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10.01.05
bistro
A year ago today, we transformed
our back porch into a Parisian bistro.
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10.02.05
conference
Today was the last day of a three
day voters' rights conference. Our group put up a poster presentation.
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10.03.05
rocks on the beach
I don't think I'll ever get tired
of pictures from the beach.
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10.04.05
mosaic
This mosaic is on the Delta Park
MAX platform.
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10.05.05
waiting for the train
Watching for the MAX at the Delta
Park Transit Station, looking south.
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10.06.05
tri-met
All of the routes of Tri-Met --
bus, light rail, and street car.
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10.07.05
downhill
On this day two years ago, we were
making the beautifully scenic trip from Prescott
Valley to Flagstaff.
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10.08.05
beach house
We've been saving this little
piece of the beech as inspiration for our exterior paint colors.
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10.09.05
tulips in the shade
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10.10.05
desert inn
This hotel is on the side of the
mountains, on the way between Prescott Valley and Flagstaff.
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10.11.05
captive
Despite appearances, Smaug
actually likes it when Hobbes snuggles with her like this.
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10.12.05
crafstman detail
These columns are big feature in
our living room; Sal and I fell in love with them on first sight.
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10.13.05
chandelier
One of the many original details
of our house.
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10.14.05
leaded glass
This is why we'll never replace
our super inefficient windows with super efficient ones.
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10.15.05
alien
Found in the lighting department
of Hippo Hardware -- Someone spent a lot of time creating this thing...and then
sold it.
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10.16.05
aspens
Some of the many colors on the
road to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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10.17.05
wash up
More rocks at the beach.
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10.18.05
window seat
Riding the MAX across the Steel
Bridge, looking at the Broadway and Fremont Bridges to the north.
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10.19.05
bridge walk
The Willamette River from above,
on the Hawthorne Bridge.
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10.20.05
pioneer place
On the street in downtown
Portland, outside Pioneer Place.
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10.21.05
high-rise reflection
High rise downtown hotel reflected
in a nearby high rise office building.
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10.22.05
marquam bridge
Standing on the Hawthorne Bridge
looking south, toward the Marquam Bridge.
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10.23.05
bike ride
I wasn't actually taking a picture
of the cyclist -- I was taking a picture of his shirt.
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10.24.05
secret service
The Secret Service had sharp
shooters on top of a nearby building during last years'
rally. For protection of the candidate, obviously. But I blurred them out,
just in case.
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10.25.05
sleeping position
Hobbes' favorite sleeping
position.
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10.26.05
autumn grass
By this time of year, the bright
green carpets of grass everywhere are camouflaged in layers of turning leaves.
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10.27.05
bark
The bark of an old, old tree in a
very old city park.
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10.28.05
duck party
These ducks made so much noise
amongst themselves that they sounded like a cocktail party.
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10.29.05
follow the leader
The same ducks spent a lot of
their time playing what looked an awful lot like "follow the leader".
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10.30.05
pumpkins
Creations from the
Crema pumpkin-carving contest.
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10.31.05
W
This was the winner. For obvious
reasons.
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