Apparently, the neighbors like to stay up all night – pro’ly tweaking on who knows what and writing a Top Ten list of “Things not to do while in Chicago” with sidewalk chalk….juuuuust in case you were wonderin’.
And, they are:
1. Do not wear foil hats. It Makes the Aliens mad.
2. Do not allow zombie spiders to enter your ear.
3. Do not feed Emilio Esteves.
4. Do not put strange meat in your mouth.
5. Do not take candy from parasitic sand fleas.
6. You can, however take candy from Kevin Spacey.
7. Do not take pills from unicorns.
8. Do not talk to cats on unicycles.
9. Do not follow the yellow brick road.
10. Do not poke leprechauns unless drunk on whiskey & Stoned on Pills.
Thanks. Good to know!
Tags: photography, portland
- 1 side fresh salmon, boned but skin on (about 3 pounds)
For the marinade:
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons good soy sauce
- 6 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
Directions
Light charcoal briquettes in a grill and brush the grilling rack with oil to keep the salmon from sticking.
While the grill is heating, lay the salmon skin side down on a cutting board and cut it crosswise into 4 equal pieces. Whisk together the mustard, soy sauce, olive oil, and garlic in a small bowl. Drizzle half of the marinade onto the salmon and allow it to sit for 10 minutes.
Place the salmon skin side down on the hot grill; discard the marinade the fish was sitting in. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish. Turn carefully with a wide spatula and grill for another 4 to 5 minutes. The salmon will be slightly raw in the center, but don’t worry; it will keep cooking as it sits.
Transfer the fish to a flat plate, skin side down, and spoon the reserved marinade on top. Allow the fish to rest for 10 minutes. Remove the skin and serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
Tags: photography, recipe, salmon
This weekend we had a great getaway to Welches, Oregon. We stayed at The Resort at the Mountain; not so sure we’d return for a stay. The massage therapist who gave me a massage looked like grizzly adams and his teeth were rotting out, and the average age was 55, and I kinda felt like I was in a re-make filming of the resort for Dirty Dancing. But, really, … no complaints. It was very relaxing and Kari and I really enjoyed being together (as always 
) On our way outta dodge yesterday, we stopped at the Wildwood Recreational Trails. The day turned out to be spectacular. Along one of the trails we came to a lookout area over a swamp area. The signs read that there could be a beaver siting, but we didn’t see any.
Tags: oregon, photography, the resort at the mountain, welches, wildwood
The Forest
The loggers leave a path:
mud streaks, hewn branches, stumps,
scarred trees, boulders askew-
marks left as if a titan has been dragged
screaming through the forest.
The formerly peaceful walk
through the worshiping trees is now
a tormented vision as of a battlefield done,
the leavings of Grendel’s feast
strewn about.
And next year they will be marked
again with circles of paint
like numbers tattooed on wrists
waiting for the train.
The conversation of the trees
is now stunted–
a stricken, amazed
silence echoes.
The caretakers count
their 30 pieces of silver.
The loggers count their
board-feet and drink another beer.
Tags: forest, photography, redwoods, tall trees, wildwood trails
Wow, this week’s photo challenge was a…challenge. I thought about it all week. “What in the hell am I going to shoot that will capture ‘speed’?” I thought about car wheels, bicycle wheels, a train; anything could symbolize speed. But, it had to be creative. Well lucky me. At the eleventh hour of last night – as I was driving home from a night out with friends at Bridgeport Brewery I drove by one of the many murals of Portland. And, wow did it have a sting! ha!
Enjoy! Oh, and Happy friggen Friday!!!!!
Tags: bee, belmont, mural, photography, portland, speed, wasp, weekly photo challenge
I’ve been super busy the last few days which has caused me not to have enough time to take a few daily photos. I usually like to post my daily photos in the morning before I leave for work. But, this morning I had nothin for ya, so I took off in my speedy little red car hoping that sometime today I’d find something to shoot. Tonight, Kari and I had a bunch of errands to run – one of which was of course Freddie Meyer to pick up a few things here and there for the fridge. As we entered the garden section at the front of the store we couldn’t not but notice the patriotic petunas designed to look like the American Flag. Pretty cool – I must say! If we’ve gotta celebrate 234 years of this country – well then darnit, we’ll do it with petunas! Classic!
