Visitors at the Lan Su Chinese Garden

Portland is home to an authentic Chinese garden. I stopped by there today to pick up some Strong Fire oolong tea from the Tao of Tea. This is the view looking from near the tea shop. Lan Su attracts many different visitors. Some come for the tea, some for early morning tai chi, some to sit and read. Others wander through as these people did.

And then there was this fellow with his skate board. He looked so typically Portland that I asked if I could take his photo. Without a word he dropped into this pose. Such a gentleman...

Fremont Bridge

Another bridge today, this time one that I run by fairly often. And today the Fremont Bridge was on my route as I looked for Tom, the fisherman who frequents one of the benches nearby. Tom wasn't there but this beautiful scene was.

Grays Bridge

Today's adventure took me to Astoria, Oregon. I decided not to come back the usual route but to cross the bridge into Washington and then drive down to Longview before crossing the Columbia back into Oregon. In addition to the length of the bridges, this route adds at least 30 more miles. However, I also took several side roads and came across Grays Bridge, the last covered bridge in Washington.

Bumper Sticker ~ No Place Like ...

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Today I headed over to the Center for Health and Healing along the South Waterfront here in Portland. At one point I spotted this VW and followed it to several stop lights until I could capture its image. Having always had Apple products, I was at first attracted to its license plate but then I became intrigued with the bumper sticker. The fellow is definitely a techie!

The Leaf

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This leaf managed to align itself so that it had both a reflection and a shadow. Autumn is a magical time here in Portland.


Another "seasonal" image, a carved pumpkin


plus a ginger cat in keeping with the orange of the season...

Early Morning View

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The view of Mt. St. Helens from the top floor...

Two for Tuesday

Here we are on Tuesday. I spent the day at OHSI and then went out for appetizers. The first image is of the salt and pepper shakers at the table. A little black and white for the white and black condiments. And then a selfie.