miller's crossing

Bob keeps a beekeeping blog. But you have to ask him for an invite to see it. Very exclusive.

First off, let me say that with my consumer camera equipment crows are difficult to photograph. I have yet to get a really good shot of a crow.

Secondly, my neighborhood crow family is nesting. I haven't quite figured out where the nest is, but I've watched them selecting and gathering twigs. They are so clever. They know exactly what they're looking for.

not a pet

I'm working on a story about urban crows -- ubiquitous, gregarious, loud and clever. According to University of Washington's John Marzluff, crows have culturally co-evolved with humans. We are woven into each other's lives, shaping each other's behaviors. As I think about our relationship with crows, it's interesting to reflect on what they can teach us about ourselves.

 

Bye-bye gentle Blu. Thank you for watching over your pack with so much love.

The cats with whom I'm co-habitating have informed me that they would like to be visible on my web page.

So, here they are.

the little, furry beasties

Happy Lhosar and Happy Chinese New Year. As a someone born in the year of the dog, I've got a slightly biased reverence for dog years and dogs in general. But I don't have too many digital photos of pups. I do, however, have this one of my former housemates Xela and Joba (who's burying her snout in the snow). We had some good times together. Woof!