Randomness

All photos copyright 2008 Jefferson L. Morriss

I was walking back from a big march I covered last month and saw this guy walking across broadway juggling. Neat eh?

Zuanich Point Park, Bellingham

Volunteer Park, couple sunset

Volunteer Park Sunset, Seattle

Snow on a truck

Obama street art,Broadway st, Seattle

Semi-fun

All photos copyright 2008 Jefferson L. Morriss

A semi truck carrying the finishing touch to a good martini(olives), overturned this morning near the Lakeway exit in Bellingham. 

 I didn't get off work and start shooting it till nearly 2:30pm and they were still trying to deal with it.  When I asked Rusty Miller of the Bellingham Police Dept what caused the accident he said, "and you can quote me on this, snow."

They eventually tore the semi in two and hauled the halves down the Lakeway off ramp and set them smack in front of the Bellingham Visitors Center.   

Enjoy.

     

After Work

All photos copyright Jefferson L. Morriss 2008

I work two jobs. I am a delivery driver down in Burlington full-time and in the evenings I clean offices, banks, etc.   After work tonight I came out and saw a man sitting inside a Starbucks window working on his laptop.  Now this may not be a great picture or ever be remembered by anyone but me, but I love capturing little slices of life like this.  On the opposite side of the street two people were smoking cigarettes and chatting outside the Horseshoe Cafe.  It looked like a intense conversation but I couldn't hear a word.  

Again just one of those moments I like observing.   I shot both of these photos from my car.    

This is a little market on a corner near my house. Mom n' Pop places have a hard time making it but I think they have more style than any big chain store. 

Snow+Remembrance

The names of thosed passed on are said aloud at a remembrance ceremony on Dec 7th, 2008.

All photos copyright 2008 Jefferson L. Morriss

So it finally snowed here after being canceled for friday it let loose on Saturday. Snow isn't a foreign thing here but we don't get it a lot(in my opinion) so when we do I appreciate it, it's  a change of pace instead of rain at least.  I did go out shooting in the lovely teen temperatures and here's a couple photos I brought back. Enjoy. 

Fire and Rescue

 

All Photos Copyright Jefferson L. Morriss 2008

I was worried about not finding something to cover this weekend but my prayers were answered today in the form of a mobile home fire.  I was driving north on Whidbey Island near Coupeville and came upon a very large plume of smoke.  I found my way over to a mobile home park and shot photos for a while.    I love spot news. 

Nobody was believed to have been hurt in the blaze thankfully, as it was some present just before Christmas. 

   

A little bit of rain

All Photos Copyright Jefferson L. Morriss 2008

A little bit of rain shouldn't stop you from going out and shooting. If you live in the PacNW and shoot, you should be prepared for this.  After a semi un-eventful day and reading a quote from a Magnum photographer, I decided to venture out into the rain.  Below is an encapsulation of the evening's haps. Oh and check out VII Photo for sure!

Thanksgiving in Repose

Lots of turkey, family and friends, that's how thanksgiving was for me yesterday.   I took a few pictures to document that occasion for future reflection. Oh and I did find a few good deals today $2 DVDs! and decent ones at that.  -Jefferson

  

 

 

All Photos Copyright Jefferson L. Morriss  2008

Be Always Ready

Did you guys hear about the guy who set himself on fire in UW's Red Square recently? I thought about that scene for at least two days just imagining looking over and seeing a human go up in flames. I immediately thought of the famous photo by Malcolm Browne of a Buddhist monk who set himself on fire in Saigon during Vietnam.

My girlfriend, doesn't always like the fact that I take my camera EVERYWHERE. I told her about this and said, "Babe, this is the reason I take it with me everywhere." I'm really surprised that in this digital age with cameras everywhere, nobody caught that on "film."

Just a few weeks ago I was working(I am a delivery driver out on whidbey island) and I came around a bend to see a Navy chopper flying low with a line hanging down from the chopper. I pulled my truck over and within seconds I had my camera out capturing the scene. A couple minutes later the chopper ascended and revealed two guys dangling strapped at the bottom of the line. The helicopter flew away and I had some neat "spot" news.

From what I know it was a training excersise they were doing at Lake Hancock(an old lake they used for target practice). So as much as it may annoy some people or be an inconvenience to me to haul it everywhere It's just part of the curse.

-Jefferson

Photo Copyright Jefferson L. Morriss 2008

Life is full of firsts

"How dull it is to pause, not to shine, to rust unburnished."  These words(an excerpt from Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson)I find to be central to my life. 

  I find my self constantly seeking that next thrill, whether it be from the rush of covering an event with a million things happening around me or maybe I just avoided driving my car off the road and I feel the rush of being alive suddenly enter back into my being. 

I try to live my life, well, the life I have been blessed with, in a fatalistic manner.   One needs to come to grips with random violence and the unexpectancy of this life. The more you cherish each moment, each hour, each day, the more you'll appreciate each week, each year, that you have been given.   

JOY- This guy was so happy to be finishing the Vancouver Sun Run and it showed. 

Grief- After a candlelight vigil for the six victims of the Alger shootings, a man sits and talks with God.

Gratefulness- A 92 year old WWII vet remembers his life and the sacrifice of others.

Find somebody and make them happy today.

-Jefferson L. Morriss

(all photos copyright Jefferson L. Morriss 2008)