These are from our recent trip to The Witch's Castle (Forest Park - Portland,OR)

A 'Haunted' history of Witch's Castle: http://northwesternghostsandhauntings.blogspot.com/2010/11/witchs-castle-portland-oregon.html


(Photos courtesy of Mrs Torgo)
https://i.imgur.com/LykyOfV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/sXAxNvg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/dvaggr3.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Dh7mV7z.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iHYrnJF.jpg

Love the second set of pictures!

Great pictures and a interesting story.

Thanks Mikaela and ponytail!

Mt. St. Helens - WA(last year)

I grew up in Vancouver WA which is about 51 miles away from Mt St Helens, after it erupted in 1980, I don't remember for how long, but we had to wear a mask over our mouth and nose when we walked to and from school.

https://i.imgur.com/3boA6Q2.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/yVxgfcp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cZ076Op.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/895KdEC.jpg

Thanks Mikaela and ponytail!

You're welcome Torgo!

Very nice photos, that first set of pix looks kind of spooky.

Beautiful!! :) I've never been further north out here on the west coast past San Francisco !! These pics make me want to venture further!!;):wave:

Very nice photos, that first set of pix looks kind of spooky.

Thanks, AB. It would be interesting to go there in the dark.

Beautiful!! :) I've never been further north out here on the west coast past San Francisco !! These pics make me want to venture further!!;):wave:

Really? Not even to the Redwoods? Driving a car through a tree should be experienced at least once.:wave:

Really? Not even to the Redwoods? Driving a car through a tree should be experienced at least once.:wave:

Nah , I been to Hollywood but unlike Neil Young , I never been to Redwood !:D But I really should , ;) I'd really love to find my true 'Heart of Gold" ! before I REALLY get old ;):lol::wave:




I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
That keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

Beautiful photographs. Looks as if you had a wonderful vacation!

Nah , I been to Hollywood but unlike Neil Young , I never been to Redwood !:D But I really should , ;) I'd really love to find my true 'Heart of Gold" ! before I REALLY get old ;):lol::wave:




I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
That keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

Ha, yeah, I'm really lacking in the Neil Young department.:wave:

Beautiful photographs. Looks as if you had a wonderful vacation!

Thanks, 80striv! It's always fun when the Torgos are involved.:crazy:

Beacon Rock State Park - WA


(Again, like all the photos above- courtesy of Mrs Torgo)

https://i.imgur.com/4u9oQ8n.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/SPMrweD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/C1lSS5e.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/3aqsX2P.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Z6QaALJ.jpg

Did you take any yourself?

Did you take any yourself?

Some, but the wife mainly takes the scenic pics.

Some, but the wife mainly takes the scenic pics.

She's a great photographer. :)

She's a great photographer. :)

Yes she is.:)

Yes she is.:)

Do you take any photos yourself? :)

Oregon Coast - Part 1 (2 years ago-ish)


https://i.imgur.com/0l7ZmbH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oTjE44w.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7lPfdAn.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JgA6vyN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NvObsEP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/BqZtKfX.jpg

Oregon Coast - Part 1 (2 years ago-ish)


https://i.imgur.com/0l7ZmbH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oTjE44w.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7lPfdAn.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JgA6vyN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NvObsEP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/BqZtKfX.jpg

First picture reminds me of Maine.

First picture reminds me of Maine.

A lot of films/TV shows use northern California/Oregon coast as a double for the East coast because of the similarities.:)

Oregon Coast - Part 2 (2 years ago-ish)

https://i.imgur.com/0FWOi6R.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/dXvU0HJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qwGoCT1.jpg

I'm enjoying all the great photos. I'll probably never get out to the northwest coast so it's nice seeing all these pictures.

I'm enjoying all the great photos. I'll probably never get out to the northwest coast so it's nice seeing all these pictures.

Thanks, yeah, I've only been to the East coast 3 times, my wife's been there more because of her work. But I've been up and down the Pacific coast many times going all the way back to childhood.

Oregon Coast - Part 2 (2 years ago-ish)

https://i.imgur.com/0FWOi6R.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/dXvU0HJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qwGoCT1.jpg

God, I love Oregon. I was there back in 2011, what a gorgeous state you live in :):wave:

God, I love Oregon. I was there back in 2011, what a gorgeous state you live in :):wave:

Agreed.:wave: We're always finding new places to explore. So many beautiful locations.

These are from this past weekend, the wife and I did some roadtripping here in Oregon. These were taken around Multnomah Falls and Benson Lake
(The blue shirt-red backpacker is me)


https://i.imgur.com/Iw8H5HW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/z9GIJPM.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1pBurYj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/A35lImY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CUQPwvJ.jpg

Just seeing some of these now, but they look great. :)

Back in the 90's, when my wife and I were still dating, out first planned road trip together was driving down the Oregon coast into California.

I'm slowly uploading excerpts, this is just one part of many. This was taken at the Waxworks in Newport, OR. Haven't been there in years so I'm sure most of it has changed.
I did the camera work, we went on the tour of Waxworks, and the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum (vid coming soon), then asked if we could go in with a video camera.

(7 mins long, I originally had different music, but because I was uploading it to Youtube I added public domain music, music was added mainly because some of the audio was bad)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOGurjX7QFg
KOGurjX7QFg

Back in the 90's, when my wife and I were still dating, out first planned road trip together was driving down the Oregon coast into California.

