Huh huh huh.... Lickman.

Something in the water?

So this tree......




















and this tree are in the same field right off I-5 in Washington. Both of these shots were taken from the road, I swear I have not messed with them at all. Something ain't right round there.

Ok, you'll have to forgive the grainy image here as it was taken with my cell phone. This, beleive it or not, is on someone's chimney right off of 23rd and Division, completely visible from the road (in fact, I took this standing on the sidewalk). To be fair, if you look at it long enough, you'll see that it's not really what it looks like, but more a medallion gone horribly wrong. My other possible theory is that this house was built pre WWII and no one has bothered to change it. I think if this were on the side of my house, I'd be breakin' out the ol' can of chimney paint. Then again, old Nazis have to retire somewhere, why not good old Portland Oregon?

See below..... 

Drove by this little beauty at 60 mph on the way back from eastern Oregon this morning. Had to slam on the brakes and swerve off the road, then walk about 300 yards back to it, but I think it was worth it. 

I just have to toot my own photographin' horn here. This was right in front of the house on the fourth.












I shot the top one over the back of the house. It seems the neighbor had some "less than legal" fireworks at his disposal and I took advantage.

Them Godless Canadians

This is apparently what passes for graffiti up in Canada. This is the only piece of paint up on the bridge. What posesses a person to take time out of their busy day, drive pretty close to the middle of nowhere, climb up on a railroad bridge over a fairly busy highway, and spraypaint..........boobs. Not "Gosh, I really like boobs", or "Hey hey, touch a boob today!", just "Boobs"....
I love people.
And a shot pulled back showing a little more of the bridge so that you may see I am being honest, it is the only graffiti there.

And while we are on the subject of the subtle differences between us n' them, this is what passes for a security vehicle up there. I know that, were I a business owner, I would sleep well at night knowing that these fine fellows were in charge of my multi-million dollar investment.
By the way, the orange vest just screams authority doesn't it? 

And this is what passes for a really cool bumper sticker here in the good ol' YOU ESS OF AY. In case you can't see it well, I'll explain.... American flag + a can of "whoop ass" = peace.

Um.......ok, seems to make sense to me, carrying on then.

P.S.- And let's not forget the really cool bad ass American flag fish. And yes, its on a Ford Excursion. This, people, is why they hate us.

Some shots of my brother and the new fat little bundle. Congrats!


 

And now for the sake of comparison.....

Before,
















After.








Man, kids are what its all about, huh? As long as you keep a towel near.

What the hell are you lookin' at? 

No kids in this one, it just makes me happy. Some joker on a road crew went and made this in tar just south of Seattle on I-5. 

Right down the street from the house at a little park. 

This was mere seconds before they both wanted off at the same time and crashed to the ground. Horrible little people. Horrible. 

Westmorland Park on a beautiful day. Neither one wanted to wait their turn so they sort of went together. 

Won't you please feed the children? For just the price of a cup of coffee a day....... 

Anna finally on her own two feet! I was under the opinion there for a while that I was gonna have to carry her for the rest of her life.

 

This was in Albany at a monster truck show. It was about 110 degrees in this building and something about the look on the boy's face just cracks me up. 

O.k. Last try then I throw this thing out the window. 

Trying again. Man, people who are computer illiterate really should not try to set up their own blog.

Going to put some pics of the kids on here for far flung family. You know who you are. This one was taken with all three of the fat little things in my lap.

First time

So this is the first post. Just trying to figure out how to work this thing.