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Pictures and posts from the United States.

Riverside Walk – Portland Oregon – Having settled in at the hotel I decided to go for an afternoon walk, and headed off towards the river. One-minute read, 8 pictures

Rivets - showing detail of Steel bridge, Portland Oregon.

Rivets – Detail of the structure of Steel Bridge, Portland, Oregon.

Black and White image. The motor vessel Ken Mei on the Willamette River, loading grain near Steel Bridge, Portland Oregon.

Seen through the structure of Steel Bridge, the motor vessel Ken Mei on the Willamette River, loading grain in Portland Oregon.

Close up of railway sleepers on Steel Bridge, Portland, Oregon.

Railway Sleepers – The strong smell of creosote reminded me of my childhood and brought these ‘new’ sleepers to my attention.

Black and white image of Steel Bridge, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon.

Steel Bridge – I crossed the river on this novel bridge during my afternoon walk around Portland. One-minute read, 3 pictures

Hotel Room, Hotel Eastlund, Portland Oregon – The hotel has been remodeled recently and they’ve worked hard to provide a consistent theme throughout. It’s modern, clean and comfy, with a slight twist in the decor … +4

The Rocky Mountains from the Air – Portland Day 1. I’m traveling to the Episcopal Communicators’ Conference in Portland Oregon.

Font and Flag Sometimes while I’m working I spot a picture that I want to take for myself, this is the second of the two pictures I took while documenting the area confirmation service at St. James’ here in Springfield.

Acolyte, First Cross – Confirmations – April 16, St. James’, Springfield

At my desk this morning – If I could just train Tubby to do my Facebook posting for me.

Four colored Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pens

Now I Have a Fancy Green Pen For My Fancy Green Ink – Recently Ginger’s become besotted with fountain pens, and unfortunately a little bit of her enthusiasm has rubbed off on me. One-minute read, 3 pictures

Morning Welcome – Most mornings this is how I am welcomed to my desk.

Sanctuary Lamp – Today I snuck into the church to take some test photographs. 7 pictures

There’s something very serene about the view across the darkened church from the sacristy door. It made a nice change for me to be taking pictures in the church just for myself rather than for some official diocesan or church event.

Altar at Christ Episcopal Church Springfield, Missouri – I took some time out today to take a few pictures at Christ Church. 7 pictures

Second Shoot of the Day – Jr. High Retreat – It was a questionable decision to do two photo shoots back to back with a new camera. But it turned out fine. One-minute read, 7 pictures

‘Compact’ Rental – One of the advantages of being a regular rental customer appears to be that one gets a rather large compact vehicle. 2 pictures

My Preferred Technology … contrasted with the technology I actually use to get my work done.

Monster School Bus – I’m guessing (and hoping) that this bus has something to do with the St. Patrick’s Day parade due to take place in Lexington later in the day. 3 pictures

Day Hike at Busiek – The weather this weekend has been wonderful (especially considering it is still February). However, we’ve not had a chance to get away backpacking as we had commitments in town on Saturday. Today we went on a short hike at Busiek. 3 pictures

Aladdin Jr. at Springfield Little Theater +44

Branch of Brushy Creek off of the Pees Hollow Trail, Hercules Glades – This creek was mainly dry, but near where we camped there was some water. 3 pictures

Camped for the Night at the Hercules Glades Wilderness. 4 pictures

Gary on the Pees Hollow Trail — This truck cab is a bit of a landmark on the trail – it’s just to the south of a spring – so there is water nearby. There is also a fire ring close by.

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