Chuck Arning

Suburban Flamingos

My 01/08/26 postcard is a small group of pink plastic flamingos standing in a loose line beneath a large tree,…

9 months ago

Soft Ending

My 01/07/26 postcard is a spent flower hanging from a curved stem, its petals wrinkled and heavy, still holding traces…

9 months ago

Wall Watcher

My 01/06/26 postcard is a roadrunner standing rigid on the edge of a wall on Summer Avenue, its body pitched…

9 months ago

Next Season

My 01/05/26 postcard is a split seed pod from a red hesperaloe, its thick, textured walls opening just enough to…

9 months ago

Street Devotion

My 01/04/26 postcard is a man kneeling at the edge of Washington Street, carefully tending a painted curb layered with…

9 months ago

Secondhand Wonder

My 01/03/26 postcard comes from the flea market on the fairgrounds. It's a worn doll sitting on a flea-market table…

9 months ago

Still Here

My 01/02/26 postcard is a trio of flowers in a yard along Baker Avenue,  long past their peak, reduced to…

9 months ago

Local Resident

My 01/01/26 postcard is a roadrunner pausing along  Inspiration Drive on a weathered rail, balanced and attentive, letting the day…

9 months ago

Measured Steps

My 12/31/25 postcard is a lone sandhill crane crossing the winter field at Los Poblanos Fields Open Space, deliberate and…

9 months ago

Shatter Pattern

My 12/30/25 postcard comes from a window of a closed store on  Monroe Street near Central. Two points of impact…

9 months ago

Weathered Beauty

My 12/29/25 postcard is a flower found near building 52 in the VA landscaping, caught after its peak, petals thinning…

9 months ago

Holding Color

My 12/28/25 postcard is a bud holding its color against the muted winter background, petals not yet opened but clearly…

9 months ago

Modern Berserker

My 12/27/25 postcard comes from a shop in the Coronado Mall. It’s a Viking figure that stands assembled from gears,…

9 months ago

Pershing Ave

My 12/26/25 postcard is a single leaf on Pershing Avenue catching the winter sun, its veins illuminated, turning something ordinary…

10 months ago

Volcanic Overlook

For the last few years, we have hiked the volcanoes west of the city on Christmas Day. My 12/25/25 postcard…

10 months ago