Looking West down the Seine at sunset from the first deck of the Eiffel Tower. We'll be grinding our way back in another couple months. Paris, France; September, 2011.

We had to make the trip over the mountains to Portland earlier this week and was fortunate to see a spectacular cloud show at sunset around Mt. Hood. (Click the photo for more detail--and Mt. Hood) Near Madras, Oregon; June, 2013.

10:42 on a Saturday morning at the Farmer's Market (meet the producers). Seattle, Washington; June, 2012.

An art nouveau monument commemorating those who were killed in the construction of Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam, near Boulder City, Nevada; October, 2012.

A cello playing busker with all the latest advertising accoutrement. Portland, Oregon; May, 2013

A tourist boat plies the waters of the Seine into the late evening. (Click the photo to check out the lovers and revelers along the banks) Paris, France; September, 2011.

Red rock in abundance: near Cathedral Rock. Sedona, Arizona; May, 2010.

Some schools are still in session: Koi congregate bankside in the Japanese Garden. Portland, Oregon; February, 2013.

Propped up: A ship's propeller taller than many people sits as an art piece. Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Cananda.

Sin City at night. (Click on the photo for more detail).  Las Vegas, Nevada; October, 2012.

One of the entrances to Westminster Abbey, in which historical activities have occurred, the latest of which is the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Click the photo for more detail) September, 2009; London, UK.

A wall of the Experience Music Project along side the Space Needle. Seattle, Washington; May, 2012.

Dessert shack. Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem, Oregon; September, 2012.

A place to do walking meditation. On the campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; April, 2013.

I'm not like all the others. (Click the photo for more detail) Madras, Oregon; January, 2013.

While walking around the town, we wandered up a blind alley to find this garden and tower. Chatel-Censoir, France; September, 2009.

A stone Shaker house constructed in the very early 1700s. Near Bushkill Falls, Pennsylvania; August, 2007.

Hoover Dam, taken from the Arizona side. Along the Nevada-Arizona border; October, 2012.

Display booth at Saturday Market. (Click the photo for more detail.) Portland, Oregon; May, 2013.

Mt. Hood in the late afternoon. Timberline Lodge, Government Camp, Oregon; September, 2008.