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spike
If this lizard thought he/she would scare me by looking particularly snake-like at first glance, then its plan was an overwhelming success.
According to my short attention span, my general lack of lizard-knowledge, and conflicting information on the internet (surprise!), I can’t say for sure if this is a western fence lizard or a Texas spiny lizard. But I am pretty sure – now, anyway – that it is not a snake.
Hedwigs Hill, Texas
photographed 10.19.2025
dark alley
Maybe it’s just the way my brain works, but that pvc pipe working its way up the passageway and into the darkness feels rather umbilical.
Additionally, I don’t want to admit to how many different ways I tried to spell “umbilical” before I got it right. I think there might be something wrong with my keyboard.
Mason, Texas
photographed 10.18.2025
butterfly/garden
I walked out after lunch to an absolute flurry of butterflies; it’s been a long time since I’ve seen more than two or three at once and I think there are fifteen or so in this image.
Also, butterflies (at least in my experience) are really not easy to photograph…
near Fredericksburg, Texas
photographed 10.18.2025
conjoined twins
These concrete cherubs were doing hard work holding up one end of a bench. Maybe their task was made easier by the thin spider web that connected them.
Art, Texas
photographed 10.19.2025
One Day | One Image 