Each year, the city of London holds the Mayor's Festival along the Thames River. We arrived in London on the day of the parade and walked among the participants prior to the festival's nighttime parade. This group was more than happy to pose for me...as were others which shall find a place here in the coming weeks. (click the thumbnail for more costume detail) London, UK; September, 2009.

Early morning reflections on market day in the Burgundy region. (click on thumbnail for more detail) Joigny, France; September, 2009.

Camden Locks, Camden Town, London, Uk; September, 2009

Shot this image last night as I continue on my journey. Images on this page will be spotty at best until I return from my trip in a week or so. (click on thumbnail for more detail) Paris, France; September, 2009.

A night on the midway at the Jefferson County Fair. Madras, Oregon; July, 2009. (NOTE: I will be gone for the next 2 weeks and will post a photo as I can until I return on Sept. 28. There will be photos, just not daily again until the 28th. You can amuse yourselves by grazing the archives in the column at the right until things return to normal).

Mt. Hood with a cloud dress. Taken from the Reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs; September, 2009.

Snoqualmie Falls from a different angle than I posted a few weeks ago. (Click on the thumbnail for a bigger splash) Snoqualmie, Washington; August, 2009.

Mt. Washington in the Oregon Cascades stands out against the winter sky. Taken from Sisters, Oregon; March, 2009.

The Hawthorne Bridge on a summer's evening. Portland, Oregon; August, 2009.

Keb' Mo' gets down! Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland, Oregon; July, 2009.

I donno. When I look at this photo, for some reason the song "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" starts playing in my head. (click the thumbnail to see the action in the photo, and see better color, too). Madras, Oregon; August, 2009.

So there I was, driving to work one morning a couple of weeks ago, and I came around a curve to find a hot air balloon no more than 40 feet above the highway. I snatched up my handy dandy little point and shoot, steered the car with my knees (don't try that at home, youngsters) and snapped off a series of shots. The balloon appeared to land about 100 yards on the other side of the highway to right of the photo. (click on the thumbnail to better see the design on the balloon) Near Terrebonne, Oregon; August, 2009.