I read Wednesday (July 13) that we had a super moon. On Sunday (July 10) I stepped outside around 10 PM before going to bed. Looking up over my shoulder I saw the moon coming up over the trees. While it wasn’t full, it was big, bright, beautiful. I went back inside to grab a camera thinking “nothing fancy; just a quick handheld picture”. Of course it turned out to be more involved.
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Category: Foliage and Landscape
Sony RX100 vii Samples
I picked up my Sony RX00 vii 1-inch sensor camera to see if it would serve as my only camera for a couple of upcoming trips.
Let’s see how it did…
Two walks in Vancouver Washington
It’s been a cool and rainy spring here in the Portland area – the wettest April/May in recorded history; so when a break in the weather arrives we try to take advantage. One of our favorite walks is just the other side of the Columbia River from Portland: through the Fort Vancouver Historic Site into downtown Vancouver, then back along the river. The walk ranges from 3½ to 4 miles depending upon how many side excursions you do.
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Houses in Manzanita
Going to the Oregon coast usually means walking miles on the beach; been there, done that, got the T-shirt. While Carla and the kids when for their beach time I decided to go up the hill and explore a part of the town and area I’d never paid any attention to. There are some real nice houses up there.
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Hood Canal
A corollary to “it’s better to have a friend with a boat than to own a boat” is “it’s better to have a friend with a vacation house than to own a vacation house.”
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