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Yashica Electro 35 GSN, HP5 in Caffenol CL SS for 1 hour
Bryan drove me down to the Halloween meet down in Portland yesterday =D
I was so excited to meet all the talented people there, and many of my favorite dress makers! There's definately quite a talented crowd down in Portland. Maybe it's something in the air over there...
This is one of the few group shots I got, and I don't think that all the Blythes were displayed yet. There were many cute and clever costumes that people put together. Thank you to the organizers of the meet! I had so much fun chatting with you all and can't wait to meet everybody again! =D
Portland's harbour during the sailing ship era. Today, freighters call at grain elevators west of the Steel Bridge. But we rarely see any activity on or near them, nor do we often see them underway. So the few large commercial vessels that dock in Portland tend to blend into the scenery. That's very different that the harbor at or near the beginnig of the 20th century.
Undated, unlabeled photo in the Multnomah County Courthouse.
Taken in 2013.
On the left is a banner saying you're in Portland (Maine); in the center is the Hay Building (a "flatiron" building); and on the right is the Portland Museum of Art.
Koji Osakaya Restaurant, Sullivan's Gulch, Portland.
Kagami mochi (鏡餅, "mirror rice cake") is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It usually consists of two round mochi (rice cakes),[1][2][3][4] the smaller placed atop the larger, and a daidai (a Japanese bitter orange) with an attached leaf on top. In addition, it may have a sheet of konbu and a skewer of dried persimmons under the mochi. It sits on a stand called a sanpō (三宝) over a sheet called a shihōbeni (四方紅), which is supposed to ward off fires from the house for the following years. Sheets of paper called gohei (御幣) folded into lightning shapes similar to those seen on sumo wrestler's belts are also attached.
Kagami mochi first appeared in the Muromachi period (14th–16th century). The name kagami ("mirror") is said to have originated from its resemblance to an old-fashioned kind of round copper mirror, which also had a religious significance. The reason for it is not clear. Explanations include mochi being a food for special days,[2] the spirit of the rice plant being found in the mochi,[1][2] and the mochi being a food which gives strength.[2]
The two mochi discs are variously said to symbolize the going and coming years,[2] the human heart,[2] "yin" and "yang", or the Moon and the Sun.[3] The daidai, whose name means "generations",[4] is said to symbolize the continuation of a family from generation to generation.[1]
Traditionally, kagami mochi were placed in various locations throughout the house.[3] Nowadays, they are usually placed in a household Shinto altar, or kamidana. They are also placed in the tokonoma, a small decorated alcove in the main room of the home.
Contemporary kagami mochi are often pre-moulded into the shape of stacked discs and sold in plastic packages in the supermarket. A mikan or a plastic imitation daidai is often substituted for the original daidai.
Variations in the shape of kagami mochi are also seen.[3] In some regions, three layered kagami mochi are also used. The three layered kagami mochi are placed on the butsudan or on the kamidana. There is also a variant decoration called an okudokazari placed in the centre of the kitchen or by the window which has three layers of mochi.[3]
Kagami mochi are traditionally broken and eaten in a Shinto ritual called kagami biraki (mirror opening) on the second Saturday or Sunday of January. This is an important ritual in Japanese martial arts dojos. It was first adopted into Japanese martial arts when Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, adopted it in 1884, and since then the practice has spread to aikido, karate and jujutsu dojos.
Portland Union Station, at 800 NW 6th Avenue in Portland, is the hub of Amtrak operations in the Rose City. The depot originally opened in 1896 and, over the years, served intercity trains of the Northern Pacific; Southern Pacific; Great Northern; Spokane, Portland & Seattle; and Union Pacific.
From 1915 to 1929, the station also served as the Portland terminus for Southern Pacific's Red Electric interurban trains, which ran to several suburban Portland towns and into the western Willamette River valley....
Current Amtrak operations at Portland include the daily Seattle-Los Angeles Coast Starlight, Portland-Chicago Empire Builder, and four Cascades corridor trains; two between Portland and Seattle and two between Eugene, Oregon. and Seattle washington.
