against my will
I spent most of my childhood in Oregon. My mother moved us there from sacramento — a sideways move — in october of 1974. i learned to appreciate the outdoors and the relative freedom.
there was much i disliked about it, but i found things to love about it. i was there “against my will”, but that sometimes describes much of childhood.
Oregon has changed since 1974. Where i grew up is now a somewhat affluent wine region. When we arrived decades ago, it was largely depressed logging and hardscrabble farming towns.
I've known this barn since I was five.
The Good Shepherd Hall - where I became a Boy Scout
Looks decent from the front
One woman's dream is a husband's nightmare
The alma mater
The Alma Mater
McMinnville, Oregon
Fall in Oregon
Summon Coffee - very good coffee in McMinnville
Michelle has a great eye
For Chris
Chris — my longest and best friends from Oregon — roommates through our teens
Todd — one of my longest and best friends from Oregon
The right place at the right time
Jerry & John — they taught us to be Men — NO whining
Past & future generations
The next generation
You can take the boy out of NYC but you can't take the NYC out of the boy
Chris and a favorite subject