He's a Joker, he's a smoker, he's a midnight toker. Las Vegas, Nevada; October, 202.

Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize your neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of Hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And the grisly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of THE THRILLER!


Clackamas, Oregon; October, 2014.

Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you. (Click the photo for a better view) Las Vegas, Nevada; October, 2012.

It's the time of the season. The neighborhood is getting all decked out. (Click the photo for a better view) Clackamas, Oregon; October, 2014.

I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab began to arise
And suddenly to my surprise

He did the mash, 
He did the monster mash
The monster mash
It caught on in a flash
He did the mash
He did the monster mash

Las Vegas, Nevada; October, 2012.

Bucolic outdoor still life as a bicycle rests easily against the building in the late afternoon. Somewhere along the L'Yonne River, Burgundy, France; September, 2009.

The accoutrements of the Chinese calligrapher rests easily at the end of the desk. Lan Su Chinese Gardens, Portland, Oregon; October, 2014.

Maybe you'd feel differently but as we stood on this balcony and looked about, it felt like someone should be shooting a Frank Sinatra movie or something. (Click the photo for a better view). Navarre, Florida; April, 2014.

Our fair town is pretty well known as a place where people are really into bicycles. On a recent photo walk, we discovered this wall along Alberta Street. Portland, Oregon; September, 2014.

During the 80s and 90s, we'd go to an Oregon Ducks game and sit in the rain to watch a mediocre, to somewhat ok Oregon team, depending on the year. During that time, we attempted to always go to the home stand with the hated UW Huskies. During that era, Washington was a national powerhouse whose totally arrogant fans would follow them down the freeway to Autzen Stadium and obnoxiously get in the faces of the Duck faithful. Times have changed. Thanks to a totally great birthday present, we were able to attend this past weekend's game against the Dawgs. With Oregon now being the national powerhouse team in the Pac-12, it's incredibly difficult to get seats. Anyway, this was our seat, exactly in the middle of the end zone. And we also got to watch our team Huck the Fuskies for the 11th straight year. Life is sometimes very good. An added bonus was before the game, they feted the 1989 Oregon team that went to the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, LA, the only bowl game we've ever attended and still the coldest night we've ever experienced. That bowl win was the beginning of the Oregon turnaround. Taken with my iPhone 6. (Click on the photo for a better view). Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon; October, 2014.

Graffiti and Paris go together like a horse and carriage. This artists used the cracked indentation of the building's wall to enhance the piece. Somewhere Bellevue, Paris, France; September, 2011.

Here's another shot of Bill Payne and Leftover Salmon from last weekend's show. (Click the photo for a better view) Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon; October, 2014.

A soaring eagle greets passengers arriving on the ferry. (Click the photo for a better view) Victoria, BC, Canada; April, 2014.

Autumn is showing its face in our neighborhood these days. Clackamas, Oregon; October, 2014.

Although we had heard of Leftover Salmon, we had never heard them. But we also knew that our old friend Bill Payne was playing with them these days while Little Feat is on hiatus, so we decided to attend the Salmon bake last Friday night. Here's a shot of Bill during one the band's songs. A special shoutout to Bill for going the extra mile and getting us a photography pass for the show. (Click the photo for a better view) Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon; October, 2014.

A night at the museum: in this case, The Louvre. (Click the photo for a larger view) Paris, France; September, 2011.

The snack we had during our recent visit to Lan Su: packaged pressed plums, dried mango with dried cranberries, almond cookies, and marbled egg, along with green tea. (Click the photo for a better view) Portland, Oregon; October, 2014.

The gift shop and the Chihuli: nighttime at the base of the Space Needle. Seattle, Washington; January, 2014.

A trio of performers attempt to play louder than their background. Oregon Country Fair, Elmira, Oregon; July, 2013.

A rustic boat rests idyllically among water lilies while the water reflects the sky and nearby building. Lan Su Traditional Chinese Gardens, Portland, Oregon; October, 2014.

The Sorbonne area on the Left Bank is a beehive of activity. However, if one walks around enough, small, quiet little respites can be found, such as this scene in front of Odette, around the corner from Shakespeare and Company. Paris, France; September, 2013.

The man wearing the shirt (me), with the man on the shirt: Trevor Nealon, keyboardist with the Band of Heathens. We've gotten to know Trevor over the past couple of years, as he always seems to take time out of his busy schedule to pause and personally catch us up on things with the band and himself. He's a great young man. Mississippi Studios, Portland, Oregon; September, 2014.

Roll on Columbia, roll on: the might Columbia River flows as the sun shines down on the Vista House at Crown Point. (Click the photo for a better view). Along the old Columbia Gorge Highway, rural Multnomah County, Oregon; June, 2014.