I Know Why the Thicket Tapers

I know because I know the Sun.

The Human Foot

I know of no other tightly-arranged organic composite on planet Earth that is so utterly beautiful and utilitarian. A perfect blend of the arts and science, courtesy of the Universe.

A Bit of Joy in the Warehouse

This is my green driveway. Beneath the grass is a thick layer of crusher run gravel. I can mow over it like the gravel is not there. The point is you can't get stuck and the earth really appreciates that it can still breathe. Green Driveways - Let's Get Started.

I Get It, Vergel. I really do.

Andrew Bird - Make a Picture

Big Thief - Objects

Yellow Petals - A Faunal Family

Big Thief - Cattails

Rebecca Sedwick, age 12 -- Bullied to Death

I read accounts of bad news all the time, but I can't seem to shake this one.  You'd think that in a planned world children would not be among the most vile, hurtful segment of the population.  This beautiful child, Rebecca solved her predicament by jumping to her death.  The bullying continued posthumously -- one of the bullies wrote this on her Facebook page:   “yes I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself, but I don’t give a fuck.”  There's a little secret that enlightened first-grade teachers who largely keep to themselves:  some children are just no damned good.  I argue that these little monsters are even worse than that.  Just ask Becky's family.  Existentialism has a pretty face.  She wears no makeup.  She's confused.  She's terrified.  All the Gods and Goddesses wouldn't, didn't, couldn't intervene in this, the latest of innumerable human horrors.  I think that if someone were to reason that this was "God's will,"  I'd lose all control.  Insanity reigns hallowed within the cells of human ignorance. This makes me scream inside.