I'm slowly uploading excerpts, this is just one part of many. This was taken at the Waxworks in Newport, OR. Haven't been there in years so I'm sure most of it has changed.
I did the camera work, we went on the tour of Waxworks, and the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum (vid coming soon), then asked if we could go in with a video camera.



From the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum, located right next door to Waxworks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16WoU9P3OCc
16WoU9P3OCc

The wife and I drove up into the mountains yesterday (Part 1)

https://i.imgur.com/2dCqx0s.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6lMcDSv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KjGVvPy.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qiS6W7i.jpg

Beautiful scenery Torgo!

It was a beautiful place to hike!

Those flowers are very lovely.

The wife and I drove up into the mountains Saturday (Part 2)



https://i.imgur.com/jTrRj4C.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/t3fUHpv.jpg

My wife holding the painting (watercolors) she did of a waterfall standing in front of the real waterfall (Latourell Falls, OR)

https://i.imgur.com/ni0vJlU.jpg

My wife holding the painting (watercolors) she did of a waterfall standing in front of the real waterfall (Latourell Falls, OR)

https://i.imgur.com/ni0vJlU.jpg

The painting looks like the real thing!

The painting looks like the real thing!

Yeah, she worked hard on that one, plus help and tips from the daughter.

Yeah, she worked hard on that one, plus help and tips from the daughter.

Did you daughter assist with the painting?

Did you daughter assist with the painting?

Just tips and advice, she didn't do any painting on it.

I'm just now seeing these photos, and wow, they are phenomenal! Mrs. Torgo certainly has a great eye for taking pictures of landscapes.

I have a friend who is into taking pictures and people often ask her what kind of camera she has to get such good shots. I firmly believe the majority of the credit goes to the photographer, not the camera. The Torgos get all of the credit here!

Do you have any of these in albums or framed?

My wife holding the painting (watercolors) she did of a waterfall standing in front of the real waterfall (Latourell Falls, OR)

https://i.imgur.com/ni0vJlU.jpg

Love this!

I'm just now seeing these photos, and wow, they are phenomenal! Mrs. Torgo certainly has a great eye for taking pictures of landscapes.

I have a friend who is into taking pictures and people often ask her what kind of camera she has to get such good shots. I firmly believe the majority of the credit goes to the photographer, not the camera. The Torgos get all of the credit here!

Do you have any of these in albums or framed?

Ha yeah, these were taken with a cell phone. I do agree though, though I've improved on my photo taking skills by how she takes hers, I still haven't gotten the knack for framing the shot like she does.

We do have some framed and hung about the house. Plus we have a digital picture frame. But no albums, at least for any of the photos from the last few years, everything is on tablets/PC or online.

Love this!

Thanks!:wave:

Here's some photos I took (except the one I'm in of course), a couple of months ago I took a road trip to Seattle with two of my nieces.

(Part 1)


The Space Needle

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Art/Image1%20-%20Copy_zpsp68b3gtu.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Art/Image1%20-%20Copy_zpsp68b3gtu.jpg.html)





We spent a lot of time at Pike Place Market:

My nieces and I, the second pic is The Gum Wall off of Pike Place, it's more than a wall, a whole alley of gum.
There was a sign that said, you can leave gum, but don't take any.:p

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Art/Image1%20-%20Copy%203_zpscug6v56z.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Art/Image1%20-%20Copy%203_zpscug6v56z.jpg.html)
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Art/Image1%20-%20Copy%204_zpscjmzgwnr.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Art/Image1%20-%20Copy%204_zpscjmzgwnr.jpg.html)



Top pic: The Seattle Great Wheel
Bottom pic: Angie's Umbrella

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/Torgo70/Art/Image1%20-%20Copy%202_zpstx2jdon2.jpg (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/Torgo70/media/Art/Image1%20-%20Copy%202_zpstx2jdon2.jpg.html)

This isn't travel related or anything, but I thought I'd share this here, my daughter has been painting a Crystal Head Vodka bottle to look like a real skull...

https://i.imgur.com/eQW48Ku.jpg



Should have taken a pic of the bottle she's painting before she started, but these are what they look like:

Random pics from around Oregon the wife has taken...

https://i.imgur.com/4yNHjL8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zx6Z9GR.jpg

Some pics from Labor Day weekend...

https://i.imgur.com/u2XhcQv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WwRafK1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/05Pb7Y9.jpg

These are photos from one of our visit's to the Pittock Mansion in Portland.

Besides being a local landmark, the mansion was also the location used for the 1982 horror film Unhinged. The film has built up a cult following over the years, and was one of the films on the UK Video Nasty List.
While it's neat seeing the Pittock Mansion in the film, and features a nice bloody death scene. I think the film is extremely dull with some very slow dialogue scenes.
In the film the mansion is supposed to be out in the middle of no where in a secluded spot of Oregon, in reality the Mansion is located close to Portland, which is why you don't see any wide shots in the movie.


http://pittockmansion.org/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180274/reference
https://i.imgur.com/gsi3Q82.jpg


The exterior of the Mansion from our visit:
https://i.imgur.com/8T6NhFD.jpg

The exterior from the movie:
https://i.imgur.com/VAjk9ur.jpg



Top pic from our visit
Bottom pic from the movie
https://i.imgur.com/MrZsa1y.jpg


I'll share more later...

Ok, not so later with these...


Top pic from our visit
Bottom two pics from the movie

https://i.imgur.com/Vrgt5x4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/mEU68m1.png

The dining room...

https://i.imgur.com/J2mELYz.jpg

Great pictures! I like the exterior shots of the Pittock Mansion and the Crystal Head Vodka skull and those waterfalls were really beautiful.

