Halloween recap

Holy cow. Seriously? 9:25 and I hear a little girl’s voice outside…there goes the bell.

Hands Up!

When we are faced with the reality of what we have created…it is a shock.

Japanese garden in the rain

How lucky we were to happen upon a two-day bonsai exhibit from the Bonsai Society of Portland.

A reminder

These powerful words were created by a few men trying to create a brand new country

Indians at OMSI

As is the case with so many aspects of our lives: it turns out just as it was supposed to, but not necessarily the way we were expecting.

Say goodbye to the Hi

Two things are taking the “HI” away from me: a changing schedule and Earth’s revolving around the sun.

Friends of Trees

Despite having seen the worst case scenario, I remain convinced that it’s better to have trees on city streets.

The smallest park in the world is in Portland

They are, respectively: Mill Ends Park (a circle, 24 inches in diameter) and Forest Park (5, 171 acres).

Ben ain’t Heavy

Don’t you love it when art moves you?

Sweltering Bike Carnival – Tour de Fat!

Tour de Fat is a festival in celebration of bicycles. It’s sponsored by New Belgium ales, and in particular, the celebration takes it’s name from the popular Fat Tire Ale. Unlike most of Portland, we chose to brave the heat and head out to Tom McCall Waterfront Park for Tour de Fat this year. It’s […]