Tags: 234 years, American, flag, flower, fred meyer, petuna, photography
Today marks my two hundred and eighty first post on my blog! I thought it would be appropriate to post a lovely photo of these flowers I spotted at work today. The Sun has finally decided to make an appearance. A day late and a dollar short, but I’ll take it!
Tags: 281 posts, flowers, photography, portland, summer, sun
Went to the “Dyke March Portland 2010″ last night. Traditionally, the purpose of a Dyke March is to increase lesbian visibility and activism and they have grown to be more inclusive of all women-loving-women regardless of labels as well as bisexuals, intersex and transgender persons. Last night’s march was a pretty good turn out of a few hundred womyn of all shapes, colors, ages, and styles. I brought the camera with me and click click clicked through the entire march. I thought these two photos captured a snippet of the event.
The only thing I’ll do different next year is perhaps dress up for the event. I was in traditional jeans, white t-shirt and pumas. I know, a bit boring. I didn’t quite make the cut for what most of the Portland dyke’s were wearing. I’ve got a year to work on my new Portland-dyke-image. We shall see…..
Tags: bikes, bisexual, dyke march portland 2010, dykes, gay pride, lesbian, photography, portland, women
I’m not quite sure what to make of this van. The Never Never Van. I spotted it at the Freddie Meyer parking lot on Hawthorne. Man, I love that Fred Meyer! It sucks me in and spits me out with a few bags of stuff. Anyways, back to the van. It was kinda cool to look at; all the faces and images along the walls of the van. The brassy tinted paint. However, until the day that I see the owner of this van, my mind will continue to think that this person is very creepy and I’d never want to step foot inside this van. So for now, I’ll just take a photo of it; from afar…. very far away.
Tags: fred meyer, hawthorne, never never van, pdx, photography, portland
We went to Sushi on Wednesday night. Yumm! I love sushi! I had the spicy tuna roll and we split veggie tempura. Of course we couldn’t stop at dinner; we had to order dessert. Flourless chocolate cake with drizzled sauce. Oh wow! I’m gonna *pop*! As I sat at the table taking in the lovely decor and hip-sushi-house-atmosphere I thought to myself, “I wonder if I’ll find a map in this place for Friday’s weekly photo challenge.” Thanks, Dora! I knew you’d pull through! A Sake map, too!
Enjoy!
Tags: bamboo sushi, map, photography, portland, sake map, sushi, weekly photo challenge
This is my yard. The yard is covered with tiny mushrooms that have multiplied all over the grass. It’s kinda creepy to look at and at the same time it’s hard not to want to study them. I have no idea how to get rid of them. I don’t think they’re edible. That side of the house is the west side and should get sunkissed when the sun should actually decide to show his face this summer. Perhaps that is the only way to kill them off is with the warmth of the sun. On second thought, if my neighbors upstairs continue to play corn-hole every single week day and weekend night until the wee hours, then of course the mushrooms will get squashed!
Tags: corn hole, gnome, grass, mushrooms, photography, portland, sun, yard
This is my way of embracing the rain… the down pouring rain we’ve had this June in Portland. It really friggen sucks. Last weekend was the most brilliantly, warm weathered weekend since perhaps last September. Everyone was cheering, upbeat, and smiling big. I’m actually a bit sunkissed; until this week. The rain decided it wasn’t done. It really means business. So, back to my point of this post. I’m trying to embrace the rain and everything it offers. I think I’ve become a human “rain catcher”.
Enjoy.
Tags: 2010, drops, grey days, june, leaves, macro, oregon, photography, portland, rain, rain catcher, rain chain, rainy days