I'll have to see if I can find the pics of the park that is located next to the mansion.

Figured I'd also share some of my art here too.


Recent pen&ink drawing I've been working on. I'm not normally into doing ink, mostly I've always used pencil/colored pencils/charcoal/chalk. But my daughter has been helping me get into this medium.

https://i.imgur.com/4JqzCji.jpg

This is the birthday cake my daughter made for a friend-of-the-family's daughter. It's the character 'Circus Baby' from the video game Five Nights At Freddy's.

https://i.imgur.com/nVdQPBt.jpg

This is the birthday cake my daughter made for a friend-of-the-family's daughter. It's the character 'Circus Baby' from the video game Five Nights At Freddy's.

https://i.imgur.com/nVdQPBt.jpg


Looks cool! She's very talented.

Looks cool! She's very talented.

Her talent still amazes me :)

This is the birthday cake my daughter made for a friend-of-the-family's daughter. It's the character 'Circus Baby' from the video game Five Nights At Freddy's.

https://i.imgur.com/nVdQPBt.jpg

Very creative!

Here's our two Christmas trees. The bottom one my daughter decorated with her handmade Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments.

https://i.imgur.com/hg7euNQ.jpg

Here's our two Christmas trees. The bottom one my daughter decorated with her handmade Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments.

https://i.imgur.com/hg7euNQ.jpg

Very nice. :)

Very nice. :)

Thanks!

My daughter made this Twisty The Clown (American Horror Story) figure for me (Clay and acrylic paint)
The bottom 3 pics are 'work in progress' pics she took as she was creating it.

https://i.imgur.com/ZvFqANF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uvmmr5G.jpg

Something I've slowly been working on - Scorpion from Mortal Kombat

https://i.imgur.com/t3mnmgK.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/89AHJkv.jpg

Both of these made by my daughter. The top was done with Sharpies on canvas.

https://i.imgur.com/BOmjZ5J.jpg

Beacon Rock - Beacon Rock State Park, OR (taken this last Fall)

https://i.imgur.com/QmjasX2.jpg

Recently completed this portrait of a friend's daughter for her birthday. This goes along with the portrait I did of her dad when he was her age, and I was no where as seasoned an 'artist' as I am now (mostly thanks to my own daughter teaching me. The student has become the master)
Any ways, his daughter is doing the Depp pose from the poster for Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.

https://i.imgur.com/kTuWJJV.jpg

My wife painted the two smaller boards to match the dresser. The dresser was originally painted by our daughter, but when she changed the decor of her room she gave the dresser to her mom. My wife now uses it to store her crafts/sewing stuff. The two boards she's going to use to display her pin collection.

https://i.imgur.com/7oMvSBx.jpg

Your family seems like a hoot. I’d love to visit with you on Halloween.

Your family seems like a hoot. I’d love to visit with you on Halloween.

They really do seem like a fun talented family with some great hobbies.

Your family seems like a hoot. I’d love to visit with you on Halloween.

We try! haha We were really into Halloween big time when we lived at our previous house as there were more kids in the area.
The last couple of years we've been getting back into it mainly for ourselves.

They really do seem like a fun talented family with some great hobbies.

Thanks, AB! We always try to have things going.:)

Daughter and her most recent creation.

https://i.imgur.com/1EOSkr4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/sDWLZa9.jpg

My wife painted the two smaller boards to match the dresser. The dresser was originally painted by our daughter, but when she changed the decor of her room she gave the dresser to her mom. My wife now uses it to store her crafts/sewing stuff. The two boards she's going to use to display her pin collection.

https://i.imgur.com/7oMvSBx.jpg



That is so neat!! :D I'd love that in my bedroom!! I love pink and it's really cute!! :)

How is your Wife's ankle ?? Hopefully she is healing well!:)

That is so neat!! :D I'd love that in my bedroom!! I love pink and it's really cute!! :)

How is your Wife's ankle ?? Hopefully she is healing well!:)

The wife might have used it as a dresser in our room if we had the room or one less item of furniture in there haha

She's doing good, and she is. Thanks, Bonnie!:)

The wife might have used it as a dresser in our room if we had the room or one less item of furniture in there haha

She's doing good, and she is. Thanks, Bonnie!:)


Glad she is doing well! :):wave:

Glad she is doing well! :):wave:

:wave:

:wave:

Yeah, not sure if my Hubby would like a hot pink dresser with eyes on it in the bedroom!:eek: He tolerates my collection of many Raggedy Ann dolls on the bed and all over the room , but that dresser? :crazy::lol:

Yeah, not sure if my Hubby would like a hot pink dresser with eyes on it in the bedroom!:eek: He tolerates my collection of many Raggedy Ann dolls on the bed and all over the room , but that dresser? :crazy::lol:

Haha yeah its an acquired taste, understandable. When my daughter first started painting the dresser she had planned on that being the theme of her room. My mom was going to surprise her by making her a quilt with the same colors, but then my daughter changed her mind and went a different route. I told my mom and she made her a quilt matching the new scheme.:)

These are from Saturday, the wife, some friends, and I went to the Oregon Renaissance Faire. It was our first time. It was fun. Any place you can walk around eating a giant turkey leg and not look weird is okay with me. And the jousting was cool!

