Patrick Burns
@terriermanpburns.bsky.social
Retired, former non-profit executive, dogs, bicycles, kayaks, birds, garden. Anti-Trump, pro-democracy, reality-based. Blog at Terrierman.com and Terrierman on Facebook. Words and numbers are my friends.
Bald Eagles mate for life, and this pair has hatched young every year I have observed them.
Notice the bloody beak on the bird on the left. Whatever she’s ripping up, has not been dead long.
Notice the bloody beak on the bird on the left. Whatever she’s ripping up, has not been dead long.
December 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Bald Eagles mate for life, and this pair has hatched young every year I have observed them.
Notice the bloody beak on the bird on the left. Whatever she’s ripping up, has not been dead long.
Notice the bloody beak on the bird on the left. Whatever she’s ripping up, has not been dead long.
The Bald Eagles are getting quite broody on their nest.
The bird on the right was devouring a substantive piece of flesh at the bottom of the nest (mammal, I think), while the bird on the left flew off, and back on, two or three times.
The bird on the right was devouring a substantive piece of flesh at the bottom of the nest (mammal, I think), while the bird on the left flew off, and back on, two or three times.
December 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Bald Eagles are getting quite broody on their nest.
The bird on the right was devouring a substantive piece of flesh at the bottom of the nest (mammal, I think), while the bird on the left flew off, and back on, two or three times.
The bird on the right was devouring a substantive piece of flesh at the bottom of the nest (mammal, I think), while the bird on the left flew off, and back on, two or three times.
Assembling Atwater Kent radios, Philadelphia, 1925.
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Assembling Atwater Kent radios, Philadelphia, 1925.
Advice from the farm…
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Advice from the farm…
For sale: Autographed Copy
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
For sale: Autographed Copy
Mexican cigarette factory, 1903.
December 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Mexican cigarette factory, 1903.
Johnny Cash, 1959.
December 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Johnny Cash, 1959.
Robert F. Kennedy stops for lunch in Bluefield West Virginia while campaigning for his brother in 1960.
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Robert F. Kennedy stops for lunch in Bluefield West Virginia while campaigning for his brother in 1960.
CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE.
December 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE.
The Green Lantern eating co-op in Madison, Wisconsin was one of my favorite spots in the world. Gone now. It survived Joe McCarthy, but not the IRS.
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Green Lantern eating co-op in Madison, Wisconsin was one of my favorite spots in the world. Gone now. It survived Joe McCarthy, but not the IRS.
One fart and one giggle away from disaster.
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
One fart and one giggle away from disaster.
STILL A KEEPER ⬇️⬇️⬇️
December 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
STILL A KEEPER ⬇️⬇️⬇️
ERRATUM
An erratum to Gore Vidal's obituary in The New York Times:
“An earlier version misstated the term Mr. Vidal called William F. Buckley Jr. in a television appearance during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It was crypto-Nazi, not crypto-fascist.”
An erratum to Gore Vidal's obituary in The New York Times:
“An earlier version misstated the term Mr. Vidal called William F. Buckley Jr. in a television appearance during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It was crypto-Nazi, not crypto-fascist.”
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
ERRATUM
An erratum to Gore Vidal's obituary in The New York Times:
“An earlier version misstated the term Mr. Vidal called William F. Buckley Jr. in a television appearance during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It was crypto-Nazi, not crypto-fascist.”
An erratum to Gore Vidal's obituary in The New York Times:
“An earlier version misstated the term Mr. Vidal called William F. Buckley Jr. in a television appearance during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It was crypto-Nazi, not crypto-fascist.”
Bill tries Tinder.
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Bill tries Tinder.
Happy Holidays!
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Happy Holidays!
MOST PEOPLE have dead bodies in their freezer. Just sayin’….
December 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
MOST PEOPLE have dead bodies in their freezer. Just sayin’….
“When Falconry Goes Wrong,” by Peter Paul Reubens
The painting is, of course, “Prometheus Unbound,” about the story of Prometheus. See >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometh...?
The painting is, of course, “Prometheus Unbound,” about the story of Prometheus. See >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometh...?
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 AM
“When Falconry Goes Wrong,” by Peter Paul Reubens
The painting is, of course, “Prometheus Unbound,” about the story of Prometheus. See >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometh...?
The painting is, of course, “Prometheus Unbound,” about the story of Prometheus. See >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometh...?
Admiral Frank “Bitch” Bradley showing off his medals.
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Admiral Frank “Bitch” Bradley showing off his medals.
Edmonton, Alberta Ice Castle.
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Edmonton, Alberta Ice Castle.
ON THIS DAY in 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. Out of Montgomery’s 50,000 African American residents, 30,000-40,000 participated. They walked or bicycled or car-pooled, depriving the bus company of a substantial portion of its revenue. The boycott lasted 381 days and ended in victory.
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
ON THIS DAY in 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. Out of Montgomery’s 50,000 African American residents, 30,000-40,000 participated. They walked or bicycled or car-pooled, depriving the bus company of a substantial portion of its revenue. The boycott lasted 381 days and ended in victory.
I‘VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE SNOW AT THE BEACH
This is a beach in Japan where snow, sand and sea have met each other.
This is a beach in Japan where snow, sand and sea have met each other.
December 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I‘VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE SNOW AT THE BEACH
This is a beach in Japan where snow, sand and sea have met each other.
This is a beach in Japan where snow, sand and sea have met each other.
My picture philosophy.
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
My picture philosophy.
Sign and Counter-sign.
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Sign and Counter-sign.