Wednesday, March 28, 2012

how to milk a cow

A COW makes milk. Then the cow makes more milk. Then the cow needs milking, so you milk it. Now the cow is milked.

young bluejays in springtime

Monday, March 26, 2012

banana prescriptions

photo: jetheriot

One great thing about medication prescriptions is that they're standardized. There's a blank where the doctor fills in the name of the patient, an empty space where he writes out how many pills to take and how many times a day to take them, and a blank where he signs his name. The symbols may seem strange, but they have precise meanings, and they communicate very specific instructions.

duke

photo: jetheriot

Thursday, March 22, 2012

buttercup harvest

photo: jetheriot

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

the snail of things


A SPARROW on the curled lip of a flower pot, a male sparrow. I can tell by the dark feathers down his back. When he cocks his head skyward, I see his mask in profile.

Monday, March 19, 2012

fairy godflower

photo: jetheriot

Her petals blanch as they twist open . . . pink, pink-rose, pink-white, white-pink, white-yellow, pink-yellow, white-rose. Puff, a yellow powder on your nose!