Tina and the boys and I went to the Multnomah County Bike Fair on Saturday. We had fun and saw a lot of weird people. I didn’t get very many pictures but this guy happened to catch us watching the “pie jousting.”
Christensen
Yesterday morning I was in the midst of making a movie of the Iraq Names Project when I was stopped dead in my tracks by this. It’s unlikely that it is someone that is related to me and even less likely it’s someone I know, but the name “Christensen” always draw my attention. Here, moreso than ever before.
Names of the dead
A local university professor created a chalk tribute to the fallen soldiers of the Iraq war on the sidewalks of Portland’s Waterfront. I saw it for the first time in its completed form this morning on my ride to work. The names go on and on. Some have faded and been washed away by the rain, but it all works metaphorically, I think
An Oregonian article has more.
WWDC07 Pictures
I thought they were M&M’s
(Click on the thumbnail to see the bigger version.)
Broadband Incident Response
I spotted this sign behind the fence that keeps the bad guys away from the ships during Fleet Week. The sign struck me without the soldier in the frame but then I thought it would be even funnier if the “response” was armed. The soldier was perplexed but agreed to stand there for the photo.
Random Flickr photo that I like
Something about this picture appeals to me. All of the complete words are compelling, I think.
Flowers for Mom
Last night I got home a little early and decided to take advantage of the sunlight. While I mowed the front yard and trimmed the weeds, Graham came out and asked if he could pick some flowers for Tina. I said sure and he set about cutting off roses, rhododendron blooms and whatever else he could find in the yard. Thomas came out after a little while and suggested that arranging them nicely for a picture would make good wallpaper for Tina’s computer. Soon they were both enthusiastically arranging flowers for pictures. The results were pretty good. The light was low but some of the details are nice. I also added a few photos to my Spring Flowers album on Flickr.
Snakes on a train
This guy also had a three-legged pit bull with him. It took me several minutes before I noticed the snake wrapped around his neck. He claimed the dog liked having the snake wrapped around him but the dog wasn’t too keen when he demonstrated for everyone.
I declined to inform him of TriMet’s anti-pet rules.
Single serving Spam
Checkout what Jonathan gave me this morning. Crazy Tastyâ„¢!