We just got back from Kyoto:


a flickr user identified this gal as geiko (not maiko, my mistake) Hisano of Pontocho. It's official: the internet is amazing.

At the Oregon State Fair:





At Multnomah Falls and the other many waterfalls just east of Portland:








At Cannon Beach, Or:





Art on the Pearl fest, downtown PDX:

The move to Portland—OK, Beaverton—went pretty well. We all love it here, but Fidgette the dog is especially crazy about it. Her chronic cough was allergies, it turns out, and was completely gone after just a few days here. And she loves the grass.

Roadtrip pics:
SLC's coolest dude came out to escort us through the city


Fidgette hated the drive, but smiled anyway


Windmill sunset


Seagull, or more accurately, rivergull


Walking with the family


First ramen in the new condo

Chika-chan and I have been busily hiking around southern Utah and Arizona since we only have another 2 weeks here. Portland here we come…



Fourth of July @ Lake Powell


Drawing with a UV flashlight

Gone swimmin'



Sorry ladies, I'm taken


A terrible accident on the way home stopped us for 20 minutes on the highway, just long enough to get out, dry in the sun, and take more photos.