magic

Pink grasshopper due to erythrism, a rare color mutation 2
Why do we call something “but an animal” when the animal kingdom is filled with wonders we can barely comprehend? From starlings and dragonflies to foxes, spiders and pink grasshoppers: perhaps the magic isn't rare at all. Perhaps we simply need to look.

It’s BUT an Animal

2023 annual review 1
Sandy Seal 2023 kicked off with biting some sand. As a powdered seal fills my frame, I realize that this animal was apparently at the back of the line when paws, ears and tails were handed out. It looks like some sort of hairy larva, decorated with these huge eyes […]

Bye 2023, Hello 2024!

Murmuration (starlings) creating a beautiful shape against the pink sunset sky 3
Murmurations & mental processes Prior to writing an article, a storm might rage through my head. Ideas spontaneously sprout, patches of words, too fast to grab, fly by. Separate figments spin round like autumn leaves on a windy square. Meanwhile, elusive associations whirl down ceaselessly, occasionally shaken up by a […]

46. Chaos in Motion: murmurations & mental processes