October 2023

Make Yourself at Home
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023

I was sitting at our campsite reading a book when this critter decided to join me, landing on my pant leg. It sat there long enough for me to start wondering how well I really wanted to get to know it, but finally took off before I had to actually make a decision. When the same thing later happened to the Fashion Queen, she very quickly and very vocally jumped up and announced her decision.

Road Toad
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023

I think Edward Weston started it, but certainly since his time photographing decaying dead animals of one sort or the other seems to have come to be one of the “compulsory” images one must take if they are to be considered a serious fine art photographer. It is in that spirit that I took this photograph. It’s most certainly not going to land on my list of my favorite images ever.