The gr8ful grind: December 2013

Let go of anger; It's an acid that eats away the delicate layers of your happiness

The reverse side has also its reverse side

Tuesday, December 31, 2013


The setting sun means the close of another day on The Sound, and the end of another year on the calendar. Navarre, Florida; August, 2013.

Monday, December 30, 2013


Silk Weaving Studio. (Click the photo for more detail) Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada; April, 2013.

Friday, December 27, 2013


On Place de Concorde where it meets Jardin du Tulleries. Paris, France; September, 2013.

Thursday, December 26, 2013


It could almost be Paris, but it's not. Washington, DC; August, 2013.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013


Sometimes it gets cold outside. Chiloquin, Oregon; December, 2013.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013


During the Festival Of Lights at The Grotto. (Click the photo for more deatil) Portland, Oregon; December, 2012.

Monday, December 23, 2013


10:42 am at the Public Market. Seattle, Washington; June, 2012.

Friday, December 20, 2013


There are many towns and villages within an hour of Paris that can allow one to get lost in ages of long ago, steeped in history. Like this flower-drenched one in which many of the buildings one sees while walking around are from the 13th - 16th centuries. Provins, France; September, 2013.

Thursday, December 19, 2013



Atlantic: The north side of the memorial for WWII veterans in the National Mall. (Click the photo for more detail) Washington, DC; August, 2013.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013


It seems snowflakes can appear to light up as they fall. Happy Valley, Oregon; November, 2013.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013


Sitting around--as much as anyone can--at the Oregon Country Fair. (Click on the photograph for more detail) Elmira, Oregon; July, 2013.

Monday, December 16, 2013


Moored in a quiet harbor. Hariott Bay, Quadra Island, BC, Canada; April, 2011.

Friday, December 13, 2013


A good meal, a carafe of wine, good company, and Montmartre. What more could anyone ask? Paris, France; September, 2013.

Thursday, December 12, 2013


Having a camera in a dark forest just as the sun breaks through the lifting fog can sometimes brings pretty good results. Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon; October, 2013.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013


He's hoping you'll be stumped trying to find him. (You really need to click on the photo to get a better gander at him) Madras, Oregon; July, 2013.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013


On the Schnebly Hill hike, an oasis for your own personal Butch and Sundance moment. Sedona, Arizona; May, 2010.

Monday, December 09, 2013


Things can get a little dreamy in Old Towne. Seattle, Washington; August, 2013.

Friday, December 06, 2013


Sometimes it rains even in the City of Light. Near Gare de Lyon. (Click on the photo for more detail) Paris, France; September, 2013.

Thursday, December 05, 2013


The Rock in the late afternoon, from Pier 39. (Click the photo for more detail) San Francisco, California; June, 2013.

Wednesday, December 04, 2013


Mt. Hood in the amber hour. (Click the photo for more detail) Taken from Damascus, Oregon; November, 2013.

Tuesday, December 03, 2013


The sky above,  the earth below, and the prairie all around. (Click the photo for more detail) Fort Rock, Oregon; June, 2012.

Monday, December 02, 2013



Exit still life. Granville Island Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada; April, 2013.