I must...

take a a hiatus (reluctantly) from this blog. I am immersed in a "serious" photography project and taking a portfolio development workshop that is very intense. So all my photography energies need to be devoted there at this time. But, I will let my followers know when I am coming back!!! Thanks for looking.

Soon after....

I took this photograph, a man leisurely strolled up the block and sat down and had a smoke. A discard or a neighborhood convenience?

The old and....

and the new seen in downtown Old Town. I was going to darken the modern building seen behind this rehab in progress, but decided I like the ghostly look of the highrise.

Body art....

is very popular in Portland, so there are a plethora of tattoo parlors. But this is the first tattoo club I have come across-located in Old Town. To learn more about this definitely interesting establishment, go to electric cobra tattoo club.

Always parked....

in this driveway-was it used to take folks to a local restaurant? 

If you....

like hardware stores, or just want to experience a really funky place, head to Hippo Hardware on East Burnside. To know more, go to hippo hardware.

An interesting mural on Burnside