2026-08-21Hello!Pets keep me busy. I didn't have to worry too much about them pooping in the wrong spots or breaking fragile objects, but they need exercise and food. They're also curious little fuckers.I'm not answering whether I'm a cat person or a dog person — there's a satisfactory answer in Tom Scott's...

2026-08-20Hello!I saw a quote somewhere that read something like: "young writers only write about themselves, not realizing that bad autobiography is the most oversaturated genre on the internet." This blog is not that high above the mass of text posts on algorithmic platforms, but I ought to put more weight on the...

2026-08-19Hello!We are close to Day 200 on dpanphoto, and I'm compiling a list of links across the internet that I find interesting. If there's a website I should know about, please contact me! I do this, in part, because it helps me take account of my biases and my circles of knowledge.This is an old-fashioned...

2026-08-18Hello!This is the final photo from my drained creek photo series. I wanted to highlight the influence the creek had on this woods, my personal connection to it, and the physical mark it leaves behind when it's dry.I didn't realize how shallow the water was. When the creek had water flowing through, I can't...

2026-08-17Hello!I found more images on this creek in the woods. I don't have much else to say, but I find the act of writing itself to be a bit soothing during such a busy month, so here I am.When I get the time, I do plan on asking the ground keepers (or whoever is in charge of preserving this land) what happened...

2026-08-16Hello!I parted ways with John the local and started walking back to the trail entrance.As I was leaving the woods, the rain started to fall. I was following the trail, so I knew I would make it back to the parking lot; I was more concerned about the bike ride home.I hoped the rain would be enough to fill...

2026-08-15Hello!An older gentleman named John came up to me and said he found a "water snake". He pointed to it, curling around a branch hanging over the creek. I tried to capture a photograph of this snake, but it was too obstructed by other twigs and leaves.His name isn't actually John, by the way. But that...

2026-08-14Hello!I don't know what caused this creek to dry up. It would be easy to attribute it to the climate crisis at large, but I wonder if the water is pooling up in a different spot. It's not like this area hasn't had rain — there was an overnight shower two nights ago.The water level is there — there's some...

2026-08-13Hello!As I write this, I am surrounded by many people on their screens. Playing mobile games. Watching vertical videos. I've been toiling away at this website for hours, writing articles and queuing them up to lead to these five photographs of the drained creek.I was surprised when I got here. I've been...

2026-08-12Hello!The bird feeder is empty, I think. It has squirrel protection — the dome at the top should prevent squirrels from taking the birdseed — but squirrels are clever, so I wouldn't be surprised if they ate the week's supply.This entire area looks untouched, with vines every which way and a thick wall of...

2026-08-11Hello!People from this area might be able to identify the specific historic park is being renovated, but I don't want to reveal it just yet until it's done. For now, I'm just using photography to document the progress and construction.The past few days have been dreary, with intermittent rain and a...

2026-08-10Hello!Small garden, native plants, colorful, and interesting. I've got a style.In fact, I've taken photos like this in May of 2026. I'm seeing and appreciating the blooming and growing flowers this summer as well, and this one in particular stood out to me.I can't look up what kind of flower this is; none...