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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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