A columbine in the northwest of the US. From the side, it looks like a hat a jester might wear.   One of our local Satin Bowerbirds. The colour of the male’s eye is a haunting blue-violet.   Really high sand dunes in Colorado make for sinuous lines between shadows and light. The footprints in …

A columbine in the northwest of the US. From the side, it looks like a hat a jester might wear.   One of our local Satin Bowerbirds. The colour of the male’s eye is a haunting blue-violet.   Really high sand dunes in Colorado make for sinuous lines between shadows and light. The footprints in …