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I Brought a Damselfly to Show and Tell

July 5, 2018 By Walker McKnight Leave a Comment

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Breaking news: I took a picture with my iPhone. I’ve brought it to class today in hopes of making you like me more. I loved show and tell as a kid. I once heard Kristen Lamb say blogs are “show and tell for adults,” and I definitely took it to heart (possibly a little too much). Last Sunday, I went on a solo hike in North Georgia on the Pine Log Creek Trail, a 4.5 mile loop hike that features a small abandoned quarry reclaimed by nature in a particularly lovely way. Here’s my orientation-flipped pic of the reflective water effect at the quarry: I’m always hoping for a glimpse of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Finding the Weird, Life Among the Living Tagged With: damselfly, dragonfly, fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, hiking, insects, science fiction, Walker McKnight, wildlife

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Walker McKnight writes about worlds of the now, tomorrow, and Other while plotting future crime with his asthmatic house panther, Bullet.
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