(My wife took these pics, hence the several shots of the shirtless guy;) )

https://i.imgur.com/eHiDXur.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EKyak0e.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0E0BREt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rtvrhH1.jpg

^ Looks pretty cool.

^ Looks pretty cool.

It was.:)

Photo and watercolor by Mrs. Torgo.

https://i.imgur.com/F9mTJks.jpg

More paintings by my daughter...

https://i.imgur.com/IAzNUk0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/e3BSXuA.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/e5mtvpi.jpg

I took these to shots, my daughter and I visited this location last weekend. The ship is the Peter Iredale. An English ship that was headed for Portland, OR to pick up supplies, and ended up running aground. It's been there since 1906.

Located just off Clatsop Beach at the mouth of the Columbia River, Northern Oregon.

https://oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/the-wreck-of-the-peter-iredale/#.XQk823F7kdU

https://i.imgur.com/jH4tteb.jpg

More paintings by my daughter...

https://i.imgur.com/IAzNUk0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/e3BSXuA.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/e5mtvpi.jpg

Those are exceptional. Love the details on the jellyfish.

Those are exceptional. Love the details on the jellyfish.

These are my favorites of hers so far.:)

These are by me. Both color pencil. The bottom one I'm still working on.

https://i.imgur.com/Ih5ruBI.jpg

Sigh, don't we live in the most beautiful part of the country?

Sigh, don't we live in the most beautiful part of the country?

We might be biased, but absolutely.:)

My daughter made this Optimus Prime cake for a friend of the family's son.

https://i.imgur.com/1TMIIWl.jpg

My daughter made this Optimus Prime cake for a friend of the family's son.

https://i.imgur.com/1TMIIWl.jpg

Awesome looking cake and I bet the birthday boy was certainly surprised and elated! She's extremely talented! Does it take her a long time to create her cakes?

Awesome looking cake and I bet the birthday boy was certainly surprised and elated! She's extremely talented! Does it take her a long time to create her cakes?

This one took her around 3 hours Sunday morning, including bake time. Some of her more elaborate ones have taken even longer.

Torgo, I'm thinking of making a photos thread for all of my Maine pictures when I go in August based on yours.

Torgo, I'm thinking of making a photos thread for all of my Maine pictures when I go in August based on yours.

Cool. Will be nice to see the Maine landscape.

Cool. Will be nice to see the Maine landscape.

It will be nice to see the Maine coast.

Some recent doodlings I've done...

https://i.imgur.com/CbBMcM4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WYDojzx.jpg

Collaboration with my daughter. I drew it in pencil, she colored it (color markers)

https://i.imgur.com/7a1uJcT.jpg

Over the last few years my wife and daughter have rescued discarded furniture. My daughter has been sanding and painting some of the chairs.

https://i.imgur.com/w53zcuY.jpg

This is something else my wife and daughter rescued. A lighthouse lamp. Granted it's for outside, but I kinda like it inside.:)

https://i.imgur.com/z54wcny.jpg

You guys sure are talented, wish I could do half the stuff you do. You could probably make a nice profit on some of those items.

Thanks! Mainly for me, and the wife we like to do it for ourselves, or gifts to each other, and friends/family.

My daughter is studying to become an art teacher.

I took these myself (I think I've actually learned something after 20-some years of watching my wife take photos)

Saturday, near Wahkeena Falls (Oregon)

https://i.imgur.com/GePUhtE.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HaLVLPR.jpg

Some photos from our recent trip to Cabo San Lucas -

https://i.imgur.com/qchkTi6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/w0daVGN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qhHCuXE.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iHYyZco.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/3jC4OWN.jpg

My daughter and her boyfriend painted our living room. Also, the white chair in the left corner, and the coffee table are rescued furniture that my daughter sanded and painted. (Our old coffee table was falling apart)
Plus she gave us two of her jellyfish paintings for decoration.

https://i.imgur.com/1YBOEcg.jpg

Have you seen Bigfoot/Sasquatch yet?? :) :lol:

Have you seen Bigfoot/Sasquatch yet?? :) :lol:

Not yet, but this place recently opened in a nearby town...

Not yet, but this place recently opened in a nearby town...

Which town?

Which town?

Boring (hopefully the museum won't be hyuck hyuck)

Photos I took over the weekend. From my daughter's and my wilderness excursion into (onto?) Mt Hood.

https://i.imgur.com/FVeOlGZ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xKcw2tY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0XMCt75.jpg

Nice photos.

Boring (hopefully the museum won't be hyuck hyuck)

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I can't believe there's a town named Boring!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I can't believe there's a town named Boring!!

I don't know if it's still happening, but ABC was producing a series set there titled 'Boring, OR'.

Nice photos.

Thanks

I don't know if it's still happening, but ABC was producing a series set there titled 'Boring, OR'.

I've not heard anything about that so maybe ABC canned it because it was too boring! :lol:

Taken yesterday, on top of Mt Hood overlooking Timberline Lodge

https://i.imgur.com/Sb0ivLG.jpg

Since my daughter will be away at college on Halloween, she baked us a pre-Halloween Halloween cake.

https://i.imgur.com/hifWvaS.jpg

Something I recently did. Sketched in ball point, colored with markers.

https://i.imgur.com/QEAJv1l.jpg

Before she headed back to college, my daughter made this for her little cousin's/my great niece's birthday.

https://i.imgur.com/NwnjAtN.jpg

The wife and I are ready for Halloween...

https://i.imgur.com/x7uScWP.jpg

Recently finished this, the main reason I did this one was to work on drawing hands. Granted I've been drawing for over 40 years, hands (and feet, more so feet) have been my weakest skill sets. My daughter who I taught to draw initially is now giving me lessons. To quote Darth Vader: "The circle is now complete. When I met you I was but the learner. Now, I am the master."

https://i.imgur.com/Yqrock7.jpg

Cool photos, especially the Halloween ones.

