Clear, cold, colorful New Year’s Eve

I stood in the middle of the Hawthorne Bridge last night and took lots of blurry photos. I don’t know if it was the vibrating bridge that shook a little more each time a car pounded past me, or the dry cold air blasting into my face that had me in tears the entire time. […]

Photoshoot

I am grateful for whatever photography luck gods were helping us out when we found Cambrae.

Scenes from the Willamette

I was saved from the creepy people!

Dragon Boats on the Willamette

The Dragon Boat Festival is held in September, and presented by Dragon Sports USA.

Avenue of Roses Parade

It was the kind of parade that makes you feel like you’re in a neighborhood.

Ice

In between freezing rain storms, the sun came out briefly. I went outside to photograph the ice.

At the River

Yes, it felt pretty darn redneck, and happy, and simple. It was a perfect place to be. 🙂

A reminder

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

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).