I was so bummed out yesterday when we hiked all the way up to Mt Tabor park for my stage performance debut and not a soul showed up. I mean I know it’s been cold and rainy outside, but I thought Portlanders were rain warriors.
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It’s happening. Fall is weening so fast. I’ve been watching this tree down the street from my house. It’s so enormous and beautiful. The wet, cold and rainy season of Portland has arrived. I feel a little sad about this year’s incredible summer and early fall beauty coming to an end. 
I need to keep good perspective this winter. During those crummy wintery days, I will have to constantly remind myself that all this rain creates the beauty that I so love about Portland.
In other news, I planted about 85 spring bulbs in the garden today.
I have a new found obsession. My obsession is with the views of Mt. Hood. I feel so lucky that almost anywhere I go in Portland it is almost guaranteed that I’ll have a perfect view of Mt. Hood. I can’t seem to get enough of how enormous is it. And, dare I also say peaceful? I’ve noticed that since the season has turned to Fall that there has been recent snowfall over Mt. Hood which inevitably creates a brighter, whiter – more distinct cascade over the eastern side of Portland.
Maybe Mt. Hood is also a new representation of where I consider to be my place of home. It’s quite comforting.
It seems that there are iron rings tied to the sidewalks in certain neighborhoods throughout Portland. On any given block you could see up to 10 rings placed along the edges of the sidewalks in Portland. During a walk through a Mt. Tabor neighborhood this summer in Portland, I met an ol man who explained that back in the days city folk would use the rings to tie up their horses so they could patronize the local businesses. He even went to explain that during a recent street construction project – a neighborhood group rallied around all of the iron rings and demanded that if the city construction crews removed them that they would have to replace the rings in order to preserve the history of them – in Portland.
Could all of this be true in Portland? Either way, I love the humor and style that Portlanders have.
Yesterday had to have been one of the most gorgeous days ever. I was only about a block away from my house when I urgently pulled the car over so I could get out to capture a few click, click, clicks of that sky. I couldn’t get enough of the beauty and decided to walk up to Mt. Tabor Park to take it all in. Each step I took from my doorstep to the top of Mt. Tabor was full of delight. I couldn’t get enough of that perfect blue sky, the sun shining through those white puffy clouds, the feeling of the crisp, fresh air on my cheeks, and the sounds of nature singing. It’s days like this that I want to capture the perfect image and perhaps place it in my hands and eat it all up! What an amazing experience it was for me to finally capture this new season in my new home. The entire time on my walk I kept thinking to myself, “Thank you, Universe! Thank you! What a truly gorgeous day it is!”
I had once been resistant to the thought of summertime coming to a screeching halt. I changed my mind after yesterday.
This photo got “Photo of the Week” via Portland’s Neighborhood online network: http://community.portlandneighborhood.com/profiles/blogs/portland-blog-this-week-in-23
Again, I am humbled.
It’s been a little over a year since I started clicking away on that round, silver button. And, here I am finally starting my very own photo blog. I’ve never had a blog before and I don’t think I can call facebook a blog. However, I do owe it to all my fb pals who have totally encouraged me to keep going via the click click clicks of their ”likes this” button each time I post another photo I’ve taken. Thank you, friends. And, did I tell you that I’ll hopefully be displaying my work at a local cafe in Portland? Pretty cool!
This photo was taken on the first weekend of August. I was sitting above the reservoirs at Mt Tabor watching this most incredible sunset surrounded by two of my favorite people. This photo was later nominated “Photo of the Week” by the Portland Neighborhood online network. http://community.portlandneighborhood.com/profiles/blogs/portland-blog-this-week-in-17 I might not yet be the next Annie Griffiths Belt, but I’m sure having fun!
I am humbled.
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