Sabin Plateau

On October 9, 2013 By Fred KingIn buildings, Houses, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Nearly dusk on the Sabin Plateau in NE Portland.

St. Andrews Church

On October 8, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, Church, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Shot at dusk, St. Andrews Church in NE Portland.

Perhaps……

On October 7, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Nikon D7000, Portland, Signage, ThoughtsLeave a comment

Spotted along Alberta St.

After the Digging

On October 7, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, buildings, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

The day after the digging up of this section of Alberta St. the road was repaved, sealing whatever history in for the foreseeable future.

Probably Good Advice

On October 6, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Art, buildings, design, Nikon D7000, Portland, ThoughtsLeave a comment

Grow

On October 5, 2013 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Fall, Flowers, garden, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Guy’s Interior Restoration

On October 2, 2013October 2, 2013 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Car, Nikon D7000, Portland, VehicleLeave a comment

Located on Alberta St., NE Portland. I have walked by this shop numerous times in the past 7 years and always just look in from the sidewalk. This day there was an employee working at the very back of the shop who saw me and waved me in. He was insistent, so I relented and went inside. He was working by himself as the owner was in Texas picking up another car to work on for a customer. He told me all about the shop and how he ended up working there three years ago. The shop does not advertise at all yet it gets business from all over the world. People ship their vehicles to the shop in crates, etc. The work they do is just amazing. The green Mercedes was my favorite this day. If you look behind the Mercedes you can see ( barely) a toddler in a stroller. That is our grandson, Adam, who is 2 1/2 yo. He was very patient with me as I conversed with the employee. The blue VW Bug is actually a light table of sorts that was made using a VW Bug that was sliced in half. Pretty amazing!! Most of the cars they work on seem to be older vehicles that need restoration and lots of TLC. The blue hot rod was under a ‘blanket’ that was removed just so I could take a few photos.

A New Language?

On October 1, 2013 By Fred KingIn Art, buildings, graffiti, Nikon D7000, Portland, PosterLeave a comment

Monday Necessity

On September 30, 2013 By Fred KingIn Art, coffee, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

An artful mocha from Random Order in NE Portland.

Section of Murals

On September 28, 2013 By Fred KingIn Art, buildings, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Spotted in NE Portland.

Trio

On September 27, 2013 By Fred KingIn blossoms, day lilly, Flowers, garden, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Untitled, too

On September 26, 2013 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, garden, nature, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

End of summer treats! Summer is always too short in the Pacific NW.

Untitled

On September 26, 2013 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, garden, Nikon D7000, Portland5 Comments

Breakout!

On September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 By Fred KingIn Cat, Nikon D7000, Portland, Thoughts1 Comment

This cat actually pushed out the window screen from the attic room. Once out, as with most felines, he realized he only had a breakout plan and had not thought through what to do after the breakout. He paced around the roof, meowing in distress at his predicament for a few minutes. A squirrel tempted the cat to jump into a tree on the other side of the roof peak to add to the drama. The owner poked her head out the escape window and was trying to call the cat back, with little luck for some time. Finally, the cat did come close enough to the window for the women to grab by the scruff and haul him inside the house.

Tuesdays Floral Choice

On September 24, 2013September 24, 2013 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, nature, Nikon D7000, PortlandLeave a comment

Mondays

On September 23, 2013 By Fred KingIn Dog, Nikon D7000, SeattleLeave a comment

Skagit Valley: Abandoned#3

On September 22, 2013 By Fred KingIn B&W, Blue Sky, buildings, Nikon D7000, Rust, Skagit Valley, Thoughts, Urban Decay, WashingtonLeave a comment

Color versions of previous images. With color you can see the tonal variations in the corrugated roof ( as well as the geometry of lines) and the shades of rust to the right of the doorway above. I like seeing the partial windows in the background; adds some sort of depth, but leads nowhere. Well, just some random thoughts. I rarely comment on the images I post. I would rather the images spoke for themselves, but today I felt like sharing my impressions:-).

Skagit Valley: Abandoned#2

On September 21, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, B&W, buildings, Nikon D7000, Skagit Valley, Urban Decay, WashingtonLeave a comment

Skagit Valley: Abandoned Farm Buildings

On September 20, 2013 By Fred KingIn Architecture, B&W, buildings, Nikon D7000, Urban Decay, WashingtonLeave a comment

Abandoned farm buildings just outside of LaConner, WA.

Skagit Valley

On September 19, 2013 By Fred KingIn Blue Sky, Landscape, Nikon D7000, Seattle, WashingtonLeave a comment

Skagit Valley, approx. 70 miles north of Seattle, WA. This particular sequence was shot just east of LaConner, WA. looking northeast. That is Mt. Baker in the distance. The valley is mostly farmland for a variety of crops, including tulips. Tomorrow and perhaps for a couple of more days I am going to post some images of an abandoned farm I ran across while driving through the valley.