It’s the widest curtain of water on Earth.