Late afternoon on the high desert, the sun behind a cloud. (click on the thumbnail for more detail) Near Warm Springs, Oregon; November, 2009.

A stunt rider does his thing on the tarmac. Madras, Oregon; August, 2009.

One the reasons to be thankful I live in Central Oregon. Near Terrebonne, Oregon; October, 2009.

We end this week's theme of Doors and Windows of France with this offering. Joigny, France, September, 2009.

The sunlight catches the plants, wall, and windows in this offering for this week's theme. Vermenton, France; September, 2009.

More French doors and windows, this week's theme. Châtel-Censoir, France; September, 2009.

Continuing with our theme this week of doors and windows of France, this offering has lace curtains with a fruit pattern. (more detail by clicking on the thumbnail) Auxerre, France; September, 2009.

We had such a good time with a theme week last week that we thought we'd do another one this week: Doors and windows of France. The French love to decorate their stoops and window ledges, and lace curtains with distinctive patterns are also de rigueur. (click on the thumbnail to see the patterns here) Vincelles, France; September, 2009.

We'll close out the week with this Deadhead I ran into along the banks of the Thames last month on my trip to Europe. London, UK; September, 2009.

As we continue our All Hallow's Eve week here at the Grind we thought we'd--OMG!!!!! Someone put a knife through my granddaughter's brain!!!!!!!!!!! Portland, Oregon; July, 2009.

Finally, let's throw in some creepy-crawlies. (There are more of them in this photo than at first meets the eye. Click on the thumbnail to count. I found 8.). Ashland, Oregon; October, 2006.

And you have to have pumpkins, right? Like these carved for a contest by the residents of the place where I work. Redmond, Oregon; October, 2008.

It's All Hallow's Eve week here at the Grind. And of course one starts any decent Halloween celebration with cobwebs, right? It looks like these French spiders have the right idea. (click on the thumbnail to count the plethora of webs). Canal du Nivernais, Burgundy region of France; September, 2009.

For 10 minutes at the top of each hour nightly, a plethora of twinkly lights are lit on the Eiffel Tower. Waiting when it's a tad cool can be a trial. Luckily, there was little wind this night, so the reflection was pretty decent. (click on the thumbnail for much more detail) Paris, France; September, 2009.