nature

Fish Fry 2

Fish Fry 2
October 30, 2011
humor

Sorry, you still can’t have any. Same reason as last time. You remember the last time, when Your Friendly Neighborhood …Read the Rest

Fish fry

Fish fry
October 15, 2011
humor

No you can’t have any. At least not until they grow up. Your Friendly Neighborhood Amoeba supposes he’d better explain. …Read the Rest

What’s New With Amoeba & Quilly?

What’s New With Amoeba & Quilly?
July 11, 2011
busy

Well, Amoeba spent a week in Louisiana, came home for a few days and then flew off to Hawaii. He …Read the Rest

A Picturesque Camping Trip

June 7, 2011
bird watching

Once again we tripped off to Vancouver, B.C. with a group of students from UW’s Friday Harbor Labs.  This time …Read the Rest

Friday Harbor Labs, UW

May 28, 2011
audio/video

Come see where Amoeba works.  Dave Hays, a UW film making class student, interviewed Hillary, one of the TAs who …Read the Rest

PNW Giant

PNW Giant
April 25, 2011
education

This photo shows Amoeba with a cross section of a Pacific Northwest Douglas Fir tree.  These trees can live for …Read the Rest

Don’t Bug Me

April 13, 2011
humor

All this rain is making me miss the long, hot, dry days in Vegas. I was thinking how good it …Read the Rest

Turkey of A Day

Turkey of A Day
April 12, 2011
bird watching

Right now I am exhausted.  We landed at Logan Airport in Boston after over overnight flight in which I may …Read the Rest

Comfort Zone ~ NPM Day #2

Comfort Zone ~ NPM Day #2
April 2, 2011
creative writing

Unfortunately the photo isn’t mine. The silver fox was there and gone so quickly, I didn’t have time to get …Read the Rest

Red Shafted Flickers

March 9, 2011
bird watching

Behold the Red-shafted Flicker Colaptes auratus cafer. These medium sized woodpeckers have red feathers under their tails & wings, red …Read the Rest

Home

February 24, 2011
Friday Harbor

Safe and sound and none the worse for wear. The weather forecasters were wrong. We only got about 3 inches …Read the Rest

Mr. & Mrs. Hooded Merganser

February 20, 2011
bird watching

For those of you who thought I must have gotten my genders confused on my post about the female Hooded …Read the Rest

Quick! Duck!

February 19, 2011
bird watching

Running into his workroom at the lab, she said, “Honey, quick, where’s my camera? There’s a duck out here I’ve …Read the Rest

She Said It Isn’t Snow

January 9, 2011
conversation

She looked out the window and saw a blanket of white covering everything in sight. He said, “Snow.” She said, …Read the Rest

Hummingbirds in Snow

January 1, 2011
audio/video

People say Hummingbirds are too fragile to withstand extreme weather.  Ha!  Hummingbirds are strong, resilient and fierce. On December 29th, …Read the Rest

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