Bruce Dean (Puchinpappy)'s photos

End of Round Photo for the Alphabet Site.

My father sold farm equipment for this brand 50 years ago.

Fort Langley National Historic Site Another version of the b&w I posted for TSC-Leading Lines.

Old Seattle is more interesting than new Seattle.

We stumbled upon a small cluster of these red and white mushrooms in Yoho National Park.

Dotted I for the end of round at the Alphabet Site.

Yoho National Park.

Because the sun was coming through the window and this arrangement looked better than usual.

Merlin gets discharged from the rehabilitation center after a month of recuperation. We took him back where we found him as a juvenile. The volunteers at the center said that the parents will find him and teach him to hunt. We did not receive so much as a thank you from the bird. A video of his physical exam: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752109/in/album/686033 A still from his exam: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752063/in/album/686033

This little Merlin is being examined after I found him unable to fly in what I suppose was a collision with a plate glass window. They took good care of him and after he lost his baby feathers, he was released back to his parents. To see a still from this event: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752063 To see him released back into the wild: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752171

I found this little fellow unable to fly after what we suppose was an unfortunate encounter with a plate glass window. I boxed him up and we found a raptor rehabilitation center. He had a concussion so they put him in a hyperbaric chamber then kept him until his baby feathers were gone. The sign of a concussion is how wide his irises are even with a bright light shining on them. Look carefully and you will see. To see a video of his physical examination: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752109 To see him released back into the wild: www.ipernity.com/doc/821673/33752171

There should be enough Xs in the ceiling of the British Museum to satisfy our usual stalling at X in the Alphabet Site.

The sky is always different when you travel in one way or another. We know we are somewhere different by just looking up. Here I was on a long bus trip across Zambia when I saw this magnificent sight.

On a layover at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 I looked up and saw these two signs together. It was probably the overnight flight speaking but this moment of culture shock stunned me.

We slept beneath the nets on the stage of this church in rural Zambia. The people had unmatched hospitality. We cleared our belongings away before the 4 hour service. The woman on the right is sweeping the floor with a handmade hand broom. Flowers are tied to the posts and then, full of people, it becomes a wonderful worship space.

Sunday morning in rural Zambia. The scorched patch to the left is to keep the land clear of snakes.