Cool photos, especially the Halloween ones.

Super late reply, but thank you!

Our daughter painted this for the wife and I for Christmas.

https://i.imgur.com/ocZqlu8.jpg

Our daughter painted this for the wife and I for Christmas.

https://i.imgur.com/ocZqlu8.jpg

Awesome picture! What materials did she use?

Awesome picture! What materials did she use?

Acrylic on a wooden plague.

Acrylic on a wooden plague.

Thank you.

Isolation Art.

All of these I drew the last couple a weeks (lotsa free time)

The bottom pic was colored by my daughter.

All done with pencil, my daughter used color pencils for the coloring.

https://i.imgur.com/ys8sCOQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kxxMPZG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jHf91HT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/LVPBiGW.jpg

^ Those drawings would make for a cool comic book/graphic novel series.

^ Those drawings would make for a cool comic book/graphic novel series.

Back in my 20s I flirted with the idea of getting into that field, a friend of mine and I even created several different characters and ideas, I still have the stack of pages of the characters and their backgrounds.
Another comic idea we even got as far as drawing and inking a few pages, I'm not sure what happened to those, my friend might still have them.
That one we had the whole story planned out, it was inspired by a short story I wrote for a creative writing class I took in high school.

My daughter and I converted one of the outbuildings into a little art studio for her: partly so she can be as messy as she wants, plus a place she can get away.

She made this for the building's light switch.

(Clay and acrylic paint)

https://i.imgur.com/NPGkqqV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/eoXcT3q.jpg

My daughter and I converted one of the outbuildings into a little art studio for her: partly so she can be as messy as she wants, plus a place she can get away.

She made this for the building's light switch.

(Clay and acrylic paint)

https://i.imgur.com/NPGkqqV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/eoXcT3q.jpg

That is so wild, she has a great imagination.

Back in my 20s I flirted with the idea of getting into that field, a friend of mine and I even created several different characters and ideas, I still have the stack of pages of the characters and their backgrounds.
Another comic idea we even got as far as drawing and inking a few pages, I'm not sure what happened to those, my friend might still have them.
That one we had the whole story planned out, it was inspired by a short story I wrote for a creative writing class I took in high school.

You could still give it a try maybe even use one of those self-publishing sites if they're not too expensive. It might be fun to try it, my son has several graphic novels of The Walking Dead and 30 Days of Night. I've read some of them and liked most of them. That's pretty much the only type of book he will read since it has pictures. :lol:

You could still give it a try maybe even use one of those self-publishing sites if they're not too expensive. It might be fun to try it, my son has several graphic novels of The Walking Dead and 30 Days of Night. I've read some of them and liked most of them. That's pretty much the only type of book he will read since it has pictures. :lol:

I like a lot of the horror comics/graphic novels. I've read most of the Walking Dead. Also enjoy the Army Of Darkness comics. I tried reading Joe Hill's comic series Locke & Key but couldn't get into it. The Archie horror comic series Archie Afterlife was fun.

Daughter's latest art project.

https://i.imgur.com/i3hjw6c.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/QCP6cB0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jiNs87K.jpg

Took this the week before last. Thankfully the fire never got close to our house, but there were several days you couldn't be outside long because of smoke.

My daughter took this on our drive back from fishing in the cold this last Monday.

https://i.imgur.com/TtLz3cI.jpg

Daughter's latest art project.

https://i.imgur.com/i3hjw6c.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/QCP6cB0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jiNs87K.jpg

Those were pretty cool!

Also glad the fire didn't get to your home, looking at the photo it seemed a little too close for comfort.

Those were pretty cool!

Also glad the fire didn't get to your home, looking at the photo it seemed a little too close for comfort.

We were very lucky, our whole are was without power for 7 days. We ended up staying at my parent's place until the power was back on. During the week I went back to the house to check on it and it felt eerie, there was a constant haze, you couldn't see the sun, everything had a weird color to it.
But still, seeing how close it was to our neighborhood, we kept waiting to hear our area get the evacuation call.

Been snowing steady since yesterday...

https://i.imgur.com/7dGiiQI.jpg

Been snowing steady since yesterday...

https://i.imgur.com/7dGiiQI.jpg

Where is that in Oregon & approximately how much is that?

Where is that in Oregon & approximately how much is that?

Southeast of Portland, south of Mt Hood.

The wind blew hard so much during the snow that it's hard to judge, some spots a few inches while others knee deep.

Southeast of Portland, south of Mt Hood.

The wind blew hard so much during the snow that it's hard to judge, some spots a few inches while others knee deep.


Looks pretty there but also looks very cold. We got sleet here but only a tiny bit of snow. The sleet/ice makes it very slippery when you have to go out.

Looks pretty there but also looks very cold. We got sleet here but only a tiny bit of snow. The sleet/ice makes it very slippery when you have to go out.

Compared to the midwest and northeast we have mild winters, this has probably been one of the worst winters for us out here. Some parts of the state do get down into the single digits, the coldest it has gotten around here I think has been around 20.

Our winters in the south are usually mild too but this year it's been colder than normal. Did you guys get enough snow to build a snowman?

