Chendra and Bob - just for fun

I was very fortunate to get a backstage tour of the elephant barn at the Oregon Zoo.  Bob, is one of the elephant handlers and he introduced me to Chendra.  She was found orphaned and blinded by gunshot in one eye, and eventually found a home in Oregon.  Here, Bob and Chendra show off the same trick....lifting their trunk.

11/265 Neighbor's house

I drive by this house every night on my way home from work.  They erected this cross three years ago, just before Christmas....nice, I thought.  But, they've never taken it down.  It's been up and lit every night for over three years now.  I guess that's devotion.  Admitedly not my best photo...but, I quickly took it on my way home.  A tripod would have helped.

10/365 Sunday

Church in Soriano, Italy

9/365 Oregon Coast

Jan. 29, 2011 - Today it's been 31 years since my Dad passed away.  He loved the beach...so did my Mom.  They honeymooned on the coast, spending their wedding night at a little motel on highway 101 in Lincoln City.  They drove to Cannon Beach, Newport, and Otter Rock where I now have a beach place of my own. Today's post is in honor of my Mom and Dad and their love of the rugged Oregon coast.

Cape Foulweather, OR



Otter Crest, OR




Ecola State Park, OR

Pelicans rest in Otter Rock

8/365 Movie night

7/365 Anni

Anni was nice enough to model for me for my studio lighting class.  She is adorable, with sweet bow lips, tight red ringlets, and sultry eyes....she looks like she should be sitting at a Parisian cafe, smoking a cigarette, haughtily ignoring all the admirers passing her.  In reality, shes a talented urban photographer and photo editor in Portland.

6/365 Maria's Thrift Store

After the fog cleared this morning, the sun came out, the air was crisp and cool, and I couldn't resist...I had to abandon my desk for a few minutes and go outside.  I stumbled across a little thrift shop on Main St.  The place was piled with treasures just waiting to be discovered.  I'll be back when I have more time to poke around some more.

5/365 Street musican

Today is one of my favorites from a trip to Pike's Place Market in Seattle.  This guy wasn't a good singer, but what he lacked in skill, he more than made up for in heart.  He smiled and let me photograph him and thanked me when I put a tip in his can.  He scores extra points for the hat.

Liberty Belle

Grrrrrrr.......

4/365 Tigard girl's basketball

Got to watch Piper play basketball Monday night....they creamed the other team!

Waiting to be called into the game.

Piper is a blocking machine!

Get the ball....annnnnd....pass!

Final score..37 to 16!  I'd say they effectively stomped the other team.

Brianna and Ken e-session

Spent the day with Brianna and Ken, both graduates of the University of Washington, in Seattle and the UW campus.

3/365 Eric and Peanut

Handsome man, handsome pug.

2/365 Krueger Farm

Don Kruger, of Kruger Farms was gracious enough to let a group of photographers have free rein of the farm to explore and shoot.  This normally bustling, eco-tourism farm on Sauvie Island, lays dormant now waiting patiently for spring and the arrival of new crops...... of both food and people.

1/365 Gargoyle



This little gargoyle and miniature Eifel Towers reside on my desk at work. 



Here's the original who's been sitting on the top of Notre Dame for the last 1000 years.

....and a few of his friends.  Ahhh....Paris, I miss you!