Not Just Roses

 Portland's International Rose Test Garden has other attractions, as well.

Roses

Portland's International Rose Test Garden is (as the name suggests) world famous, and a few weeks ago it was at its peak.

Waiting in Portland's Pearl District

 

Portland Farmers Market, Nourishing

Portland Farmers Market, Decorative

Downtown Portland Sights

A few colorful, slightly strange scenes that struck my fancy.

13th Avenue

Thirteenth Avenue in Portland is on the National Historic Register, for the preservation of this part of Portland's early role as a shipping and warehousing district. Most of the buildings have been repurposed as restaurants, apartments, and retail, but the old timber and brick aesthetic remains.