A white morning

Trying to get into Vancouver this morning we were stopped for several hours. Here is a picture I took from the train I was on. We never made it in so we ended up getting a van ride home.

Portland's First Snow

Well, it is official... Portland has received it's first snow fall of the seaon. Here is Samson hanging out enjoying the white stuff.

AVATAR

We went today and watched Avatar 3D... What amazing effects. This is a must see movie!


Enough said...

My favorite brand...

I am not much of a brand name guy, but I do like this one. Not sure why really...

Christmas cake

Our yummy Christmas cake

Picking Out A Tree

Being kind of pressed for time we had to go to a tree lot this year to get a Christmas tree. Even though we didn't cut it ourselves I would say it actually turned out nice and looks just like a Christmas tree...

The Birth Of Jesus

And yet another picture from the live nativity...

The Last Supper

Another Picture from the live nativity.

The infamous "Silver Man"

Live nativity

We went through a live nativity last night and here is the final scene... Jesus in all His glory.

Ringing the bell

Grayson volunteered to be a bell ringer today.

The Benefits of Good Engineering

Enjoying A Morning Run

A Cool Foot Bridge

Crossing the Willamette river in Eugene...

Simple things

Sometimes it is a simple cup of coffee that brings a good start to a good day.

Quite The Kick

At Grayson's Taekwondo party this evening some of the black belts did an exhibition. Here is James doing a back flip and kicking two boards.











Well, he did break one of them at least...

A frosty tie.

Here's a shot of a frost covered RR tie...

What a gorgeous day!

Another run up the Columbia River Gorge. The view never gets old! The wind is howling at a mighty 50 mph and the water is filled with white caps. I am glad I'm in this nice warm locomotive!

For Sale... best offer ;-)

Anyone want to buy a cage and three rats... let me know and they are yours for a very good price! I guess the novelty wore off.

In case of emergency...

Eating like a king

Me and the boys went to the skate park today and then enjoyed some fine BK cuisine.

It Is Finished

Historic Bridal Veil Post Office

Turkey dinner... yum!

Quite the climb

Well, it's not quite Jacob's ladder, but it certainly was up there... kinda weird when you have to work on a ladder on a roof.

An oldie but a goodie

Grayson age 6ish... boy he was so cute :-)

A Small Power Plant

Good morning world

Another day to arise and thank the Good Lord for this beautiful day.

Rain, rain, go away

Stuck in the middle of a rain/hail storm. Gotta love our Portland weather.

More Marysville Fire Pictures

Marysville fire Portland, OR

The next day...

Just one more coat...

Marysville School Fire Pictures Portland, OR

Here are some shots I was able to take today from the school fire at Marysville. I spent a lot of years playing in the field, terrorizing the neighborhood, and just plain old hanging out. I spoke with several people who went to the school and they all seemed to be in a bit of dismay.

I know many of you will probably feel the the same way.

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This is the shot when I came out my front door to go to a noon appointment. I figured it was more than a chimney that's for sure.














A few blocks away from the school there was a funeral taking place at the neighborhood graveyard. The smoke drifting through the air didn't seem to affect the attenders.




Kind of an unusual day today.