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Humpty Dumpty: the Scary 80’s Version

Humpty Dumpty got hit by a lightning bolt.

Humpty Dumpty: the Scary 80's Version

Humpty Dumpty got hit by a lightning bolt.

Potato Contraption. It’s Art.

I guess I’ll chalk this one up to modern art where the amusement factor overshadowed everything else. Seen in the Hamburg Art Museum.

Is it supposed to be a miniature of the universe? Pointlessness? The untold goals of potatoes? — Device which allows one potato to revolve around another potato, 1969, by Sigmar Polke. The signs were very emphatic that you should not touch this display. So I took a picture from afar.

I Went to Europe and Then I Came Back.

Here are some photo selects from my travels through Hornbæk, Gilleleje, København, Arhus, Skødshoved, Ålborg, Sønder Hostrup, Flensberg, Aabenraa, Vrå, Jegind Ø, Hamberg and Amsterdam. Yeah I know, try saying Vrå ten times and you’ll end up with a sprained tongue.

europe-2010-summerhouse-h — Summer house in Hornbæk.

europe-2010-rodeport-hus — The crown above the name indicates royalty uses this house.

europe-2010-family-portrait — A family portrait. Not mine.

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Michael Casker’s Pet Cloud

Check out more of the artist’s work at: www.michaelcasker.com.

Michael Casker's Pet Cloud

Check out more of the artist’s work at: www.michaelcasker.com.

Happy Dog Pictures Make People Happy

Dogs make a sound that is considered laughing in the canine world…studies have shown that hearing this sound makes other dogs happy as well. When Lucy got her new squeaky newspaper, her laugh was immediate, and I think you can tell.

A Night at the Drive-In

Now that summer is firmly in place we decided to take a road trip and enjoy a movie at the drive-in with a few friends. Even though we arrived over an hour early (and on a Sunday, no less), the lot was nearly full when we got there.

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Letterpress at the IPRC

Every month or so I teach beginning letterpress at the IPRC, a non-profit center for self-publishers and printers. Now that I finally have a camera I was able to take a few photos. This class was especially unique because a couple from Australia had signed up for the class during their 4 day visit to Portland.

A Trip by Model T on the Oregon Trunk Railway

For my birthday my Dad bought tickets for a Model T tour of Central Oregon’s Trunk Railway. The Jefferson County Historical Society organizes a Model T trip each year as a fundraiser and this year it was led by Jerry Ramsey. June is a tempestuous time in Central Oregon weather, but luckily there were clear skies and minimal Model T breakdowns during our daylong adventure.

Man sitting on the rails on the Oregon Trunk Railway running beside the Deschutes River near Warm Springs, 1915. From the Oregon State Archives.

I had gotten a new camera for my birthday earlier that morning, so I took lots of pictures…

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