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Chinstrap penguin

Marty’s photo of the day #2652: This is a chinstrap penguin, photographed off the coast of Antarctica.

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I guess I’ve been a bit crabby

Marty’s photo of the day #2651: I went through my photos this morning, unsure of what to post. When I came across this one, from the northern California coast, I decided it would be my Sunday post. Then, after I cropped the photo and saved it under the file name “crab,” I noticed that this is the third different crab photo I’ve posted in recent months. I never do that, with any species. Sorry if I’ve been a little crabby lately.

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Out for a ride with Dad

Marty’s photo of the day #2650: This cute little girl is out for a dugout ride with her father, through the flooded Amazon Rainforest in Peru.

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Snake Art

Marty’s photo of the day #2649: Snake Art! When I got my first photo program, many years ago, I experimented with this photo I took of Eve, my rainbow boa. Changing the colors produced some stunning, though obviously unnatural, results.

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Big news for Time Is Irreverent and the upcoming sequel

Big news for both Time Is Irreverent and the sequel, Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again!:

I just received word that Time Is Irreverent will be reviewed in the next issue (Oct/Nov) of Free Inquiry magazine. This is huge! If you’re not familiar with the magazine, it’s the publication from the Center for Inquiry, and Richard Dawkins is one of the senior editors and columnists. I haven’t seen the review yet, but the editor who wrote the review told me he thought my novel was a “hoot,” so I expect a positive piece.

Last night I finished the manuscript for Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again! and sent it to my editor. I’m thrilled with the novel but tired of all the rewrites (more than three thousand hours worth). I look forward to some time away from the book. That is, until the manuscript comes back from my editor and I go through it again.

For those wondering: In Jesus Christ, Not Again! Marty Mann and Nellie Dixon will return to AD 31 after the timeline change from their first adventure is reversed. This time they bring Jesus Christ back to the year 2020 with them. As you can imagine, Jesus and today’s conservative Christians will not see eye-to-eye. Twisty, snarky comedy will ensue.

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Canoeing the Jago River

Marty’s photo of the day #2648: This is the Jago River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Deb and I canoed this river all the way across the refuge (some 35 miles) for my book, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico. Here the river is wide, because we are just a few miles from reaching the Arctic Ocean.

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Katydid

Marty’s photo of the day #2647: This Katydid is one of the many unusual creatures featured in my second book, “Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico.”

(Photographed in Costa Rica)

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Bird’s Eye View

Marty’s photo of the day #2646: Bird’s eye view.

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Barbecue grubs anyone?

Marty’s photo of the day #2645: Shall we rustle up some grub for a barbecue? Literally?

Enjoy your long weekend and remember: being open-minded to other cultures is a good thing.

(Photographed in Iquitos, Peru)

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Victoria Falls

Marty’s photo of the day #2644: Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

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