Entries 1,383

Page 40 of 56

Thinking through some suggestions Charis left privately on my last post I tried a few things with the camera on my phone and I believe I have solved the sizing problem for posting here. I was th...

---

From my phone this morning. The gladiolas are a bit later than normal this year. I went for a longish walk because I could. as it is a holiday here. It is gray, (gunmetal gray as I read in a des...

---

It is full on early summer. The trees are still green but it will only be a few more weeks of dry heat before we see them start to fade a bit. The wild grass is already turning brown and the swe...

---

This shot is from this time last year from outside the practice field at Portland State that I walk by practically every day. The house under construction is done by now of course. What I wanted...

---

Title: Things are better. I think everyone that was so inclined to, left town. I noticed a decrease in insane traffic Friday afternoon and it has continued so far through the weekend. Oh the th...

---

I felt in need of a serene vista today. I took this from the ferry leaving Washington and crossing the Columbia River into Oregon last Friday. In spite of the weather reports we had more than e...

---

As our days turn shorter I am happy to know that for those of you heading into winter your days will lengthen and spring won’t be so far away. We were all so caught up in the Senate vote last n...

---

Yesterday morning I took the train down to Salem. It was a typical late spring day with sun and lots and lots of dramatic clouds. We had a really lovely homemade taco lunch, a recipe from Cooks ...

---

Okay, I admit I didn’t even now there was this island in the mouth of the Columbia River out by the Pacific Ocean. It is quite rural and because it is full of waterways and so close to big water...

---

Again, from a couple of years ago, except for a few outliers, this was not a good year for roses here. They used a special kind of anesthetic spray on the back of mouth yesterday as well as the...

---

Okay, I admit this is from this time last year. We have had drizzle and low light the last few days and I love the light here. Not that the layer upon layer of clouds and the silver glare out th...

---

So far, so good, on the Paris adventure. We are all holding our breath, metaphorically speaking, and hoping for the best. Well, except for Miss E. She is I am sure, totally immersed in all the n...

---

It has been a busy week and it will probably stay this way until the 4th of July holiday here. First it was so hot one could barely function and now it is refreshingly cool and kind of sort of w...

---

After a run of record-breaking heat, we are supposed to cool down this evening. Everybody I know is ready for that even though we will be sad to see the sun go away. It feels as if a desert plan...

---

I love this late spring mash up of lilies and clematis a few blocks away and yesterday the light was finally okay to get a decent shot. As we move towards the equinox in a few weeks it is more d...

---

This is what it looks like out there in my world now as the end of spring extravagance blooms forth. We had a lovely rain night before last, which was much appreciated as the pollen counts have ...

---

So last year the day after Memorial Day is when I started this dental extravaganza. It is probably a good thing I did not know where it was all going to lead. I am adapting to the soft foods th...

---

(warning…this entry is full of superlatives… :) This is the Columbia River Gorge from Larch Mountain. If you know anything about Oregon, one of our main tourist attractions is Multnomah Falls, w...

---

I took this last week across the street at the track. It is Ceanothus ‘Victoria’ and a super bee attractor. It is quite fragrant even to us mere humans with our limited ability to differentiate ...

---

I believe I only went to one poetry workshop with Mr. Finch. Most often it was one or the other of us and then there was intensive sharing and debriefing afterwards. We went to readings together...

---

I took this midmorning today up in the hills. This is the side yard of the castle house, the folly house that had the giant chocolate Easter bunny in the yard a year ago. I have been doing a lot...

---

The ruffles, and almost sewn quality of this iris are pretty cool. Plus I love the color of white with the subtle violet blue undertone. Sometime today would you eat a few nuts, maybe a cracker...

---

It is quite lush out there in my world. Yesterday was totally overcast with layer upon layer of cloud and cool but there was no rain. I am getting hardly any birds at my feeder array but what I ...

---

Stating the obvious, we are still sad about Leo. And for MJ from OD in Toronto, who did not make the transition to Prosebox but is still in touch with many of us on Facebook. She lost her hands...

---

This picture makes me happy. I suppose I could crop it slightly to move the flowers a bit off center but for now I am enjoying the composition. If you get bored easily with pretty flower picture...

---