Picture time!

Sometimes--and tonight is one of those times--the urge to show a few photos strikes me. These are all from the recent Portland trip.


Let's start with the creepy one.

I'm beginning to think there's a conspiracy to put these strange food statues in my path, so I can never last a week without encountering one. As the saying goes, just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you--but would anyone choose this form of attack?











Staying with food, but now with truly excellent food, here's a shot of the end of my receipt from our dinner at Le Pigeon. If I didn't already love the place, I would admire it for this small touch alone.



The final two pictures are both the view out my hotel room window from the desk where I was working. This one is with the blinds down; I like how it cuts the night into horizontal lines.







I have to confess, though, that I like this one even better. Something about the vitality of a busy city at night always makes me happy.

A few Fourth photos

It's late, but I've had a few requests for photos from yesterday's show, so I'm going to post those and then get on to the work in front of me.

Gina took something on the order of 200 photos of the show and the party, and she captured some amazing images. I had a hard time choosing from among them, but I finally settled on two.

The first one shows a view that stretches from the launching area high into the sky. We stand maybe ten to twenty yards back from the launching fireworks, so our view is, as I mentioned, intense. Gina took hers from a more sensible position in the audience.







This second picture shows the sky partway through a round. Aren't fireworks grand!






The folks in this photo are the launch team--pre-launch and post-setup.






Finally, courtesy of Dave, who graciously cleans up the next day, check out the giant mound of empty fireworks. Still cool, even spent.