Somewhere on the floor there is a rogue pushpin I dropped earlier. I have looked and looked.
I will find it in the worst possible way.
Somewhere on the floor there is a rogue pushpin I dropped earlier. I have looked and looked.
I will find it in the worst possible way.

Drawing Giveaway—Shadow and Stars
I’m giving away this original mixed media drawing, no strings attached. The drawing’s dimensions are 6 x 4 inches (about 15 x 10 cm), done in India and metallic inks, with burnished colored pencil on vellum-finish Bristol board. It is not matted, mounted, or framed.
The giveaway will be by random drawing. To enter, leave a reply to this post saying “Enter My Name!” I’ll close the drawing pool at 50 entries or noon Friday (MST), whichever comes first. U.S. entries only, please. The winner will need to disclose a domestic ship-to address, which will of course be kept confidential; notification will by via the tumblr messaging applet.
UPDATE: I’m pleased to announce that the winner of this contest is @axelrod. Thanks to all who expressed interest in this piece and played along.

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Green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) at San Pedro House, Cochise County, Arizona.

Bullfrog.
At Kingfisher Pond, San Pedro House, Cochise County, Arizona.

What’s Blooming – Wildflower Edition: I found chocolate daisies (Berlandiera lyrata) growing in disturbed soil in a vacant lot near my home this morning. And yes, they are fragrant, and chocolatey.

Soaptree.
Yucca elata with the remnants of a previous year’s inflorescence. The distant hills on the horizon are the San Josés in Sonora, Mexico, seen from San Pedro House.

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Female black-chinned hummingbirds (Archilochus alexandri) at a San Pedro House feeder.

Debris flow.