Yellow Bus in Yellowstone

I Wish I Was In Mexico

It's 8 degrees outside right now. I need a break. So much going on. I feel like I need two weeks away from everyone, everything.

Chew Your Ball Slowly

Oslo's favorite thing in the world is chewing on tennis balls. For Christmas, we wrapped up a few dozen and put them under the tree. It only takes a few minutes before his sniffer goes into high gear and he sniffs out the tennis balls, rips open the paper and starts chewing. He'll chew the ball until it pops, usually about 20 minutes. This was taken about 10 days ago. Today, he doesn't have much energy. His appetite is disappearing. Not good.

Last Christmas

Last year for Christmas, Krista gave me a weekend trip to Lochsa Lodge where I made this image of Oslo and Hedgie after spending the day hiking through the snow. Oslo's health is slowly getting worse but he's doing better than expected. At first we didn't think we would be together on Christmas but it's looking good. I've been posting images of Oslo as I work on a small book about him. Life just won't be the same without him.

Snow Pants

Oslo trying to get past Krista but won't go in the snow that's over his head. I don't blame him. He's hanging in there. Each day you can tell he's getting a little worse. His breathing is so heavy. He coughs more and more and his energy level gets less and less each day.

Let Sleeping Dogs

I tried to write this yesterday but I couldn't. It just hurt way too much... We found out last week that Oslo is very sick. He has cancer in his lungs and probably only has a few weeks. Devastating.

Krista, Hedgie and Oslo

In our house back home.

Fresh Snow Fall

I woke up this morning to a fresh snow fall, about a foot. The neighborhood was silent, comfortably sleeping on a blanket of snow. I love it when it snows. I love how quiet the town becomes and how slow life appears when it snows.

Crack and Grown

Took a walk along the river this afternoon. The ice is slowly taking over. In some parts ice completely covers the river. I stood on the banks for a few minutes listening to the ice crack and grown. The sound of the water turning to ice made me feel a little lonely. Cold. Isolated.

Minus 10

Woke up this morning to negative 10 degrees. It's so cold Oslo doesn't want to go outside. It's so cold the river has frozen over completely. I'm thinking about maybe taking a walk by the river today to make a few pictures. We'll see. I don't have a good winter coat.

Snappy Snap

I picked out my new snappy snap, a Canon G11. I'll order it in a few weeks. Maybe sooner. Depends. I once had a Canon G5 but Krista dropped it at the Monroe Fair outside the rabbit barn. Things happen. It's 7 degrees outside right now. Going to snow tonight. Krista leaves for L.A. tomorrow. I think I'll begin my new photo project this weekend. I'm going to make photographs in and around Missoula that remind me of a Raymond Carver story. Beer. Trailers. Poverty. Heartbreak.

Winter Cold

The temperature was 4 degrees this morning when I woke up. NOAA is calling for snow Friday night and all day Saturday. I hope they're wrong. Krista is supposed to fly to L.A. Saturday evening. She's been looking forward to this trip for months. Fingers crossed.

New Camera

I think it's time to buy a new camera.

Five Year Plan

About seven years ago, I sat in bed in my small Washington DC studio apartment writing in my journal. I wrote down all the things I wanted to accomplish in the next five years. I did it in three. Now, today, seven years later I feel like I have found a little peace, some unexpected joy like running into your best friend on the street. I'm looking forward to my next Five Year Plan.

By Way The Turkey Flies

I kind of don't believe Thanksgiving has come and gone already. Christmas will be the same way.