Author Archives: Jewel

Oregon’s Adventuresome Crab Feed

Did you know that Oregon has an Adventure Coast? They’re also known by locals as the “Bay Area” and being someone who spent her summers growing up in the San Fransisco Bay Area, I can’t quite get myself to think of Oregon when I think of the Bay Area. What’s sparked my interest in this …

February 8, 2012 – 10:21 am | By Jewel | Posted in Food + Drink | Comments (0)

Rock Against Alziemer’s 2011: Not to be forgotten

In what will live on as one of the most memorable shows of the year, Rock Against Alziemer’s raised an unforgettable amount of money and awareness around a disease that affects many loved ones. And they did it by lining up the best show I’d seen all year. Here’s a few of my favorites from …

July 28, 2011 – 9:20 am | By Jewel | Posted in Film + Photo, music, PhotoJournal | Comments (0)

Caught on Macro: Watching a Spider Kill a Wasp

The highlight of my trip to Estacada today was playing with my make-shift macro lens in an attempt to photograph a bee or a wasp, only to catch it getting caught for brunch by a peculiar spider. (I sometimes take off my lens, turn it around and hold it against the camera body with my …

July 5, 2011 – 12:09 am | By Jewel | Posted in Animals + Science, PhotoJournal | Comments (0)

“Put a Bird on It” – visitors to Kaua’i

On my recent trip to Kaua’i, I spotted more birds than several of my visits to Maui. This could be due to the large number of roaming Red Junglefowl, or that once I started looking, I couldn’t stop. Of all the birds I did notice, it seems a majority were brought here over the past …

June 19, 2011 – 9:45 pm | By Jewel | Posted in Musings, PhotoJournal | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

bridge to brews 2011

Not only did I run my best race pace yet for an 8k, I stopped to take photos along the way. Maybe next time I’ll break a 9 minute mile and leave the shooting for shots of whiskey.

April 21, 2011 – 10:57 pm | By Jewel | Posted in active, Film + Photo, PhotoJournal | Comments (3)

Ride By: pt 2

A trio from a ride to Kennedy School one fine Saturday. As the sun began to set, I found myself wanting to peer inside windows and catch glimpses of people settling in next to lamps and fire lights. Instead, I realized I forgot my own bike lights and did my best to pedal on. I’d …

April 12, 2011 – 11:25 pm | By Jewel | Posted in Film + Photo, PhotoJournal | Tagged , | Comments (0)