Joe and Irma had been planning the ice cream heist for three months. But something was terribly wrong; on the very day of the job, the owner had drastically increased security. Had someone tipped him off?

tender, tender, against the raging day.

Boxcut trees along the Champ de Mars

The fearless frog holds steady its gold amphibian gaze.

small town darkness

Back in Paris now. And here's another resident alien.

Moonrise

Peacocks aren't the sharpest birds in the flock. They're about as hard to sneak up on as baby seals.

platelet algae

As I get older, I have more of these "the problem with kids today" moments...

Don't miss When Geese Attack! on FOX Friday nights.

LA sunset.

I guess it's a "meado."

For Steph: proof that American squirrels can be cute, too.

Now THAT'S romance.

A fence with character guards a pumpkin patch.

It all depends on your point of view.

Red, White, Blue, Other

Frank, Leroy, and Gary meet for a cow-wow.

ill tidings

slow wave dusk

NO GRAB

Back from NorCal, here's a shot taken at Point Lobos today.

Buddhas for your garden in Elk, California (pop. 208).

Napa Vineyard

An outpost of the Connected Wilderness program, phone booths like this one help bridge the technology gap between humans and forest-dwelling mammals gifted with neither abstract thought nor vocal cords.

Barbed Water

License to Sit Still. I'm on the road so posting may be sporadic until Thursday.