Chuck Arning

Focused Calm

My 02/16/26 postcard captures a thrasher near Ridgecrest Circle perched on red volcanic rock, its yellow eye bright against the…

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Water Entry

My 02/15/26 postcard is a goose easing away from the shoreline at Tingley Beach, sliding from solid ground into open…

2 days ago

Rail Divide

My 02/14/26 postcard is a view of the Albuquerque rail yards, stretching across the foreground, rows of tanker trailers and…

3 days ago

Gossamer Crown

My 02/13/26 postcard is a close-up of a tiny blossom on a bush, its fine, silky filaments curling outward in…

4 days ago

Balanced Growth

My 02/12/26 postcard comes from a yard just up the block and features a young prickly pear pad growing upward…

5 days ago

Silent Geometry

My 02/11/26 postcard features a dried bloom, stripped of color but not character. The seeds are gone, and it has…

6 days ago

Spent Bloom

My 02/10/26 postcard is a pair of dried buds clinging to a bare branch in the VA landscaping, all structure…

7 days ago

Holding Shape

My 02/09/26 postcard is a dried flower head, its stem leaning forward, petals curled and brittle, the center dense with…

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Sunday Lookout

My 02/08/26 postcard features a crow perched on a twisted branch, body relaxed but alert, set against an open sky.…

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Neighborhood Stop

My 02/07/26 postcard features a cool Saturday morning at Campo Mañana Park, where a small Valentine’s gathering takes shape around…

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Spent Bloom

My 02/06/26 postcard is a flower long past its peak, curling inward, its muted purples and tans holding on quietly.…

2 weeks ago

Urban Forager

My 02/05/26 postcard is a crow working the winter grass at Memorial Park, stopping to crack acorns one by one.…

2 weeks ago

Dry Halo

My 02/04/26 postcard is a withered sunflower head hanging heavy at the end of its season, its dried petals and…

2 weeks ago

Exposed Feast

My 02/03/26 postcard is a torn prickly pear fruit, its skin split wide to reveal a dense cluster of glossy…

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Ordinary Morning

My 02/02/26 postcard is a Monday morning on Nob Hill, the city easing itself awake. Traffic lights hang in a…

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