It rained hard on Thanksgiving here in Portland. In fact, it was a decidedly un-Portland-like rain that drummed on the skylights and on the deck all day long. That made it all the more wonderful to wake up the next morning to blue skies and sun. The weather was so remarkable that we quickly scrapped [...]
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Visiting the Gorge
Posted in meanderings, Oregon, photography, Portland on December 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Pears, persimmons and pomegranates
Posted in food, photography on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fall fruit is still at its ripest here. When I was at the store the other day I couldn’t resist buying some of the most photogenic pears I had seen in a long time. I also bought a pomegranate. The persimmons were a gift.
Finally fall
Posted in Oregon, photography, Portland on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been waiting for the Japanese maple tree outside our front door to turn. Now that it has I am finally confident that fall has arrived. The really striking thing about this tree, though, is not the bright yellow color of the leaves, but the brilliant green of the trunk and branches. The green [...]
