Notices by dogtrax (dogtrax@mastodon.social), page 5

“In the maze of the modern world, the wisdom of trails is as essential as ever, and with the growth of ever-more labyrinthine technological networks, it will only become more so. To deftly navigate this world, we will need to understand how we make trails, and how trails make us.”

-- from On Trails, by Robert Moor, page 27

#smallquotes

It sounded like rain but it was not. This was in the time after the freezing rain had ended. The dog and I walked the streets, listening to winter singing. Wherever there was a tree, a percussive overture was in bloom. I thought it was rain, still falling, but it was not. It was the trees themselves, shedding frozen water droplets from silverly branches. The droplets hit the ice-layered snow below with a sharp ping, like a percussionist ending a solo with a slow roll of rhythm. #smallstories

Termites prefer
blue
to black -
ink on sand or
paper, laid flat --
they follow words
on a pheromone trail --
the scent appears as
elusive poetry,
invisible text,
lost stories --
the swarm reads,
feeds, then
disappears

#smallpoems

(discovered this fact in the book I am reading but this also explains it: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-do-termites-follow-ink-trails-1968588)

“I began to cobble together a panoramic view of how pathways act as an essential guiding force on this planet: on every scale of life, from microscopic cells to herds of elephants, creatures can be found relying on trails to reduce the overwhelming array of options to a single expeditious route. Without trails, we would be lost.’

-- from On Trails, by Robert Moor, page 2

#smallquotes
#AmReading

@Algot I’ll be curious to see if we can make this happen in a way that opens more doors for folks in #clmooc. Sometimes, the tech hurdles keep folks out, I think.

@openscience cool use of comics to explore science ... thx for sharing

@evilchili I loved The Beths! Thanks for the list (I am a bit late in getting here but better late than never). Good to see Coltrane on there, too. I just finished the documentary Chasing Trane and loved it for capturing his sense of exploration of self and spirit.

@evilchili They did have folks move in and out, right?

@evilchili love that -- ToP takes up a small space to make a big sound

@Algot

ha

"It's way too cold to entertain streakers"

@iko And not a spoon in sight ... :)

Raise your eyes
to the skies -
this winter storm
brings fewer words
than you realize:

for how can one
describe this sharp
hail, scratching skin;
or these soft flakes
making geometry
on gloves;
or the way the wind
sneaks in beneath the folds
of your jacket to caress
your neck?

You pack these words up
for others to build,
a figure still yet adrift
in the storm

#smallpoems (longer than usual)

“I stared at the paper in amazement. And suddenly I knew that I wanted -- desperately wanted -- to do it, too: I wanted to create a world with my hands.”

- from Washington Black, by Esi Edugyan, page 36

#smallquotes

@jgmac1106 darn .... “.... don't describe a theoretical study relying on automated tutorial dog-bots shaped like kittens.” — from the call for pieces ...

@jgmac1106 Let me mull that over, Greg. As you know, I have interest in how comics can relay information with visuals and humor and I want to support your new collaborative effort, if I can. At the very least, I have two new blog/social media-related comics I’d be happy to have you consider, if interested

@vector Perfect moment of balance in the world right there ...

Rub your fingers along
the grooves, the place
where your bandwidth
moves to the beat
of someone else's inspired
rock and roll muse

#smallpoems

(thinking of my #smallstories as I wrote this)