compost

this lion is having snow much fun.

half full

snow, flash on

sunset

my camera decided to be an impressionist painter!

railroad bridge

on the willamette river with downtown portland in the background. View from St. John's bridge.

the short stop

Jacob in the 1950's. 

Me in 1977 as a punk.

Circa summer of 2004 at the Short Stop on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. Right down the street from Dodger Stadium.

detail of Jacob and Jeff at the Alamo 2007

moss planter

Sara and John's prototype.

april 22

me and joseph paradise (circa april 22, 2005)

No conditions are permanent;

No conditions are reliable;

Nothing is self.

- Buddha

or (depending on how you want to look at it),

Wohl Mir, Dass Ich Jesum Habe

- JS Bach

death of a snowman

You can still kinda make out one of his eyes and his mouth, creepy! 

...see you on the other side mr. snowman.

back home

Stuff just as I left em in the old bedroom... it's hard coming home sometimes. A good trip is a good vacation.

kinetic sculpture

1960's kinetic sculpture at Goleta beach near the airport off Sandspit Road. Shortly before leaving on a jet plane back to pdx.

california aqueduct

 The population of southern california could/would not exist, as it does, without this supply of water from Northern California. It boggles my mind...

Driving back to Santa Barbara from Las Vegas. Palmdale, CA in the background.  

Nevada style backyard shrubbery

 Taking a break from watching the Rose Bowl at Liz and Dan's.