We had to make a quick-turnaround trip back before Christmas to make a switch with the son and as always, a camera was brought along for the trip. Luckily, too, so that we were able to snag this photo of Mt. Shasta. (Click the photo for a better view) Near Weed, California; December, 2015.

Love to walk around this town and see all the cool, ancient medieval things that sill exist. Province, France; September, 2015,

Faux Paris, with monied interests and a touch of Jersey. Las Vegas, Nevada; May, 2015.

This place rocks! Balance Rock on the right is a well-known and often photographed formation in Arches National Park, but this is the wider panorama from across the road. Moab, Utah; May, 2015.

We've said it before and we'll say it again: just driving around and having one's camera ready can lead to interesting shots. This art gallery display was right along the highway to Hoover Dam. Boulder City, Nevada; October, 2012.

Boats moored on a windy day. (Click the photo for a larger view) Brookings, Oregon; August, 2015.

With all the photos of places that we have posted before, this must be Throwback Week. Or we just like those places so much we take lots of different photos of them. Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris, France; September, 2015.

We've shown this lantern before but with foliage growing all the time, it looks different each time, too. Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon; July, 2015.

Prisoners in Disguise: We can't wait until our annual trek to the Oregon Country Fair, and we'll wager you are breathlessly waiting to see what sort of pics we'll bring back from the annual happening this year. So we thought we'd give you a reminder of what we might look like as you walk around the OCF this season, if you do. Elmira, Oregon; July, 2014.

We here at the Grind never tire of seeing our photos of Cathedral Rock, and we've got a plethora of them to review. Sedona, Arizona; May, 2010.

Here's another snag from the Winter Lights Festival. We've seen this guy before on his light-decked bike during Xmas time. (Click the photo for a better look)  Portland, Oregon; February, 2016.

One of the beautiful and colorful rose windows to be seen and admired in Notre Dame. Paris, France; September, 2015.

A sailboat rests moored on a sunny day awaiting its captain to board. Hood Canal, Washington; April, 2014

Koosha Falls spews Spring runoff. Oregon High Cascades; March, 2011.

One of the displays this past weekend at the Winter Light Festival. There's not truth to the rumor that the flower reached down and ate of the people below. (Click the photo for more detail). Portland, Oregon; February, 2016.

Basillica Sacre Coeur as the setting sun just colors its tips. Montmartre, Paris, France; September, 2015,

Still more Buddhas of the West, although in this case you would be forgiven if you thought it to be a Kwan Yin. Jerome, Arizona; May 2010.

A beacon totem with salmon also in the mix along the harbor area where many fishing boats dock. Brookings, Oregon; June, 2015

Roll out the barrels! Cacti comin' atcha! Just an incredible display at the Huntington Museum and Gardens. (Click the photo for more detail)  Pasadena, California; May, 2015.

Parlor tricks: the lobby of the old Balch Hotel, If you ever want to go back in time to, say, the late 1800s, this is the place for you. Dufur, Oregon; August, 2016.