Steph Strings - St. James Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 21, 2025 . @stephstringsmusic #livemusic #stephstrings #livemusicphotography #gigphotographer #blues #folk #ConcertPhotography

David Byrne's American Utopia . St. James Theatre, New York, New York, December 17, 2021

As we await the wannabe king’s downfall, may the signs all be there.

Happy Birthday, Neil! Long may you run, man.

"There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path." . Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, May 2018 #buddha #enlightenment #photography

And the light! If you enter the park before sunrise (before the hordes of daytime visitors), you’ll find you're one of a select few to experience the pristine blue hour dawn. +++++++++++++++++ Blue hour - Joshua Tree National Park, California, November 24, 2024 #NaturePhotography #substack #blue

While the state of Washington is covering SNAP benefits for the month of November, there are nonetheless resources available for food assistance in Whatcom County. Please reach out to, donate, and support your local food bank. #foodbanks #washington #whatcomcounty #politicsislocal

Jeffrey Foucault - New Prospect Theatre, Bellingham, Washington, October 28, 2025 #ConcertPhotography @parklifedc.bsky.social #livemusic

Incredible evening with Jeffrey Foucault at the New Prospect Theatre. Thanks for warming up a chilly, rainy night! . Jeffrey Foucault w/Erik Koskinen - New Prospect Theatre, Bellingham, Washington, October 28, 2025 Full coverage soon @parklifedc.bsky.social #ConcertPhotography #livemusic

Rooftops- San Francisco, California, ca. 1987 #Photography #SanFrancisco #California #GoldenGate

Panther Beach - Santa Cruz, CA, ca 1990 #NaturePhotography #santacruz #sunset #kodachrome

For this week's RustWorks, we give a listen to a couple performances of "Cortez the Killer," arguably the quintessential Neil Young song: a simple, yet definitive melody anchored by a rhythm that simultaneously picks you up, and gently lays you down. #WritingCommuity #substack #neilyoung

McKay Falls - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Big Sur, California ca. 1989 ++++++++++++++++++++ Located on the Big Sur coastline in central California, the park is named after Julia Pfeiffer Burns, a well respected pioneer woman in the Big Sur country. #NaturePhotography #bigsur

This Indegenous Peoples Day, I reflect on the importance of the Tawahka’s essential interaction with their environment. #indigenouspeoplesday #substack #tawahka #WritingCommunity

As we come up on the 5th anniversary of his passing, one of the most pretty good moments of my life. #johnprine #rip #johnprineisprettygood

Many thanks, Jane, for your vision, compassion, and dedication. Your work made it possible for me and countless others to experience unforgettable moments with our closest genetic relatives. RIP. Nkombo-Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, November 2021 #janegoodall #NaturePhotography

Kegseth has all the gravitas of a kid in the hall.

I recently found myself at one of the most thrilling and intimate music performances I’ve ever attended. The location, however, was no LiveNation venue, but at tiny Champlin Guitars. #ConcertPhotography #substack Electra Lee - Champlin Guitars, Bellingham, Washington, September 26, 2025

CJ Johnson ++++++++++++++ Oh He Dead, Wild Buffalo House of Music, Bellingham, Washington, June 5, 2025

The Master +++++++++++++ Steve Howe - Yes, Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, July 23, 2018 #ConcertPhotography #substack #yes #prog

Here there is something we call elucidation Is it the truth or merely a description? . David Bryne's American Utopia, St. James Theatre, New York, New York, March 26, 2022 #ConcertPhotography #photography

Flower Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) +++++++++++++++ Ferndale, Washington, July 2025 . #blackeyesusan #summer #substack #flowers #spider #crabspider #iphonography #monochrome #substack

My wife and I are RPCVs and were proud to serve our country. Although I don't think service should be compulsory there are things we can do as a country legislatively and culturally to make service more attractive and rewarding.

Over the summer, a Flower Crab spider family took up residence on the Toto Rustics. Flower Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) +++++++++++++++ Ferndale, Washington, July 2025 #NaturePhotography #arachnids #spider

Flower Crab Spider (female Misumena vatia) +++++++++++++++ Ferndale, Washington, July 2025 #NaturePhotography #substack #spider #arachnida

“No day shall erase you from the memory of time” The workday on September 11, 2001, had begun like any other; coffee, walking the dog, a forty-minute commute from Alexandria north along the George Washington Parkway, past the Pentagon, to the Ballston neighborhood in Arlington. #nineeleven

Exactly. What Trump lives for are these idiotic photo-ops of holding up a proclamation to the camera. I do not recall (exceptions might exist) other presidents ever doing this. Pure pro-wrestling Kayfabe.

