10 on 10 - October 2014

This month, the 10th kinda snuck up on me. It's been a whirlwind of a month. Luckily, I had my camera in tote a few weeks ago for a good friend's 30th. A true, unplanned, day in the life if you will. Before we get into the festivities though, make sure to check out all the other 10 on 10ers. As always, they are sure to have lots of good stuff for ya.

Shaw Photography

Twinty Photography

Anya Elise Photography

Button Media

CLB Creative

Brittany Conner Photography

Here in Portland, we have had a pretty incredible summer. I mean, it's hard to beat a summer in Portland on a regular year, but this year, our beautiful, sunny skies have stuck around without much rest, and all the warm, summer weather with it. 

As part of our fall/summer festivities, we celebrated Jeff's birthday. If I have learned anything in my 20 some years, it would be that another year older does not necessarily mean any of us have actually grown up. Most of us went to college together. Then spouses and other friends were added here and there, but when we all get together again, it's like no time has passed. It was like freshman year again in a few different ways...

If you are in Portland and haven't had a chance to try

BrewCycle

, go schedule it now. Some inward facing pedals on a wood and steal frame, music on the overhead speakers, and three stops of your choice.

A pretty nice little Saturday

. Our stops were

Pints

,

Old Town Pizza

, and

Deschutes Brewery

. There are a few seats that don't have petals, and those of us who were really smart took their turn on that seat when we were headed up hill. Mwahahaha. Suckers!

Thanks for being born and having a great 30th birthday celebration Jeff. Cheers to many more gatherings together for many years to come!

Until next time...

10 on 10 - September 2014

It's the 10th, and that can only mean one thing: another 10 on 10! My favorite time of the month. Before we get started on some Portland fun, make sure you check out all of the other 10 on 10ers. As always, they are sure to have some great photos to share. I love that each of the 10 on 10ers all bring something different to the table and are always up to something new in their own neck of the woods. So check it:

Button Media

CLB Creative

Anya Elise Photography

Brittany Conner Photography

Shaw Photography

Twinty Photography

And now back to the

Swift Watch!

(cue

Brian Fantana

)

Nabil and I have an ever growing bucket list of things that we want to do in Portland. We love this city and it really does have the coolest and most random things to do. For a few years, we have had it on our list to see the

Vaux's Sifts at Chapman Elementary School

in the late summer. We have heard about this, but this is the first time we have experienced it first hand.

Every September, Vaux's Swifts come to Portland on their migration further south. And every night at sunset they all flock to the NW Portland neighborhood and roost overnight in the chimney at Chapman Elementary School. Really random, and pretty cool to watch. Curses that I didn't have my really long lens, but you can get the idea.

Before the swarm (about 1900):

And then they came!

They all seemed to fly around the area for about 45 min and many flirted with going in the chimney, but didn't actually go in for a while (about 2000). Once they started, they each took turns and funneled into the chimney. Literally thousands and thousands of birds. Luckily, we escaped without any bird missiles land on our head.

If you look closely at the chimney on a few of the photos, you can see a hawk (I think) perched on the side. This smart little guy was just waiting for supper to come to him. Once they started to dive into the chimney, he picked one off and then flew to his own resting place for the night.

Per usual we drove around for a bit after the festivities taking in the views. Man I love this city! Hope you enjoyed another 10 on 10 as much as I did. If you haven't already check out our other fab photogs (links above).

Until next time...

10 on 10 - August 2014

Another month has come and gone, and I have embarrassingly gone a whole month without posting anything else. This last month has flown by and been so insanely busy. I can promise to be better about posting in this coming month because I have lots of material for ya. 

For now, however please indulge yourself in another 10 on 10, and make sure to check out all the other 10 on 10ers while you're at it. Two newbies joined us last month (

Shaw Photography

 and 

Brittany Conner Photography

). The entire group is rock solid and coming your way from all across the country, so go see what they have in store.

Anya Elise Photography

Brittany Conner Photography

Button Media

CLB Creative

Shaw Photography

Twinty Photography

Welcome back team. Today I'm taking you on a little tour of the Oregon Coast. My mom was in town to visit in late July. She has only been here once before in the summer. All the other times being for Christmas, during the pit of Oregon's yearly weather cycle. I keep telling her to come visit in the summer because Oregon really does have blue skies and sun. This trip, Oregon did not disappoint.

We took a few days to drive down the Oregon Coast from

Cannon Beach

to

Newport

. One known for Haystack Rock and the other for hauling the best seafood the Pacific Ocean has to offer. We were dog sitting

Brooke'

s dog, Olive and I think it's safe to say Z and Olive had the best time of their whole life. It wasn't too bad for the rest of us either.

Portland Area Photographer

Portland, OR Photographer

Portland, OR Photographer

Portland, OR Photographer

Portland, OR Photographer

Travel Oregon, Cannon Beach

Travel Oregon Photography

Portland, OR Photographer

Oregon Coast Photography

Oregon Coast Photography

I finally got to tell me mom "see, I told you so!" when it comes to beautiful Oregon weather. I put up with the gloom and doom in December/January to be able to experience this kind of day in the summer. And we couldn't have asked for a better day. ...plus I had the best Rockfish EVER at

Local Ocean

.

Until next time...

10 on 10 - July 2014

Another month, another 10 on 10! And as promised, we have two more participants for this year's 10 on 10! Below are the links to all the 10 on 10ers. Make sure to check them all out after checking out summer in Portland, and help give our newcomers some love.

Twinty Photography

Shaw Photography

CLB Creative

Button Media

Brittany Conner Photography

Anya Elise Photography

After last month's trip to AU (some photos in

June's 10 on 10

), I've had a pretty chill month in Portland. No crazy trips or wild parties. In between shooting a few weddings (wedding season is starting to ramp up quickly here in OR), it's been kinda nice to relax and have some time to catch up on life. So for this month's 10 on 10, I'm taking you through a typical Zerizef summer day in Portland. Dog parks, BBQs, and backyard fires, oh my! Did I mention the incredible weather that we've had lately?

Portland seriously has the best summers EVER. It's the whole reason we stay here. ...okay maybe not the whole reason, but it's definitely towards the top of the list. Next month I'll give you all something more specific to Portland. Hope you all had as nice of a June/early July as we did.

Now scroll back up and visit the rest of the 10 on 10ers so you can see summer all over the country.

Until next time...