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• I had breakfast this morning in the hotel's dining room, overlooking their garden, a very pleasant way to start the day.
• Chef's Omelette: 3 eggs, breakfast potatoes, buttered toast, local jam; choice of three fillings (cheddar, sausage, mushrooms). Delicious, well-prepared, nicely presented.
After dinner, we headed up to Portland and went to the Pittock Mansion viewpoint. It was very windy and amazingly cold, but the views were spectacular!!
It rained all day the forecast was for cloud in the evening. Late afternoon the sky seemed to brighten and the clouds looked like clouds rather than a grey blanket. I felt sure the skys would clear as it had done this every day for the last week so I gambled and went to Portland Bill. Driving west for an hour I could see a line of clear sky on the horizon. By the time I arrived the clouds had almost completely gone melted away leaving a beautiful stary night. Sometimes the gamble pays off, but you have tomake the effort in the first place to be rewarded.
Whale watch. Unfortunately, the whales must have had a previous engagement as there were none to be seen that day.
Underneath the Burnside Bridge near downtown Portland, a bunch of local skaters built their own skatepark.
No permission. No permits. They just did it.
But it turned out to be amazing. So amazing, in fact, that they got the city to approve it.
Yes, Portland is the greatest city in the United States.
Oh, if any skaters want to shoot photos or videos, feel free to hit me up. I'll do it free.
Burnside Skatepark: www.skateoregon.com/Burnside/Burnside.html
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The former Gardeners' Cottage at Portland Botanic Gardens, Victoria, Australia.
Shot on Fujifilm Superia Reala 100 colour film
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The Dandy Warhols, a Portland band, put on an impromptu two day moving show playing a 13 songs in front of or in 13 old school Portland locations. I joined in on the first day and it was my first time seeing the Dandy Warhols and I had a blast! The first location was outside of the former Xray Cafe at 2nd and burnside, then we moved around the corner to Voodoo Doughnuts and then into Dantes (Sally and I had a quick drink) and then Magic Gardens. I had to leave at this point but was all giddy and happy. One of the best days!
Peacock Lane is a short three block stretch in SE Portland that started a lighting tradition in 1929. Multiple generations of families have come to walk or drive by the lights year after year to see the Christmas Spirit. Not the biggest nor brightest display, but certainly known locally. Peacock Lane was placed on the National Historic Registry this year.
Portland, OR, 2015
The moment in the US when people stand in line to buy donuts; and the center of that universe is VoodDoo in Portland, OR.