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Monday, August 04, 2008

Images from Portland, OR; Part II

A few months ago, I posted some images from my trip to Portland, OR. At the time, I promised to post a second batch and then put it off and put it off....you know the story, the endless chain of procrastination. In any case, here they are, finally.

The Oregon Garden, another one of Portland's spectacular public gardens:


A closeup of one of the garden chairs, fashioned entirely from tree branches:


Vegetables grown from one of the organic gardens. A lot of communities throughout Portland are active in growing their own food without the use of pesticides. I wish I had gotten a picture of one of their eco-roofs. They are amazing gardens grown on the roof of the buildings, sustained purely from rainfall. A good idea that may catch on in the future.


A garden resident hard at work:


Giant sunflowers:


One of several waterfalls within the garden:

Another place we went to during our stay in Portland was Multnomah Falls, easily one of the most photographed places in the country:

The parking lot in front of Multnomah Falls, Nature made orderly and presentable:


The pathway leading up to it:


The tree trunks here are very impressive, as is everything else:


The bottom of the Falls. Note: This boulder was actually quite large, though it is difficult to tell from this image alone:


Closeup of the flow:


A wider view from below the bridge. The people seen here give you a better idea of the scale:


I hope you enjoyed these. Next week: images from the old CA mining town of Columbia - that is if I didn't ruin the film in the overheated trunk of the car on our way back! Wish me luck. Till next time...

15 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Very cool! I almost forgot how beautiful Portland is. The only thing missing is the photo of the mouse that we met on the path to the falls : )

3:41 PM  
Blogger Tina Banda said...

I considered posting one of those pics but decided to do a charcoal drawing instead. I'll let you know when I finish and post it here.

3:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Beautiful pics! Very talented eye you have there.

12:15 PM  
Blogger Tina Banda said...

thanks for stopping by and taking the time to look at them norm z.

12:33 PM  
Blogger Cayenne Linke said...

Good Lard -- it's heavenly. Especially love the second pic with the morning glories. The coloring is otherworldly.

Curse the rain and gloom, else I'd be tempted to move there. Alas, while I love hunkering down in my cold dark cave inside, I like that I can go bask in the sun of the outdoors in Cali. Maybe it's because of the shadows...there are no shadows of plant life moving when it's gloomy...kind of a perpetual state of death.

9:38 PM  
Blogger Tina Banda said...

yeah, lately I've been having fantasies about moving to a place that is a lot more affordable overall - esp. in regards to housing. we're staying put for now though, although I have to say, if we ever do move, Portland is number one on my list of options.

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