This is from yonks ago when I was taking photos for a primary school’s website I was designing in Guadalajara. Now they’re looking to update it as it has aged badly in the intervening 3 years… As I was looking for inspiration in my photostream I found this one and thought I’d share it.
Atticus is still at the kennel and we’re picking him up at 6. He was the smallest dog there, I’ve been worried about him all weekend, still, I’m sure it’s character building…
Sita’s presentation went well; I’ve seen it a couple of times before (and the dress rehearsals) so I nipped out to take a few photos in the rain instead, though me camera’s on the blink again… Had a bit of a nap at the hotel then went to the top floor restaurant, had some truly dire snacks and checked yelp.com for recommended nearby eateries on me iPod. It came up with the Purple Cafe and Wine Bar. Great food, good wines and if it’s good enough for Bill Gates and his posse, it’s good enough for me. If it had been more brightly lit and I’d brought another lense it’d’ve been perfect for stalking… He ordered some kind of citrussy cocktail affair, in case you were wondering. It completed the Seattle experience though. Coffee, rain and Mr. Gates, couldn’t have planned it better.
I’m off to Seattle today. Here’s a pic from the last time I went a few months ago. Doubt it’ll be this clear today, but hope springs eternal…
This one won’t win any prizes for originality, but since I’ve been posting rainy/dark/forboding pix all week it’s time for a change. Behold! Spring comes to the Pacific Northwest.
Martin just forwarded this picture of Sally making the most of a bad situation. Last time I was in Downey Sally mentioned she wanted the trees trimming. I started pruning them with the secateurs and then Martin suggested using his chainsaw…Â Long story short: them trees will never grow again. Looks like Sally & Martin have now removed the roots. Not an enviable task, it’s back-breaking work, so now they can plant lemons or limes or avocado trees.
Also I cut the lawn today. Spring is in the air.
*EDIT- 30-March-09*
This just in: It’s teamwork…
Once I’d climbed the steep side of the Columbia River gorge I considered any photo a bonus. When I got into the cloud/rain level I took this one. It’s not black and white. That’s just the colour of the woods…
I’m still enjoying a steady stream of traffic from vfxy.com. Thank you all for your clicks and comments. Much appreciated.
This one is from Astoria, Oregon last week on a cold, rainy day. I was risking my camera just taking it out in the elements, but I’m happy with how this one turned out. Thanks should go to the Oregon Tourist Association for placing this info board in just the right place.
Mornin’ all. Mum and Dad flew back to blighty yesterday and just rang to say they’d arrived safe and sound albeit with no hot water in the house. Atticus is at sixes and sevens searching for missing members of the household. He’s a bit more resigned now but he’s definitely going to miss his hour long ‘come-let-us-adore-him’ sessions in the morning, bracing off-lead walks around the Oregon coast and thereabouts and regular family-sized left overs.
Yesterday I took them to the airport and then caught up on 3 weeks of missed episodes of this (The Office) that (Dollhouse) and the other (Simpsons) on hulu.com. It’s a well handy resource that hulu, though I’d swap it in a heartbeat for full access to the BBC’s iPlayer. I also went to the cinema and saw Gran Torino, which I thoroughly enjoyed and I’m not a Clint fan usually. Gangs are bad and grumpy old veterans are redeemable it appears. Watchmen last week rocked, no matter what anyone tells you.
Today I’m hard at work and catching up on my various social networks. Facebook has reinvented itself in my absence by removing all kinds of useful options like see more/see less of this person’s updates, and “What are you doing” is now “What’s on your mind”. If you’d like to see what’s on my mind and don’t do facebook, my statuses go to the lifestream page here. I still can’t get the hang of twitter. I’d like an option where you can see a day’s activity in one place including both sides of any conversations and in chronological order of the conversations, rather than the present ‘reverse’ view. There’s probably some kind of web app that’ll do that, but I’m not there yet.
Thanks to one of Maryl‘s updates I’m discovering Emiliana Torrini, an italian/icelandic singer songwriter who lives in Brighton. Lovely stuff.
And finally, vfxy.com has featured my little blog as their photoblog of the week which is quite an honour, considering the level of quality over there. Can I interest you in an email subscription?
vfxy.com has featured my little blog as their photoblog of the week which is quite an honour, considering the level of quality over there. They must have been running out… Anyroad, it means I’m going to have to try for a higher quality of pix because of the increased traffic. If you’re here from vfxy, thanks and BIENVENIDOS! and can I interest you in some subscription options?
This photo is from the magic hour in the back garden here in Portland, Oregon.
Hello! Here’s a photo of Atticus on one of his rare solo forays. He’s rarely off the lead because, although he responds pretty well to clicks and ‘come back here ya little bugger’ shouts, it only takes one seagull for him to head off far out of earshot towards the horizon.
This is from 10 miles north of Tillamook and I think I’ve saved up enough pix to provide one photo a day this week. Gorgeous part of the world, and fine company what with my folks and an adventurous little schipperke.
which means I can check out all the places I used to live in alarmingly high resolution…
Here’s 6, Trafalgar Place, here’s Mister D’s, and here’s the Uplands Tav (The Celtic Pride’s AWOL…)
When US cities got streetview there were all manner of interesting scenes, wonder what Swansea and Brizzle will turn up… I dread to think
Mum & Dad are still here till Sunday, so I’m still keeping off facebook. I might be on Flickr from time to time still. Beach tomorrow, weather permitting. Normalish service as of monday. Regards to all.
it’s been so long… Anyroad, we’re 1 week into having Mum and Dad around. We’ve been to waterfalls, forests, wine country, downtown & trader joe’s and seen sun, sleet, fog and snow. Things are going grand, it’s lovely having them around. It’s been nice to get away from Facebook for a while too. I bundled them off to see Slumdog an hour ago at the cinema down the road, so I’m taking advantage of the time to nose around the interwebs and update me status here and there.
Photos will eventually find their way onto Flickr, where one of the photos from the waterfalls trip got on Explore.
I’ve a couple more full days at L&C then on Thursday, if it stops snowing long enough, we’re going to either hit the coast or the gorge. We’ve been saving the Science museum (OMSI) for when the weather gets truly dire, so tomorrow as it reaches its nadir, I think they’ll be checking out all that. Either way, if all’s quiet at this here blog, just assume things are going grand. Thanks for not giving up on reading… hasta pronto y’all 🙂
Connecting the states of Oregon and Washington. It’ll cost you a buck each way. This is a shot looking at Oregon from the driving seat. I don’t think it’s illegal to drive and wave a camera about, but it wouldn’t take long to get across the state line in the event of a high speed police chase…
Mornin’ folks, I got an email from a mate of mine I’ve mentioned here before, Mr. Joop. He needs 3 minutes of your time…
I need your help!! I am pursuing a grant to photograph wedding celebrations around the world.
My goal is to highlight the many cultural and colorful differences of this world while emphasizing the huge similarities of people across borders. Please vote for my project & Please, forward this link to anyone you know who would be interested in this… This is crucial! If you forward this, and ask people to forward further, my chances increase tremendously. Deadline is April 3, 2009.
Thank you!!
Joophttp://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/jooprubens/for-richer-or-poorer/
Go on, send a Belgian around the world… Thanks 🙂
Waiting for DrSita, Sudarat and Michelle to take their respective turns in Jenga! I took advantage of the rarefied atmosphere to snap the view from my strategic placement on the floor…