Our winters in the south are usually mild too but this year it's been colder than normal. Did you guys get enough snow to build a snowman?

We have enough snow to build a town of snowmen.

The view heading away from Mt Hood

https://i.imgur.com/ujszamE.jpg

^ The road looks in pretty good shape there. Oregon must have a good road crew. They graded and spread salt here but it was so cold it didn't do alot of good. The sun finally came out today and it's starting to melt some on the roadways. Is it improving there in your area?

^ The road looks in pretty good shape there. Oregon must have a good road crew. They graded and spread salt here but it was so cold it didn't do alot of good. The sun finally came out today and it's starting to melt some on the roadways. Is it improving there in your area?

The main roads and highways were cleared pretty fast, as soon as there is snow cover the snowplows are out. This year was the first year the plows even hit the side roads, so those are clear now too. But there is still tons of snow on the ground in our yard.

The view heading away from Mt Hood

https://i.imgur.com/ujszamE.jpg

Gorgeous!!!

Makes me want to visit Oregon (again) :)

I know! Love it when it's not on the roads, and the trees are covered.

Saturday the wife, daughter and I drove up to Washington State (near Mt St Helens) to go camping and to visit the Ape Cave...(They now require reservations)

https://i.imgur.com/hv0azEC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/tgloQ9q.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/s2m7MMK.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FOMQ88t.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9Y9Y7ci.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oSMP7Bh.jpg

Wow! Really nice photos. Thx for posting them!

Wow! Really nice photos. Thx for posting them!

Glad you enjoyed them!:wave:

Those caves look pretty spooky. Did you see any bats? We have them at Dunbar Cave in our area.

Those caves look pretty spooky. Did you see any bats? We have them at Dunbar Cave in our area.

Didn't see any bats while we were there, but they have stations set up for cleaning your footwear before going in and after coming out, it's to reduce the chance of fungus being brought in to the cave which can cause the bats to get 'white nose syndrome'.

Birthday cake my daughter made for one of her little cousins...

https://i.imgur.com/7YfiIpx.jpg

Last weekend my daughter and I went to the Oregon coast (very north west part of Oregon), one of the things we did was visit the wreck of the Peter Iredale (https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-wreck-of-the-peter-iredale-warrenton-oregon), a ship than ran ashore in 1906.

This top picture is from 1906.

https://i.imgur.com/D1uy1rI.jpg




The rest we took last Saturday.

https://i.imgur.com/bVOkaQF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/XXYZRHf.jpg

^ Not much left of the ship after all these years but it still looks pretty interesting. ^

^ Not much left of the ship after all these years but it still looks pretty interesting. ^

It'd be interesting to see what it looked like from each decade from when it first ran ashore to now.

^ It's possible someone may have photographed it through the years showing how it changed but I don't know how you'd find out. If there's a town nearby they might have info about it.


I've never been to the Northwest so seeing your pictures are a treat. Hope you'll keep posting them.

^ It's possible someone may have photographed it through the years showing how it changed but I don't know how you'd find out. If there's a town nearby they might have info about it.


I've never been to the Northwest so seeing your pictures are a treat. Hope you'll keep posting them.

Next time I'm in the area, I should check out their local museum.


I will:)

Mount St Helens (from our trip to Ape Caves last month)

https://i.imgur.com/pWoAG5r.jpg

Some nice pics everyone :)

Some nice pics everyone :)

My multiple personalities thank you.

Mount St Helens (from our trip to Ape Caves last month)

https://i.imgur.com/pWoAG5r.jpg

Wow, that is gorgeous:eek:

Wow, that is gorgeous:eek:

It is. A really amazing few of the mountain from there.

Meant to post this in the Photo thread, but, eh, I'm here. My daughter has been volunteering helping with the horses at a local ranch.

https://i.imgur.com/kZPJ5fY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qHQdp5T.jpg

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Meant to post this in the Photo thread, but, eh, I'm here. My daughter has been volunteering helping with the horses at a local ranch.

https://i.imgur.com/kZPJ5fY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qHQdp5T.jpg

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How awesome! Your daughter is extremely talented! How long has she been volunteering at the ranch? The horses are so beautiful!

How awesome! Your daughter is extremely talented! How long has she been volunteering at the ranch? The horses are so beautiful!

Early April this year. But she's loved horses since she was little.

A few pics from me and my wife's trip down the Oregon coast last week:

https://i.imgur.com/8TAjmtz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ZwMoLJx.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kV0KbWj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7tZVZjy.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/64zRBNC.jpg

Thanks for the daughter photo and the horses, she is lovely and horses aren't too bad.

No horses in my life, remember being with a group in Cook's forest on a trail when I was 20 or so and the horses wouldn't move.

Thanks for the daughter photo and the horses, she is lovely and horses aren't too bad.

No horses in my life, remember being with a group in Cook's forest on a trail when I was 20 or so and the horses wouldn't move.

Thank you.

Yeah, I'm more comfortable with horses when I'm on the ground. I've never been comfortable on them.

Great pictures! Those of the coast are pretty and the ones of your daughter with the horses are really nice.

Kind of off topic but are you anywhere near those wildfires I've been seeing on the news?
Hope you guys stay safe.

Great pictures! Those of the coast are pretty and the ones of your daughter with the horses are really nice.

Kind of off topic but are you anywhere near those wildfires I've been seeing on the news?
Hope you guys stay safe.

Thankfully so far none of the fires are near us.

Very nice everyone!!!!!!!

