Arting up Alberta Street

The character, the activism, and the arts from the complicated and heroic history shine through on Alberta Street today.

If your home is full of strangers, go to the zoo

My landlady wants us out of the house so she can sell it. We actually had this conversation a year ago, but I begged her to let us stay another year so Tara could graduate from high school first. Graduation is in one month and that means no more stalling: we have to go. The […]

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Right in the middle of Chinatown (but of course), Portland boasts the lovely Lan Su Chinese Garden.

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. 🙂