10/29/2013

spider silk

spinneret is a silk-spinning organ of a spider or the larva of an insect. Some adult insects also have spinnerets, such as those borne on the forelegs of Embioptera. Spinnerets are usually on the underside of a spider's abdomen, to the rear. While most spiders have six spinnerets, some have two, four, or eight. 
They move independently and in concert.

10/14/2013

menagerie of the forgotten

 neighbor's dinner
26" x 18"
10"

The Bear Flag

File:Flag of California.svg



Recently I had a dream the Bear on the Flag of California came to life and started attacking people. It acted friendly at first.  It would demolish any sort of cage it was captured in.  It proved impossible to kill. It looked ravenous, but never ate any of it's victims.  It moved at a slow and steady untiring pace.  Everyone would Oooo and Ahhhh at first, until it would swat and knock down someone intent on pinning them down making them immobile.


10/12/2013

Californians (love/need) their cars

Abandoned auto dealership Florida and State Hemet Ca.

something you don't see everyday
near Riverside Plaza 

10/07/2013

Lordy, I tired to get a picture of the sunrise sky,

it looks more like a screen shot from Sodom and Gomorrah.
Lot, get thee gone, don't turn around just go!
"shake the dust from your feet"

10/05/2013

Toucan...play this game


So yesterday I met this crazy bird.  He was whining like a lost puppy.  I asked him what was wrong.   He showed me his long feather like tongue...which was really cool looking.  He showed me how he would pick up bits of food and toss them in his mouth and catch them.  What a fun way to eat a snack. He jump all over the cage and was posing for all sorts of pictures.  Another person walked over and he stopped his performance.  I've always enjoyed connecting with animals, when I'm able to.

Masks


10/03/2013

getting uninformed

Police - Was the suspect male or female?
Witness - It's not fair to assign a gender to a person without their permission.
Police - How tall was the suspect?
Witness - Bigger than a bread box.
Police - What color hair did the suspect have?
Witness - It's hard to tell a genetic hair color especially if the eyebrows have been dyed.
Police - Is there anything else you'd like to say?
Witness - Why did you ask so many personal questions about someone I don't know?

sliced cheese left out uncovered


10/01/2013

That's the way it goes:

The picture I was trying to get & the picture I got.
Very pleased with how this worked out.  The strange looking bike I was trying to capture ends up looking like a ball of light.  The window frame, the angles, the colors.