Carnivale Machina

Here are some night polas from Orem Summerfest. Back when it was hip. You know, like, two months ago.

Polaroid SX-70

Happy New Year

So long 2009, you kind of sucked.

"Delightfully tacky, yet unrefined"

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

Best deal in Vegas.

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada

, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

Heidi and I had a rather fabulous time in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago.
Brought a few photos and winnings home with us. Everything else stayed in Vegas.

Here come the waves

down by the sea

View On Black

St. Ann's Gold - Daniel Lanois

Aloha from Sunny Washington! [again]

Aloha from Sunny Washington!, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

Finally scanning some of the film I shot in La Push. Attrition took its toll on the photo log for this trip with the ocean playing the wicked nasty on my lenses, thus ruining several shots. I'm a dork.

View On Black

Land, Ocean, Sky

View On Black

Aloha from Sunny Washington!

Wish you were here.

OX4 - The Postmarks

He just won't get off my back

View On Black

Monkey Gone To Heaven - The Pi...

The Streets of Portland

We book-ended this year's La Push trip with a couple of nights with Josh and Teresa in Portland. So, here's a bit-sized summary:

Props:
+The Ruebens at Kornblatts were good, but the pickles were the best I've ever had. Ever. Pickles.
+Great friends, giving up their Tim's potato chips and rolling out the welcome futons (even the one that rolls back up on you!)
+Trolleys and Trains! Oh, how we've missed being able to cruise the city without needing a dumb car.
+A little late-night Portland radio - OPB anyone? Yip! Yip!
+Brilliant views from the 11th floor (courtesy of Josh's flip-flop).


Questionable:
+Getting hail when you planned for a light rain.


Awesome times! Big cheers to Josh and Teresa.

Jeane, If You're Ever In Portl...

Moments before...

This was taken just a few minutes (seconds?) before Ian slipped and fell under the guard rail and off the bridge, breaking his arm. Talk about lame.
Lame.
Talk about it.
Now this photo has a sort of dooming quality to it that makes it difficult to enjoy.

That was on the President's Day holiday a couple of weeks ago, while we were at the park with Tony and his kids.

It turns out that it is a spiral fracture in his upper arm (I'm not medical).

Casiotone for the painfully alone

... We are alive - barely!
Have been busily bustin' our tails to get the reno done on our new place (yeah, right!), then said "to hooey with that" and moved in a week and a half before Christmas. Christmas. Crazimas. New Years. Yay!
And the boys turned three.
More to come. Hope the holidays found you well.
Happy New Year!

Heidi, Marcus, Ian, Mike

Wish you were here

The hesitation that Ian seems to have in this one reminded me of the sinister undertones on the Pink Floyd album cover for Wish you were here. He wasn't in the mood to shake hands and was pretty much done with fire, so this is what was left.

Marcus on First Beach

Boy on the Beach, part II, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

Both boys got a kick out of watching me skip stones on the ocean. Marcus turned out to be quite a gatherer. He'd gather all kinds of little sticks, sea weed, and shells. These are some of his rocks. I think he's afraid that I'll take them away... maybe throw them in the ocean.

Agfa Isolette I :: Fuji neopan acros 100

Ian on First Beach

Boy on the Beach, part I, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

You wouldn't know it by this photo, but Ian has an obsessive repulsion to dirt and sand. At times he would cry, "Aaah! Diiiirrrty!" while swatting at the sand on his hands or feet. Thankfully, by the end of the trip he had somewhat overcome this fear and was able to enjoy the beach a bit more.

Agfa Isolette I :: Fuji neopan acros 100

Making Wishes

Making Wishes, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

As always, we had to make a trip to Port Angeles and the many bookstores in town. Just next to Port Book & News is this little fountain that the boys enjoyed. There are also several cool murals painted on the sides of many of the older buildings downtown.

Agfa Isolette I :: Fuji Pro 160C

Ready... Set...

Air!, originally uploaded by mothslayer.

This will be the first of a deluge of photos taken on our recent trip to La Push and the Olympic Penninsula - which was fantastic. The weather was very nice - cool, but not too cool - although it didn't rain while we were there... In fact, the only time I had to use my jacket was on the ride up when we stopped at Multnomah Falls, which was doing the proverbial throw-down.

This photo of Marcus sums up what they thought of the experience. Needless to say, there were two tired little boys at the end of each day.

Go!

**Edit**

I've entered this in a photo contest sponsored by Nikon. If you care, you can vote for it here, I believe...

Cheers.

Waterboys

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More from our trip to ZNP this past summer. Marcus and Ian will pretty much play in any place with water... including the toilet. This photo was taken at the Middle Pool of the Emerald Pool system, which is very cool.

Holiday: Zion National Park

This past summer we went to Zion National Park with Heidi's family. It was pretty much a blast. If you're looking for a great b&b to stay at, we highly recommend the Canyon Vista in Springdale; the rooms are nice and the hosts are wonderful and know all the good spots if you're pressed for time.