The gr8ful grind: January 2014

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

Friday, January 31, 2014


Up a quiet street in Montmartre near Place Dalida. Paris, France; September, 2013.

Thursday, January 30, 2014


Tankers maneuver on Elizabeth Bay with N. Vancouver in the background. (Click the photo for more detail) Vancouver, BC, Canada; April, 2013.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014


Parked and ready to haul A**. Pensacola, Florida; August, 2013

Tuesday, January 28, 2014



Industrial shanties along the Willamette River. Oregon City, Oregon; October, 2013.

Monday, January 27, 2014


The Public Market the night after the city's football team had won the NFC Championship game and was heading to the Super Bowl. Everyone was Seahawks crazed. (Click the photo to check the time) Seattle, Washington; January, 2014

Friday, January 24, 2014


Love Locks: Couples come to the city and to show their love is eternal they will secure their personal lock to one of the bridges and then toss the keys to the lock into the Seine. Of course, the city council is now very concerned that the weight of all those locks will cause one or more of the bridges to collapse. It will be interesting to see what happens. Pont de l'ArchevĂȘchĂ©, Paris, France; September, 2013.

Thursday, January 23, 2014


Whale's tail cloud formation over the Sound. Pensacola, Florida; August, 2013.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014


A quiet spot out on the back veranda. Washington, DC; August, 2013.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014


A different view of the trail behind the new workplace. Beaverton, Oregon; October, 2013.

Monday, January 20, 2014






Harbor marina with Treasure Island and the Bay Bridge in the background. (Click the photo for a better view) San Francisco, California; June, 2013.

Friday, January 17, 2014


Inside L'eglise Saint-Eustache. (Click the photo for more detail) Paris, France; September, 2011.

Thursday, January 16, 2014


A bluegrass washtub band plays for the crowd at the Saturday Market. Portland, Oregon; May, 2011.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014


Whaletown Harbor with boats. One of the two boats with the blue theme in the background is the dentist office for the island. (Click the photo for more detail) Cortes Island, BC, Canada; May, 2012.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014



Mt. McLaughlin, with Upper Klamath Lake in the foreground. (Click the photo for more detail) Rural Klamath County, Oregon; March, 2012.

Monday, January 13, 2014


Towers in Lake Meade directly behind Hoover Dam. Taken from the Arizona side; October, 2012.

Friday, January 10, 2014


Somewhere in the living quarters. (Click the photo for more detail) Palace at Versailles, France; September, 2013.

Thursday, January 09, 2014


Guess who's coming to dinner? Crooked River Ranch, Oregon; November, 2013.

Wednesday, January 08, 2014


A stately older home. Ridgefield, Washington; May, 2013.

Tuesday, January 07, 2014


Boats in dry dock. Campbell River, BC, Canada; April, 2012.

Monday, January 06, 2014


Rindy and Marv Roos, the husband and wife team behind the old 80s band Quarterflash, perform a duet in the high desert. Maragas Winery, Culver, Oregon; July, 2013.

Friday, January 03, 2014


Artwork at the south end of the Pont Alexander III. Paris, France; September, 2013.

Thursday, January 02, 2014


A faux canal at faux sunset in faux Venice. The Venetian Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada; October, 2012.

Wednesday, January 01, 2014



As the calendar turns the page on another year, so, too, does life turn a page as we here at the Grind are relocating after 34 years, across the state and across the mountains. This is the walking path behind the office complex in which we will now be working. Beaverton, Oregon; October, 2013.