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Portland Castle was built by Henry VIII to defend England. Castletown, The Isle of Portland, Dorset, Great Britain
The south end of the Portland Streetcar's route. Transit-oriented development in the background, me in the foreground.
Portland, Oregon
Olympus OM-D E-M10
Olympus OM Zuiko 24mm f2.8 (with OM to Micro Four Thirds adapter)
We happened to visit this Portland Head Lighthouse today and walked into a two-fold Memorial service. One for the sinking of a US Naval Sub-chaser off the coast during WWII, and two, the loss of US service personnel recently overseas. The Marines and Navy had a color guard on top of the lighthouse, while the Blue Angels did a fly-over. portlandheadlight.com/
The only surviving maritime signal tower in the United States: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Observatory
This is downtown Portland, Oregon from the top of a parking garage. I liked how each building got progressively taller cullminating with a large modern skyscraper at the back. I used a 300mm zoom to help flatten out some of the depth. Take a look at the large on black.
The white disk behind the reindeer of the Portland sign is the sun. Portland Sign, Portland, Oregon NB9719e4K - Happy Mostly Monochromatic Mondays!
From www.BestEventSpacePortland.com ... an exterior shot of the Regents Center, a perfect place for hosting events, parties, classes, and more in Portland, Oregon.
Anonymous people moved from museums paintings to the streets.
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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.
Redundant church, begun in 1754, consecrated in 1766, to the design of Thomas Gilbert (1706-1776), a local "Gent, Architect and Master Builder". Made in Portland stone, quarried nearby, it was listed Grade 1 in 1951.
Its layout is typical of a 'preacher's church', with box pews facing away from the altar, which is vestigial, and towards the pulpits. There are two of these -- one for reading the lesson and the other for sermonizing. The testament overrides the sacrament.
The church fell out of use in the early 20th century. In 1971 it came into the care of the Redundant Churches Trust, now known as the Churches Conservation Trust. The Trust carried out extensive restoration work in 2012, with more under way.
Wikipedia has some details. Reforne, Portland, Dorset.
Closed for 4 weeks. When it re-opens "general traffic" ie mainly private cars will be banned from the section between Minshull Street and Aytoun Street.
The Portland Opera scheduled a showing of the Marx Brothers' "A Night At The Opera", in conjunction with the opening of the Tilikum Crossing Bridge, the TriMet MAX Orange Line, and the Portland Streetcar Loop. So here's Groucho, not knowing what to make of that disclaimer sign on the approach to the bridge. September 12, 2015. © 2015 Peter Ehrlich
Taken on a perfect October day at the Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon. The colors this autumn were the best that I have seen in over 16+ years in Oregon.
Portland's Japanese Garden is made up of five distinct gardens -- the strolling pond garden, the flat garden, the tea garden, the natural garden, and the sand and stone garden. The garden also has one of the best views of downtown Portland with Mt. Hood in the background.