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06.01.05 shooter's choice weekday
It's our three year anniversary as
the proud owners of Hall House!
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06.02.05 shooter's choice weekday
We started dating on this day 15
years ago. These are our promise rings, which we both still wear.
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06.03.05 shooter's choice weekday
The first of the promised flower
pictures form the Oregon Garden. These things grow like weeds in Oregon, and I
never get tired of them.
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06.04.05 shooter's choice weekend
A wetland at the Garden. Can you
spot the little froggy?
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06.05.05 shooter's choice weekend
The first of many rose pictures to
follow from the Garden. But only this one has a bee -- in mid-flight, even!
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06.06.05 shooter's choice weekday
Did I say calla lillies grow like
weeds in Oregon? I was wrong. Roses do. Bless them.
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06.07.05 shooter's choice weekday
I love the delicate, vintage look
and color of this rose.
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06.08.05 shooter's choice weekday
Another vintage-y rose, both in
color and look. So lovely.
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06.09.05 shooter's choice weekday
We interrupt our cavalcade of
flowers for a stream scape from the Garden, because I covet.
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06.10.05 shooter's choice weekday
A hazelnut tart with a chocolate
pate sucre crust and topped with fresh Oregon strawberries, created by Sal, of
course.
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06.11.05 shooter's choice weekend
This is the roof of the St. Johns
(North Portland) Police Precinct. It used to be the St. Johns City Hall.
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06.12.05 shooter's choice weekend
An entire flat of fresh Oregon
strawberries, frozen and vacuum-sealed, in 2 and 4 cup portions. We're so
spoiled.
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06.13.05 shooter's choice weekday
My friend and Oregon Garden
strolling partner.
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06.14.05 shooter's choice weekday
More beautiful roses.
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06.15.05 shooter's choice weekday
The darling fountain sculpture
from the Children's Garden. I love the frog in his pocket.
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06.16.05 shooter's choice weekday
The perfect, quintessential red
rose.
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06.17.05 shooter's choice weekday
And still more roses. Would you
believe we saw only a quarter of the Gardens? Yeah, we spent all our time in the
roses section.
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06.18.05 shooter's choice weekend
The color here is so rich and
yummy, it's almost overwhelming. I could gaze at it for hours.
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06.19.05 shooter's choice weekend
The last of the Oregon Garden pictures. These roses were the most
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06.20.05 shooter's choice weekday
Our big storm last night did little over in our neck of the woods
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06.21.05
portrait
His Lordship, posing for the
camera on his throne.
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06.22.05 reference
You'd think, having these
resources at our fingertips, that we'd make a lot less mistakes than we do.
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06.23.05
red balloon
Took this picture while lazing the
day away on a blanket at Cathedral Park.
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06.24.05
gnomes
This is a limited edition carving
titled "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod". I've had it since I was 12.
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06.25.05
other side
Yes, it's the millionth picture of
the bridge, but since we usually take pictures from the other side, this is nice
change of pace.
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06.26.05
corbels
These kind of decorative corbels
are quite common in Portland and are part of what give the city it's Old World
European flavor.
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06.27.05
steel bridge
That's the top of the Steel Bridge
in the distance. It was built in 1912 and is a
rare dual-lift bridge.
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06.28.05
kell's
Kell's Irish Pub is a Portland
institution and the place to go for all things authentically Irish. Their St.
Patrick's Day celebrations are legendary.
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06.29.05
sunspots
One of my favorite pics so far.
Those lens flares were completely accidental, but I love how it turned out.
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06.30.05
sentries
The huge, ancient trees here never
fail to awe and amaze me.
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