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I took my lunch, as I sometimes do, on Unger Road, looking east toward Mount Hood. The east wind is keeping the northern Willamette clear and cold. Morning wrapped us in freezing fog, with frost still clinging to the shadows behind hills and beneath trees, wherever the sun can’t reach.

A rural landscape features a winding road next to a fencing line, with distant mountains visible under a clear blue sky.

Warming up inside the Nature Exploration Station during Zoo Lights yesterday at the Oregon Zoo.

A child is crawling and laughing inside a hollow log.

Beautiful day to renew our Oregon Zoo membership.

Hard to beat.

A garden with colorful flowers is surrounded by trees under a cloudy sky at sunset.

The former Guild Theatre’s marquee and façade. Portland, Oregon.

The Park Blocks. Portland, Oregon.

#streetphotography

A serene park scene features a pathway adorned with string lights leading to a decorative stone structure, surrounded by lush green trees.

Good morning.

We’ve been taking the business of Halloween decorating pretty seriously. 🎃

A spooky Halloween display features a ghostly figure, tombstones, and scattered body parts, surrounded by caution tape in a garden.

The new routine. She insists on carrying his backpack.

A young child with a large backpack walks along a sidewalk, followed by a woman and another child.

A neat flower I found last week.

Miss you more.

I waited in line for about an hour to tour the station today. It was worth it.

An afternoon well spent at the Henry Ford Museum

I missed you, Lake Michigan.

Grand Haven Fisherman’s Pier

Plant Dad

Pronto Pup, Grand Haven, Michigan. Don’t you wish your weiner was this good after 77 years?