I do appreciate good packaging design.
packaging
Blog
ojai valley
New sketchbook (Hahnemuhle cold press) means new paper to get to know.
Clarkia bottae
I keep thinking about an archeologist-naturalist being hired as the ship’s surgeon. I want to know how that worked out. Hopefully nobody got appendicitis or gangrene on the three-year journey.
a little something i’m working on
vegemitey
With all the sourdough bread I’ve been baking lately, I’ve realised how much I miss Vegemite. Yes, peanut butter is great, but sometimes I just want the salty bite of the Great Australian Spread. So I made the detour to World Market the other day to pick up a jar (they only have little ones, unfortunately).
Here’s the iconic 1950s TV ad. And here’s the remake from two years ago, featuring the same actress who played the baton-twirling little girl in the original version. Yeah, we love our Vegemite.
Tachycineta thalassina
Like many people, I use the Merlin app to help train my ear to recognise bird calls. This morning the app alerted me to a bird I’d never even heard of, let alone seen: the violet-green swallow. Apparently this passerine is pretty common, with a wide range through all of the western North American continent. It’s a cavity nester, laying eggs in tree holes as well as cracks in cliffs. I hope I get to see one while they’re here for breeding season.
stray shoes
for nicki
Elgaria multicarinata
An alligator lizard’s tail can be twice as long as its body. This one’s, sadly, was not.
ojai valley museum
I love the strong and simple shapes of this tower.
hashiworks 