On a hot summer day I sought refuge in a lush garden. Large enough to block out the city , the traffic and most the people. It was a little eden. [Location]

The Succulent Garden in the Jardem da Estrela Lisbon

Double exposure of an old stone building in the Douro River Valley, Portugal.  Stone road way, tile roofs in a geometric overlay thats accidental and interesting.

The Holga can be unpredictable, especially when there is user error. I have a number of double exposures from my trip to Portugal this summer.

This is a combination of the Baixa seen from The Castle in Lisbon and from the court yard of the Nation Tile Museum. In my minds eye they compliment each other.

First produced in the 1960′s  the Ranault 4 has been a French “Everymans”  car. Popular with the working class, trades people and artists.

This photo was a happy accident, taken on the twisty two lane roads that follow along the Douro River in central Portugal. With the Holga there is plenty of opportunity for accidents some actual turn out OK. I like this one.

Walking in the canyons of Eastern Washington wild flowers and tall grass.

Last fall we spent a long week end on Vancouver Island. Canada is not far from here, it is different enough that you know you are in a foreign  country. We have made trip to Victoria almost every fall for a decade, I recommend Victoria as an easy city visit, walkable, lots to do and the people are very friendly.

We came home via the Black Ball Ferry that sails between Victoria and Port Angeles. It was an overcast and moody day, the strait was calm and the crossing short (90 minutes).

Link to Strait of Juan de Fuca

Dirt track through grass, early summer after a wet spring. In a few weeks this will all be brown and tinder dry.

The Tyler Store near Cheney Washington. This was a 5 mile bike ride from the Berg cabin.

Mike is a friend from the Northwest, he is pictured here on the porch of his cabin in the woods near Cheney Washington. Mike has a very unique style and sensibility. He and his family spend most the year in Istanbul, and summer each year in the wilds of Eastern Washington in the house he built himself from lumber milled on his property.

Check out Mikes art at his web site.