Newport.

OMG. Bubbah’s. 80’s. Etc.

Boots! Ski sale at the Snow Bowl.

The past couple months have slipped by quickly, but oh my, what fond memories I have of my family trip to Oregon. A week or so ago I finally got around to sorting and uploading pictures from the trip and my cousin Matthew’s wedding to Brianna.

Unexpectedly, my Aunts Charlotte and Leslie booked the same flights as my family all the way from Bangor, Maine to Portland, Oregon (I kind of wish we had flown Portland to Portland, next time!). My sister had figured this out beforehand, but it was a surprise to me! Another surprise was the life sized photo taken from the head of Camden Harbor behind baggage claim carousal in Bangor. It is confirmed: I live in a postcard.

Speaking of postcards, we traveled from one to another. Oregon is gorgeous. Looking at my Flickr set, I realize I took an embarrassing number of pictures of the Oregon coast. I just couldn’t help it! The place is stunning. Lush. Grand.

The wedding was grand too, but in an understated way. Held at the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, the event was intimate. An owl oversaw the dancing from above in the octagonal barn. The weather was perfect. The bride and groom relaxed and happy. And we danced!

Homeward bound, we ended up on the same plane, in the same row as our flight West. Proof of this fact: I found Richard’s half finished sudoku from the week before in my backseat pocket. HA!

And that wraps up a pretty successful family trip if I do say so myself!

patrickmoberg:

Internet Vices

Huh. There’s gotta be a whiskey of the internets… Something neat. Cooler than you. Small doses make you feel warm and fuzzy. Big doses turn you into an asshole/”smarter” than everyone else.

No longer.

kateoplis:

Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic domes have reached new heights: as tree houses for the rich and famous. This one belongs to Doors guitarist Robby Kreiger, by arboreal architect Dustin Feider.

Bases covered.

Rt. 17, Washington, Maine.