Portland Bill is a narrow promontory (or bill) at the southern end of the Isle of Portland, and the southernmost point of Dorset, England. One of Portland's most popular destinations, the popular attraction Portland Bill Lighthouse is found in the area. Both Portland Bill and Chesil Beach are the locations of many wrecks of vessels that failed to reach Weymouth or Portland Roads. Portland Bill is also noted for its rough coast, and is the only place on Portland where the limestone cliffs rise directly from the sea. As such many landforms including coves, ledges and caves have been formed. One of which is Cave Hole - a large cave with a blow hole.
The Bill is still an important way-point for coastal traffic, and three lighthouses have been built to protect shipping, in particular from its strong tidal race and shallow reef. The lighthouses guided vessels heading for Portland and Weymouth through these hazardous waters as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel. The Bill's three lighthouses are the only built on the island, except for the Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, located at Portland Harbour.
The name "Portland Bill" has its roots in "The Beel" as named on early maps. This derived from the beak shape of Portland Bill. From 1588 onwards, when the area was part of a crucial Armanda invasion-warning network, it was often named "The Beacon".
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.
History
Construction began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington, and was completed on January 10, 1791. Whale oil lamps were originally used for illumination. In 1855, following formation of the Lighthouse Board, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed; that lens was replaced by a second-order Fresnel lens, which was replaced later by an aero beacon in 1958. That lens was updated with an DCB-224 aero beacon in 1991.
In 1787, while Maine was still part of the state of Massachusetts, George Washington engaged two masons from the town of Portland, Jonathan Bryant and John Nichols, and instructed them to take charge of the construction of a lighthouse on Portland Head. Washington reminded them that the early government was poor, and said that the materials used to build the lighthouse should be taken from the fields and shores, which could be handled nicely when hauled by oxen on a drag. The original plans called for the tower to be 58 feet tall. When the masons completed this task they climbed to the top of the tower and realized that it would not be visible beyond the headlands to the south, so it was raised approximately 20 feet.
The tower was built of rubblestone, and Washington gave the masons four years to build it. While it was under construction in 1789, the federal government was being formed and for a while it looked as though the lighthouse would not be finished. Following passage of their ninth law, the first congress made an appropriation and authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to inform the mechanics that they could go on with the completion of the tower. On August 10, 1790, the second session of congress appropriated a sum not to exceed $1500, and under the direction of the President, “to cause the said lighthouse to be finished and completed accordingly.”[6] The tower was completed during 1790 and first lit January 10, 1791.
During the American Civil War, raids on shipping in and out of Portland Harbor became commonplace, and because of the necessity for ships at sea to sight Portland Head Light as soon as possible, the tower was raised twenty feet. The current keepers' house was built in 1891. When Halfway Rock Light was built, Portland Head Light was considered less important and in 1883 the tower was shortened 20 feet (6.1 m) and a weaker fourth-order Fresnel lens was added. The former height and second-order Fresnel lens was restored in 1885 following mariners' complaints.
The station has changed little except for the rebuilding of the whistle house in 1975 due to it being badly damaged in a storm. Today, Portland Head Light stands 80 feet (24 m) above ground and 101 feet (31 m) above water, its white conical tower being connected with a dwelling. The DCB 224 airport style aerobeacon is visible for 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi). The 400 watt metal halide lamp is rated for 20,000 hours and produces 36,000 lumens of light at 200,000 candlepower. The grounds, and keeper's house are owned by the town of Cape Elizabeth, while the beacon, and fog signal are owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard as a current aid to navigation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Head light (sic) on April 24, 1973, reference number 73000121.
Taking a passenger car from Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation in Portland to Albany & Eastern Railroad (AERC) in Albany. At Minto Brown Park in Salem, OR.
View of Portland Harbour taken from Portland Heights. The 2012 Olympic sailing events were held here.
Photos from 2017 Kumoricon, Oregon Convention Center, Portland.
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This war memorial (cenotaph) near the Portland Heights hotel commemorates the 223 Portlanders who died in the First World War. It was unveiled on Armistice Day in 1926, in atrocious weather conditions. It was repaired and cleaned up in February 2008. The Cenotaph in central London is built of Portland Stone.
Pinnacle Challenge 27/03/2013
Whilst we were on Portland Bill,we received messages on our mobile phones welcoming us to France!
Portland has wonderful Chinses Gardens where you can relax and enjoy the beauty.
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