lgb

Get in Line
Bozeman, Montana
2022

We’ve been trying to attract songbirds to the feeder at our house in town for several years now. We have not had much success due to the newness of the subdivision which means not enough mature landscaping to satisfy their needs. We’re seeing more promising results this spring, with chickadees and finches showing up, perhaps just on their way to their favorite nesting grounds but maybe the surroundings here are finally starting to impress them. Still it’s the regulars, the magpies and crows, who are our most frequent visitors. Sometimes there are so many the line for food gets quite long. On this snowy day last week, the wait was not bad at all.

Hold Your Water
Bozeman, Montana
2022

Patriot’s Dream #72
Bozeman, Montana
2022

I came across this squirrel dragging a small flag down the road in the local cemetery. I followed him for a hundred yards or so before he scampered off the road and posed long enough for me to get a few shots of him.

Tired of It
Bozeman, Montana
2022

This whole area of Montana (and beyond) is still under extreme drought conditions and the snow pack in the mountains is quite low for this time of year. So I’m glad for all the additional precipitation we’ve been getting. But really, it’s late April so I’d much rather see it come in a clear rather than white version. (It can come down as snow all it wants up in the mountains, but down here in the valleys it’s high time for a change.) I can’t help but think these crows feel the same way.

The Buddha of Two Guns
Two Guns, Arizona
2022

The vibrant side of enlightenment.

No New Friends
Two Guns, Arizona
2022

Zen Insects
Two Guns, Arizona
2022

Ommmmmmm. Or should I say bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz?

(My apologies to all the serious mantra chanters our there.)

Useless Things Logic Would Imply
Two Guns, Arizona
2022

If God is not a sky daddy, and you are god, then that would mean you are not a sky daddy. But wait, there’s more! John Lennon said “I am he as you are he as you are me
and we are all together.” So by extension both he (whoever he is) and I are both God but not sky daddies. I cannot find any information on how the Lennon premise might apply to those of the female gender.

(In trying to figure out some useful meaning to the message in this image, it is clear my train of thought has gone completely off the rails.)

Nothing=Nada
Two Guns, Arizona
2022

This is sort of a modern take on Native American ledger art. In this case, a map of the state of Colorado was repurposed to serve as a canvas for this portrait of Dr. Nothing.

Spartacous and the Nsrgnts
Two Guns, Arizona
2022

I Googled both Spartacousart and Nsrgnts and both searches lead to some rather interesting art. Nsrgnts in particular focuses on indigenous art and causes.