Near the River

A couple of scenes near the west bank  of the Willamette River in downtown Portland.

Outdoor Dining Colors

 One of the better consequences of covid precautions.

Portland Scenes - Fantasy

 We've just returned from a long (nearly a month) overseas trip, which yielded lots of photos. They'll take a a few days to edit and process, so in the meantime I'll post some from my renewed wanderings around Portland. The first batch are some colorful abstracts I'll call "Fantasy".

Willamette Valley Winery (Reminiscences from 2014 #6)

After we arrived in Oregon and got settled in our Portland home, we spent some time exploring the wineries in the beautiful Willamette Valley. One of the most attractive is the Domaine Serene Winery, in Dayton between Dundee and McMinnville.

Orange Colors (Reminiscences from 2014 #5)

Orange tends to be a vivd color in the Portland viewscape, whether in fall leaves, Farmers Market vegetables, or works of art. Three examples:

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Portland Farmers Market squashes

Mural in Pearl District parking lot, being painted as we moved in, still fresh and unspoiled.

Lan Su Chinese Garden ( Reminiscences from 2014 #4)

From their web site: "Lan Su Chinese Garden is one of Portland's greatest treasures and most interesting sites to see while visiting Portland. A result of a collaboration between the cities of Portland and Suzhou, our sister city in China's Jiangsu province that's famous for its beautiful Ming Dynasty gardens, Lan Su was built by Chinese artisans from Suzhou and is one the most authentic Chinese gardens outside of China."

Macleay Park ( Reminiscences from 2014 #3)

Portland is the focus of a great park system, with Forest Park being the largest urban park in the country. The most convenient entrance to Forest Park is through Macleay Park, a good walk from our home.