David Mortenson

About David Mortenson

I'm David Mortenson. I've traveled widely in my business and frequently photo-documented various business projects. I have been fortunate in being able to photograph nature, culture, interesting architecture and the like while abroad in Europe and Asia and across the Americas. As you'll see in looking at Another Good Reason, nature is my favorite subject, be it flowers, bees, birds, spiders, snakes, or bears. I'm also fascinated by patterns, man-made or natural, and doors. You will see all of these subjects in these photo-cartoons, as well as interesting and beautiful architecture and landscapes. While beautiful is also interesting, some interesting things may not always be beautiful, while still being photo-worthy. The basic concept for Another Good Reason is a photograph--beautiful and/or interesting--with a short, 2 or 3 line story with quirky humor not unlike Gary Larsen's "The Far Side". Often the flower, bird, or other subject of the photo will have a funny story to tell or a problem to solve. The goal is to entertain without negatively targeting any ethnic group, religion, political party, or nationality. Public figures, however, are fair game. Lady GaGa, Al Gore, or anyone in the headlines has or will have a story about them. There's a wide variety of excellent photography equipment out there, but I've been a Nikon photographer for years because of their sharp, crisp lenses and "bulletproof" gear.

Smoke Signals

After reading about Native American smoke signals, Lucien thought he’d try and quickly learned two things: wind direction is important, and the collected works of Shakespeare may be overkill . . .

By |January 15th, 2017|Categories: Clouds, Landscapes|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Smoke Signals

Not a Fixit Guy

In spite of his best efforts, Janine’s husband, as a fixit guy, was a train wreck waiting to happen. She had just gotten that hole in the web fixed, and now he “fixed” it again . . .

By |January 13th, 2017|Categories: Spiders|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Not a Fixit Guy

Caught Skimming

Gwendolyn (pictured) had recently gotten a degree in accounting from the University of Phoenix (Online) in retail management and accounting and had gotten a nice job with Wal-Mart overseeing several stores in Texas, but she had to undergo a job and performance review when one of her “associates” accused her of skimming . . .

By |January 11th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Economy, Education|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Caught Skimming

Assistant Secretary Appointment

In spite of his girlfriend not wanting to move to DC, Tom hoped he would get the Assistant Secretary of Wading Bird Affairs spot. Surely, if needed, there would be other long legged birds in Washington . . .

By |January 10th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Politics|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Assistant Secretary Appointment

Leaning Right

Now that the election brouhaha was over, the majority of voters claimed they had been leaning right all along, but a few were still not ready to commit . . .

By |January 8th, 2017|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Politics|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Leaning Right

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Purrrfect, the cat, wondered why sleeping dogs got to lie (with no penalty) and how they could lie if they were really sleeping.  Did that mean politicians who lie before Congress invoked the “Sleeping Dog Clause . . .”?

By |January 5th, 2017|Categories: Dogs, domestic animals, Politics|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Let Sleeping Dogs Lie