ALL THE WORM TRAILS UNDERNEATH THE BARK

OF A GIANT FOREST

write a name in a script

I cannot translate.

And I do not care to.

--Michael McClure

The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sing best.

--Thoreau

The Black Woods Figures

I painted these years ago, when I was interminably unemployed in Portland. I think they're 5X8, but don't remember for sure.

It is an error to think that the world does not feel just because it does not have legs, eyes, and hands.
--Campanella

Antelope Island

Today I visited Antelope Island, in the Great Salt Lake. There are a few interesting animals there, that make the trip worthwhile. It has a fairly bleak, typical Utah look, that is aesthetically appealing. Possibly the best thing about it, it provides a perspective of some of the most populated places in Utah, from a distance that makes humans seem miniscule and unimportant.
I saw Buffalo, Ravens, Goshawks and a Coyote, as well as tracks of Hares and Antelope. (Buffalo hooves leave a delicate mark that seems incongruous with the animal’s bulk.) Also, because the Great Salt Lake is an incredibly important site for migratory water-fowl, there were oodles of ducks. There were many Mallards and Northern Shovellers, of course. Also, there were a few Barrow’s Goldeneyes and Green Winged Teal. Ducks are not something I’m very good at identifying, so I assume there were some rarer ones that I missed.

Pride

Tonight, I am more proud to be American than I have ever been in my life....but the US is still an Imperialist power.