From me and the wife's trip last week, during one of our hikes.

https://i.imgur.com/mWcj3eY.jpg

Don't know why but I expect to see Bigfoot in one of your wilderness photos. I guess it's just wistful thinking.

:crazy:Mount St Helens (from our trip to Ape Caves last month)

https://i.imgur.com/pWoAG5r.jpgI’ve flown over it a few times. That crater is something to behold from the air.

Here’s what she looked like before 1980:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d1/0f/e7/d10fe74065c7b94d9c871ec61a78879e.jpg

Don't know why but I expect to see Bigfoot in one of your wilderness photos. I guess it's just wistful thinking.

I hope for that every time we go in the woods.;)

:crazy:I’ve flown over it a few times. That crater is something to behold from the air.

Here’s what she looked like before 1980:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d1/0f/e7/d10fe74065c7b94d9c871ec61a78879e.jpg

I was 10 when St Helens blew, we lived in Vancouver WA. I don't remember for how long, but going to and from school we had to wear masks because of the ash.

I was 10 when St Helens blew, we lived in Vancouver WA. I don't remember for how long, but going to and from school we had to wear masks because of the ash.

I was born and raised in Spokane, but the big eruption was two months before I was born. It hit Spokane pretty hard, though (probably not as hard as Vancouver, since you guys were so close to the mountain). It crippled the city for at least a few days. I knew a lot of families growing up who saved the ash in jars.

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I was born and raised in Spokane, but the big eruption was two months before I was born. It hit Spokane pretty hard, though (probably not as hard as Vancouver, since you guys were so close to the mountain). It crippled the city for at least a few days. I knew a lot of families growing up who saved the ash in jars.

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It was funny going into different shops and they'd be selling ash in little bottles, and we would have gladly given away all the ash that had collected in our street gutters.

Something recent my daughter has created.

https://i.imgur.com/cnGakS1.jpg

Something recent my daughter has created.

https://i.imgur.com/cnGakS1.jpg


Very cool !!!! ;):cool:

I been meaning to ask , how did you guys manage in that really hot weather that Oregon was getting this summer ? :( And hoping the fires aren't near you !

Very cool !!!! ;):cool:

I been meaning to ask , how did you guys manage in that really hot weather that Oregon was getting this summer ? :( And hoping the fires aren't near you !

We have AC that helped, though we didn't run it all the time, it's on the main floor so we mainly used it for when we used the kitchen. We spent most of the time in the basement which thankfully stays fairly cool, than and fans blasting helped a lot. We spent the night down there when the temperature didn't drop lower the the low 90s overnight.

So far it's away from us. Really hoping we don't have a repeat of last year.

My daughter has been house/pet sitting for friends of ours for the past week. It's a Victorian built in 1892, they've been remodeling for the past several months. The wife and I finally got to see it and stay there over the weekend a few weeks back, it's big, and I can see how if I was there all by myself it could be spooky, though I think she's having fun creeping herself out.

Any ways she posted this on her FB saying "If a red and white ball bounces down the stairs I'm gone."
(For those that may not know, The Changeling with George C Scott has a a scene with a red and white ball bouncing down the stairs.)

https://i.imgur.com/l1mN2jl.jpg

My daughter has been house/pet sitting for friends of ours for the past week. It's a Victorian built in 1892, they've been remodeling for the past several months. The wife and I finally got to see it and stay there over the weekend a few weeks back, it's big, and I can see how if I was there all by myself it could be spooky, though I think she's having fun creeping herself out.

Any ways she posted this on her FB saying "If a red and white ball bounces down the stairs I'm gone."
(For those that may not know, The Changeling with George C Scott has a a scene with a red and white ball bouncing down the stairs.)

https://i.imgur.com/l1mN2jl.jpg

I love Victorian homes.

What a magnificent looking wooden-staircase, absolutely breathtaking.

Both the interior/exteriors of Victorian homes were (are) literally a work of art, such incredible detailing, etc.

I love Victorian homes.

What a magnificent looking wooden-staircase, absolutely breathtaking.

Both the interior/exteriors of Victorian homes were (are) literally a work of art, such incredible detailing, etc.

Absolutely agree. Every inch of this house is beautiful, and they're doing an amazing job restoring.

https://i.imgur.com/Z7kBfo9.jpg

Absolutely agree. Every inch of this house is beautiful, and they're doing an amazing job restoring.

https://i.imgur.com/Z7kBfo9.jpg

Reminds me of the house I grew up in Philly ! Big old house with a similar staircase like that, stained glass windows too ! Not a Victorian , I'd say a big Craftsman style? from the late 1800's early 1900's ! :)

Reminds me of the house I grew up in Philly ! Big old house with a similar staircase like that, stained glass windows too ! Not a Victorian , I'd say a big Craftsman style? from the late 1800's early 1900's ! :)

Nice! I've never had the experience of living in an old house like that.

Meant to post this in the Photo thread, but, eh, I'm here. My daughter has been volunteering helping with the horses at a local ranch.

https://i.imgur.com/kZPJ5fY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qHQdp5T.jpg

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Yesterday my niece and I went and visited my daughter at the ranch she's volunteering at, and my niece ended up riding some of the horses, and I bought some fresh vegetables

https://i.imgur.com/cnlEwHM.jpg

A few photos from the road trip my daughter and I took up to Poulsbo, WA

https://i.imgur.com/0VwoGrD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gin7sM5.jpg

Very cool photos.

Very cool photos.

