Chuck Arning

Suburban Flamingos

My 01/08/26 postcard is a small group of pink plastic flamingos standing in a loose line beneath a large tree,…

15 hours ago

Soft Ending

My 01/07/26 postcard is a spent flower hanging from a curved stem, its petals wrinkled and heavy, still holding traces…

2 days ago

Wall Watcher

My 01/06/26 postcard is a roadrunner standing rigid on the edge of a wall on Summer Avenue, its body pitched…

3 days ago

Next Season

My 01/05/26 postcard is a split seed pod from a red hesperaloe, its thick, textured walls opening just enough to…

3 days ago

Street Devotion

My 01/04/26 postcard is a man kneeling at the edge of Washington Street, carefully tending a painted curb layered with…

5 days ago

Secondhand Wonder

My 01/03/26 postcard comes from the flea market on the fairgrounds. It's a worn doll sitting on a flea-market table…

6 days ago

Still Here

My 01/02/26 postcard is a trio of flowers in a yard along Baker Avenue,  long past their peak, reduced to…

7 days ago

Local Resident

My 01/01/26 postcard is a roadrunner pausing along  Inspiration Drive on a weathered rail, balanced and attentive, letting the day…

1 week ago

Measured Steps

My 12/31/25 postcard is a lone sandhill crane crossing the winter field at Los Poblanos Fields Open Space, deliberate and…

1 week ago

Shatter Pattern

My 12/30/25 postcard comes from a window of a closed store on  Monroe Street near Central. Two points of impact…

1 week ago

Weathered Beauty

My 12/29/25 postcard is a flower found near building 52 in the VA landscaping, caught after its peak, petals thinning…

2 weeks ago

Holding Color

My 12/28/25 postcard is a bud holding its color against the muted winter background, petals not yet opened but clearly…

2 weeks ago

Modern Berserker

My 12/27/25 postcard comes from a shop in the Coronado Mall. It’s a Viking figure that stands assembled from gears,…

2 weeks ago

Pershing Ave

My 12/26/25 postcard is a single leaf on Pershing Avenue catching the winter sun, its veins illuminated, turning something ordinary…

2 weeks ago

Volcanic Overlook

For the last few years, we have hiked the volcanoes west of the city on Christmas Day. My 12/25/25 postcard…

2 weeks ago