Green Frog (Rana clamitans melanota)

Place of Incident: South Main Street, Pennington, NJ. Date and Time of Death: Between the hours of 7 and 9 a.m., October 13, 2009. Cause: Contact with a motor vehicle or cyclist.

Notes: Both feet were flattened, one partially severed. At present we are led to believe that it was not the immediate impact of the vehicle that proved fatal to the frog, as his vitals appeared to be intact. More likely, trauma or perhaps even eventual starvation as a result of immobility ended the fellow’s life.

DAVID SANKEY graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) in the Spring of 2008. He is getting used to splitting his time between north and central New Jersey. He enjoys art making of all kinds. For more of his work, visit www.davidsankey.net

Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Place of Incident: Green Street, Philadelphia, PA. Date and Time of Death: Between the hours of 1 and 4 p.m., January 3, 2010. Cause: Unknown, but the death is being investigated as intentional. Excessive violence was undoubtedly exercised.

Notes: Any trace or portion of pigeon’s head has not yet been found. It is to be assumed she died in grizzly fashion, and that portions of the remains were removed from the scene, or else the head was devoured on the spot. Credited with co-discovery is Michelle Nugent (a very talented artist whom this report’s author is honored to know – please see her work at themixedgoods.blogspot.com and let her know how much you like it).

DAVID SANKEY graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) in the Spring of 2008. He is getting used to splitting his time between north and central New Jersey. He enjoys art making of all kinds. For more of his work, visit www.davidsankey.net

Common Opossum (Didelphimorphia)

Place of Incident: Lawrenceville-Pennington Road, Pennington, NJ. Date and Time of Death: Between the hours of 2 and 4 a.m., January 15, 2010. Cause: Contact with automobile.

Notes: Victim appears to have been crossing road, reason unclear. Wounded hindquarters indicate that he almost made it.

DAVID SANKEY graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) in the Spring of 2008. He is getting used to splitting his time between north and central New Jersey. He enjoys art making of all kinds. For more of his work, visit www.davidsankey.net

Advice from the old man, or, how, by extreme example, our brother James has taught us to improve our own lives and the lives of all those around us in less than two easy steps.

DAVID SANKEY graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) in the Spring of 2008. He is getting used to splitting his time between north and central New Jersey. He enjoys art making of all kinds. For more of his work, visit www.davidsankey.net

An exquisite specimen indigenous to North America, this long-stemmed crane blooms, uproots, migrates and is pollinated annually.

DAVID SANKEY graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) in the Spring of 2008. He is getting used to splitting his time between north and central New Jersey. He enjoys art making of all kinds. For more of his work, visit www.davidsankey.net

While the function of it’s buds remains unclear, this tropical octopus displays as many as eight tulips at a time between the months of March and June.

DAVID SANKEY graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) in the Spring of 2008. He is getting used to splitting his time between north and central New Jersey. He enjoys art making of all kinds. For more of his work, visit www.davidsankey.net

This unusual arboreous hybrid primate (the elestump’s Congolese cousin) remains unnamed and under-researched. Though immobile, it is carnivorous and capable of disguising itself expertly in densely wooded regions.

DAVID SANKEY graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) in the Spring of 2008. He is getting used to splitting his time between north and central New Jersey. He enjoys art making of all kinds. For more of his work, visit www.davidsankey.net