This is about it around here right now. Spending time luxuriating in the grass (Mexico often appears to be completely devoid of green grass), eating popsicles, and hanging out with good friends. Somehow, despite having only spent a grand total of a few months in Portland over the years this is where almost all of our friends are. Portland just seems to be a hub for wanderers and we are constantly meeting other travelers who’ve either taken a break here or are just passing through.
We took the kids to the Central Library downtown again this morning. To mix it up we took the train—knowing that the kids would enjoy it. They did. It was a typical Portland sort of morning, dreary and drizzly, and the homeless were queueing up outside waiting for the doors to open. Once inside it seems they either ran to stake a claim to a particularly comfortable seat or to get into the public bathroom. If you ever need a jolt to show you just how good you’ve got it, 9:45 a.m. out front of the library should do the trick.
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The guy behind Ali on the train… funny.
Hey guys,
Just wondering when you were going to be back on the boat?
Love your blog 🙂
Pat returns to Bumfuzzle to pick up Mango (the fish) on Wednesday with plans to set sail for Mazatlan on Friday (should all go as planned). The kids and I will meet up with him soon after.
Cool B&W shot with the kids and bag in color. Nice effect!
Thanks Kerri. Kind of fit the mood. My kids were chipper, the rest of the crowd was dreary.
Definitely a neat picture composition. What software did you use to get the color versus grey scale effect?
Thanks for the great blog.
Thanks Mike. I use Aperture for all my photo work. The original of this picture had very little color in it besides the kids already so I thought it’d be nice to just jettison all of it. In Aperture it is as easy as picking a B&W filter and then “erasing” the black and white from whatever you want to, in this case the kids.
Is the suburban life calling? 🙂
Middle-Class is Easy
“its much easier physically and emotionally to work at a middle class wage to afford a middle class lifestyle than it is to head off for a full lifetime of adventure, even if its temporary”
-Live On the Margin
Calling who? It’s certainly not calling me. Not even close.
Can we anticipate another podcast after the Portland visit? 🙂
Dear Ali, u r beautiful. Your husband can capture it so well along with the joy the kiddos bring you. Thanks for sharing your moments! Living in central pa I visit your blog to visit the ocean since I cannot walk to it. I should just fix that immediately I’m sure you r saying. For now it will do. Your photos r beautiful and it is inspirational to see bumfuzzle live a life they truly love and to be passionate enough about it to take the time to share it with everyone. Sail on.
Thank you so much for the kind words. After a month away we need an ocean fix too.