The sun finds a lone, leafless Japanese maple tree in the middle of winter. I manipulated this one just a tad. (click on the thumbnail for more of a watercolor effect) Japanese Gardens, Portland, Oregon; February, 2007.

Statuary above the door of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris depicting Christ on Judgement Day weighing the souls. (Click on the thumbnail to see each representation has a different face and posture. These were not mass-produced, but individually created. Probably a main reason why it took over 170 years to complete the building). Paris, France; September, 2009.

Keb' Mo' and Robbin Ford get down at the Waterfront Blues Festival. Portland, Oregon; July, 2009.

Autumn comes to the high Cascades. Lost Lake near the Santiam Pass, Oregon; October, 2005.

Snack time: A couple of hummingbirds come in for some sweet drink. Red Rocks State Park, Morrison, Colorado; July, 2007.

Fireworks over the Thames River. (Click on thumbnail for more detail) London, UK; September, 2009.

Allium from my backyard. Each of these things are about the size of a softball (or bigger). July, 2009; Madras, Oregon.

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Downtown skyline with Mount Ranier in the background. Seattle, Washington; April, 2009.

The bridge over the Yonne River connects one part of town to the other. Joigny, France; September, 2009.

The Chapel of the Holy Cross. People come from all over the world to see this place, and if you're a fan of the Weather Warden book series by Rachel Cain (no pun intended), this building is a place of power in the books. Sedona, Arizona; September, 2005.

Along the McKenzie River. Obviously, I've manipulated this photo a little bit. Looks sorta like a watercolor, doesn't it? Rural Lane County, Oregon; November, 2003.

A cool old Victorian house near the corner of Haight and Ashbury streets. (click on the thumbnail to check out how they even got the colors of the rainspout right). San Francisco, California; January, 2008.

Folks admire a mint-condition WWII bomber at an air show. Madras, Oregon; August, 2009.

The Morrison Street Bridge across the Willamette River at night. (click on the thumbnail to better see the bridge or the rift in the sky). Portland, Oregon, August, 2009.

Along the Thames: The Eye and County Hall, taken from Westminster Bridge. London, UK, September, 2009.

Looking down a street that has been there at least since the Middle Ages. Auxerre, France; September, 2009.

A part of the wall/roofline of Paul Allen's Music Experience. A totally amazing building. Seattle, Washington; April, 2008.

The summer sky is reflected in a still forest pool. Shevlin Park, Bend, Oregon; August, 2008.

A fountain seen through a wrought iron portal. (Click on the thumbnail to see the water falling or the detail on the tile). Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village, Sedona, Arizona, September, 2005.

Another in my series of Lines, Light, Textures, and Colors. A doorway and steps on a downtown church. Obviously, this door is an outie. Portland, Oregon; April, 2009.

The rising sun meets the fog early in the morning. Along the Canal du Nivernais, Burgundy region of France; September, 2009.