With a little trepidation, I agreed to take some headshots of my friend Joley Wood for his new “Lost” blog, which runs the length of the season on Powells.com.

Meandering through the doors of the grocery store last week, I brushed snow flakes off my jacket, sidestepped the display of chips in the entrance (sidenote: Chips? Why do stores not capitalize on snowy days and serve samples of soup?), and started trolling for inspiration on an unusually wintry day.