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. 🙂

D.C. via Tunisia

The Occupy! movement began with Mohamed Bouazizi and spread across the world.

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).

A Portland Thursday

I’m on the Beavers’ call list.

Again with the snow?

Hi! It’s Sunday and it’s snowing. Mother Nature! How many times do I have to tell you: IT DOESN’T SNOW IN PORTLAND. Good grief. You listen to direction about as well as my daughter. Well, fresh snow on branches really *IS* beautiful. And this snow will probably be melted in 24 hours. And it gives […]