20th Nov 2012

Portland Art Museum Exhibits

Portland Art Museum Exhibits On the fourth Friday of every month the Portland Art Museum has a free admission night. A few months ago I happened to be in town,...

08th Oct 2012

Danford Balch Homesite and "Witches Castle" – Part Two

Danford Balch Homesite and “Witches Castle” – Part Two back to part one But that did not end the story of this piece of land. It passed through several hands...

11th May 2012

Portland Rose Festival Ships

Portland Rose Festival Ships One of Portland’s longest traditions is the annual Rose Festival. And one of the Rose Festival’s longest traditions is the arrival of the Fleet. These days...

17th Apr 2012

Late Fall Sunrise

Late Fall Sunrise This was taken from Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park in mid-November 2011. We had stopped by Saturday Market for Gyros and Elephant Ears. It was a fairly...

20th Nov 2011

Autumn in the Rose Garden

Autumn in the Rose Garden Taken at the Portland Rose Gardens

20th Nov 2011

Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland Oregon

Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland Oregon Lone Fir Cemetery is one of Portland’s most historic (and haunted apparently,) locations. As such is full of gorgeous head stones, and one beautiful mausoleum....

20th Nov 2011

Voodoo Doughnuts

Voodoo Doughnuts The line outside of the newly expanded Voodoo Doughnut shop in downtown Portland. It’s not always busy like this. Frequently the line is much longer.

07th Nov 2011

Burnside Bridge, Portland Oregon

Burnside Bridge, Portland Oregon The Burnside Bridge in Portland is the only one of the Cities bridges built with input from an architect. It was completed in 1926 and replaced...

07th Nov 2011

World’s Smallest Park, Mill Ends Park

World’s Smallest Park, Mill Ends Park Mill Ends Park is located on the median of SW Naito Parkway in downtown Portland. The nearest cross street is SW Taylor. All 452...

11th Sep 2011

Pioneer Square Flowers

Pioneer Square Flowers Every year there is a huge flower display of some sort in Pioneer Square in Portland Oregon. Some artists take potted plants and arrange them into patterns...

11th Sep 2011

"Umbrella Man" Closeup

“Umbrella Man” Closeup This is a closeup of the face of the “Umbrella Man” who stands in Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon, everyday. The title is actually “Allow me” and...

11th Sep 2011

“Umbrella Man” Closeup

“Umbrella Man” Closeup This is a closeup of the face of the “Umbrella Man” who stands in Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon, everyday. The title is actually “Allow me” and...