MossyMonday Western Washington has experienced persistent rainfall recently. The rain subsided several days ago, prompting me to engage in moss hunting. I photographed this small mossy patch with a few lichens among it on our wet fence railing.

#MushroomMonday Tiny mushrooms on the base of an old tree stump after a rain.

#Ferns I am unsure about the species of this potted fern on our back patio, but I love the way it asexually produces this little ferns. Any ideas about the species of the fern?

#birds #SmallBirdSaturday also late #WorldSparrowDay Song Sparrow on a lichen-covered branch setup in my backyard. Trying to photograph something suitable for a Christmas card several years ago, hence the Holly and berries.

#Wildlifephotography Black-capped Chickadee on a lichen covered branch setup in my backyard, Auburn, Washington.

#Birds Black-capped Chickadee on a lichen covered branch in my backyard, Auburn, Washington.

#MossyMonday #Photography Just some interesting mossy patches on a rock in Auburn, Washington.

#Birds #MallardMonday #BirdPhotography Mallard pair in local wetlands sanctuary.

#BirdofTheDay #Feeder Red-breasted Nuthatch

#Wrensday #BirdofTheDay #BirdArt Several views of a carved Pacific Wren. Carved from Tupelo wood, painted with acrylics.

DISTRACTIONS DON’T WORK. COVERUPS WON’T WORK. NOT EVEN WAR. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

#birds Large street birds!

#bloomscroll #flowerfriday Hellebore in our backyard.

#BirdOfTheDay #Sideview Female Dark-eyed Junco

#birdart Several years ago I started a project to photograph some of my bird carvings in front of bird books. Here is the first of those. This is a male American Robin I carved as a gift for my wife, on front of my first bird book, published in 1942. What do you think of this idea?

#InsectThursday Bumblebee in a Hosta flower.

#flowers#photography Lenten Rose, Hellebores in our backyard.

#birds Drake Bufflehead on a small pond in Auburn, Washington.

#fungifriends Found growing around old bush stump. Auburn, Washington.

#birds #SparrowSunday Spotted Towhee on a branch in my backyard.

#BirdoftheDay #WaterDroplets Subtle water droplets on head and back of a Varied Thrush in a gentle shower. Zoom in to see them better. My photo, taken my backyard in Auburn, Washington.

#birdart Carved Barn Swallow I carved several years ago. Carved out of tupelo wood, painted with acrylics.

#birds #birdonbranch Just a Great Blue Heron hanging out above small pond in downtown Auburn, Washington.

#birdoftheday #branchbirds Spotted Towee on a branch setup in my backyard. Auburn, Washington, several years ago

#woodpeckerwednesday Hairy Woodpecker in my backyard in Auburn, Washington .

#art I enjoy finding bird sculptures in public places. Here in an example of an Ostrich made from spoons, forks and knives in a park in Auburn, Washington. Unfortunately, it has fallen prey to vandalism!

Rules to live by 1.: If cloudy eat chocolate. Rules to live by 2: If not cloudy eat chocolate.

#birds I had several first of the year House Finches at my backyard sunflower chip feeders today. Also had a Bewick’s Wren, also but it was too quick for a photo. Auburn, Washington. Photo taken through back patio door with my handheld iPhone 16 Pro.

#birdart Because I consider my carved birds to be art, not craft. Here is a life-sized male Prothonotary Warbler, carved out of Tupelo wood, painted with acrylics, on a small wood base, eyeing an epoxy caterpillar.

#birdbutts Spotted Towhee on perch setup in my backyard several years ago.

#birdcarving Life size White-crowned Sparrow, carved out of Tupelo wood, painted with acrylics, leaves are made out of brass sheet.

#fungi Small mushrooms in one of our flowerbeds.

#smallbirdsaturday Here is a photo from several years ago of a male Townsend’s Warbler at a feeder in my backyard.

A photo of a Black-capped Chickadee taken on a setup perch in my backyard several years ago.The holly is plastic just add some color.