Morning Solar Power

(Near San Jose, Mexico)

Pine Wood Marvel

Our oldest daughter and our daughter-in-law went on a company paid trip to Lake Tahoe for the weekend. They brought some of these big pine cones home as souvenirs since they're readily available on the ground. We don't know the variety of these heavyweights but they sure are interesting.  And they sure are sticky.

Morning Low Tide

(Garibaldi Pier - Tillamook Bay, OR)

Unexpected Downpour

(San Juan, PR)

But then most downpours are unexpected!

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Ashland Springs Hotel

The last couple of days I've been working in Southern Oregon.  About 25 miles from the California border is Ashland, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.  The Ashland Springs Hotel was built in 1925 and restored to its original grandeur in 1998. It makes a great base for exploring such popular sites as Crater Lake.

Concrete & Rubber

I'm pretty sure I've stated previously that parking garages offer unique lighting opportunities and textures.  Because they're so public, the challenge is taking images without appearing slightly strange to others.  So far I've failed at that but I've met interesting people as a result.

"Blessed is the nation..."

(Depoe Bay, OR)

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.  The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men; from His dwelling place He looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, He who fashions the hearts of them all, He who understands all their works." (Psalm 33:12-15)

Please pray for the leaders of our nations.  Pray that we would turn back to God.