
Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Après le bain, Edgar Degas, pastel on paper, 1884.
The work is in the collections of the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg. The digital image is in the public domain.

Après le bain, Edgar Degas, pastel on paper, 1884.
The work is in the collections of the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg. The digital image is in the public domain.

Après le bain.
House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) preening after a bath, at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Après le bain.
House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) preening after a bath, at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Taking a brief pause. Thoughts are being thunk. Deeds to follow.

Taking a brief pause. Thoughts are being thunk. Deeds to follow.

Big blue.

Big blue.

Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus), on butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.