One way or another I make it into a lot of people’s vacation pics.  Hope they get a kick out of it when they review their photos ..read more

Perhaps the last of a series.  The trolley’s new engine is loud enough that I fear for my hearing. Let the old guys drive it, being old and deaf can go together here ..read more

Not to be confused with P-Dog, who is a bit less of an authentic cowboy. And I don’t have a pilot’s license ..read more

Partiers, thankfully not too raucous: standard St. Paddy’s celebrations I suppose.  I met a couple fun people at the photographers’ open house that invited me out afterward, and I was going to meet up with them at a particular Irish pub.  They offered to share a cab with me but I wanted to put all my excess stuff in my truck instead of carrying it around with me, so I went there first and walked to the place.  Of course they never showed up and I can’t blame them because there was no way we were getting in.  I got what I wanted out of the experience, which was plenty of ..read more

Both are necessary and I’ve found that dual-wielding drinks is the correct way to operate when talking all day. Also this is the time of the year when it fluctuates being hot and cold ..read more

Laying down track and trying to stay ahead.  I’m quite a bit ahead now considering I’m just getting to these photos!  And I suppose the thing is that if I didn’t tell you I shot these nearly 5 years ago you wouldn’t have known that they were that old, right? This collection has a handful of pictures in it that I really like from a composition standpoint.  As well, a couple of them feature my coworker Curly who is now retired and living in California ..read more

Two different kinds of work boots for two very different jobs I’ve had, White’s and Danner are both bootmakers in the Pacific Northwest.  My mom always liked Danner and I have to say that they’re extremely comfortable, which has me considering a pair of their hiking boots. Ironically enough Danner and White’s are now owned by the same parent company.  There are still plenty of independent bootmakers out there like Nick’s and I would have gone with those over White’s but then I wouldn’t have the heritage of a 150yr old brand, plus they’re my trail boss’s favorite boot brand.  He ..read more

Because nearly all my passengers are city slickers who never encounter wildlife. Then again who am I to judge ..read more

For my friends ..read more

This was a nice little camera.  I liked that it was truly compact, as in it fit in a pocket.  After years a time spent lugging a heavy all-mechanical SLR around my neck I was ready for a change of pace, hence my experimentation with this camera.  It does seem to really be a season for me, as I was back in that mode last year! I wrote about this camera years ago and my frustration with shortcomings of compact cameras in general.  I did sell this camera and made about 1000% profit on it, one of the reasons I didn’t feel like keeping it: I just got it for too ..read more