Fun fact: roly-polies are #pillbugs (Armadillidium vulgare), land cousins of shrimp & crabs. 🦐 They recycle decaying plants, breathe with gills, & live 1–3 years. Only pillbugs curl into a perfect ball... nature’s tiny armored tanks! 🌍 #sbgphotography #photography

Go home Betty, you’re drunk. 🌼🐝

Heavenly body. #sbgphotography #photography #floral #flower #macro

Whatcha talkin' 'bout, Willis? #sbgphotography #photography #pepper #cat #kitten #feline

When my baby, Mimi, was still a kitten. #Mimi #cat #kitten #Caturday #sbgphotography #photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMemories

Hiking, September, 2021 #sbgphotography #photography #hiking #chile #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMemories

A Santiago sunset from long ago... mountain in shadow, sky on fire. For a moment the time paused, and the memory never left me. #sbgphotography #photography #sunset #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMemories

Santiago, Chile 2012 #Alphabetchallenge #WeekMForMemories #sbgphotography #photography #cityscape

Riding a 100 yr old #funicular is a #Valparaíso experience! 2 cars are linked by a cable; the weight of the descending car helps pull the ascending car up. They were essential for daily life on Valpo's steep hills & are now a tourist attraction. #sbgphotography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories

A short video taken in 2022 while stopped to enjoy the view during a drive through the #Andes #mountains between #Chile and #Argentina. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories #sbgphotography #photography #snow #losandes

My wife snorkeling in the Pacific off the coast of Panamá, in 2008. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories #sbgphotography #photography

Misty mountain for #scape Friday #landscape #photography #photographersofbluesky #blueskyphotographs #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #Ortler #SouthTyrol #AltoAdige #Mountain #mist #fog #naturephotography #Vinschgau #ValVenosta

#truestory #sbghumor #meme #humor #humour #comic #nonchalant #chalant

Milo decided that I was working too hard on my computer. 😉 #sbgphotography #photography #Caturday (it's Saturday in China) #cat #kitten #Milo

If you’re over 40 and wondering, “What can I do to improve my chances of living longer, healthier?” I highly recommend the book Super Agers by Dr. Eric Topol. Here’s a great interview with him: 👉 youtu.be/WsnghQxZ7z0?...

The top of the bottom of the world! #sbgphotography #photography #chile #Andes #mountains #snow #ski #lodge

Prohibition was supposed to destroy Napa's winemakers. Instead, it made them dangerously clever. Chapter 1 of my new historical fiction serial, "The Devil's Harvest," is live now. A family's vineyard is dying, and they're about to make a deal with the devil to save it. #mundanemarvels

The Upside Down? Please. The real world is stranger than that. Season 5 is officially rebranded: Normal Things. Coming soon. Don't have Netflix? Just watch your news feed. 👉 sbghumor.bsky.social #sbghumor #meme #humor #parody #humour #strangerthings

An explosion of nature. #sbgphotography #photography #floral #flower #macro #red

I do get around when I set my mind to it. #sbgphotography #photography #urban #city #architecture #building

The way this little stingless bee was swimming in pollen, you’d think it was cocaine. These tiny native bees don’t sting, but they’re vital pollinators in Chile. #sbgphotography #photography #bee #pollen #flower #pollinator

The center of the universe. #sbgphotography #photography #rose #flower #floral

Ground Control to Major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six) Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three, two) Check ignition and may God's love be with you (one, lift off)... #sbgphotography #photography

I grew up watching I Dream of Jeannie and, like many, fell in love with Barbara Eden’s funny, light-hearted Jeannie. The show was pure magic—charming, mischievous, and impossible to miss when it came on TV. ✨ (Video: Barbara sharing how they pulled off those “special effects” back in the late ’60s)

Absolutely! #sbgphotography #sbghumor

Chile has around 15 species of snakes & none are deadly to humans. Mostly secretive and harmless, they play an important role in controlling rodents across valleys, deserts, & forests. A reminder that even the most feared creatures are vital threads in nature’s balance. #sbgphotography #photography

“Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson #sbgphotography #photography #sbg #floral #flower #macro

Every September, b4 the Independence Day break, students in Chile celebrate the huaso (cowboy) heritage & also the indigenous traditions that go back 1000's of years. This dance honors the Aymara people of the Andes and watching them makes me proud. Culture lives on when the young carry it forward.

Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Git Along Little Dogies. #sbgphotography #photography #spurs #huaso #chile #cowboy

John & Mimi in oil. #sbgphotography #photography #cat #kitten #Mimi

Is it real or is it Memorex? #Alphabetchallenge #WeekJForJetBlack #sbgphotography #photography #piedraroja

"Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right." — Tony Robbins (often attributed) #sbgphotography #photography #flower #floral #bloom #Chrysanthemum #macro

I am not amused. #Alphabetchallenge #WeekJForJetBlack #sbgphotography #photography #camila #black #cat

Dark memory. #Alphabetchallenge #WeekJForJetBlack #sbgphotography #photography

"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius #Alphabetchallenge #WeekJForJetBlack #sbgphotography #photography #camila #black #cat

A flight to São Paulo, Brazil... Unfortunately, for business, but I'll take what I can get!

Mimi is my first true love, as far as cats go. She is not a lap cat, so to have her with me like this is nice. I had lain for a Sunday afternoon nap, and she came to join me. 🤗 #sbgphotography #photography #cat #Mimi #love

A rainy day in Santiago, Chile. #sbgphotography #photography #santiago #chile #urban #city #streets #capital #traffic

"You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you're too busy, then you should sit for an hour" - Zen #sbgphotography #photography #flower #floral #bloom #rose #collage

Blossom by blossom the spring begins. - Algernon Charles Swinburne #sbgphotography #photography #flower #floral #bloom #Spring #Chile #fruit

A rainy night in Buenos Aires. #sbgphotography #photography #night #buenosaires #argentina #urban #city #rain #streets #capital #bus #masstransit

Flower photobomb. #sbgphotography #photography #flower #floral #bloom

Bird of Paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae) FYI... In South Africa, Bird of Paradise flowers evolved with sunbirds. When one lands to sip nectar, it is just the right weight and size, so the blue petal hinges open, brushing pollen onto its chest. #nature #photography #sbgphotography

“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to” - Jimi Hendrix #sbgphotography #photography #flower #floral #bloom #macro

“Got a lot of sinful idears but they seem kinda sensible” - John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath #sbgphotography #photography #macro #flower #flora

Indian Summer #sbgphotography #photography #flowers #flora #macro

Chico... The coolest dude on the block! #AlphabetChallenge #chico #WeekHforHats #photography #sbgphotography #dog

#WeekHforHat #AlphabetChallenge #conquitador #sbgphotography #photography

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. - Pablo Picasso #sbgphotography #photography #flower #floral #bloom #africandaisy

Good morning everyone. Today, I've canceled classes to make time to go into the city for an overdue dental appointment. Nothing serious, just routine cleaning and checkup. What's on the agenda today for you beautiful people?