Museum-goers move up the stairs from one wing to another, and pause before Winged Victory of Samothrace. (click on the thumbnail for more detail) The Louvre, Paris, France; September, 2009.

There are few things as Americana as the local county fair, especially on those hot summer nights when families bring their kids, who have so much fun with the games and rides, while teens land in the midway trying out their attitudes on one another. Madras, Oregon; July, 2010.

The north side of Mount Shasta in the background with Lake Ewauna in the middleground. Klamath Falls, Oregon; July, 2010.

Last week (and the week before) it was the Oregon Country Fair. This past weekend it was the Jefferson County Fair. Here is one of a barrel racer--believe me, in the dark of the arena this fast movement was very hard to capture on camera. Madras, Oregon; July, 2010.

Snapped this one of Wizard Island yesterday before the clouds rolled in. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon; July, 2010.

Ok, last OCF photo for a while. I was smiling all day. It was one of the best OCFs I had attended, if not the best, so I was smiling lots. Then this guy comes up and says he's been following me all day and would I let him take a photo of me in my mask? I say 'sure' but he wants me to sneer. I sneered and he said 'ok, just look serious instead.' I guess I don't sneer well. This was the result of looking serous. At least he actually did send me the pic. Oregon Country Fair, near Elmira, Oregon; July, 2010.

Just another face in the crowd, Oregon Country Fair. Near Elmira, Oregon; July, 2010.

There were musicians seemingly around every turn on the grounds of the Oregon Country Fair. (click on the thumbnail to better realize the pattern behind them) Near Elmira, Oregon; July, 2010.

People were dancin' and having a time! Oregon Country Fair, near Elmira, Oregon; July 2010.

Music can break out anywhere on the grounds of the Oregon Country Fair. And some music fans are more heady than others. Near Elmira, Oregon; July, 2010.

You can see by comparison, that my Oregon Country Fair attire was much more demur. (Click on the thumbnail to get a better look at my eyes) Near Elmira, Oregon; July, 2010.

This young woman, in all her pulchratundinous glory, sat across the isle on the shuttle bus for the 45 minute ride out to the Oregon Country Fair, and then sat for this photographic portrait. Near Elmira, Oregon; July, 2010.

Careful where you point those things, ladies. The squirt guns, I mean. Oregon Country Fair participants--did I mention it's a really free place? After you pay the entry fee, of course. (Click on the thumbnail to see the body paint. Yeah, that's what I mean, the body paint. Right.) Near Elmira, Oregon; July 2010.

The stilt walkers at the Oregon Country Fair can always be counted on for something fun. (click on the thumbnail and see if you can guess what being he's s'posse to be riding) Near Elmira, Oregon; July, 2010.

It's early mid-July Grinders. That means we get to spend the next week (or two) here on the Grind at the 2010 edition of the Oregon Country Fair, a place for the weird, whacky, and wonderful! The day-glow crazies above are participants in the annual OCF Parade, which occurs once per hour on the grounds. (click on the thumbnail to see the lady on the left with the huge Afro who really had it bad for me and my mask) Near Elmira, Oregon; July, 2010.

As the sun sets, statuary guard the entrance of Sacre Coeur. Paris, France; September, 2009.

Little Feat's Paul Barrere at work. Portland, Oregon; July, 2010.

In some places, like this backyard place, Asiatic lilies are in bloom. (Click on the thumbnail for more color and detail) Clackamas, Oregon; July, 2010.

The Waterfront Blues Festival is one of the biggest Blues festivals in the US. Yesterday's co-headliners were actual friends of mine: a band called Little Feat. Here, Paul Barrere looks out over the crowd (tens of thousands) as Fred Tackett does journeyman work on a guitar solo. Portland, Oregon; July, 2010.

Fireworks over downtown, from the east bank of the Willamette River; Portland, Oregon; July, 2010.

Another in my occasional series Lines, Light, Texture, & Colors. Looking up at The Eye. (Click on the thumbnail for more detail) London, UK; September, 2009.

A bucolic scene near Suttle Lake. Rural Jefferson County, Oregon; May, 2010.