The gr8ful grind: April 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, April 30, 2013


Richard Parker at the state fair. So that's where he went! Salem, Oregon; August, 2012.

Monday, April 29, 2013


The staircase in the Benson Hotel. Portland, Oregon; December, 2011.

Friday, April 26, 2013


Spring has sprung along False Creek. (You really gotta click on the photo on this one) Vancouver, BC, Canada; April, 2013.

Thursday, April 25, 2013


A Canada goose in Canada. Go figure. Vancouver, BC, Canada; April, 2013.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013


After an early morning shower. (Click on the photo to get wet) On the campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; April, 2013.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013


Clouds over English Bay. (Click the photo for more detail) Vancouver, BC, Canada; April, 2013

Friday, April 19, 2013


We started the week with horse art, we'll end the week the same way. A woman looks at clothing at a stand in Horse Tunnel Market, a former stable for horses that pulled canal barges back in the day that has been converted into a very cool marketplace. Camdentown, London, UK; September, 2009.

Thursday, April 18, 2013


One of those quirky little shops one finds in the Haight. San Francisco, California; January, 2008.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013


Autumn comes to the Japanese Garden. Portland, Oregon; October, 2007.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013


The building on the other side of the window. (Click the photo for much more detail)  Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts; August, 2007.

Monday, April 15, 2013


A piece of art honoring labor in the middle of a city roundabout. Bend, Oregon; March, 2013.

Friday, April 12, 2013


Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris in all its nighttime glory. (Click on the photo for more detail) Paris, France; September, 2011.

Thursday, April 11, 2013


Two spans over the Crooked River. (Click the photo for more detail) Peter Skene Ogden State Park, rural Deschutes County, Oregon; March, 2013.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013


Parliament Building and a statue of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. Victoria, BC, Canada; April, 2012.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013


Jonesin' for nicer, warmer weather. Portland, Oregon; June, 2012.

Monday, April 08, 2013


An old derelict homestead about to fall in on itself. (Click the photo for much more detail) Shaniko, Oregon; May, 2012.

Friday, April 05, 2013


In the basement of the Musee de Louvre two icons. (Click the photo for a better view) Paris, France; September, 2011.

Thursday, April 04, 2013



A line of Harleys sit in the sun. This town has been discovered by maturing bikers and when the weather is good, one can usually find hundreds of them there. Jerome, Arizona; May, 2007.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013


Traversing through a covered bridge. (Click the photo for a better view) Bennington, Vermont; August, 2007.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013


Up a lazy river: Dog paddling on the Deschutes. (Click on the photo for more detail) Bend, Oregon; March, 2013.

Monday, April 01, 2013


A sign of Spring: the foals start dropping. Rural Jefferson County, Oregon; March, 2013