Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Lazy Sunday


Sometimes, you share a wry observation and an ice cream with the fire hydrant.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

El Dia de los Muertos



Day of the Dead parade, Mission District, San Francisco, 2006.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

The Purple Testament



Sometimes, I take pictures of my TV. This is from a set I took during an episode of The Twilight Zone called "The Purple Testament."

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

First You Fall in Love, and then..Food, Fun, and Fabulous Prizes! (Bring Your Dog!)




Montage of sidewalk chalk messages in my neighborhood, NW Portland.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Behind the Green Door



Matisse restaurant, downtown Portland.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

A Midnight Gathering of Paper Lanterns

Nightly walk, NW 23rd Portland, store window.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Panda Surprise!


Disturbing pandas, somewhere in the dank recesses of the Goodwill on Burnside, Portland.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Miss Aurora Borealis

Here's the beginning of a poem I'm working on, so it's definitely "to be continued"...the meter is slightly off in one of the lines so let me know if you find it jarring, and I'll work on the next segment.:)

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Miss Aurora Borealis

came careening from the palace

while her best friend, Pretty Alice

followed gingerly behind


She was late to catch the night-ship

(which would sail out at a fast clip)

for the Polar Light Express Trip

Where she'd have a chance to shine.


Dressed in jackets made of fish fur

(Pretty Alice knitted for her),

and with a flask of cherry liqueur

she'd found hidden 'neath the sink,


She ran rushing toward the oarsmen,

And told them to stall the captain

She and her handmaid would hasten

(though they stopped to have a drink).


Haven't Been Outside For Days

...so I took a picture of what was around. Fortunately, that happened to be the boy I love to take pictures of. :)