animals — Piper Haywood

Published Thursday, 15 September 2022 by Piper Haywood

Like a cat

B is like a cat. He wants up, then immediately wants down. Hands me something, like my clog, and then immediately wants it back. Then he’ll run around with two sets of tongs for a while. (To be fair, I don’t think cats can do that.)

He’s started learning animal noises.

“What does a snake say?”

“How does a mouse sigh?”

“What does a horse say?”

And he’s finding his voice. I shouldn’t laugh. I think I’m supposed to stay serious when he gets so loud (we have lovely neighbors we would like to keep), but I can’t help it. Extended vocal techniques. Meredith Monk has nothing on him.

Published Tuesday, 20 October 2020 by Piper Haywood

Unlocking new skill: photos thru binos

Unlocking a new skill: taking photos through binoculars. Not quite there yet, but there’s something in it. The right edge will always be cropped, unfortunately.

Might be trickier to catch a photo of a flying bird though! Saw a Northern Harrier and American Kestrel the same evening.

Published Sunday, 18 October 2020 by Piper Haywood

A bold little lizard

Saw this bold little dude on a short walk along Clear Creek Trail. I got pretty close for the photo, he wasn’t bothered! I think it’s a male Western Fence Lizard? There were some slight blue patches on his back that faded as I got closer.

Published Wednesday, 2 July 2014 by Piper Haywood

How long do animals live graphic

ISOTYPE graphic from Brain Pickings (image source)

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How long different animals live, in vintage ISOTYPE infographic. Austrian sociologist, philosopher, and curator Otto Neurath, who was born 130 years ago today, and his wife Marie pioneered the International System Of Typographic Picture Education in the 1930s, laying the foundation for modern infographics.