My first taste of Zimbabwean music... Helen Masvikeni-Masango and Zivanai Masango +++++++++++++++ New Prospect Theatre, Bellingham, Washington, September 2, 2025 #ConcertPhotography #photography #Zimbabwe

Rujeko with Zivanai Masango +++++++++++++++ New Prospect Theatre, Bellingham, Washington, September 2, 2025 #ConcertPhotography #dance #zimbabwe

Lauren Wallach, Electra Richards of Bellflower +++++++++++++ Trackside, Bellingham, Washington, August 29, 2025 #ConcertPhotography #substack @loanndbehold.bsky.social

Lauren Wallace of Bellflower +++++++++++++ Trackside, Bellingham, Washington, August 29, 2025 #ConcertPhotography #livemusic @loanndbehold.bsky.social

Free Your Mind +++++++++++++++ Montreal, Canada, 2002 #photography #canada

Summer’s end creeps in, the garden drooping and tired, dust on snarled vines, the last remaining blossoms dropping desiccated petals. Radiant multicolored dahlias issue forth as if spring had sprung, their blooms nonetheless signaling another summer’s last days. #summer #substack #NaturePhotography

Coming through +++++++++++++++ Ferndale, Washington, July 2025 #NaturePhotography #snail #summer

Monarch Butterfly . Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, California, October 24, 2024 #naturephotography #Blueskymonday #santacruz

They're here +++++++++++++ 8:45 PM, Seattle, Washington, July 29, 2025 #aliens #arrival #NaturePhotography #photography

Neil Young – An Appreciation (Part I) Some of you may have no interest in RustWorks. Because it’s all about Neil Young, and only Neil Young (okay, maybe an occasional Neil Young adjacent artist), I figure some readers will tune out. #neilyoung #rustworks #livemusic #ConcertPhotography

Pike Street Market Buskers +++++++++++++ Seattle, Washington, July 29, 2025 #photography #busking

This is a repost of a review I wrote (with a few iPhone snaps) the last time Neil Young came through my area. At 77, he was still able to hold a crowd in the palm of his hand. He’ll be performing again next month just up the road from me in Vancouver BC. #NeilYoung #ConcertPhotography

No Stops +++++++++++ Pike Street Market Buskers, Seattle, Washington, July 29, 2025 #photography #busking #seattle

Oar ceremony ++++++++++ Hoi An, Vietnam, April 2025 #photography #vietnam

Presidential Recently, we learned that a President wanted to change the history associated with his first term, to erase the fact of his two impeachments. That the once and current leader of the free world seeks to nullify history confirms the danger we face as a country. Again. #writingcommunity

River Whyless +++++++++++ Topaz Farm, Portland, Oregon, July 31, 2025 #ConcertPhotography @parklifedc.bsky.social #livemusic

Ryan O'Keefe +++++++++++++++ River Whyless, Topaz Farm, Portland, Washington, July 31, 2025 #ConcertPhotography #livemusic #livemusicphotography

How do I even begin to describe the joy? +++++++++++ River Whyless Topaz Farm, Portland, Oregon, July 31, 2025 . Coverage for @parklifedc coming soon #ConcertPhotography #livemusic #RiverWhyless

Happy Belated Birthday, Raina! Hoping we get to hear your beautiful voice again soon in Bham! ++++++++++** Raina Mullen Ghost Light, Wild Buffalo House of Music, Bellingham, WA, December 8, 2022 #ConcertPhotography @rainamullen.bsky.social #livemusic

"Jump" Veronica North ++++++++++++ Downtown Sounds, Bellingham, Washington, July 16, 2025 #ConcertPhotography #livemusic

Street Blues ++++++++++++ Mexico City on February 20, 2018. . Street Blues is a collection of Mexico City street musicians who came together to form one of the meanest and soulful blues ensembles I have ever heard. #photography #busking #mexicocity

Jackie Venson w/Rodney Hyder +++++++++++++ Blue Room, Bellingham, Washington, July 19, 2025 #ConcertPhotography #livemusic #jackievenson