Jim (Jimmer) Reddekopp, a dear friend of my wife, passed away recently. Jimmer and his family owned and operated the Hawaiian Vanilla Co. farm/restaurant in Hawaii. Our family visited once, and it was one of the most memorable vacation experiences I’ve ever had–and a big part of that was dear Jimmer. He was a positive …
Funny and appropriate t-shirt for me: I procrastinate therefore I am…late
Haunting color photographs made by Adolf Hitler’s personal photographer, Hugo Jaeger, in the ghettos of Warsaw and the smaller Polish city of Kutno in Nazi-occupied Poland in 1939 and 1940. Source: World War II: Color Photos From Nazi-Occupied Poland, 1939 – 1940 | Time.com
Guillermo Del Toro offers his perspective on the nature of success and failure…
I bumped into this image of an octopus recently and had to share. Such a striking, symmetrical geometry to this octopus’ pose. Totally mesmerizing.
Too cute! A beautiful portrait of a trash bandit (raccoon) framed by purple flowers.
Another spectacular image found on reddit. It’s not clear to me who took the image, but redditor ihaveadarksoul seems to post the photographer a lot.
At my wife’s behest, I attended the January, 2017, Portland Women’s Day March. I haven’t done anything like that since college.
Displayed below are a collection of photos taken during a few hikes in the Columbia River Gorge during 2015. Most from my phone, so quality isn’t super. Still, some good shots.
Took a trip to the Oregon Coast, Seaside, and sites nearby.
