Dual states

A city in two states. Crossing into Washington state.

New phone, new attempt at documenting Portland in photos

I can now post directly from my phone. So I am hoping I can start putting some pictures up here again. We have passed the one year mark but now it will just be "Portland in pictures".

Day 231: Strange Window Display

Walked past this store downtown.....not sure what any of it means, but thought it was interesting

Day 230: Miso Cloud

 This fun cloud formed in my miso soup after sitting for a while.

Day 213: Spring Skateboarding

What a beautiful place to practice some skateboarding jumps. Spring flowers bring people outside!

day 212: Have oven, will travel

Food is mobile around these parts. This traveling brick oven was spotted at the weekend farmer's market. Good pizza anywhere, any time!

Day 211: So Much Love!

Many Portlanders love their bumper stickers. This particular driver loves bumper stickers and, apparently, lots of other stuff too......

Day 210: Verde Cocina

Found this amazing delicious organic, local (and with vegan/vegetarian options) stall at the Portland Farmer's Market. Ah-Maze-Ing! Just look at all those veggies .... and the tortillas were being freshly made by hand on the other side of the stall. I could eat this every day! Verde Cocina's regular location is in the Portland Pearl District.

Day 209: Stop and Smell the TULIPS!

There is just nothing like a tulip!

Day 208: Thyme to Till

With spring, a bit of sun and some slightly warmer weather comes the task of re-tilling the garden. Grocery stores, farmer's markets and nurseries around town are exploding with herbs and vegetable "starts" (small plants). Around here it is quite easy to find Organic plant. Here is an herb cart just begging to be planted and sampled!

Back in the Game!

I'm sorry that I have taken a leave of absence from this blog. I know many of you were following and I dropped the ball a bit. However, I am off the bench and going to get going again. Instead of trying to back track for all the days I missed, I will start with last weekend - when I really actively started taking photos again - and try to stay current. And, what better time to get back into it than with the arrival of Spring! So, bring on the photos!

Thanks for reading.

Day 207: Spring is Springing

Spring is here!!! Daffodils are springing up all over town. Nothing like colorful spring flowers to turn your winter frown upside-down!

Day 206: Sunshine Blessings

We've had some unusually wonderful warm sunny weather this past week! Portlanders report it is quite unusual for this time of year, but none-the-less we all ran outside and basked in the glow of that beautiful ball of fire that we've seen so little of over the past months! This couple enjoys an afternoon on a hillside in the Hoyt Arboretum.

Day 205: Goose Eggs!

 

You can find any sort of free range eggs around Portland. Just look at these gorgeous goose eggs! Perfect for next year's elaborate Easter Egg project!

Day 204: Cross of Flowers

Beautiful Easter Cross at Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church in Beaverton, Oregon.

Day 203: Father Daughter Duo

This Father-Daughter duo was entertaining a small crowd at the Portland Saturday Farmer's Market. Some musicians are hired to perform on the stages in the market, but most are like this pair who find a good spot and then make people smile as they pass.

Day 202: Yard Poem

 

Found this fun "Poetry Pole" in someone's yard in the Buckman Neighborhood of SE Portland. What fun!

Day 150: Food Cart City

Portland has the most food carts of any US City!  They are just wonderful!!! With pods of carts all over town that offer every type of food you can think of, it's a inexpensive and fun way to grab lunch...or dinner...or sometimes even breakfast! For the local "Food Carts Portland" website, click here.

Day 149: Artful tree

This found/tree art caught my attention as I walked down the sidewalk - not sure what it is, but someone was creative!

Day 148: A Fallen Crown

This crown: "The Little Prince" by Ilan Averbuch sits outside of the arena in the Rose Quarter. According to the Public Arts Search Website, "The Little Prince is a partially buried copper crown located at the south end of the arena in the Rose Quarter. It is a piece about imagination, desires and aspirations, conquests and struggles. It is the job of the viewer to create the story that goes along with the crown. Is it a victory and position of honor waiting to be claimed, or is there another story? Only the viewer can say. Ilan's inspiration for this piece was the "Little Prince" by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, in particular, the first chapter where he talks about his drawing of a boa constrictor swallowing an elephant being misunderstood as a hat."

Day 147: Saint Helens Over Portland

Mount Saint Helens could be seen over this great vista of downtown Portland on this beautiful clear day!  I took the photo from the Arial Tram up to OHSU - which gives one of the best views of Portland, I think!

Day 146: Winter's Bloom

Despite the cold gray weather, the abundant rain and an occasional sunny day can still convince blooms to bless us.  What a happy surprise on this cold wintery day!

Day 145: Drake Peak, carved in stone

This building in downtown Portland has these carved stones along it's outside wall that show the different peaks around Oregon. This one shows Drake Peak, which measures 8,406ft or 2,562 m.

Day 144: Parking station

 No more of those coin drop meters for Portland!  This is a parking station - they are found all around town, and especially downtown. You can use either a credit card or coins to pay for your parking time.  Many meters, like this one, have a time limit (in this case 90 minutes) - you cannot pay for more than that and you cannot park in this area for longer than an hour and a half.  Once you pay, a small ticket prints and you place it inside your car in a window that faces the curb. You can also buy a ticket in one station and then move your car within the allotted time - using the same ticket. Very convenient if you're running errands or such!

Day 143: Look at that fog!

You can't quite see how foggy it is outside because of the reflection of the lights in the window, but it was so foggy that these three siblings just had to turn and have a look at the gray skies.