The weather was absolutely brilliant.
I couldn’t get over how blue the sky was.
We went snowshoeing with friends and there was blue sky.
And we cut down our 4th Christmas tree.
Tag Archives: 2010
Happy Holidaze 2010
Bibi McGill rocked the photo shoot!
Bibi McGill - Lead Guitarist for Beyonce
How awesome is she to be so full of Life! What an experience I had doing this photo shoot for a little over an hour – blitz!
I tell yah, I’m still on cloud 9 and my thighs are still feelin’ it – from chasing her around the park during the shots;
squating, stooping, bouncing up and down to find the best perspective shots.
rockin the Portland scene
I feel like if I can do a photo shoot with the amazingly talented Bibi, then I can do a shoot with anyone! Bring it on! 
BadAss Bibi McGill!
swaggah!
rock star photo shoot ~ Bibi McGill
I am beside myself about this amazing opportunity I’ve had doing a shoot with Bibi McGill! Bibi is the Lead Guitarist for Beyonce. She has the most dynamic energy; full of Life Energy! I feel so honored that she asked me to do the shoot. And, what an awesomely rad time we had!!!!!!!!
More photos to come….
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ain’t no oil spillin’ in stumptown
I know I get frustrated a lot during the long, grey winter months along with the rainy spring days – but looking out over the Willamette River on this glorious summer day totally makes up for all that pain and frustration.
Portland, I LOVE YOU!!!
rain catcher
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.
Love … Around us
Jonsi – “Around Us”
I see the walls and see them fall
You break through them all
I see you crawl, now you stand tall
Grow and grow till tall
In storm we scream against the stream, our eyes watering
Jump into lakes, the surface breaks
We swim underwater, and our mouths – In tune
We all want to grow with the seeds we will sow
We all want to go with the trees we will grow
We all want to know when we’re all meant to go
To a place you and I – Will call home
I see forest, a treasure chest full of labyrinth
I see a door, holes in the floor
We’ll breed seeds – We grow
There’s songs, songs you bring to us
You pin both the wings on us
I hear it, I see you sing for us
You go tie a string around us
There’s songs, songs you bring to us
You pin both the wings on us
I hear it, I see you sing for us
You go tie a string around us
We all want to grow with the seeds we will sow
We all want to go with the trees we will grow
We all want to know when we’re all meant to go
To a place you and I…
We all want to grow with the seeds we will sow
We all want to know when the trees will grow
We all want to know when we’re all meant to go
To a place you and I…
rain and sunshine bring rainbows
Please!!! Would someone please buy my a new d-SLR Canon camera!?!!!! If I had one, then my camera would be able to capture the color and beauty of this enormous rainbow!!!!
It was gorgeous! And, it was almost as if it appeared before we turned the corner to see it, snap a few pocket camera photos and then it slipped away into the grey, wet Portland sky!
public art in Portland
After trying to describe this public art project to several people, I decided that I needed to post a few photos of it. We stumbled upon this 6-month public art project on Saturday afternoon at Mt Tabor park. A local artist received a lofty grant to create 10 art pieces that are being installed at various public areas around Portland. Each “acupuncture needle” symbolizes a meridian on the body of the “City of Portland”. The needle at Mt Tabor Park represents the lung meridian. The needle at South Waterfront park symbolizes the kidney meridian. And so on…
The project brings awareness to the City of Portland’s 25 year plan and how it will effect the rivers, parks, roads, bridges, pathways, etc. I think it’s a pretty cool project. To learn more, go to http://acuportland.org
lazy sundays
On a warm Sunday afternoon, I wandered through downtown Portland. I decided to take load off at the infamous Pioneer Square. As I sat along the steps of the square, I noticed that all the Portlanders and tourists were sitting along the steps like me – except for this one guy who decided that laying smack dab in the middle of the square was the most comfortable spot.
I bet he’s still there.
forest park and tourists
We had an awesome power hike yesterday at Forest Park. What a beautiful spring day it was here in Portland. I think the weather got up to 72degrees; sunny and cool. The first day of the year that I wore shorts! Yay! Forest park is an amazing urban park. It’s the largest urban park within city limits. Yes, way larger than Central Park. And the view… well, if those darn tourists would get out of the way we’d be able to see the view. This guy actually brought his tripod.
So, I decided to take a picture of his view. Man, I so need a new camera.
blossoms…
….as I stood there trying to capture the perfect photo of these gorgeous blossoms a woman passed me on the sidewalk. I was so tired and delirious after a night of no sleep since the break in.. I turned to the woman and said, “aren’t they beautiful. They’re so soft you want to sleep with them…”
She stared at me.
Deer. In. The. Headlights.
…and kept walking.
pittock
The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919. During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, their lives and work paralleled the growth of Portland from a small Northwest town site to a thriving city with a quarter million population. With its eclectic architectural design and richly decorated interior, including family artifacts, the Pittock Mansion stands today as a living memorial of this family’s contributions to the blossoming of Portland and its people.
