what I did this weekend

We’ve finished the dirty work and are finally starting to move in.
(photos by JD)

On Labor Day weekend (Becky’s birthday), we spent a few days driving ourselves to and from the north end of Vancouver Island where we embarked on a 3-day kayak trip in Johnstone Strait. The sun was shining, the waters were still, and the whales… well, the whales were killer.
http://flickr.com/photos/superbecky/tags/vancouverisland/
In mid-September, we went down […]

We camped once again on the Metolius River.  In the last few years, this area has been devastated by wild fires.  As we camped, some new ones blazed up in multiple directions.

8 miles, 25 bridges. Or was that 8 bridges in 25 miles? Something like that.

photo by JD

In portland, we have this thing called the ‘drive to the coast’.  As these things go, it’s not too long.  Surfing makes it worthwhile.  That’s right.  I’m a surfer.  I could stand to do a bit more standing, but I did in fact ride the waves this weekend.  Jolayne took this nice picture of me […]

We had a little gathering here friday night. Pictures are all over flickr.

Nicole’s pics, Jolayne’s pics

Jennifer’s baby girl has arrived. 5 pounds, 10 ounces. Jordyn Elizabeth was born at 6:59 pm on March 6, 2006. Jennifer had a C-section birth and both Mom and Jordyn are doing very well. They will be in St. John’s Mercy until the end of the week.

More pictures […]

I grew up near the new madrid fault, but I missed the big on of 87. this was the first time I felt an earthquake. I was at work, 6pm on saturday, and I thought a truck hit the base of the building.
earth quake info
yes, I’m working a bit too much right […]

Becky and I just finished a website for our friend David Waingarten. His film, Addisons Wall, is now in two film festivals, and it was time for an online presence. Since he was here in Portland over the holidays, we all worked together to finish the site quickly. It was a nice […]