#futzy

[chaoticstray]

Futzy evolved into Silcoon.

Link to all of the Ruby artlocke drawings: https://chaoticstray.tumblr.com/tagged/rubyartlocke

[usgsbiml]

Bedraggled Bee.  

We picture here Colletes willistoni, with mussy hair, something Colletes are prone to.  For me this is mostly irritating, in that they don't clean up well for their pictures, for the bees, well, its hard to say, they are an old lineage and apparently great looking hair under all conditions was not their evolutionary priority.  A tricky to id clade in Colletes, in the Midwest.  Found along the road, in one of my favorite parts of the world.  The Nebraska Sandhills.

[quickwitter]

FAREWELL MY FAVORITE SWEATER

I bought this oversized, heavy wool sweater in Alaska in 1995 and wore it to death for many years. It was my favorite sweater by far. Then moths discovered it and after “fixing it” I finally surrendered it to the cat bed. Today in the wash it started unraveling with a vengeance, this collar is nearly all that remains intact.

This photo is my farewell to a faithful friend, long have you served me. I’m not generally sentimental about clothing, but this baby has gotten me through some rough time and though it’s dated and futzy, I hate to see it go. 

[chaoticstray]

Futzy evolved into Beautifly.

Link to all of the Ruby artlocke drawings: https://chaoticstray.tumblr.com/tagged/rubyartlocke