The composition of the original bored me, so I amped it up with some filter work. This is an unusual variant of a Saucer Magnolia in the deepness of the color. #photographicfilters #flowerphotography #magnolia #blackandwhite

Daily Kitty Update: Mittens and Earli are coming in to eat. We just need to get them further from the door. Look at her little ears move🥹. No fooling this kitty! #OperationRescueMittens #catsofbluesky #rescuecats

In the search for Shadow, all possibilities must be considered. I tracked circling vultures to a flooded marshy area. Possum. Fortunately, the search continues. #ShadowSearch #MissingCat #TurkeyVulture #Storms

More folks assigned to urgent needs/more food dumped on me. Last night’s veggies now have shrimp & noodles.

Mark it on your calendars: Yes, folks, I actually cooked! A colleague was leaving on assignment, so he gave me his refrigerator contents (he cooks a lot) bell peppers, mushrooms, chicken Apple sausage + smoked paprika & Cajun seasoning, 👩‍🍳 #cooking #cajunscramble #onepancooking

Daily Kitty Xena being Xena 🩷🐈‍⬛🐾 #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #blackcats

Daily Kitty Earli doing his best Noir. He is a goofy little boy who plays pattycake with Xena through the window ❤️🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛❤️ #CatsNoirFriday #catsofbliesky #rescuecats #blackcats

Lousy shot because I was caught off guard. This hawk grabbed the squirrel and was trying to find a safe place to feed (you can see the tail) #Naturephotography #hawk #Birdsofprey

Daily Kitty Shadow is missing. I last saw him on kittycam Tuesday morning. It’s more of a crisis because he has impaired sight and is mute, so he cannot call out if in trouble. I will expand my search. 1 yr since Xeusie disappeared. #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #feralcats #lovescats

Daily Kitty Happy Xena showing off her whiskers #WhiskersWednesday #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #blackcats

Last pictures from Trip. What started out as a study of pinion pines turned into a run for my life from Rez dogs. These were 3 of 5 very hungry mutts😱😬 photographed from INSIDE the vehicle.

Continuing with the theme of “Odd Things I Saw on the Side of the Road” Meet The Tree of Utah. Stuck out there in the middle of the most hostile terrain imaginable.😹🙀🤦🏽‍♀️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metapho...

Another beautifully written, brutally honest assessment of our government, its leaders, and the continued destruction of our society from all directions. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Bigger issues ahead, than snakes and scorpions. Sandstorm! (Not that bad)

Innovation. There were no toothpicks in the cafeteria, so Elder grabbed a wooden coffee stir, took out his knife & whittled a toothpick. (Much to the horror of the city folk)😹

First light. Gone soon after the cloud deck dropped. #mountainlight #Alpineglow #landscapephotography

This is a critter crossing bridge. They are spaced all along the highways in the desert to allow safe migration for antelope and other wildlife. I have never actually seen critters on the bridge, but Elder has. #desertlife #crittercrossing #Antelope

Day is done.. losing my light and signal

This shot goes against most of the “rules”, but I glanced out the window and captured it in all its starkness. #desertmonolith #landscapephotography #train #colorphotography

Deep into the desert, soon to lose signal. Welcome to Mars! #desertphotography #landscapephotography #color

Scenes from the train. Storm coming in. @leighw.photos #highdesert #mono #landscapephotography

Daily Kitty Mittens enjoying her bench. I miss her, Xena, Earli and Shadow while I travel. #catsofbluesky #OperationRescueMittens #feralcats

I used to have three newspapers subscriptions: NYT, WaPo, & The Atlantic. (Y’all can guess which one I kept) I mourn the loss of the other two papers as they once were, WaPo being in dire shape. I believe it’s important that we understand what we are losing www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

A small, unassuming man who I would greet on the way to breakfast while attending CWI at Gettysburg College. I had no idea that such a great towering figure humbly walked amongst us. Baruch Dayan Ha-Emet

Daily Kitty Delicate whiskers and glowing eyes from Xena❤️🐈‍⬛ ##WhiskersWednesday #catsofbluesky #blackcats #rescuecats

Daily Kitty “Nope! Not today, Tankkitty!”😾🐈‍⬛ Mittens outsmarts her suitors like she does humans with traps👊🏽🐈 #catsofbluusky #OperationRescueMittens #feralcats

My only luck is Bad Luck continues (after having to get Hep B series, contracting a 104 fever for days, being rammed at a stop light, Elder having stroke, best friend going blind..) Mittens has gone into early heat & is being pursued by Cousin of Tankkitty. He squishes her😿😭Still trying to catch her

As a frequent traveler who logs several thousand miles a year on pubic transport, a big shoutout for keeping shoes on👍🏽I once talked the venue into canceling the Nazis, talked a rich guy into covering the costs, & a lawyer buddy covered venue when the Nazis tried (and lost) to sue. Be creative 😹

Ya think?? I will tell you from experience that the repercussions of fear of ANYONE in a uniform goes far beyond Minnesota. Civilian/law enforcement relations have been set back 70 years. It’s going to take decades to repair. apnews.com/article/trum...

Daily Kitty If you look close, you can see whiskers ❤️🐈‍⬛ #WhiskersWednesday #catsofbluesky #blackcats #rescuecats

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Daily Kitty Tigger is such a cutie pie 🥰🐈 #catsofbluesky #Tigger #colonycats

The Atlantic is turning out great articles faster than I can read them!

GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this. “This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”

Daily Kitty Mini, 16 year old king of the foster colony! #blueskycats #rescuecats #fostercats #colonycays

Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice." Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.

This is the face of a kitty who is NOT impressed with my attempt to photograph her 😾🐈‍⬛ #catsofbluesky #blackcats #rescuecats

Cosco bread aisle in Texas🙀 #winterstorm #Texas #cosco

Since I can’t sleep, y’all can share what’s playing in my head #insomnia #jazz #kikoandthelavendermoon youtu.be/yyaaBngFFPg?...

Gawd I love this song! 👍🏽👊🏽💪🏽

Daily Kitty Bathtime! #tongueoutTuesday #catsofbluesky #rescuecats #blackcats

The fog is heeere! 🙀 #fog #landscapephotography #mono #blackandwhite #swamp

Daily Kitty Xena is loafing🍞🐈‍⬛ #kittyloafmonday #catsofbluesky #blackcats #rescuecats

Out of nowhere, the mist has appeared! 🙀 #fog #landscapephotography #blackandwhite

Daily Kitty Earli in color! 🩷🐈‍⬛🩷 #Caturday #blueskycats #blackcats #rescuecats

Daily Kitty Forever kitten Earli warms his tummy while he grabs a snoozle for Cats Noir Friday 🩷🐈‍⬛🩷 #CatsNoirFriday #blueskycats #blackcats #rescuecats

Daily Kitty 2023 Kitten Xena comes into the house and becomes my baby🩷🐈‍⬛🐾 #ThrowbackThursday #Rescuecats #Catsofbluesky #blackcats

Danish and Greenland ministers just left the White House. It did not go well. I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III. (Gifted.) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Daily Kitty This is Tigger, Laddie the Tankkitty’s brother, showing off his whiskers. He looks like a giant kitten❤️🐈❤️ #WhiskersWednesday #catsofbluesky #rescuecats

Daily Kitty Laddie is here with a nice TongueOutTuesday🩷🐈‍⬛🩷 #TongueOutTuesday #CatsofBluesky #blackcats #rescuecats