Looking down on the lines from the first level of Le Tour Eiffel; Paris, France; September, 2011.

The start of a good glass of Kir for the New Year. Lincoln City, Oregon; October, 2011.

The fog's coming! The fog's coming! On my way to work, near Culver, Oregon; December, 2011.

A large work of art in the Conservatory of Flowers. (Click on the photo for more detail) Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California; January, 2008.

The reason for the season. The Grotto, Portland, Oregon; December, 2010.

Someone's probably holding their breath right about now. Vancouver, Washington; December, 2010.

Santa's elves head off on a cross country ski trip after loading up all the wrapped presents onto a train headed to Santa's sleigh barn. Eagle Crest Resort, Redmond, Oregon; December, 2011.

A decorated tree of a different sort. The Grotto, Portland, Oregon; December, 2010.

Candy Cane Lane drive through. (Click on the photo for more detail) Eagle Crest Resort; December, 2011.

Well, it's our annual As A Buddhist I Don't Celebrate Xmas But As A Photographer I Celebrate Xmas Week here at The Grind. Obviously, some people get into stringing lights more than others, even if you can't quite discern what they're going for. (Click on the photo for a bigger version) Madras, Oregon; December, 2011.

Houses along the Yonne River. (Click the photo for more detail) Joigny, France; September, 2009.

A marimba player pounds out his part at a Sunday market. Milwaukie, Oregon; August, 2011.

The Floating Sushi Boat Restaurant on the corner of Clay and Sacramento. Chinatown, San Francisco, California; January, 2008.

Scrubgrass seed head among the sand dunes. Lincoln City, Oregon; October, 2011.

Looking south down the valley from the Trading Post parking lot. Red Rocks State Park, Morrison, Colorado; September, 2011.

One certainly doesn't walk Le Marais and expect to come across a classic American car, but there we were having just left Place de Voges, walking along rue de Jarente and passed this Buick Riviera--oh, ok, now I get it: the American Rivera a few hundred kilometers from the French Riviera. (Click on the photo to really see the patterns on the door. And the trunk of the car) Paris, France; September, 2011.

This Ford model is almost as old as I am, as we wind down Classic Car Week here at the Grind. Madras, Oregon; July, 2011.

So this 1941 Buick wiggled her rear end at me, and it was so round, so firm, so fully packed, how could a photographic junkie resist? Bend, Oregon; November, 2011.

Here's a sweet little 1938 number as the Grind continues its Classic Car Week. Madras, Oregon; August, 2011.

Now I'm not really into classic cars, but they do make for good photographic models. So this week, the Grind is featuring Classic Car Week here. This is an early model Corvette in the late afternoon sun. Somebody cue the Route 66 theme. Madras, Oregon, July, 2011.

Telescope on the top deck of the Eiffel Tower, near sunset. Paris, France; September, 2011.

Detail of the Arc de Triumphe, at night. Paris, France; September, 2011.