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Read On

Three line graphs depict reading statistics. The first graph shows the number of books read per year from 2009 to 2025, with a notable increase by 2025. The second graph illustrates pages per book for the same period, with peaks

It’s been another good year of reading books. A few interesting notes:

The full list is on the books page.

A diptych showing the moon during the day and night. The left image features a daytime moon with pine branches in the foreground, while the right image shows a nighttime moon partially obscured by tree silhouettes.

Recent moons.

Portland cityscape at sunrise with a fiery red and orange sky, and Mt. Hood partially silhouetted in the background.

Last sunrise of 2025. Portland, Oregon.

Power lines against a sky with orange and pink clouds and blue sky, scattered birds flying in between the lines, but at a distance.

Silhouette of a radio tower and trees against a colorful sunset sky with orange and pink clouds.

Portland, Oregon. 26th December, 2025.

A serene landscape with a calm body of water reflecting clouds, surrounded by gently sloping hills under a partly cloudy sky at sunset.

Oregon. 3rd October, 2025.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Portra 160

A wooden utility pole with multiple wires and cables attached, viewed from below against a cloudy sky. A bird is perched on one of the wires.

Portland, Oregon. 16th October, 2025.

📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2A
🎞️ Kodak Kodacolor 200

A vintage white, red and black car with noticeable wear and patina, featuring tailfins, twin antennas, and red tail lights that resemble the nozzle and fire of a rocket engine. In the background is a tall leafy hedge.

From a time when cars were designed like they were about to take off.

Portland, Oregon. 16th October, 2025.

📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2A
🎞️ Kodak Kodacolor 200

A rural landscape with fields marked by lines of the harvesting machines, electricity pylons, under a clear blue sky. A lone overhead cable crosses the image diagonally.

Oregon. 3rd October, 2025.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Portra 160

Left image: Tall tree on a suburban street with parked cars and a sidewalk. Right image: Close-up of a porch with balusters and a lattice below, surrounded by plants.

Portland, Oregon. September, 2025.

📷 Voigtländer Bessa R2a
🎞️ Kodak C-41 B&W (Expired)

Had the day off yesterday and decided to go on a drive to explore new-to-me places. Saw some bald eagles. I swear two of them separately looked at me directly and then flew away, with what I assumed was a, “city boy with camera 🙄” vibes…

A bald eagle perched on a bare branch of a tree, with a cloudy sky in the background.

…this little waterfall with a bunch of Fall-en leaves…

Small waterfall flowing into a river surrounded by dense forest and a forest floor covered with fallen leaves.

…a farmer who said hi, and also, “what a lovely Oregon day!” as I was standing in cold rain and the sky was gray and the temperature was 43°F, but I genuinely agreed with her, because it was true…

A rural landscape featuring a group of cows near a muddy area. A person is driving a red tractor in the right foreground. Fields stretch into the distance, and low hills are partially visible through the misty sky.

…this horse chilling in a field some distance away, and this other one right by the road…

A pastoral landscape with a solitary horse grazing in a green field, a line of leafless trees in the distance, and fog enveloping the hills in the background.

A solitary brown horse stands in a vast, misty field under a cloudy sky.

…these birds flying in a nice pattern…

A flock of a few hundred birds flying in a V formation against a cloudy sky.

…this viewpoint, where the view was just some trees in a fog so thick my camera app said, and this is no joke, “clean your lens”…

Foggy landscape with tall trees and dense underbrush partially obscured by mist.

…these mossy trees, and my favorite trestle bridge, although, to be honest, I only really know one…

A forest scene with moss-covered trees, ferns, and fallen leaves on the ground. A narrow path runs through the area.

A curved wooden trestle bridge in a forest with dense evergreen trees and mist in the background.

…yes, it was a good day. Love you Oregon ❤️