I had always been a backyard photographer -even before I thought of that term. When I was a young kid with a camera [my old faithful Kodak Brownie Junior] I wasn’t allowed to venture far, so I took pictures where I lived. As I got older, with better cameras, I still enjoyed taking photos of what…
My cat loves boats and I was trying to capture an image of him looking at me from my neighbor's boat. But something or someone was more interesting and he moved so fast the camera caught this shot and I got the idea for this image. I'm still slow at creating images [it's easier to…
I should have taken a "before" photo to show the "stuff" that was growing on the end of the boat ramp. You can see some of what is left [for another day's power washing.] Cleaned off ramp means it is now useable for swimming, easy in and out of kayak, and sun bathing. While…
Every winter I wind up saying: Rain rain go away! So why did I move to Oregon? Egads! It's dark out at 7:50AM! Every winter I wake up in the dark and wonder why I moved to Oregon! Then it all starts changing – the rain becomes showers, then drizzle, and then it stops. …
Often I sit and listen to the sounds around me. Sometimes it's an F-15 or 2, more often it's one of the many airplanes taking off from PDX, the traffic I hear from I-5 and Marine Drive, or the water critters and pets that live here. None of this is bothersome to me as…
Woke up very early and this was my gift for getting up! It was awesome. Spectacular sunrise – complete with a plane taking off from PDX. [see video] I don't think I've ever before seen a sky that looked like this. The morning sky in Portland is like no other place I've lived! …