A crow, perched atop the roof next to me, watching and waiting and deciding if I have provided enough tribute to call him down.

Seattle, WA, February 2026
Nikon Zf | Tamron 150–500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD

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A rare (for me to share here) iPhone photo. I made this as I left work that day, walking through the mostly empty parking garage toward my car. The light was exceptional, causing me to pause in my weary trudge.

University Village, Seattle, WA, March 2026
iPhone 16 Pro

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A closeup of one of my local crows in profile. He blinked as I made the photo, revealing the milky blue of his nictating membrane.

Seattle, WA, February 2026
Nikon Zf | Tamron 150–500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD

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Some photos from the end of last year that I hadn’t gotten around to sharing. The Edmonds-Kingston ferry on a foggy day at sunset.

Edmonds, WA, December 2025
Nikon Zf | Thypoch Simera 28mm 1.4

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The KUOW Book Club is reading Maria Mudd Ruth's "The Bird with Flaming Red Feet: Seasons with an Uncommonly Common Seabird" in June.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/kuow-book-club-june-pick-the-bird-with-flaming-red-feet-maria-mudd-ruth-pigeon-guillemot
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Tahoma (aka Mount Rainier) was out today. A large, active stratovolcano in the Pacific Northwest in the United States. Taken while sailing in Puget Sound. #silentsunday #pugetsound #pnw

Full moon rising over West Seattle and Puget Sound #fullmoon #pugetsound

Of course it’s about the crow! You have glanced at my handle, right? When I saw him sitting atop that sign from a block away I began a slow and cautious stalk in the hopes of approaching close enough to get an interesting photo. I thought I had missed out, until I had a chance to review the photos afterward.

Aurora Ave, Shoreline, WA, January, 2026
Nikon Zf | Nikkor 50mm 1.8 S

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Of course it’s about the sign, urging caution while the cars streak speedily by behind it. America’s urban corridors are not built for pedestrians or cyclists.

Aurora Ave, Shoreline, WA, January, 2026
Nikon Zf | Nikkor 50mm 1.8 S

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On this particular day, looking at this particular scene, what struck me was the emptiness and the waste. The empty store fronts, leading to the empty parking lot. The way in which all this land is wasted when the store that was supposed to be getting people to drive their cars to it fails. The way in which nothing can go in here that doesn’t adhere to the same idea: that the store must be compelling enough to cause enough people to drive to it.

Aurora Ave, Shoreline, WA, January, 2026
Nikon Zf | Nikkor 50mm 1.8 S

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