HBO Blogosphere — 5.8.14

For this photo, titled “Gimme Shelter,” outdoor photographer Robin Loznak of Kellogg, Ore., posts: “A bug keeps dry under a strawberry blossom in the garden this afternoon. ” You can see more of Robin’s outdoor photography here.

• The science guy /Fort Boise
• Dreams of a sneaking self /Out of Kilter
• Scary times in the manure pit /Simple Mind
• Big flag, big lawn, big bust /Eye on Shanghai
• ‘Vision Quest’ by any other name /The Slice
• People have gone daft about draft /A Grip on Spors
• Outdoor gear fixer offers tips on zipper issues /Outdoors
• Pixies, Los Lobos make Spokane summer plans /7 Blog
• Of fifth-graders, trees, hamburgers and bugs /Slight Detour

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