Julie in Switzerland. August 2009

Buying fans in Pisa, Italy. August 2009

On the Train from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Aug 2009

Carla at Linderhoff Palace in Bavaria, Germany. August 2009

The Bavarian Alps from Edelweiss Lodge on a mid-August Day.

In the Baptistry, Pisa, Italy. August 2009

In Pisa Square, August 2009

Bird Flying over the Alsea River at Waldport, Oregon

Seagulls over the Alsea River at Waldport, Oregon

The Pacific at Waldport, Oregon with the Alsea River

The Wide Sandy Beach at Waldport, Oregon

Breakers on the Pacific at Waldport, Oregon

Pacific Ocean and Surf at Waldport, Oregon

Sunset over the Pacific from Waldport, Oregon

I Finally get to Meet Mozart

Walking through Salzburg in August 2009 who should I meet but my favorite composer, Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart.  He looks a lot better in person than some of the descriptions I've read. 

A Parsons Jack Russell Terrier on a hillside at Riessersee Lake, Garmisch, Germany

A Parsons Jack Russell Terrier in Garmisch, Germany

At a Beer Garden in Munich, Sept 1, 2009

Para Gliders in the Alps above Edelwiess, Garmisch, Germany 2009

Entrance to The Eagle's Nest, Kehlstein, Germany 2009-2

At the Entrance to "The Eagle's Nest" (Kehlstein), Germany

Carla on the Beach at Riomaggorie

Carla and John on the Beach at Riomaggiore

Couple Walking Down Road in Riomaggorie

Carla on the Balcony Combing Her Hair in Riomaggorie

Carla on the Balcony, Riomaggiore Morning

Riomaggorie Couple Walking One Evening

Sunset from Riomaggiore, Cinque Terra, Italy

Cove at Sunset, Riomaggori, Cinque Terre - 2

Cove at Sunset, Riomaggori, Cinque Terre 2009-2

Cove at Sunset, Riomaggori, Cinque Terre

Riomaggori Cove, 2009

Cove at Sunset, Riomaggori, Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre, Italy "Rock Diving at Riomaggiore" 2009

Partnach Gorge, Carved by Nature and Man: 2009 - 21

Partnach Gorge, Carved by Nature and Man: 2009 - 20

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Partnach Gorge, Carved by Nature and Man: 2009 - 2

Partnach Gorge, Carved by Nature and Man: 2009 - 1

A Memory That Never Melts

The Washington County Dairy Women's ice cream barn very busy with the demands for the cold treat on a hot late July day. These are memories that thankfully can be renewed every year no matter how young or old you are.

A young FFA girl calms a couple of her cows down during the heat of the hot late July afternoon at the Washington County Fair livestock exhibits, 2009.

A Tall Cone for a Little Girl on a Hot Day

The ice cream cones were selling like hot cakes at the Washington County Fair's Dairy Women's ice cream barn. Here a girl will have to work fast to race the melting rays of the sun.

Bouquet of Summer Flowers

Washington County Dairy Women

This ice cream barn is a popular tradition at the Washington County Fair. This was taken at the 2009 fair on a hot late July day when many made a beeline for the cold cones and shakes.

It's Hard Work Keeping My Cool!

This rabbit was making the best of the jug of frozen water in his hutch at the Washington County Fair in late July 2009. They were all treated well and those who seemed to be too hot even with frozen bottles were taken home to stay cool.

Stubborn Pair (Part 1)

Here a young FFA lady does what she can to get her bovine to budge at the Washington County Fair in Hillsboro, Oregon on a hot July afternoon in 2009/

A Stubborn Pair (part 2)

The FFA kids sometimes had their hands full getting their livestock to the show arenas. Here a young lady struggles to get her cow to cooperate at the Washington County Fair on a hot afternoon in late July 2009.

Velvet Rabbit

A curious Rex rabbit with a velvet coat at the Washington County Fair, Hillsboro, Oregon July 2009.

