August 12th, 2008 |
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So the same afternoon, after checking out Lafayette Locks, I ended up at Rogers Landing.
“One of Oregon’s premier boating facilities on the majestic Willamette River, this park offers expansive parking and a three-lane boat launch. From land or water, Rogers Landing is one of Yamhill County’s top recreational resources. Many enjoy strolling the docks at sunset or scanning the skies for blue heron, osprey, kingfishers, or migrating geese. Located on the river’s “Newberg Pool”, the park is especially popular with water skiers. In spring, fishermen brave the rain to catch salmon near Ash Island, just south of the park. Rogers Landing will be a key stop on the Willamette River Water Trail, a route that will tour canoers and kayakers from Corvallis to Wilsonville, with opportunities for hiking, camping, and exploring along the way.”
It was a nice place to stop and take a break before starting my drive home. I miss my boat sometimes, but it was a lot of work to tow and take care of.






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August 12th, 2008 |
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A few weeks ago on my day off I went for a drive in the afternoon to explore. The beginning of this post is supposed to have a number of photos of places along my drive. Unfortunately I forgot that my camera was still in bracketing mode from the night before, so I ended up with exposures all over the place. Only every 9th photo had the correct exposure so I just deleted them all except for the first one you see below. I learned my lesson.
So eventually far from home I saw a small sign for Lafayette Locks and decided to take a look. I love to check out little out of the way corners of the world and if possible, share them. I found it interesting that this little noticed spot on the river used to have a dam and locks.
“Listed on the National Historic Register, this 7.1-acre park features the remains of the old locks that once permitted boats to navigate up the Yamhill River to McMinnville. Meandering paths and picnic areas, under a canopy of ancient Douglas-fir, allow for nice views of both river and locks.”



I get mad every time I see that people have left trash in some natural place like this. Who leaves fast food garbage on the bank of a river? Dirtbags. Yes, I picked it up.



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August 6th, 2008 |
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July 29th, 2008 |
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Yes this post is very late, as my brother’s birthday was on July 11th. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I have various reasons for the delay including the all important and honest, “I lost the power cable for my laptop.”. I really did and have searched for it for days. Some of my photos, including these below, were only on my laptop and had not been backed up to external drive yet.
I found a power cable today that fits my computer. It is also HP but is for one of my printers at work. It powers up my computer but puts out twice the voltage that the correct cable does. Yikes. The screen flickers a bit occasionally but it worked long enough to access, Photoshop, and upload these photos. I then immediately shut down my laptop. Do not try that at home boys and girls. I am now using my work computer.
So…Happy Birthday Dr. Morrisroe.
These photos are especially for my mom and sister who live in different states and could not be here for my brother’s birthday. I hope you enjoy these.
When I lived with Dennis he spent a lot of time right there in that position. I suppose I do too, right now for instance. I miss my old apple cinema HD display sometimes. I don’t have a good video card or dvi output in my current laptop though so Dennis gets better use out of it.


My dad. He drove all the way from the coast to Portland to meet us at Dennis’ and brought gifts and the cake.


Waiting for the bridge to go back down so we can cross to east Portland to go eat.


This is the restaurant Dennis picked, La Calaca Comelona. It means “The Hungry Skeleton” and was very enjoyable. They had a nice outdoor area in back. It was like having dinner in someone’s back yard. The menu explained that they don’t serve burritos because they did not exist in authentic Mexican cuisine. The food was very good and it was great to eat with my dad and brother.
We had to wait a while to get in so I took a few extra photos. Oh, and I stepped in dog sh** kindly left by one of the many greasy hipsters with unnecessary dogs. Only a little though. What is so stylish about looking dirty and wearing clothes that don’t fit?

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July 15th, 2008 |
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July 10th, 2008 |
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I spent the night at my friends’ house in Cedar Mill for the 4th of July. They got a permit to close the street again. Thank you very much for the hospitality, Jennifer and Jeff. (I try to be fair and say it the other way around sometimes.) It was a very good time.
I used my new sb-800 flash (I have been using sb-600s) that I bought with the gift certificates I received from my dad and mom for my birthday. Thank you very much. I also used my Lightsphere II (clear) diffuser for almost every photo you see here including all of the daytimes shots. Indoors it is used pointing up to bounce flash like usual but also illuminates softly from the front to fill in dark areas better than bounce flash only. Outdoors I point it forward with the inverted dome in place for more direct flash but without the harshness I would get with bare flash. It may look silly on my flash but it makes people look much better in the photos and I am sure they appreciate that.
Yes I know, “What is with the cats?, right? They are Jeff and Jennifer’s new kittens. I think this makes five cats now but I am not sure. I saw them on the couch rolling around, grooming each other, and cuddling when I first walked in and couldn’t help taking a few pictures. Life looks pretty darn good for them.






See? There is more to see here than just kittens. Jeff and Jennifer, two wonderful people, one great couple, and my friends.


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July 9th, 2008 |
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