Hunting Trees
Bear and Deer in the forest. Two and four year olds work hard to hike over tree farm land, but they get to see bugs. They get to run around…
Okay, Here Come the Cows
Updated: Jan 8, 2019 by Rae Richen Back on the speedy Swiss Train We get it. From our last blog, you were wondering when the cows take over Main Street. You…
Art Underfoot
Updated: Sep 5, 2019 by Rae Richen Woody's foot gives scale to this run of plain, but delightful rock design./Richen Rock art is hard work, but has staying power. Advertise your…
Pararescue, Mountain Rescue, Ocean Rescue: interview with Scott Light
Updated: Sep 5, 2019 January 2018 Scott Light climbing the Three Sisters in Central Oregon Have you heard all the arguments for going to college that you ever want to hear?…
Tulip Tree in Winter
Updated: Sep 5, 2019 The beauty of dormancy and negative space. Photo R. Richen A tulip tree towers above the corner of northeast Fifteenth Avenue and Weidler Street in Portland, Oregon.…
Mr. Bulging Tattoo Emerges
Updated: Sep 5, 2019 At Weidler Street Gym, we have timid tattoos, bold tattoos and the vicious. Some vicious images appear on the mildest folks. Snarling cougars cover the guy now…
On the Way to the Earthquake
March 2018 Do you know what direction your world turns? Do you know how to stop it from running around you in a blur of color? Here’s how to stop…
Intro to Rae’s Perspective
Updated: Nov 28, 2020 I focus my lens on the small -- the lady bug that landed in my kitchen sink, the oddly three-sided maple seed, the trail of unusual footprints.…
Keeping the Endangered Alive
Updated: Sep 5, 2019 At the Schuyler Street Post Office, a mailing unit (that’s me) has time to watch other mailing units in their happy and un-happy incarnations. I will not…
Why survive the Apocalypse?
Updated: Oct 2, 2019 June 24, 2015 I’m looking at our world in a brand new way this year. Life is fragile, and we are part of that fragile fabric. Aware…