The more I looked around from the roadway on highway 290 while I was driving to Texas from California, I started appreciating the raw beauty of things. Natural things. Non-manicured, no parks and recreation facilities crew managed, just cultured and weathered by pure exposure. I missed this, the character is somewhat lost when a tree isn't free to grow into itself.

This may be a good life lesson about all the manicuring and polishing we maintain of ourselves, to "better" ourselves. But look at how dramatic and interesting this tree is compared to others.

I call it grumpy, but not in a bad way. Like that old person who's got a lot to say about how it's all changing, and it is all changing. Just imagine how much?

I think this is a clerid beetle. It was quite fuzzy and had a very grumpy face, which of course it turned away from me when I tried to photograph it! Sitting on Kunzea ambigua flowers. [Lower Blue Mountains, NSW]

Mpls Dive Bar Collection 2017-2018

I saw opposite this grumpy tree and called home to say bye to the kids before they went off to school. Then I stayed here and read for a good hour before getting worried that I was using up my iPhone battery needlessly and wishing I had brought my Kindle.

macchiatos...? macchiati...?

is apparently a night owl! ;)

Doing some final training before the PIC Check ride. Historic Flight Foundation now has 2 new B-25 pilots.

Requested by my friend for her husband, who is affectionately called Mr Grumpy. Lemon sponge with lemon buttercream.

Billy Jnr. at Christmas Day lunch (view large).

Happy Christmas to you all!

close up of grumpy cat

If looks could kill.....a wild and grumpy little owl in the rain. Heavily cropped, poor light, not the best image quality, but I just liked the expression on his face.

So today SOMEONE flew across the room at about ceiling fan level. Know what that means boys & girls????? Time for a wing clip!!!! So, we went to the bathroom, and in 2 minutes it was done - NO pain, but OH he was mad - he HATES being held down for nail & wing clippings - HATES, HATES, HATES it! But now, things are safer for him, so I'm happy.

i love this boy.

this was the last chance for us to hang out with dustin, emelia and landen before they moved back to tennessee. i'm going to miss this little one the most.

Juvenile Pied Wagtail,on the river Clyde at Carbarns,Motherwell....12/06/18

A grumpy looking older man watches the story taking place below.

Ozzy seems to be making a grumpy face today. I don't think he's grumpy, but then again. Who knows?

Sigma DP2M

I relocated my betta tank to work. Grumpy betta isn't impressed.

Yet another macro shot. Yeap, you guessed it, didn't take my 500/4 with me.

hehe.. didn't last very long though :)

large 'grumpy.' On Black

Bug eyed grumpy fish

Grumpy Man DJs traditional stagger-dance to finish the night to Johnny Cash's version of I See A Darkness, Sunday 25th February 2007.

Double Exposed Roll of Kodak Ektachrome E100G Cross-processed in Arista Uni-color C-41 kit. The roll was shot once over the Summer in a Canonet 28 and an Elan 7n and then shot again this winter in an Elan 7n. Most of the summer shots were at the beach, the pool and the Page Museum (La Brea Tar Pits). The second exposure was all done at Disneyland.

North American B-25C Mitchell "Grumpy"

Seen at Cafe Grumpy. $11,000 coffee machine not included; mileage may vary.

My first day using my new fish-eye adapter lens, now that I have the right adapter.

I saw this bear sitting on the shelf at Mevryn's, and then I had to own it. Look how grumpy it is!

Happy Halloween! If the rain doesn't stop before the trick or treaters are supposed to come out,I'll be grumpy too!

Cinnamon not exactly celebrating (or celebrating too much) the holiday season being grumpy

I was pretty grumpy after 2 long days of travel. And when we finally found the ocean in San Felipe it was pretty gross. BUT - it turned out to be pretty amazing after we adjusted our bad attitudes. See more photos...