Rusty Ring

One fish asks another, "How's the water?" "What's water?" says the other. ( Two veiled goldfish co...

(Fishing with my nephew. Open in a new window or tab to see it better.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

(Perca flavescens)

(It's difficult to see at this resolution, but this tree – overhanging an idyllic spot on a swamp – is richly decorated with fi...

A Western Zenner was visiting sacred sites in the mountains of Korea, when he happened upon the hermit Hyung meditating beside a stre...

( Ammodytes personatus. For some reason they often turn up dead or dying on the tidelands.)

(Remember, young people: SEX KILLS.)

( Leptocottus armatus [I think].)

(Lamna ditropis)

(Probably Loligo opalescens .)

(Lepomis macrochirus)

This one isn't about practice or practicalities. It's about fun. Sue me. It's high summer here in the planet's attic, an...

(Micropterus nigricans.)

This is an egg case from Raja binoculata , the big skate. This one has dried down to about the size of a really large fried egg; wh...

I'm reading Journey by Junk by Willard Price. It's an old discard from the San Diego Public Library, unearthed in a used boo...