A slideshow about downtown Portland's KOIN Center. As with the recent post on the nearby Wells Fargo Tower, most of these photos have appeared here before. There are a few new ones at the end of the slideshow, so feel free to watch the whole thing and wait

I can't decide if I want to wring my hands about anthropomorphizing zoo animals, or just run

So this is kind of an experiment. I've seen other bloggers post daily tweet roundups now and then. It seemed like an interesting idea, and a simple way to diversify the subject matter on this blog a bit more. Putting this together by hand was kind of annoying, though. I haven't yet run across any tools that compile twee

It's baaack! Portland's legendary 24

A few photos of a

A few photos of Royal Terrace Falls, in Linn County's McDowell Creek County

A few photos of Portland's Wells Fargo Center, the tallest building in town, and one that tends not to inspire strong opinions either way. Everyone recognizes it, sure, but I've yet to meet anyone who's told me they particularly lo

As seen near Lovejoy Fountain Plaza. I haven't taken many photos of squ

A trio of tasty Korean tacos, from

Sunshine through the dark purple leaves of an

A few -- ok, more than a few -- photos of downtown Portland's US Bancorp Tower, semi-universally known (here in town) as "Big Pink". It's ended up in a lot of photos of mine over the years, but I've never devoted a post to it, probably because I don't

What you're looking at here are some macro shots of ice crystals on the lid of a forgo

My banana tree died during the big cold snap in January. I was absolutely sure

Tiny iridescent wings, trapped in a spider's web, deep in a moss-draped forest.

I've now got a week's worth of staycation photos to sort through.

As seen near NE 33rd & Sandy. I'm n

Taken earlier today. Contrast these with

Not sure what a "timaria" is, but their website is

A few test shots of cherry tomato & cayenne pepper plants, taken with a 70's-era