Rusty Rabbit

This was a very colorful rabbit we found amongst the dozens on display at the Washington County Fair on a red hot day in late July 2009.

One Cool Bunny Rabbit

We were at the Washington County Fair on one of the hottest days of the year in late July 2009. The rabbits all had various aids for keeping them cool, mostly frozen jugs of bottles of water. Here's a rabbit who knows how to stay cool!

Colorful Carnivorous Plants

A bit of the Carnivorous plants at the 2009 Washington County Fair, Hillsboro, Oregon

Dazzling Dahlias

Some of the award winning dahlias at the Washington County Fair, Hillsboro, Oregon July 2009

Winning Rose

The blue ribbon winning rose at the Washington County Fair, Hillsboro, Oregon. July 2009

Keeping the Swine in Line

A young swine keeper stays busy at the Washington County Fair in Hillsboro, Oregon during a competition in July 2009.

A Glimpse of the Swine Competition

The young lady shown here during the swine competition scored points for her ability to showcase her pig. It is one of the important parts of winning. An eager to please smile, keeping the pig moving but under control, and eye contact with the judge helps tremendously.

The Swine Competition

This young girl at the Washington County Fair won a first place award for her pig. The swine had all the characteristics needed to be a fine sow according to the judge.

Banner for our Troops in Iraq

This is an American Flag banner that was at the 2009 Washington County Fair where people were encouraged to sign it or put a message on it. It was made by the local radio station AM1360 KUIK located at the Hillsboro Airport, and SignPro of Hillsboro, Oregon. When the fair was over, I was told after I added my message, it was to be sent over to our Oregon 41st Infantry Brigade in Iraq to put on display. It was an honor to say hello and wish well our Oregon National Guard Soldiers and those from several other states helping with the mission.

Lilly

This is a lily in the Washington County Fair Complex Master Gardeners garden during the 2009 county fair, Hillsboro, Oregon.

The Creek in Summer

The creeks slow to a trickle sometimes by mid summer at Tualatin Hills Nature Park. They still reflect the beauty of nature. This was taken in early August 2009.

Squirrel in Search of Filberts

This is a very busy squirrel we watched overhead working in a wild filbert (hazelnut) tree in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park. These squirrels were very acrobatic in their search for nuts. This was taken in July 2009.

A Bold Stand of Trees

A Fan of Ferns on the Forest Floor

Doe Deer with a Fawn

This was taken on a hot evening in July 2009 at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park. There was another fawn just out of view in this photograph who also followed its mother.

Snake on the Forest Floor

A snake makes its way along the dry forest floor of the Tualatin Hills Nature Park during a hot July day in 2009.

Owl at Tualatin Hills Nature Park

A owl watching an occasional person walk by his temporary roost on a trail in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park on a hot evening in July 2009.

Buster the Parsons Russell Terrier

Photographing an Old Man in LA, December 1977

This is me at "work" back in 1977 photographing candidly using my twin lens reflex on the streets. Not directly confronting a subject initially by turning the camera sideways when exposing the film became a trademark technique of mine that usually kept me out of trouble and allowed me to get a photo that was very natural and unstaged. This was taken by a friend named Lonie Stimac.

When does the photographer no longer become the viewer but the viewed? When does the photographer's superficial examination penetrate too deep and he becomes part of the subject? How is it possible to edit a photograph that has already been committed to memory?

Sunflower with Bee

This is one of the many flowers in the Oregon State Master Gardener's garden at the Washington County Fairplex, Hillsboro, Oregon during the County Fair at the end of July and start of August.

Red Roses of the Northwest Early Summer

Don't Worry, He Spit Me Out.

Julie, Uncle Jim, Cecelia in Aloha

This photo was taken at our place when Jim was up in Oregon for the Webfooters Postcard Club Show and Sale, April 2008. A fun time was had by all. I had given Jim a book on NW Craftsman Homes co-authored by one of our Webfooters, Glenn Mason. So he was happy about the book and seeing his nieces, Julie and Cecelia.