Vista House at Crown Point overlooks the Columbia River in Oregon. More detail can be seen by clicking on the photo. August, 2007.

A water bowl next to a Japanese maple showing its autumn splendor offers a bit of serenity from the everyday. Portland, Oregon; October, 2007.

Inside the restaurant of the Grand Hotel, Jerome, Arizona. May, 2007.

Another in my series of lines, light, textures and shapes. This one a wall in Old Town Portland, Oregon. November, 2007.

Autumn comes to a park near John Day, Oregon. More color and detail can be viewed by clicking on the photo. October, 2007.

Downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada, at night. November, 2007.

The mist closes in on Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver, BC, Canada, November, 2007.

A Great Blue Heron looks for a meal along an inlet near Port Moody, BC, Canada. November, 2007.

This past Saturday our town paid tribute to our favorite son, Jacoby Ellsbury, rookie lead off hitter for the world champion Boston Red Sox. Jacoby is a wonderful kid and this couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Madras, Oregon, November, 2007.

Before Debit cards. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy before. Bennington, Vermont, August, 2007.

A window on a porch allows a view to sights beyond. West Vancouver, BC, Canada; November, 2007

A mask hanging on the wall of a friend's house. More detail can be seen by clicking on the photo. Port Moody, BC, Canada. November, 2007.

A freighter moves into the harbor in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in this night photo. West Vancouver is the background. Those lights that appear to be up in the sky are actually lights along a mountain's ridge from a ski resort. November, 2007.

Another in my series of lines, light, textures, and colors. Near Madras, Oregon; October, 2007.

A box of apples outside after a rain. Watch out for that one bad apple. Bend, Oregon; February, 2006.

If you click on the photo to see the full-sized version, you can note how the pond acts as an almost perfect mirror to reflect the hillside and ridgeline behind the barn but not visible in the photo itself. Rural Baker County, Oregon; August, 2007.

A young girl strikes a coquettish pose as she peeks out of a hole in a cave behind a waterfall at an amusement park in Lake George, New York. August, 2007.

The lodge poles of a teepee stand ready for the skin to be put on under a brilliant autumn sky. John Day, Oregon; October, 2007.

Shadow on a building wall. The low sun this time of year always makes for interesting mood lighting. If you click on it to see the full size, you can go a little "whoa!", as there are some real branches in there, too. Weird sensory thing can happen. Baker City, Oregon; October, 2007.

I had to drive a couple hundred miles this week for business purposes and along the way I found a rest stop with this tree in it. I think the shape and the colors are spectacular. Hope you do, too. You can get a better sense by clicking on the photo. Near John Day, Oregon; October, 2007.