Thank you, AB!

Meant to post this in the Photo thread, but, eh, I'm here. My daughter has been volunteering helping with the horses at a local ranch.



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Meant to post this in the Photo thread, but, eh, I'm here. My daughter has been volunteering helping with the horses at a local ranch.

https://i.imgur.com/kZPJ5fY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qHQdp5T.jpg

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She's still enjoying being around the horses. This is from last Sunday.

https://i.imgur.com/vdYbWbb.jpg

You can tell she really likes horses. I've been on a horse twice, and both times the horse went where it wanted to go and not where I wanted it to go. Good thing it was a gentle horse or I would have been in trouble. Has your daughter been riding horses for a long time?

You can tell she really likes horses. I've been on a horse twice, and both times the horse went where it wanted to go and not where I wanted it to go. Good thing it was a gentle horse or I would have been in trouble. Has your daughter been riding horses for a long time?

Since she was about 5. The neighbors we lived by in our previous house they would take her riding with their kids, they had horses. I miss walking to the fence and petting the horses as they would always come over to see us when we were in that part of the yard.

From a recent road trip the wife and I took. The waterfall created some amazing giant icicles.

https://i.imgur.com/Pzet1uG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hkSIj8p.jpg

From a recent road trip the wife and I took. The waterfall created some amazing giant icicles.

https://i.imgur.com/Pzet1uG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hkSIj8p.jpg

Absolutely stunning.

Oregon?

Absolutely stunning.

Oregon?

Yep :)

Meant to post this in the Photo thread, but, eh, I'm here. My daughter has been volunteering helping with the horses at a local ranch.

https://i.imgur.com/kZPJ5fY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qHQdp5T.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/nASNseN.jpg

^ Great photo! That would make a cute Christmas Card for next Christmas.

Nice pics everyone!!!!!

^ Great photo! That would make a cute Christmas Card for next Christmas.

Good idea, that might give us a reason to get back into sending them :)

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden - Portland OR

From last Thursday, my wife and I went here for my birthday.

https://i.imgur.com/LYwn8a7.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/eclkCuQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FCxOk40.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/quDAc2Y.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JoMEK6u.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6xLOXCd.jpg

You have some beautiful scenery there in Oregon.

You have some beautiful scenery there in Oregon.

Yes we do :)

My daughter took me camping for Father's Day:) It was fun. The location was amazing, only rained a little.

https://i.imgur.com/OR5BhJK.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CN9JrIf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oxl7aSP.jpg

During one of our hikes, my daughter and I came across this. Really cool what you can find hiking in the woods.

https://i.imgur.com/PCZeZCZ.jpg

Great photos!

Thanks, AB!

Meant to post this in the Photo thread, but, eh, I'm here. My daughter has been volunteering helping with the horses at a local ranch.

https://i.imgur.com/kZPJ5fY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qHQdp5T.jpg

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Daughter from a couple of weeks ago.

https://i.imgur.com/iMAC7Ty.jpg

From yesterday our drive to Thanksgiving with family.

https://i.imgur.com/l9eEogN.jpg

My daughter made a miniature version of her vanity.

https://i.imgur.com/RFzeZbZ.jpg

Took this yesterday while walking the dogs near our property.

https://i.imgur.com/q8357yA.jpg

Taken Wednesday, near our property.

https://i.imgur.com/bK8gQLk.jpg

Taken Wednesday, near our property.

https://i.imgur.com/bK8gQLk.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/7zob4Pr.jpg

Caught the double rainbow hanging out behind our property last week.

https://i.imgur.com/VpwO1gK.jpg

Daughters Diablo 2 King Cow sculpt.

https://i.imgur.com/ZTqqScd.jpg

We ran into some snow over this last weekend.

https://i.imgur.com/Htfsz75.jpg

Daughter's walkway art.

https://i.imgur.com/ilsxT2l.jpg

Time to take a nap...

https://i.imgur.com/SCb5IBH.jpg

Wife and I went camping this last weekend.

https://i.ibb.co/vgBLfK3/Imageccbbdbdee2.jpg

Wife and I went camping this last weekend.

https://i.ibb.co/vgBLfK3/Imageccbbdbdee2.jpg

Nice. This looks so peaceful ! :)

Nice. This looks so peaceful ! :)

It was! Just the sound of the water and birds.

Time to take a nap...

https://i.imgur.com/SCb5IBH.jpg


That looks reeeaaal rellaaaxxxiinngg ~~~ I would probably fall on my face just to get into !!! :lol:

It was! Just the sound of the water and birds.

So, was this in your State or out and about .... ?
I can almost hear it, if I close my eyes and listen real close! :nod: :cool: :nod:

So, was this in your State or out and about .... ?
I can almost hear it, if I close my eyes and listen real close! :nod: :cool: :nod:

Yes, around Mt Hood, lots of amazing locations just in the Mt Hood area alone, one main reasons we moved to this area:)

Wife and I recently got back from a camping/road trip down the Oregon Coast

https://i.imgur.com/3POY4Ev.jpeg

Wife and I recently got back from a camping/road trip down the Oregon Coast

https://i.imgur.com/3POY4Ev.jpeg

Looks beautiful ! :)

Torgo, have you seen that horror movie Obsession yet? It is really good. :wave:

Looks beautiful ! :)

Torgo, have you seen that horror movie Obsession yet? It is really good. :wave:

I haven't yet. My daughter's been telling me I need to see it too and Backrooms. Both look really good.:wave: