It's partially cloudy today, after a week of sunshine and warmth. There's a squirrel sitting on the fence outside my window, chewing on a nut or some other food item favored by squirrels. Okay, now it's just staring at me. News update: now it's gone. Ah, the transitory nature of wildlife viewings...

And now, a small, improperly lit picture of a Dobsonfly nymph.




Lovely little creatures.

And here's an old, overturned Redwood stump big enough to crawl through. If you crawl through it nine times you enter faerieland. Maybe.




Magic is what you make of it. Celebrate the unexpected.