The Linker
@diagonist.bsky.social
Student of language(s), birds, zen, jazz, art, Britcom, wildlife photography. Left big tech consulting years ago to teach English to refugees. Let's celebrate life together. NC native, met Texas wife in Boston, now live in blue spot Austin. 🥄
Charles Umlauf 1911-1994 "War Mother" in McNay Museum, San Antonio, TX This sculpture from 1939 will always be relevant so long as there are wars.
September 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Charles Umlauf 1911-1994 "War Mother" in McNay Museum, San Antonio, TX This sculpture from 1939 will always be relevant so long as there are wars.
A Kiskadee, photo taken in 2014 along the S. Texas border. This little guy with the two tones of yellow is my desktop wallpaper. He's a serious bird.
August 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A Kiskadee, photo taken in 2014 along the S. Texas border. This little guy with the two tones of yellow is my desktop wallpaper. He's a serious bird.
When winning over others is the only value, what do you get?
August 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
When winning over others is the only value, what do you get?
It's a good thing butterflies are a lot small than we are. This Checkered White seen up close looks scary. My photo.
July 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It's a good thing butterflies are a lot small than we are. This Checkered White seen up close looks scary. My photo.
IDEAS to stop the land grab in Congress, ASAP:
June 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
IDEAS to stop the land grab in Congress, ASAP:
Had to pull over and grab my camera when I saw this. Austin TX
June 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Had to pull over and grab my camera when I saw this. Austin TX
Saw one of these for the first time last month. We don't usually get them on the Gulf Coast of Texas, and I was very excited. Not a great photo, but new to me. Port Aransas.
May 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Saw one of these for the first time last month. We don't usually get them on the Gulf Coast of Texas, and I was very excited. Not a great photo, but new to me. Port Aransas.
Not that this will help you argue with the misinformed, but here it is:
May 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Not that this will help you argue with the misinformed, but here it is:
Poop Impious the Worst
May 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Poop Impious the Worst
Borrowed from @phillipusa.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Borrowed from @phillipusa.bsky.social
Here's photo from the newspaper:
There were over 100,000 people there protesting the war in Vietnam in 1969. I marched from Cambridge down Massachusetts Avenue, several miles.
There were over 100,000 people there protesting the war in Vietnam in 1969. I marched from Cambridge down Massachusetts Avenue, several miles.
April 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Here's photo from the newspaper:
There were over 100,000 people there protesting the war in Vietnam in 1969. I marched from Cambridge down Massachusetts Avenue, several miles.
There were over 100,000 people there protesting the war in Vietnam in 1969. I marched from Cambridge down Massachusetts Avenue, several miles.
Golden Fronted Woodpecker shows the top of its head.
S. Texas, Santa Ana NWR
S. Texas, Santa Ana NWR
April 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Golden Fronted Woodpecker shows the top of its head.
S. Texas, Santa Ana NWR
S. Texas, Santa Ana NWR
Austin likes to call itself "weird". Here's a group who walked in while I was eating lunch:
March 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Austin likes to call itself "weird". Here's a group who walked in while I was eating lunch:
Chachalaca: a uniquely zany flocking bird from far S. Texas, near the border. [my photo] In mating season, cacophony! Medium large, noisy. Listen to this: youtu.be/hmVAatDqcCc
March 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Chachalaca: a uniquely zany flocking bird from far S. Texas, near the border. [my photo] In mating season, cacophony! Medium large, noisy. Listen to this: youtu.be/hmVAatDqcCc
Golden-fronted Woodpecker sticks his fancy head out. Santa Ana NWR in S. Texas. My photo.
March 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Golden-fronted Woodpecker sticks his fancy head out. Santa Ana NWR in S. Texas. My photo.
Maybe it's not me....
February 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Maybe it's not me....
A wintry mood. Supermarket parking lot in Austin TX.
December 15, 2024 at 11:24 PM
A wintry mood. Supermarket parking lot in Austin TX.
Dragonfly in a park dedicated to Ladybird Johnson in Fredericksburg, Texas. I have chased many of these amazing creatures.
December 8, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Dragonfly in a park dedicated to Ladybird Johnson in Fredericksburg, Texas. I have chased many of these amazing creatures.
Trail Ridge Drive, Rocky Mountain National Park
November 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Trail Ridge Drive, Rocky Mountain National Park
Pink dawn over Gulf of Mexico.
November 24, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Pink dawn over Gulf of Mexico.