Got kinda backed up on photographs and blogging while I was doing some work on the site, so here's a little mini dump:

Did a little more lightpainting with some hotel lights:

Generally using a flashlight is more fun, but I continue to enjoy controlled lighting and long exposures in general.

Here's a delicious equation: MEAT + VARIOUS LIQUIDS = TASTY

I may have gone a little overboard in trying to replace lard with drinks found around the house.

Then it was down to lincoln city for mother's day:

My grandparents were returning home after seven months staying with various children. We stopped on the way so my grandmother could visit with her brother, who she often speaks with but rarely sees.

Upon arriving, Uncle Tony gathered some mussels and in what has become a tradition, cooked them in some wine with the usual delicious results.

He picked some good ones, because I found two small pearls in mine! Unfortunately they disappeared while the table was being cleared, I wish I had gotten a picture.

Then it was the usual house repair and plant inspection as we celebrated whatever mothers we could find.

It was a very pleasant trip, and my first time taking Amtark from Seattle to Portland, which was quite nice. I sat with a father and his two young children- the two-year old girl had a shirt that said "WILL TRADE BROTHER FOR PONY", but her three-year old brother didn't seem to mind. They were going to their grandparents' house too.

I think that's enough photos for today, so no portfolio nomination hoy.

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