This is Jasper Surya (his friends and keepers call him Wally...after Alfred Russell Wallace) Wouldn't this make a nice presidential portrait in the White House Gallery. Vote Wally. No more melancholy.

We can only cut away so much. #playingwithmyfood #arttherapy

Feeling very twisted this morning #arttherapy

Who needs a guard dog when you can have a guard cactus

This door has a secret

Would you? Of course you would.

Love a corroding wall. Hate a corroding country. New thought: lets augment banging our heads against (beautiful) walls with banging on our elected representatives' doors. #wabisabiwednesday

A new wall to bang my head against.

Making a melodramatic tragicomedy with cranberry beans. (cue the ominous music) If you listen carefully, you'll hear the sounds of fiendish glee. #playingwithmyfood #cranberrybeans #stilllife

I don't know about you but when I visit places, I like to bring back a pebble or a stone. P.S. I highly recommend this as a gentle, low impact creative exercise. You'll be amazed what you start to focus and fixate on that will impact your larger photographic practice. #pebbles #stilllife

Who's next? What's next? What to do next? #portraiture #portraitphotography

Snacktime? #playingwithmyfood #foodporn

Coupla objects and a whole lotta feelings. We're gonna need a bigger memory card. #stilllife #arttherapy

I will bark up any tree, wrong or right. #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #palmtrees

Stucko? Find stucco.

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism at the New York Botanical Garden is spectacular

Everybody seems to be draggin’ today.

May your bowl be super; today and every day. Your plates, too, #playingwithmyfood #pregame

We all have (at least) one junk drawer in our homes; where the random thingamabobs, doohickies and whatnots, not to mention the stray rubber bands, paperclips, old scissors and other stuff gets tossed. Where you may see a spring cleaning project, I see an hour or two of delight with my camera.

So much fishy stuff going on these days...thought I'd throw in a version that is equally eye rolling...but in a totally delicious way. On a personal note, I need to be marinated more often. #escabeche #playingwithmyfood

So many feelings in one stoopid week. #portraiture #bwphotography

Accosted. Exhausted. Disgusted. I miss being flabbergasted. Even my flowers are pissed. #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #showmedisgust #gerbera

I often get to eat truly extraordinary things in my line of work but this...OMG...this is bread made with pumpkin and seaweed filled with uni...this is umami on a whole nother level...this crazy extraordinary revelation might just be an all-time, top 5 "bite." #foodporn #foodphotography #yayme

An eschatological moment in the monochrome garden. #momentsinthemonochromegarden #hibiscus #bwphotography #wordsmatter

An agastopic moment in the monochrome garden. #momentsinthemonochromegarden #hibiscus #bwphotography

A lotus for cocktail hour #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #flowerphotography

Bone Broth. Good for what ails ya. P.S. Stacey makes way better soup than I do. Thank gawd. #stilllife #clearlyiamnotwell #butnotsick

A numinous, efflorescent moment in the monochrome garden. #echinopsis #momentsinthemonochromegarden

Wanted to start the new year with something delightful but also relevant...so I present to you how my throat feels. (Note: Vastly improved from yesterday.) Here's to a delightful and inspiring New Year to all. #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #iris #alanshapirophotography #sayahhhh

So, I was supposed to be out with my most favorite person (doing some wooing) and our most favorite friends (doing some woohooing) while exploring some of my favorite places (choo-chooing), but...sigh...the universe delivered me Covid as if to say "nope...you stay home and reflect on your year.

Calathea. Nice to seeya. warscewiczii Please don't poke me in me eye. #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #calatheawarscewiczii #prayerplant

Amaryllis. Could be Hippeastrum. Either will thrill us when feeling glum. Yum. #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #macrophotography #mutteringsofamadman

The snowflakes didn't last. Ahh...so much for wishful thinking. Shoulda gone more pie in the sky or at least a pipe dream. #momentsinthemonochromegarden #calendula

It's stupid cold here so pulled hot some hot chocolate cookies for y'all. Next time will need to remind myself to torch the marshmallows atop the cocoa to match. #playingwithmyfood #cookies

Practicing ilinx and ruinenlust while a cacophony of carnival music plays on. #wordsmatter #photoexperiments

Thinking about salmon for dinner. As for an appetizer; there will likely be entrails to pick at. Perhaps a juicy eyeball as an amuse bouche. I wish I liked salad more. The racoon look particularly well marbled of late. Sorry...Anything to take my mind off politics #baldeagle #wildlifeportraits

Upsettia? Cold sweattia? So much regrettia? Don't frettia. Go tete-a-tettia with a poinsettia. See now. All bettia. #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #euphorbiapulcherrima

Jaxon. NYC. #streetportraiture #bwphotography

Where are my fellow Florahoarders™️

Antipasti. Kinda half-assedi. I cut real fasti. If you're aghasti, feel free to lambast me. #antipasti #playingwithmyfood

It's not surrendering if you wave a pink and white flag. #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #anemone

Gettin' ready. For the apocalypse. And for supper. #stilllife #garlic

I like to revel, to carouse, to frolic. To fete, rollick and even skylark. Also; don’t get me started on a good hullabaloo. I had no idea I would enjoy jollification so much. #stilllife #overactivebrain #lettheholidaysbegin

Yet another Wabi-sabi Kiku wall is now approved and ready for final production. Seeing the beauty in imperfection over the course of this project has been delightful. The cosmic irony for me was how many iterations I created to get to my idealized place of imperfection. #wabisabiwednesday #kiku

Hope you are all still smiling from whomever surrounded you. #trippininthegardenonmiraclegro #kiku

As much as I love Thanksgiving, for me it's all about the LEFTOVERS!!! #leftovers #foodporn #playingwithmyfood

Grateful for so many things. My wife. My family. Those I get to share my passions with and all those who continually delight and inspire me in return. Thank you all. Happy Thanksgiving. #HappyThanksgiving

Try not to choke anyone tomorrow. #thanksgivingeve #playingwithmyfood #foodphotography #stilllife