Chuck Arning

Wing Memory

My 07-25-25 postcard features a Western Tiger Swallowtail feeding at a mimosa blossom along Odlum Drive. It moved with a…

9 months ago

Quiet Resignation

My 07-24-25 postcard captures a donkey on Isleta Blvd standing behind a sagging wire fence, its eyes calm but unreadable.…

9 months ago

Morning Stage

My 07-23-25 postcard comes from Bullhead Park, it captures a fly nestled within a pale blossom, a small reminder that…

9 months ago

Tethered Refuge

My 07/22/25 postcard captures a bagworm suspended by a single thread, its cocoon of leaves and silk swaying gently in…

9 months ago

Almost Ready

My 07/21/25 postcard is a peach I found hanging in a tree on Parkland Place. The sun touched it just…

9 months ago

Gentle Industry

My 07/20/25 postcard is a bee in the middle of its rounds, working a tight cluster of unopened buds. The…

9 months ago

Time’s Touch

For my 07/19/25 postcard, I found this blossom on Santa Clara Avenue at the end of its run, its petals…

9 months ago

Pollen Duty

I spotted this bee in the median along Carlisle Blvd, hopping from blossom to blossom in a focused rhythm. I…

9 months ago

Tightly Wound

We walked along the Rio Grande this morning; it wasn’t flowing, it was barely holding on. The sight caught me…

9 months ago

Delicate Burst

This blossom along Anderson Ave stopped me in my tracks, its white petals catching the morning light, its crimson center…

9 months ago

Desert Texture

My 07-15-25 postcard catches a tight knot of cactus fruit I found on Southern. A small green insect tucks itself…

9 months ago

Busy Beauty

My 07-14-25 postcard captures a honeybee tucked deep inside a white blossom. I found it along Anderson Ave, where it…

9 months ago

Sunlit Work

Late in the morning heat, I spotted a bee diving into the heart of a sunflower, its legs heavy with…

9 months ago

Silent Sentinel

Behind the screen, in stillness, it watched me pass. The world outside shimmered in the morning light, but this cat…

9 months ago

Bloom Dweller

By the time I finally set out on my walk, the afternoon heat had settled in, well into the 90s.…

9 months ago